Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080234664 | HANDPIECE CALIBRATION DEVICE - A calibration device for a milling instrument. The calibration device may be a burr guard which may be attached to the milling instrument. The calibration device may calibrate the milling instrument to provide a predetermined depth of alteration to an anatomical structure. | 09-25-2008 |
20080234683 | SINGLE PLANE ANATOMIC REFERENCING TISSUE PREPARATION - A system for preparing a surface of an anatomical structure, such as a bone or cartilage, for example, to receive an orthopaedic implant. The system includes a surgical instrument for preparing the surface and a guide engageable with a follower of the surgical instrument. The guide includes a track or path configured to guide the follower and prepare a desired surface on the anatomical structure. The guide facilitates guidance of the surgical instrument in two dimensions. | 09-25-2008 |
20080312749 | SINGLE ENTRY PORTAL IMPLANT - A modular prosthesis that may be implanted in a highly minimally invasive manner. Specifically, the modular prosthesis may include a neck and an anchor. Both the neck and the anchor are configured to be inserted and connected together through a lateral aspect of a long bone adjacent to the proximal end of the long bone. In one exemplary embodiment, the neck includes a body having a head end, configured for attachment to another prosthetic component, such as a corresponding articulating component, and an aperture extending therethrough. The anchor may be sized for receipt within the aperture formed in the neck. Additionally, the anchor may be configured such that the anchor engages the walls forming the aperture in the neck to secure the components together. | 12-18-2008 |
20090048597 | METHOD OF DETERMINING A CONTOUR OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE AND SELECTING AN ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT TO REPLICATE THE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - A computer assisted surgery (CAS) system and method for preparing an anatomical structure to receive an orthopaedic implant. The method generally involves the steps of determining a contour of the anatomical structure by using the CAS system to acquire a plurality of points on the anatomical structure and provide a best fit approximation of the anatomical structure based on the plurality of points, selecting an implant to replicate the anatomical structure, and preparing the anatomical structure to receive the implant. | 02-19-2009 |
20090281583 | FEMORAL TROCHLEA PROSTHESES - Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a distal tail. In another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a wing or extension portion. In yet another embodiment, a set of femoral trochlea prostheses includes a plurality of prostheses having differing thicknesses. In still another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a porous medium on various portions of the prosthesis. | 11-12-2009 |
20100057090 | TRANS-CUT SLOT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM - An adjustable cut guide and a method of using the adjustable cut guide are disclosed herein. The adjustable cut guide has a guide surface disposed between an actuation mechanism and a base of the adjustable cut guide. The adjustable cut guide also has an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the distance between the guide surface and the base. The actuation mechanism may comprise an adjustment member having an engaged position and a disengaged position. In the engaged position, the adjustment member traverses the guide surface. The adjustment member may include a drive end for mating with, and actuating, the adjustment mechanism when the adjustment member is in the engaged position. | 03-04-2010 |
20100076441 | PATELLO-FEMORAL MILLING SYSTEM - An orthopedic system prepares a surface of an anatomical structure to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. A method for using the same is also disclosed. The orthopedic system includes a surgical instrument and a guide. The guide includes an anterior portion and a distal portion that is at least partially elevated relative to the anterior portion. The distal portion includes at least one track that is sized to receive the surgical instrument while preparing the surface of the anatomical structure. | 03-25-2010 |
20100222783 | ANTERIOR CORTEX REFERENCING EXTRAMEDULLARY FEMORAL CUT GUIDE - An apparatus and method are provided for aligning an extramedullary femoral cut guide by referencing the anterior cortex of a femur. An anterior cortex referencing extramedullary femoral cut guide is provided to guide an osteotomy device to prepare the femur to receive a prosthesis. An alignment gauge is included in the cut guide to determine proper and improper alignment of the cut guide with respect to the anterior cortex of the femur. | 09-02-2010 |
20100292695 | THREADED, FLEXIBLE IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR THREADING A CURVED HOLE - An apparatus and method for threading a curved hole and inserting a threaded, flexible implant into the same. A threaded, flexible implant, which includes a flexible shaft and external thread, is provided to facilitate fixation in a curved, threaded hole. The threaded, flexible implant has a variable thread pitch from the concave to the convex surface thereof, and the curved, threaded hole has corresponding thread pitches. | 11-18-2010 |
20110077651 | EXPANDABLE INTRAMEDULLARY ROD - An expandable rod is provided that is sized for insertion into a patient's bone. A method for using the expandable rod to prepare the patient's bone to receive an orthopedic implant is also provided. The expandable rod is adjustable between a first, contracted state and a second, expanded state, the expansion member expanding radially outwardly from the contracted state to the expanded state. | 03-31-2011 |
20110106093 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC MILL GUIDE - A patient-specific surgical system, such as a patient-specific milling guide, is provided for preparing a bone to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. | 05-05-2011 |
20130204265 | ENGAGEABLE SLAPHAMMER TOOL AND INSTRUMENTATION - A slap hammer tool and associated instrumentation to engage with the slap hammer tool are disclosed herein. In some examples, a slap hammer tool including an end adapted for engagement with a quick release connector of an instrument is provided. The instrument can be adapted to receive the distal end of the slap hammer for engagement, the engagement being provided through rotation of the slap hammer relative to the instrument. Once the slap hammer and instrument are engageably coupled, the slap hammer can be used to provide force and accompanying motion away from the instrument in the direction of the slap hammer instrument. Force can be provided by the slap hammer tool to a coupled instrument, for example, to move or extract the coupled instrument from placement on a surgical area. | 08-08-2013 |
20140039502 | PATELLO-FEMORAL MILLING SYSTEM - An orthopedic system prepares a surface of an anatomical structure to receive an orthopedic prosthesis. A method for using the same is also disclosed. The orthopedic system includes a surgical instrument and a guide. The guide includes an anterior portion and a distal portion that is at least partially elevated relative to the anterior portion. The distal portion includes at least one track that is sized to receive the surgical instrument while preparing the surface of the anatomical structure. | 02-06-2014 |
20140194883 | DISTAL RESECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for preparing a distal end of a femur for receiving a knee prosthesis. A method can include installing a valgus guide onto an intermedullary rod, coupling a drill guide with said valgus guide, resting a boom tip of said drill guide on a high part of the femur, drilling a hole into a distal portion of a medial condyle using a first drill hole of said drill guide and drilling a hole into a distal portion of a lateral condyle using a second drill hole of said drill guide, and, subsequent to drilling the first and second drill holes, resecting the distal portion of the medial condyle of the femur and the distal portion of the lateral condyle of the femur. A system can include a valgus guide, a drill guide, and a resection tower, among other things. | 07-10-2014 |
20150045901 | FEMORAL TROCHLEA PROSTHESES - Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a distal tail. In another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a wing or extension portion. In yet another embodiment, a set of femoral trochlea prostheses includes a plurality of prostheses having differing thicknesses. In still another embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a porous medium on various portions of the prosthesis. | 02-12-2015 |