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20130096565 | DOUBLE-ENDED DEPTH GAGE - An instrument for measuring a depth of a hole in bone can comprise an instrument body having a cannulated sleeve that extends between a first end and a second end. A first reference portion can be disposed at the first end and a second reference portion can be disposed at the second end. A probe can selectively and alternatively translate in first and second opposite directions through the cannulated sleeve between a first measuring position and a second measuring position. The probe extends outwardly a distance spaced from the first reference portion in the first measuring position and extends outwardly a distance spaced from the second reference portion in the second measuring position. | 04-18-2013 |
20130123793 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND QUICK-CONNECT MECHANISM - An instrument assembly can include a handle and an instrument. The handle can include an inner member and an outer member. The inner member can include a rod and a first tip. The outer member can include a second tip and can define a cannulation. The instrument can define a pocket configured to receive the second tip of the outer member. The handle can be adjustable at a desired angle relative to the instrument when the second tip of the outer member is disposed in the pocket and the first tip of the inner member is positioned in the cannulation spaced apart from the second tip. The first tip can be configured to expand the second tip radially outward such that the second tip engages the pocket and locks the handle at the desired angle when the first tip is positioned in the cannulation in engagement with the second tip. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123856 | QUICK-CONNECT DRILL GUIDE - A drill guide for use with a bone plate is provided in accordance with various aspects of the present teachings. The drill guide can include a body and a quick-connect coupling arrangement. The body can have a proximal end, a distal end and can define a guide passage therebetween. The distal end can have a bone plate engaging portion. The quick-connect coupling arrangement can be associated with the bone plate engaging portion, and can include first and second lobes projecting radially outward from an outer surface of the bone plate engaging portion. The bone plate engaging portion and the first and second lobes can be operable to be slidably received in a bone screw hole in the bone plate so as to removably couple the drill guide to the bone plate in a predetermined orientation relative to the bone screw hole. | 05-16-2013 |
20140371746 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCLUDING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM AND QUICK-CONNECT MECHANISM - An instrument assembly includes a handle and an instrument. The handle includes an inner member and an outer member. The inner member includes a rod and a tip, and the outer member defines a cannulation configured to receive the inner member. In one example, the instrument includes a protrusion, the tip defines a first pocket configured to receive the protrusion, and the cannulation includes a second pocket. When the protrusion is positioned in the first pocket and the outer member is positioned on the inner member with the second pocket spaced apart from the tip, the handle is adjustable at a desired angle relative to the instrument. When the protrusion is positioned in the first pocket and the second pocket engages the tip, the second pocket is configured to compress the tip radially inward such that the first pocket engages the protrusion and locks the handle at the desired angle. | 12-18-2014 |
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20080281331 | TARGETING DEVICE - A targeting device used in the insertion of an intramedullary nail into a bone. The targeting device includes a guide barrel having a frame portion formed of a non-radiolucent material. The guide barrel also includes a radiolucent material molded over the frame. In addition, the frame includes openings configured to allow a surgeon to view a relatively greater area around the guide barrel in an image of the assembly during surgery. | 11-13-2008 |
20130123581 | SELF-RETAINING RETRACTOR - A tissue retractor generally includes a pair of arms that are pivotally coupled to each other and each have a finger grip portion on a first end and a working portion arranged on an opposite second end. Each of the second ends comprises an elongated shaft that extends along an axis. A pair of paddles each having a planar engagement body and a mounting portion are pivotally coupled to a corresponding elongated shaft. The paddles are selectively rotatable around the respective axes. | 05-16-2013 |
20130150859 | GLENOID REAMER - A bone reamer includes a first member having a first hub and a second member having a second hub. The first hub can extend along a first axis and have a pair of elongated cutting arms that are fixed to the first hub. The elongated cutting arms can extend along a second axis that is generally perpendicular relative to the first axis. The first hub can define a track thereon. The second hub can extend along a third axis. The second member can have a second pair of elongated cutting arms that are fixed to the second hub and extend along a fourth axis that is generally perpendicular to the third axis. The second member can have a track follower extending thereon and that is configured to slideably advance along the track causing the first and second members to move between a collapsed position and an expanded position. | 06-13-2013 |
20130172944 | SUTURE BUTTON - A bone fixation assembly can include a suture button, a bone plate, and a suture assembly. The suture button can include a body that has a first end surface, a second end surface, and a circumferential outer surface. A first pair of passages can be formed through the body from the first end surface to the second end surface. The circumferential outer surface can include at least one protrusion or retaining rib extending radially therefrom. The bone plate defines an aperture. The suture button is configured to be at least partially received into the aperture in an assembled position such that the retaining rib engages the bone plate and inhibits withdrawal of the suture button from the aperture in the assembled position. The suture assembly includes a suture engaging member and a suture configured to couple the suture engaging member in the suture button. | 07-04-2013 |
20130172948 | CLAVICLE BENDING TEMPLATES - A reference guide tool for conforming a bone plate can include a series of bone templates, each having a distinct three-dimensional shape that replicates portions of various clavicles. Each bone template of the series of bone templates can have a plate engaging surface that is configured to engage a bone plate and provide a reference for the bone plates during structural modification of the bone plate. | 07-04-2013 |
20140107673 | Wheeled Suture Passer - A suture passer assembly is used for manipulating a suture with a selectively moveable wire member. The suture passer assembly includes at least one grasping member and a single-body hollow tube. The tube defines a first end, a second end, a tube wall, and a tube passage extending from the first end to the second end. The wire member is moveably received within the tube passage. The tube wall includes at least one aperture that is disposed between the first end and the second end. A first portion of the grasping member extends through the tube wall and into the tube passage via the aperture. A second portion of the grasping member remains outside the hollow tube. The first portion is operable to grasp the wire member and selectively move the wire member relative to the hollow tube due to manipulation of the second portion of the grasping member. | 04-17-2014 |
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20110087225 | ONE-WAY BEARING CABLE TENSIONING TOOL - An orthopedic tool having a one-way lock bearing and a one-way actuator bearing for tensioning surgical cables around a bone and a method for using the same. | 04-14-2011 |
20120109141 | ONE-WAY BEARING CABLE TENSIONING TOOL - An orthopedic tool having a one-way lock bearing and a one-way actuator bearing for tensioning surgical cables around a bone and a method for using the same. | 05-03-2012 |
20120177462 | VARIABLE ANGLED LOCKING SCREW - A variable angle locking screw assembly that includes a plate material, a screw, and a washer at least partially located within the plate material, the washer and screw cooperating to create a wedge locking the screw in one of a plurality of axial and rotational positions, where the locked position may be undone and adjusted by manipulation of at least one of the screw and washer. | 07-12-2012 |
20120197307 | BONE PLATE HAVING COMBINATION LOCKING AND COMPRESSION SCREW HOLES - A bone plate including a combination locking and compression screw hole having a top opening and a bottom opening, the top opening being generally circular and including a widthwise dimension and a lengthwise dimension normal to the widthwise dimension, where an interior wall of the bone plate extends between the top opening and the bottom opening, where at least a portion of the interior wall proximate the top opening is threaded, and where at least one of the widthwise dimension and the lengthwise dimension is decreased between the top opening to the bottom opening, while the other of the widthwise dimension and the lengthwise dimension does not substantially decrease between the top opening and the bottom opening. The instant disclosure also includes a method of forming a bone plate comprising: (a) fabricating a bone plate to include a first through hole, where at least one of a width and a length of the hole changes along a depth of the hole; (b) plunge milling an interior surface of the bone plate demarcating the first through hole to remove at least a portion of the bone plate to increase at least one of the width and the length of the through hole; and (c) threading at least a portion of the first through hole. | 08-02-2012 |
20120303068 | Bone Plate Positioning Scaffold - A device to maintaining temporary engagement with a bone plate and a bone, the device comprising: (a) a first biased appendage positioned opposite a second biased appendage, the first and second biased appendages including an arcuate vertical profile that partially defines an interior region; (b) a platform concurrently coupled to the first and second biased appendages, the platform also partially defining the interior region, the platform including a through hole open to the interior region; and, (c) a first tab extending from at least one of the first biased appendage, the second biased appendage, and the platform, the first tab extending into the interior region to engage a bone plate. | 11-29-2012 |
20130261674 | BONE PLATE POSITIONING DEVICE - A device to maintain temporary engagement among a bone plate and a bone, the device comprising: (a) a first appendage positioned opposite a second appendage, the first and second appendages including an arcuate vertical profile that partially defines an interior region; (b) a platform concurrently coupled to the first and second appendages, the platform also partially defining the interior region, the platform including a handle and a locator projection extending into the interior region, at least one of the first and second appendages is biased with respect to the platform; and, (c) a first finger grip operatively coupled to at least one of the first and the second appendages, the first projection extending away from the interior region. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261675 | LOOSE THREAD FORM FOR VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SYSTEMS - A variable angle locking screw comprising a head portion having helical threads and an elongated threaded shaft portion extending from the head portion, wherein a gap between the helical threads is substantially greater than the thickness of the threads | 10-03-2013 |
20130289628 | ONE-PIECE VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING WASHER - A variable angle locking washer comprising a body having an outer surface circumferentially disposed between a top surface and a bottom surface, a central bore extending between the top and bottom surfaces, the central bore having a threaded portion and an unthreaded portion, and a plurality of radial slots peripherally positioned along the body, each slot defining a channel that extends between the outer surface of the body and the central bore. | 10-31-2013 |
20130289630 | CONICAL-SPHERICAL THREAD FORM FOR VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SYSTEMS - A variable angle locking screw comprising a head portion having helical threads, the head portion including a first section having a shape that is substantially spherical and a tapered second section having a shape that is substantially conical, and an elongated threaded shaft portion extending from the head portion. | 10-31-2013 |
20130309030 | PERIPHERAL PEG DRILL COMPONENT - A peripheral peg drill component comprising a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing, a defined opening on the second side of the housing, the defined opening being configured to receive an alignment pin extending from a bony surface, and a driving mechanism within the housing, the driving mechanism being configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate the bony surface. | 11-21-2013 |
20130309031 | PERIPHERAL PEG DRILL COMPONENT - A peripheral peg drill component comprising a housing having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing, and a driving mechanism located within the housing, the driving mechanism including a series of pulleys and a belt that together are configured to rotate the at least two drill bits and cause them to simultaneously penetrate a bony surface. | 11-21-2013 |
20140000092 | BONE PLATE HAVING COMBINATION LOCKING AND COMPRESSION SCREW HOLES | 01-02-2014 |
20140222084 | VARIABLE ANGLED LOCKING SCREW - A variable angle locking screw assembly that includes a plate material, a screw, and a washer at least partially located within the plate material, the washer and screw cooperating to create a wedge locking the screw in one of a plurality of axial and rotational positions, where the locked position may be undone and adjusted by manipulation of at least one of the screw and washer. | 08-07-2014 |
20140296926 | Bone Plate Having Combination Locking and Compression Screw Holes - A bone plate including a first side and a second side and configured to locate a locking screw and a compression screw. The bone plate includes a top surface and a bottom surface each extending between the first side and the second side. A plurality of holes extend from the top surface to the bottom surface include a hybrid screw hole configured to accept both a locking screw and a compression screw, a first form hole configured to accept a locking screw, and a second form hole having an elongated shape with a non-circular cross-section configured to accept a compression screw. An interior wall of the bone plate extends between a top opening and a bottom opening of the hybrid screw hole wherein the interior wall includes a threaded first portion proximate the top opening and an unthreaded second portion extending from the bottom opening. | 10-02-2014 |
20140303626 | Peripheral Peg Drill Component - A method for simultaneously drilling at least two peripheral peg holes in a bony surface, the method comprising providing a peripheral peg drill component including a housing with a first side, a second side opposite the first side and at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing; releasably coupling the first side of the peripheral peg drill component to a drilling device; advancing the peripheral peg drill component over an alignment pin extending from a bony surface until each of the at least two drill bits engage the bony surface; actuating a driving mechanism of the peripheral peg drill component with the drilling device to cause the at least two drill bits to rotate; and simultaneously penetrating the bony surface with the at least two drill bits as they rotate. | 10-09-2014 |
20140303627 | PERIPHERAL PEG DRILL COMPONENT - A method for simultaneously drilling at least two peripheral peg holes in a bony surface comprising providing a peripheral peg drill component including a housing with a first side, a second side opposite the first side and at least two drill bits extending from the second side of the housing; advancing the peripheral peg drill component over an alignment pin extending from a bony surface until each of the at least two drill bits engage the bony surface; actuating a belt circumferentially surrounding a series of pulleys to cause the at least two drill bits to rotate; and simultaneously penetrating the bony surface with the at least two drill bits as they rotate. | 10-09-2014 |
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20080234191 | Human complement C3 derivates with cobra venom factor-like function - A modified human complement C3 protein (C3) is disclosed comprising a substitution of a portion of a human C3 protein, with a corresponding portion of a Cobra Venom Factor protein (CVF) which results in a human C3 protein with CVF functions, but with substantially reduced immunogenicity. Advantageously, the C3 protein can be manipulated to contain at least one of the following CVF functions: increased stability of the C3 convertase and increased resistance to the actions of factors H and/or I. A large number of hybrid C3 proteins containing substitutions in the C-terminal portion of the alpha chain of C3 are presented and tested for the above functions. Methods of treatment of diseases such as reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases, and other diseases of increased complement activation are presented as well as methods of increasing the effectiveness of gene therapeutics and other therapeutics. | 09-25-2008 |
20080311132 | Human Complement C3 Derivates with Cobra Venom Factor-Like Function - A modified human complement C3 protein (C3) is disclosed comprising a substitution of a portion of a human C3 protein, with a corresponding portion of a Cobra Venom Factor protein (CVF) which results in a human C3 protein with CVF functions, but with substantially reduced immunogenicity. Advantageously, the C3 protein can be manipulated to contain at least one of the following CVF functions: increased stability of the C3 convertase and increased resistance to the actions of factors H and/or I. A large number of hybrid C3 proteins containing substitutions in the C-terminal portion of the alpha chain of C3 are presented and tested for the above functions. Methods of treatment of diseases such as reperfusion injury, autoimmune diseases, and other diseases of increased complement activation are presented as well as methods of increasing the effectiveness of gene therapeutics and other therapeutics. | 12-18-2008 |
20100179092 | HUMAN COMPLEMENT C3 DERIVATIVES WITH COBRA VENOM FACTOR-LIKE FUNCTION - The invention provides modified human complement C3 proteins, comprising a human C3 protein, wherein amino acid residues in the human C3 protein are substituted with a corresponding portion of a Cobra Venom Factor (CVF) protein, and wherein one or more amino acid residues in the CVF portion of the modified human complement C3 protein are further modified. | 07-15-2010 |