Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
606328000 | Comprising multiple separate parts | 58 |
20110009912 | FIXED ANGLE DUAL PRONG PIN FIXATION SYSTEM - A bone fixation system and method are provided. The system includes a dual prong pin and a bone screw. The pin is especially configured and contoured to fixate fractures of the proximal phalanx, especially hyperextension fractures. Fracture of other long bones of the hand, foot or elsewhere may be managed with this bone fixation system. | 01-13-2011 |
20110087297 | INTERNAL JOINT STABILIZER FOR A MULTI-AXIS JOINT, SUCH AS A CARPO-METACARPAL JOINT OR THE LIKE, AND METHOD OF USE - An internal device is provided for stabilizing a joint having multiple axes of rotation. The device includes two axles, separated by a body portion. The two axles are maintained by the body portion in a geometric relationship that replicates the geometric relationship of the rotational axes of the joint. The axles are installed into the bones of the joint to stabilize the joint. | 04-14-2011 |
20110152951 | ARCH BARS FOR USE IN MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY AND ORTHODONTICS - A dental arch bar system includes upper and lower dental arch bars having movable transverse arms and ligature connectors. Fasteners secure the transverse arms to a subject's maxilla and mandible. Ligatures are secured around upper and lower ligature connectors to achieve intermaxillary fixation. A method is also disclosed for using the arch bar system to achieve intermaxillary fixation by securing the arch bars against opposing dental arches with ligature connectors of the upper and lower arch bar generally aligned. In some embodiments, a single dental arch bar is utilized and one or more ligature connectors (such as screws) are fixed directly in the bone of the opposite jaw. Ligatures then are secured to arch bar ligature connectors and the opposing ligature connectors. | 06-23-2011 |
20110166609 | Joint Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty - An implantable fixation system for fusing a joint between a first bone and a second bone. The system may include an anchor, standoff, bolt, and cortical washer. The system may be implanted across the joint along a single trajectory, the length of the system adjustable to provide compressive force between the anchor and the cortical washer. The system may be implanted across a tibiotalar joint with the anchor positioned in the sinus tarsi. A spacing member may be inserted between the two bones and the fixation system implanted to extend through an opening in the spacing member. The spacing member may be anatomically shaped and/or provide deformity correction. An ankle arthroplasty system may include a tibial plate, a talar plate, and a bearing insert. The plates may be anchored to the tibia and talus along a single trajectory. The ankle arthroplasty system may be revisable to a fusion system. | 07-07-2011 |
20110276099 | DISTAL INTERPHALANGEAL FUSION METHOD AND DEVICE - The various embodiments of the present invention provide a system, including methods, apparatus and kits for connecting bones and/or bone portions using a multi-part bone connector with one or more rotating joints. | 11-10-2011 |
20120016426 | HALLUX ABDUCTO VALGUS ASSEMBLIES - Disclosed is an assembly for in vivo alignment of two or more bones in a living body. The assembly comprises a cannulated sleeve ( | 01-19-2012 |
20120035671 | Internal Joint Bracing System and Suture Anchoring Assembly Therefore - An internal bracing system is disclosed for stabilizing a joint such as the knee, shoulder, ankle or the like. The internal bracing system includes an extra-articular tension band mechanism and an anchor assembly therefore. The internal bracing system adds substantial control to unstable joints which is effective in limiting the pathological joint motions and internal slippage. The anchor anchoring assembly designed to affix a tethering device to various bony structures which form a joint, for the purpose of providing stability. The anchor assembly includes an anchor and a set screw. A double helix thread/chamber structure between the anchor and set screw securely holds the tether without binding. | 02-09-2012 |
20120071935 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING HALLUX VALGUS - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and devices for treating a bone deformity such as hallux valgus. The various methods and devices relate to first and second anchors that are configured to be anchored in adjacent bones such that the two anchors, and thus the two bones, can be urged toward each other to treat the bone deformity. | 03-22-2012 |
20120109224 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part for receiving a rod, the receiving part has a first bore coaxial with a longitudinal axis and a second bore, and an anchoring element having a first end for insertion into the bone and a second end positionable within a second bore, the anchoring element being movable relative to the receiving part in limited angular range about the longitudinal axis, the angles lying in a single plane. The bone anchoring device further includes a fixation element cooperating with the receiving part to lock the anchoring element relative to the receiving part. The anchoring element is pivotable relative to the receiving part around one rotational axis transverse to the longitudinal axis. | 05-03-2012 |
20120143265 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shaft and a head, a receiving part having a seat for receiving the head, a pressure element to exert pressure onto the head, wherein the head is pivotable and can be locked at an angle relative to the receiving part, wherein an outer wall of the pressure element has a recess or a deformable portion, and an inner wall of the receiving part has a deformable portion or a recess, wherein the pressure element is movable from a first position wherein the deformable portion protrudes a first distance into the recess while the head is pivotable relative to the receiving part, to a second position wherein the deformable portion protrudes a second distance into the recess, such that a force holds the head at one of a plurality of releasable angular positions before locking the head. | 06-07-2012 |
20120143266 | Polyaxial bone anchor with open planar retainer, pop-on shank and friction fit insert - A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an integral upper portion receivable in an integral receiver, the receiver having an upper channel for receiving a longitudinal connecting member and a lower cavity cooperating with a lower opening. A friction fit compression insert (some with lock and release feature), a planar split retaining ring and a shank upper portion cooperate to provide for pop- or snap-on assembly of the shank with the receiver either prior to or after implantation of the shank into a vertebra. The shank and receiver once assembled cannot be disassembled and the receiver and insert may include aligned tool receiving apertures for lock and release of the polyaxial mechanism. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150239 | FIXATION SCREW ASSEMBLY - An orthopedic device has a configuration that employs a scalloped profile that defines internal scalloped edges having troughs and crests that extend substantially along the outer edge of a head of the device. The troughs and crests interface with a series of troughs and crests around the openings in the device. Each of the openings includes an outwardly extending slot that permits the opening to expand and contract outward as the head of the anchor is rotated. This enables an anti-backout feature that prevents or substantially inhibits undesired rotation and backout. | 06-14-2012 |
20120165881 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shaft and a head, a receiving part having a coaxial bore and a seat for receiving the head, a pressure element configured to be movable within the bore, and a preload element being positionable between the head and the pressure element. When the head is inserted in the receiving part, the head is pivotable with respect to the receiving part, and can be locked at an angle relative to the receiving part by the pressure element. The pressure element can assume a position relative to the receiving part where the pressure element and the preload element are in direct contact, and where the pressure element exerts a force onto the head via the preload element to maintain one of a plurality of releasable angular positions between the head and the receiving part by friction before locking the head. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165882 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shaft and a head having a curved outer surface portion; a receiving part having a top end and a bottom end, a coaxial bore extending from the top end in the direction of the bottom end, and a seat portion for receiving the head at the bottom end; and a pressure element having a head contacting surface portion that contacts the curved outer surface portion of the head; wherein the head is pivotable with respect to the receiving part and can be fixed at an angle by exerting pressure via the pressure element, and wherein the head has an oversize in the curved outer surface portion with respect to the head contacting surface portion, such that an interference fit is achieved that clamps the head by the friction between the outer surface portion and the head contacting surface portion. | 06-28-2012 |
20120179211 | RECEIVING PART FOR RECEIVING A ROD FOR COUPLING THE ROD TO A BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT AND BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SUCH A RECEIVING PART - A receiving part for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element includes a receiving part body including a head receiving portion having an open end and a first exterior surface portion, the head receiving portion being flexible to allow introduction and clamping of a head of a bone anchoring element, and a locking ring having a first interior surface portion configured to engage the first exterior surface portion of the head receiving portion in a first contact region to lock an angular position of the head, wherein the first interior surface portion is spaced apart from an end of the locking ring, and wherein one of the first exterior surface portion or the first interior surface portion includes a cylindrical surface, and the other one of the first exterior surface portion or the first interior surface portion includes another cylindrical surface or a ring-shaped bulge portion. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179212 | Polyaxial bone anchor with compound articulation and pop-on shank - A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an integral shank head receivable in a one-piece receiver having an upper channel for receiving a longitudinal connecting member and a lower cavity cooperating with a lower opening. A compression insert (some with an independent tool lock, lock and release feature and/or friction fit feature) and a split retaining ring articulatable with respect to both the shank head and the receiver (prior to locking) cooperate with the receiver to provide for pop- or snap-on assembly of the shank with the receiver either prior to or after implantation of the shank into a vertebra. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185003 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A bone anchoring device includes a bone anchoring element having a head and a shaft, a receiving part for coupling the bone anchoring element to a stabilization element, the receiving part having a bore having a bore axis, a seat member configured to be arranged in the bore and to be rotatable around the bore axis, the seat member forming a seat for polyaxially holding the head, the seat member being configured to allow a greater pivot angle of the bone anchoring element in a first direction compared to other directions when the bone anchoring element and the seat member are in the receiving part, and a pressure member configured to contact the head to exert pressure onto the head, and to be connected to the seat member, such that the pressure member is rotatable together with the seat member around the bore axis. | 07-19-2012 |
20120197316 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FIXATING A SUTURE ANCHOR WITH A SUTURE OR A HEADED ANCHOR IN HARD TISSUE - A device and method for fixating soft tissue to hard tissue with the aid of a suture anchor and a suture or with the aid of a headed anchor, wherein the anchor is forced into the hard tissue and then anchored therein by in situ liquefaction of a material having thermoplastic properties. The device includes a vibration tool and the anchor and possibly a support element, wherein the anchor includes an anchor foot and a thermoplastic sleeve. The thermoplastic sleeve includes the material having thermoplastic properties. The anchor foot has a distal end suitable for being forced into hard tissue and it is connected to the distal end of the vibration tool and the thermoplastic sleeve sits on a proximal face of the anchor foot , the vibration tool and/or a proximal portion of the anchor foot extending into or through the thermoplastic sleeve. | 08-02-2012 |
20120209337 | Method And Apparatus For Preparing And Fusion Of Small Joints - An embodiment includes a system for preparing fusion of joints, such as joints in the toes or fingers of an animal such as a human. The system may include one or more of complementary ball and socket joint reamers. A reamer may be separable from an intramedullary fixation rod. The rod may include channels to prevent rotation of the rod once implanted in bone. Other embodiments are discussed herein. | 08-16-2012 |
20120283791 | BONE ANCHORING NAIL - A bone anchoring nail is provided having a threadless shaft with a free end, a head opposite to the free end, the head having a substantially U-shaped recess for accommodation of a rod or a rod-shaped element, a longitudinal bore extending through the shaft and opening towards any one of the head and the free end and a plurality of openings extending through the wall of the shaft and being in communication with the bore. The bone anchoring nail allows quick insertion and reliable fixation enhanced by the in-growth of blood vessels. | 11-08-2012 |
20120303075 | Dynamic stabilization connecting member with elastic core and outer sleeve - A dynamic fixation medical implant having at least two bone anchors includes a longitudinal connecting member assembly having an elongate core and an outer sleeve. The core is of one-piece construction, elastic, and includes end portions for attachment to the bone anchors. The outer sleeve may include compression grooves. The sleeve surrounds the core and extends between the pair of bone anchors, the sleeve being compressible between the bone anchors. | 11-29-2012 |
20120323286 | DEVICE FOR THE DISTRACTION OF A BONE SEGMENT - A device for distraction of a bone segment from local bone, or endo-distractor. The device has a rotatable, smooth shaft adjoined by a straight anchoring screw. During the unscrewing of the anchoring screw a carrier piece transfers the axial movement but not the rotation to the bone segment. The carrier piece for the bone segment is a pressure plate which is formed with an open slit and which, by being pushed orthogonally, with respect to the longitudinal direction of the shaft, onto the shaft, can be secured on the latter in the axial direction. | 12-20-2012 |
20130006314 | Locking Device for Fixation Mechanism of Medical Implant - A receiving member has a primary socket for a fixation mechanism and a secondary socket for a locking device. The secondary socket has a first bore intersecting a portion of the primary socket and forming an arcuate cut-out. The secondary socket has a chord member extending into the secondary socket first bore that forms a radial undercut in the secondary socket. The secondary socket has a detent extending from the radial undercut into the chord member. The locking device is rotatable in the secondary socket between an unlocked position in which an engagement surface of a cap of the locking device is angularly displaced from the arcuate cut-out, and a locked position in which the cap engagement surface occupies the arcuate cut-out and engages the fixation mechanism, and the arm engages an underside of the chord member, thereby preventing the fixation member from disengaging the receiving member primary socket. | 01-03-2013 |
20130013005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING FISSURES IN THE ANNULUS FIBROSUS - A method for closing a fissure in a region of tissue having an inner surface and an outer surface, the method comprising:
| 01-10-2013 |
20130030480 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANKLE SYNDESMOSIS FIXATION - In one embodiment, a fixation system includes an anchor adapted to be implanted within a first bone, a washer adapted to be associated with a second bone that is to be secured to the first bone, and a suture that is fixedly attached at one end to the anchor and that extends between the anchor and the washer in multiple passes, the suture being adapted to extend through a passage formed in the first and second bones. | 01-31-2013 |
20130072994 | COLLAPSIBLE BONE SCREW APPARATUS - A collapsible bone screw for healing bone fragments across a bone fracture includes an externally threaded inner screw member and an externally threaded outer screw member. The inner screw member is initially screwed into an inner bone portion. An unthreaded portion of the outer screw member is movably joined to the inner screw member. The outer screw member is screwed until it gains purchase in an outer bone portion. As impaction occurs over time, the collapsible bone screw apparatus may shorten in length as the two screw members slide, telescope or otherwise axially move toward each other to shorten the overall length, thereby preventing any portion of the screw apparatus from protruding out of the bone. A bone screw kit of multiple inner and outer screw members are provided as well as a method of surgically fastening bone fragments. | 03-21-2013 |
20130110182 | Connection Assembly | 05-02-2013 |
20130110183 | JOINT AND BONE FIXATION | 05-02-2013 |
20130123863 | Blade Anchor Systems for Bone Fusion - Fusion devices include blade anchors. The blade anchors may slidingly penetrate a bone or bone fragment, and may induce compression of one bone to another or one fragment to another. The fusion devices may also include a body to which the blade anchors connect. | 05-16-2013 |
20130150904 | MONOPLANAR BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SELECTABLE PIVOT PLANE - A bone anchoring device is provided including a receiving part for receiving a rod, the receiving part having a longitudinal axis, a first bore coaxial with the longitudinal axis and a second bore; an anchoring element having a first end for insertion into a bone and a second end positionable within the second bore, the second end including a head. The anchoring element is movable relative to the receiving part in a limited angular range about the longitudinal axis, the angular range lying in a single plane. The bone anchoring device further includes a guiding member configured to rotate in the first bore, wherein the head of the anchoring element is connected to the guiding member and wherein a form-fit connection between the head and the guiding member limits the movement of the anchoring element to the single plane. A first locking element acts on the guiding member to fix the rotational position of the guiding member and a second locking element acts on the head to fix the head relative to the receiving part. | 06-13-2013 |
20130165982 | System and Method for Bone Fixation - A fixation system for coupling a first and a second portion of bone together. The fixation system includes a first fixation element, a second fixation element, and an interconnect. The first fixation element includes an external surface configured to engage the first portion of bone and a first tapered mating surface. The second fixation element includes an external surface configured to engage the second portion of bone and a second tapered mating surface. The interconnect includes a first and a second tapered surface disposed at generally opposite ends. The first and the second tapered surfaces are configured to frictionally engage the first and the second tapered mating surfaces of the first and the second element, respectively, to form frictional interference connections therebetween. | 06-27-2013 |
20130197593 | BONE FASTENER AND METHODS OF USE - A bone fastener comprises a proximal portion including an inner surface that defines a cavity. A carrier is disposed in fixed engagement with the inner surface and includes at least one arm defining a proximal face. A pivoting member is disposed with the carrier. The pivoting member defines an implant cavity with the proximal portion. A distal portion defines a longitudinal axis and is configured to penetrate tissue. The bone fastener further includes a first coupling member. The proximal portion is rotatable relative to the distal portion in a first plane of a body and the pivoting member is rotatable relative to the proximal portion in a second plane. The first coupling member is engageable with the proximal face such that the carrier engages the distal portion to fix the bone fastener in an orientation. Methods of use are disclosed. | 08-01-2013 |
20130211467 | CONNECTOR AND FASTENER SYSTEM - A spinal construct is provided which includes a bone penetrating member, a receiver and a spherical connector. The bone penetrating member has a head and a tip. The receiver extends along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is configured to receive an elongated member, such as a vertebral rod. The distal end portion of the receiver includes an opening configured for receiving a spherical connector. The spherical connector is configured to receive the head of the bone penetrating member. The spherical connector can have a truncated spherical shape and contains an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion with an axial bore through it. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211468 | AXIAL TENSION SCREW - A method of repairing bone. In the method, a sleeve and a fastener may be provided, with the fastener projecting from the sleeve and having a trailing section disposed in threaded engagement with the sleeve. A leading section of the fastener may be driven into threaded engagement with bone. The sleeve may be advanced into contact with the bone to apply tension to the fastener and compress the bone. A trailing section of the fastener may be driven out of the sleeve and into threaded engagement with the bone. | 08-15-2013 |
20130296953 | FENESTRATED IMPLANT - The present invention relates generally to implants used in medical procedures such as bone fixation or fusion. More specifically, this application relates to fenestrated implants used in bone fixation or fusion. | 11-07-2013 |
20130325077 | DISTAL INTERPHALANGEAL FUSION METHOD AND DEVICE - A system, including methods, apparatus and kits for connecting bones and/or bone portions using a multi-part bone connector with one or more rotating joints is disclosed. A flexible bone fusion apparatus is provided having an anchor and a compressor, each of which engages with a coupler to provide axial and/or linear rotation of the apparatus. Alternatively, a compressor and an anchor may directly join with each other at a shared interface. Tools for installing and compressing the apparatus are provided. Also provided is a method for fusing two bones or bone portions to create a non-linear post-fusion orientation. A further aspect of the disclosure is a method for maintaining thread synchronization of a bone fusion apparatus having a discontinuous thread. | 12-05-2013 |
20130331896 | SURGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS - Disclosed are surgical devices and methods. An exemplary device is configured to proximate body parts in a surgical procedure. The device comprises a sleeve and defining a sleeve axis; a ferrule defining a ferrule axis; and a cord extending from the sleeve along the sleeve axis, and extending from the ferrule along the ferrule axis. The sleeve further includes a projection configured to exert a force, parallel to the sleeve axis, against the ferrule. | 12-12-2013 |
20130331897 | SURGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROXIMATION OF BODY PARTS - Disclosed are surgical devices and methods of proximating body parts. In an exemplary method of assembling an orthopedic prosthetic device, there are steps o placing a ferrule in a sleeve; passing a cord through the sleeve and through the ferrule; applying pressure to the ferrule, to cause the ferrule to grip the cord; and locking the ferrule in a fixed position relative to the sleeve. | 12-12-2013 |
20140005731 | BONE ANCHOR | 01-02-2014 |
20140005732 | BONE FIXATION APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140012337 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shank and a head, a receiving part for receiving the head of the bone anchoring element and a rod, the receiving part including an upper member with a top end and a bottom end, a central axis extending through the top end and the bottom end, a head receiving portion with a passage at the bottom end for introducing the head, and a channel for receiving the rod at the top end, a lower member having a passage and being connectable to the upper member from the bottom end of the upper member, wherein at least one clamping member at or near the bottom end of the upper member is configured to reduce the diameter of the passage of the head receiving portion when the lower member is connected to the upper member to hold the head. | 01-09-2014 |
20140058463 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part for receiving a rod, the receiving part has a first bore coaxial with a longitudinal axis and a second bore, and an anchoring element having a first end for insertion into the bone and a second end positionable within a second bore, the anchoring element being movable relative to the receiving part in limited angular range about the longitudinal axis, the angles lying in a single plane. The bone anchoring device further includes a fixation element cooperating with the receiving part to lock the anchoring element relative to the receiving part. The anchoring element is pivotable relative to the receiving part around one rotational axis transverse to the longitudinal axis. | 02-27-2014 |
20140088655 | Method And Apparatus For Sternal Closure - A method and apparatus for securing a fractured or sectioned sternum in a patient's body is disclosed. The apparatus can include an attachment member and an adjustable flexible member construct. The attachment member can have a flexible member holder. The adjustable flexible member construct can have first and second ends and a body defining at least one passage portion. The first and second ends can be passed into and through the at least one passage portion via first and second openings associated with the at least one passage portion of the adjustable flexible member construct to form a pair of loops. The attachment member can be configured to be coupled to at least one of the formed pair of loops. The adjustable flexible member construct can be positioned about the sternum and can be reduced to compress the fractured or sectioned sternum. | 03-27-2014 |
20140114365 | BONE CONNECTOR WITH PIVOTABLE JOINT - System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for connecting bones and/or bone portions using a bone connector with a pivotable joint. | 04-24-2014 |
20140188180 | DYNAMIC BONE ANCHOR - A dynamic bone anchor is provided comprising a longitudinal core member ( | 07-03-2014 |
20140277194 | VECTOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM - The present invention is a new technology that addresses some of the deficiencies of current fracture fixation technology used in surgical procedures. It involves the use of a polymeric cored braided suture held in place by anchors implanted on each side of a fracture. The anchors must be secured into the bone while yet maintaining very high tensions in the suture during the deployment process. The polymeric cored braided suture is tensioned so as to compress the fracture and hold it in place, functioning as though it has sewn the bone fragment back together. This provides the rigid fixation of the fracture that is essential for primary healing to occur. Simultaneously, the tension preload provides compression which maintains fixation in the face of tensile and shear loads applied to the bone as a result of movement and weight bearing. | 09-18-2014 |
20140316474 | Interphalangeal Joint Implant Methods - A method and apparatus for correcting malformed joints, in particular the “hammer toe” contraction of the proximal interphalangeal joint. The disclosure comprises a two-component implant: a proximal phalanx component and a middle phalanx component. An endosseous stem on each component is inserted axially into the end of a respective host bone and, after insertion, the components are attached. The attached components are held together in various ways, for example a detent arm/aperture mechanism. Each component can be cannulated to allow for the passage of a kirschner wire, if necessary, to stabilize adjacent joints such as the proximal interphalangeal joint. The bones of the treated joint can be set to form a desired angle by adjusting the angle formed by the corresponding endosseous stems. | 10-23-2014 |
20150032169 | FLEXIBLE OBTURATOR - A flexible obturator configured to dilate soft tissue without abrading the adjacent bone surface area. The flexible obturator consists of at least one flexible strand (for example, flexible wire, suture or similar malleable flexible material) that is overmolded with a material that allows the device to bend/flex in multiple planes. The overmolded material has an increasing taper to provide graduated dilation through soft tissue. | 01-29-2015 |
20150119946 | Community Orthopedic Fixation Device, System and Method - An orthopaedic fixation system for closing a resection of a body part, including a plurality of anchors located on either side of a resection which separates a body part into adjacent portions, such that there are a set of first anchors on one side of the resection and a second set of anchors on the other side of the resection. A first cable member is wound around and between the first and second sets of anchors, with the cable member extending generally orthogonally across the resection between at least certain pairs of the first and second anchors, with one of the pairs of anchors comprising a node. | 04-30-2015 |
20150148852 | BIONIC ELASTIC FIXING DEVICE - A bionic elastic fixing device relates to orthopedic medical devices, and is used to implement bionic elastic internal fixing for joint dislocation. The device consists of an elastic component ( | 05-28-2015 |
20150289915 | FIXING MEANS FOR FIXATION OF BONE FRAGMENTS AT BONE FRACTURES - A fixing means ( | 10-15-2015 |
20150305788 | PROSTHESIS MEMBER OF A JOINT PROSTHESIS FOR A THUMB JOINT AND JOINT PROSTHESIS - A prosthesis member of a joint prosthesis for a thumb joint comprises a screw-like part ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150342645 | A Novel Medical Equipment for Anchoring and Closing of Cranial Flap During Neurosurgery of Head - Provided herein is a novel medical equipment for anchoring and closing of cranial flap during neurosurgery of head comprising of at least two discs with a connecting member therebetween, wherein said discs and connecting member are provided integrally with a hole therethrough for discharge of fluid. It is associated with the following advantageous features: cost effective, does not require special instruments for opening, faster to apply, thereby saving cost of operation, facilitates reoperation by just rotating to unlock, and can be kept unlocked unlike prior art. | 12-03-2015 |
20160008042 | FLEXIBLE MAXILLO-MANDIBULAR FIXATION DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
20160066970 | BONE FIXATION APPARATUS - A bone fixation apparatus comprises a plurality of boundary portions. Each boundary portion defines and surrounds an opening for a fastener. The bone fixation apparatus also comprises a plurality of interconnecting portions. Each interconnecting portion has two opposed ends and a length extending between the opposed ends. Each interconnecting portion is joined at one of its opposed ends to a first boundary portion and at the other of its opposed ends to a second boundary portion so as to extend radially from the first and second boundary portions. Each boundary portion is joined only to at least one interconnecting portion and is free of any structure extending radially from the boundary portion other than the at least one interconnecting portion. Three of the plurality of boundary portions and two of the interconnecting portions are arranged in a zigzag configuration with one of the three boundary portions being located in a central position. The two interconnecting portions extend radially from the boundary portion in the central position to two different ones of the three boundary portions. The boundary portion in the central position is disposed in a first plane. The two different ones of the three boundary portions are disposed in a second plane. | 03-10-2016 |
20160143678 | MONOPLANAR BONE ANCHORING DEVICE WITH SELECTABLE PIVOT PLANE - A bone anchoring device is provided including a receiving part for receiving a rod, the receiving part having a longitudinal axis, a first bore coaxial with the longitudinal axis and a second bore; an anchoring element having a first end for insertion into a bone and a second end positionable within the second bore, the second end including a head. The anchoring element is movable relative to the receiving part in a limited angular range about the longitudinal axis, the angular range lying in a single plane. The bone anchoring device further includes a guiding member configured to rotate in the first bore, wherein the head of the anchoring element is connected to the guiding member and wherein a form-fit connection between the head and the guiding member limits the movement of the anchoring element to the single plane. A first locking element acts on the guiding member to fix the rotational position of the guiding member and a second locking element acts on the head to fix the head relative to the receiving part. | 05-26-2016 |
20160157906 | BLADE ANCHOR SYSTEMS FOR BONE FUSION - Fusion devices include blade anchors. The blade anchors may slidingly penetrate a bone or bone fragment, and may induce compression of one bone to another or one fragment to another. The fusion devices may also include a body to which the blade anchors connect. | 06-09-2016 |
20190142474 | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHOR WITH COMPOUND ARTICULATION AND POP-ON SHANK | 05-16-2019 |