Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080269908 | CARPOMETACARPAL (CMC) JOINT ARTHOPLASTY IMPLANTS AND RELATED JIGS, MEDICAL KITS AND METHODS - Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint implants include a trapezium implant defining an articulating surface and a cooperating first metacarpal implant with a base portion of the first metacarpal defining an articulating surface. The first metacarpal base articulating-surface is configured to articulate against the trapezium implant articulating surface. | 10-30-2008 |
20090157077 | GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A guide assembly for facilitating placement of a fixation member within a medullary canal of a radius is provided. According to one embodiment, a guide assembly includes a guide fastener configured to attach to a fixation member and a guide member configured to receive the guide fastener such that the guide member is secured to the fixation member. The guide assembly also includes an interchangeable distal guide member configured to engage and be disengaged from the guide member. The distal guide member defines a plurality of fastener guide openings for guiding respective fasteners through a plurality of fastener openings defined in the fixation member. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157079 | INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION ASSEMBLY AND DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THE SAME - An intramedullary fixation assembly usable with different long bone types and a guide assembly for guiding deployment of the intramedullary fixation assembly. The intramedullary fixation assembly includes a fixation member that has ends and a curved body extending between the ends. The curved body of the fixation member has a radius of curvature configured to extend through the medullary canal regardless of the long bone anatomy. Fasteners fix the fixation member to the bone fragments and are guided by a guide assembly. The guide assembly includes a guide body defining openings configured to guide the fasteners through openings defined in the fixation member and into the bone fragments. A fixation end of the guide body includes a pair of opposing, converging surfaces that are configured to engage in a positive fit with an exposed end of the fixation member accessible through the side aperture in the first fragment. | 06-18-2009 |
20090157080 | INTRAMEDULLARY INTERLOCKING FIXATION DEVICES FOR THE DISTAL RADIUS - Methods and devices for treating fractures in or adjacent the wrist and distal forearm employ an intramedullary interlocking fixation rod (i.e, it interlocks the distal and proximal fracture fragments together) to stabilize the skeletal structure in a manner which can inhibit the amount of collapse or loss in skeletal length exhibited by a patient with a distal radius fracture. | 06-18-2009 |
20090292292 | GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An intramedullary fixation assembly usable with different long bone types and a guide assembly for guiding deployment of the intramedullary fixation assembly. The intramedullary fixation assembly includes a fixation member that has ends and a curved body extending between the ends. The curved body of the fixation member has a radius of curvature configured to extend through the medullary canal regardless of the long bone anatomy. Fasteners fix the fixation member to the bone fragments and are guided by a guide assembly. The guide assembly includes a guide body defining openings configured to guide the fasteners through openings defined in the fixation member and into the bone fragments. A fixation end of the guide body includes a pair of opposing, converging surfaces that are configured to engage in a positive fit with an exposed end of the fixation member accessible through the side aperture in the first fragment. | 11-26-2009 |
20110106269 | CARPOMETACARPAL (CMC) JOINT ARTHOPLASTY IMPLANTS AND RELATED JIGS, MEDICAL KITS AND METHODS - Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint implants include a trapezium implant defining an articulating surface and a cooperating first metacarpal implant with a base portion of the first metacarpal defining an articulating surface. The first metacarpal base articulating-surface is configured to articulate against the trapezium implant articulating surface. | 05-05-2011 |
20120185056 | CARPOMETACARPAL (CMC) JOINT ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS AND RELATED JIGS AND METHODS - Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint implants include a trapezium implant defining an articulating surface and a cooperating first metacarpal implant with a base portion of the first metacarpal defining an articulating surface. The first metacarpal base articulating-surface is configured to articulate against the trapezium implant articulating surface. | 07-19-2012 |
20140243839 | Guide Assembly for Intramedullary Fixation and Method of Using the Same - A guide assembly for facilitating placement of a fixation member within a medullary canal of a radius is provided. According to one embodiment, a guide assembly includes a guide fastener configured to attach to a fixation member and a guide member configured to receive the guide fastener such that the guide member is secured to the fixation member. The guide assembly also includes an interchangeable distal guide member configured to engage and be disengaged from the guide member. The distal guide member defines a plurality of fastener guide openings for guiding respective fasteners through a plurality of fastener openings defined in the fixation member. | 08-28-2014 |
20140277450 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AOL AND DRL RECONSTRUCTION OF CMC JOINTS - A surgical pin guide for reconstruction of a carpo-metacarpal (CMC) joint of a hand includes: a guide body having first and second opposed second end portions; a first pin receiving member connected to the first end portion of the guide body, the first pin receiving member having an elongated channel extending therethrough; and a second pin receiving member connected to the second end portion of the guide body, the second pin receiving member having an elongated channel extending therethrough. The first pin receiving member channel is sized and configured to receive a proximal end portion of a first pin that has a distal end portion residing in a trapezium of a hand. The second pin receiving member channel is sized and configured to receive and align a second pin for insertion into a first metacarpal of the hand. | 09-18-2014 |