Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080275453 | Method and Apparatus for Repairing Separations in the Capsular Labrum Structure - A method of repairing separations in the capsular labrum structure, in which the head of the humerus bone separates from the glenoid cavity of the glenoid, by: producing a first plurality of anchor points in an anterior face of the rim of the glenoid; producing a second plurality of anchor points in a corresponding anterior face of the neck of the glenoid; and utilizing the first and second plurality of anchor points for attaching the tendons to the glenoid. Also described is an apparatus for use in repairing separations in a capsular labrum structure including a drill guide having a proximal end formed with a handle, and a distal end formed with a surface configured for engaging a posterior face of the neck of the glenoid to properly fix the position of the drill guide with respect to the glenoid. The drill guide is formed with a passageway sized and configured for receiving a drill for drilling a bore through the neck of the glenoid, with the entry point of the drill at the posterior face of the glenoid neck, and the exit point of the drill at the anterior face of the glenoid neck slightly spaced from the glenoid rim. | 11-06-2008 |
20090048623 | Medical Implement Particularly Useful in Arthroscopic Surgical Procedures - A medical implement for separating tissue at a surgical site includes an elongated rod carrying an inflatable balloon of triangular configuration having first and second apices defining a base for engagement with one tissue layer, and a third apex engageable with a second tissue layer effective, upon the inflation of the balloon, to separate the tissue layers. Also described are the use of the medical implement in the performance of arthroscopic surgical procedures in the shoulder of a patient for creating a free space between the deltoid muscle or the glenoid socket and the humerus bone. | 02-19-2009 |
20090171462 | HUMERAL COMPONENT OF A SHOULDER JOINT PROSTHESIS - A humeral component of a reverse shoulder prosthesis includes a stem part configured for location within the intramedullary cavity of the humerus, the stem part having a stem axis, an epiphyseal part connected to the elongate stem part and having a concave bearing surface defining an epiphyseal axis, and wherein the epiphyseal axis is offset posteriorly relative to the stem axis. | 07-02-2009 |
20090210065 | MODULAR HUMERAL PROSTHESIS FOR AN INVERTED SHOULDER PROSTHESIS - The invention relates to a modular humeral prosthesis for an inverse shoulder prosthesis, comprising an anatomical shaft ( | 08-20-2009 |
20100069974 | ARTHROSCOPIC BONE TRANSPLANTING PROCEDURE, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS USEFUL THEREIN - Described is an arthroscopic bone transplanting procedure for transplanting a section of a first bone to a second bone. The described procedure is particularly useful for the treatment an anterior shoulder instability, where the first bone is the coracoid and the second bone is the glenoid. Also described is a kit of medical instruments particularly useful in such a procedure. | 03-18-2010 |
20100137889 | Surgical Instrument and Method for Attaching Soft Tissue to a Bone - A surgical instrument for use in attaching soft tissue to a bone in a surgical site, includes an elongated shaft carrying, at its distal end, a clamping device having clamping jaws and a piercing device for piercing soft tissue, and further carrying, at its proximal end, manipulatable members for manipulating the clamping device to clamp soft tissue between the clamping jaws, and for manipulating the piercing device for piercing the soft tissue when clamped between the clamping jaws, and for drawing a suture through the pierced soft tissue. The surgical instrument further includes, at its distal end, a socket dimensioned to receive an anchor to be implanted in a bore in the bone, which anchor also has secured thereto a suture to be passed through the pierced soft tissue and to be tied to the bone. The invention is particularly described with respect to a method wherein the tissue to be attached is labrum tissue detached from the glenoid bone in a shoulder joint. | 06-03-2010 |
20100249806 | PIERCING IMPLEMENT PARTICULARLY USEFUL AS A MEDICAL IMPLEMENT FOR PIERCING BODY TISSUE, AND METHOD OF USING SUCH IMPLEMENT FOR APPLYING A SUTURE TO THE BODY TISSUE - An implement, particularly useful as a medical implement for applying a suture to a body tissue, includes a handle and shaft formed with a pair of channels extending from the proximal end of the handle through the distal end of the shaft and through a pair of jaws carried at the distal end of the shaft. The pair of channels converge towards each other to a cross-over point, and then diverging away from each other where existing at the distal end of the shaft. The channels are dimensioned to enable a piercing instrument to be passed first through one of the channels to pierce the body with a first bore, and then through the other of the channels to pierce the body with the second bore, such that the two bores have entry ends precisely spaced a predetermined distance from each other, and exit ends precisely spaced a larger predetermined distance from each other. | 09-30-2010 |
20140114317 | ARTHROSCOPIC BONE TRANSPLANTING PROCEDURE, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS USEFUL THEREIN - Described is an arthroscopic bone transplanting procedure for transplanting a section of a first bone to a second bone. The described procedure is particularly useful for the treatment an anterior shoulder instability, where the first bone is the coracoid and the second bone is the glenoid. Also described is a kit of medical instruments particularly useful in such a procedure. | 04-24-2014 |