| TORNIER SAS Patent applications |
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| 20110166661 | APPARATUS FOR FITTING A SHOULDER PROSTHESIS - Method and set of surgical instruments for fitting a shoulder prosthesis, and the shoulder prosthesis. The proposed method seeks to interpose a bone graft between the previously prepared glenoid surface of a scapula of a patient's shoulder and the face of a glenoid prosthetic component opposite the articular surface. The set of instruments permit the bone graft to be taken from the upper epiphysis of the humerus, either in situ or ex vivo. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110130795 | SURGICAL GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROSTHETIC JOINTS - A surgical system for assisting in the implanting of a glenoid component of a shoulder prosthesis in a patient includes a guide having guide features for guiding application of the bone preparation tool to the glenoid and a series of graphic representations of the glenoid component shown being implanted on the glenoid with different implant positions, each of which is associated with one of the graphic representations. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110125273 | GLENOID COMPONENT WITH OFFSET CENTER AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A glenoid component having an offset center of articulation and associated systems and methods. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110119884 | DETERMINING IMPLANTATION CONFIGURATION FOR A PROSTHETIC COMPONENT OR APPLICATION OF A RESURFACING TOOL - Systems and methods for modifying a shoulder joint configuration exhibiting wear that take into account resultant of forces responsible for the wear of the glenoid surface from geometric characteristics of wear. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20090287309 | INTRA-ARTICULAR JOINT REPLACEMENT - A method for implanting an intra-articular shoulder prosthesis is provided. The method includes removing a proximal portion of a humerus. The proximal portion of the humerus preferably forms a resected portion. The resected portion has a convex outer surface and an inner surface. The method further includes engaging the convex outer surface of the resected portion with a cut surface of the proximal portion of the humerus. The cut surface of the proximal portion of the humerus and/or the inner surface of the resected portion are optionally processed to form a generally concave surface, such as by impacting. In one embodiment, the inner surface of the resected portion is impacted into engagement with the cut surface of the proximal portion of the humerus. The generally concave inner surface of the resected portion forms a concave articular surface to receive an interpositional implant. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090254090 | COMPRESSION STAPLE - A compression staple according to an embodiment of the present invention includes two arms connected by a transverse bridge. Each arm includes an anchor portion and a manipulation portion arranged so as to extend from one another and connected by a separation mechanism or breakaway feature. The anchor portion is used to anchor the arm in a bone while the manipulation portion is used to guide the arm in displacement relative to the bridge. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090048687 | METHOD FOR PLACING A MALLEOLAR IMPLANT FOR PARTIAL OR TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS - A method for implanting a malleolar implant in an ankle joint. A spacer block is positioned between a lower portion of a tibia and an upper portion of an astragalus in the ankle joint. A guide attached to the spacer block is positioned opposite an outer surface of a fibular malleolus. A bore aligned with the guide is formed through the fibular malleolus. The spacer block is removed from between the tibia and the astragalus. A shank of the malleolar implant is engaged with the bore from an inner surface of the fibular malleolus. The shank is advanced into the bore so an inner surface of a head of the malleolar implant engages the inner surface of the fibular malleolus. | 02-19-2009 |
