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US20120041446 Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools Incorporating Anatomical Relief  
Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and tools for repairing articular surfaces repair materials and for repairing an articular surface. The articular surface repairs are customizable or...
US20100324692 Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing an Implant  
An orthopedic device includes a femoral implant having a non-custom internal bone engagement surface. The femoral implant includes at least nine parameters adjusted preoperatively to correspond to...
US20130041381 CUSTOMIZED DRILLING JIG FOR IMPLANTATION OF A HEARING AID  
A method of producing a drilling jig for implantation of a hearing aid involves capturing a molded imprint (14) of a patient's upper teeth (12) by solidifying an elastic material on them;...
US20130123792 Patient Selectable Joint Arthroplasty Devices and Surgical Tools  
A patellar 3-D guidance tool includes a template. The template includes at least one contact surface for engaging a surface of the patella. The at least one contact surface substantially conforms...
US20120296340 System and method for hyoidplasty  
Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the hyoid bone, such as to treat obstructive sleep apnea. A conformable implant is positioned adjacent a hyoid bone. The spatial orientation of...
US20130046311 TARGETING ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSION NAIL SYSTEM  
Targeting assemblies for implanting a compression nail are disclosed. An exemplary targeting assembly may include first and second arms coupled by a connecting shaft. The first and second arms may...
US20110054473 ANKLE ARTHRODESIS NAIL AND OUTRIGGER ASSEMBLY  
An intramedullary fixation device having a distal section; a proximal section; a connecting member for adjustably securing the distal and proximal sections end to end along a longitudinal axis;...
US20110054474 TARGETING JIG FOR HIP FRACTURE NAIL SYSTEM  
An instrument system is provided for positioning an internal fixation prosthesis and guiding a cannulated bone drill during a surgical, radioscopic procedure for the repair of a fractured bone of a...
US20120046526 INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN FEMOROACETABULAR IMPINGEMENT PROCEDURES  
Improved instruments (tools) and surgical techniques are provided for use in surgical procedures that treat femoroacetabular impingement of both the Cam and Pincer types.
US20110054475 HIP FRACTURE NAIL SYSTEM  
An instrument system is provided for positioning an internal fixation prosthesis and guiding a cannulated bone drill during a surgical, radioscopic procedure for the repair of a fractured bone of a...
US20130090662 METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR SUBCHONDRAL TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN A SMALL JOINT  
Devices, instruments and associated methods for the subchondral treatment of osteoarthritis in small joints are provided. In addition, a method for treating joint pain in small joints is provided....
US20120150189 FEMORAL GUIDE FOR IMPLANTING A FEMORAL KNEE PROSTHESIS  
Disclosed is a method of selecting a femoral prosthetic for implantation relative to a femur using a femoral sizing guide. An extension portion of the femoral sizing guide is placed adjacent to a...
US20110238071 DRILL ASSISTANCE KIT FOR IMPLANT HOLE IN A BONE STRUCTURE  
The present invention provides a kit for bone surgery comprising a chirurgical drill and a base frame for positioning of said drill on an anatomical part of a patient. The base frame comprises at...
US20110230886 DRILL ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A PILOT HOLE  
A drill assembly comprises a motor guide tube, an adaptor extending from a distal end of the motor guide tube, an elongate drill guide tube extending from a distal end of the adaptor, a retractable...
US20110054484 MINIMALLY INVASIVE ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEMS FOR PLACING INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS AND METHODS THEREFOR  
A system for percutaneously placing intramedullary nails includes a guide wire (20) percutaneously insertable into tissue (T) for forming an opening in the tissue and engaging a cortex of a bone...
US20130041466 SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION  
Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented.
US20110282349 METHODS FOR IMPLANTING A JOINT PROSTHESIS  
A novel and improved elbow prosthesis and method of implanting same including a novel aggregate prosthesis having a retaining system in conjunction with a set plate.
US20120323248 ARTHROSCOPIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TISSUE ATTACHMENT TO BONE  
Methods are described wherein bone constructs of a patient are used to arthroscopically attach sutures to torn or dysfunctional tissue. A suture or multiple sutures are passed through...
US20110004316 Method of Implanting a Unicondylar Knee Prosthesis  
A method of implanting a lateral unicondylar knee prosthesis in a lateral articulating portion of a femur having a lateral condyle for engagement with a tibia, the method including the steps of:...
US20120289965 CUSTOMIZED SURGICAL GUIDES, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USES THEREOF  
The invention relates to surgical guides which are of use during reconstructive bone surgery for guiding a surgical instrument or tool. More particularly, the guides are characterized in that they...
US20120165821 MARKING TEMPLATE FOR INSTALLING A CUSTOM REPLACEMENT DEVICE FOR RESURFACING A FEMUR AND ASSOCIATED INSTALLATION METHOD  
A replacement device for resurfacing a joint surface of a femur and a method of making and installing such a device is provided. The custom replacement device is designed to substantially fit the...
US20120265205 FLEXIBLE ACL INSTRUMENTATION, KIT AND METHOD  
In a first embodiment, the present invention includes an instrument for use in preparing a femur for soft tissue repair or reconstruction, including a cannulated, curved guide tool having a...
US20120053589 COMBINATION MALE/FEMALE HIP JOINT AND INSTALLATION KIT  
A hip implant assembly including body exhibiting a substantially spherical shaped ball and an elongated stem. An annular defining rim separates the ball from the stem and abuts, in a maximum...
US20110160868 COMBINATION MALE/FEMALE HIP JOINT AND INSTALLATION KIT  
A hip implant assembly including body exhibiting a substantially spherical shaped ball and an elongated stem. An annular defining rim separates the ball from the stem and abuts, in a maximum...
US20120022534 INTRAMEDULLARY ARTHRODESIS NAIL AND METHOD OF USE  
A drill guide is provided for assisting in the placement of an intramedullary nail including a distal nail portion and a proximal nail portion that can be connected to each other to attain a rigid...
US20120283737 Guide Tube Positioning Method in Polymeric Material Plate, Tomographic Reference Support and Guide Tube Positioning Device  
A method is described for positioning a guide tube on a plate to be positioned over a patient's mandible or maxilla, forming a surgical guide that allows for positioning the guide tube on the exact...
US20120330316 Apparatus for Repairing Bone Defects  
A system for repairing a soft tissue or bone defect can include a plurality of sizing guides each having a base with a different perimeter size and a plurality of apertures aligned with a plurality...
US20120289879 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MECHANICALLY REDUCING AND FIXING BONE FRACTURES  
A frame is sized and configured to support a reduced bone fracture of an individual. A guide assembly on the frame carries a bone fixing device guide that defines a guide path along which a bone...
US20130110117 DRILL GUIDE WITH ANGLE VERIFICATION  
A method and instrument is used for inserting a bone screw through a hole in a bone plate into bone at a maximum angulation of a bone screw central longitudinal axis with respect to a central axis...
US20120095471 KIT FOR RECONDITONING FEMUR AND ILIUM BONES IN PREPARATION FOR INSTALLATION OF A JOINT IMPLANT  
A hip implant assembly including a ball and stem. An annular rim separates the ball from the stem and abuts over an exterior reconditioned surface of the femur upon inserting the stem within an...
US20120239052 SURGICAL K-WIRE AND SURGICAL SCREW SYSTEM  
The present invention relates to a surgical K-wire for guiding a bone screw comprising a longitudinal channel, which said K-wire comprises a proximal and a distal end, wherein a closure element for...
US20120059382 GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION  
One embodiment of a ligament reconstruction guide assembly comprises a bracket, a cannulated guide and a reference element. Embodiments of these assembly elements are combined and shaped in a...
US20110208195 POSITIONING CYLINDER FOR DRILLING WITH A SURGICAL DRILL AND DRILLING JIG AND SYSTEM FOR DRILLING  
The invention relates to a positioning cylinder for a surgical drill, which positioning cylinder is screwed into a drilling jig by means of an external thread, especially for drilling in a jawbone...
US20130110116 PATIENT-SPECIFIC GLENOID GUIDES  
A glenoid guide has an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is a patient-specific surface configured as a negative surface of a glenoid face based on a three-dimensional...
US20110144650 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING A LIGAMENT  
A system for installation of a graft ligament support block is provided. The system includes an installation tool having a holder including a shaft having a handle at a proximal end and a distal...
US20120197261 REAMER GUIDE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE  
A reamer guide system may include a reamer guide that is configured to guide a reamer to at least two bones that are to be reamed to form a countersink. The reamer guide may be configured to...
US20130053959 Cross Pinning Guide Devices and Methods  
Methods and devices are provided for implanting a cross-pin through a bone tunnel, such as in an arthroscopic surgical procedure. In general, the methods and devices allow a cross-pin hole to be...
US20130030442 PCL GUIDES FOR DRILLING TIBIAL AND FEMORAL TUNNELS  
Disclosed are femoral and tibial drill guides for use in posterior cruciate ligament replacement surgery. Each of the drill guides includes an arc shaped member and an elongate guide member, a...
US20120253347 BONE PLATE AIMING BLOCK  
A drill guide system for a bone plate having holes includes a guide block having at least two drill guide bores alignable with a bone screw receiving hole in a bone plate. A locking element...
US20120245587 METHOD FOR SPINAL DRILLING OPERATION AND GUIDING ASSEMBLY  
A method for spinal drilling operation is disclosed. The method includes the steps of disposing a guiding element on a vertebra; mounting an auxiliary element on a locating part of the guiding...
US20130030443 PATELLA DRILL GUIDE AND CLAMP ASSEMBLY  
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a patella drill guide. The patella drill guide includes a first bracket and a second bracket coupled to the first bracket and moveable relative to the...
US20120116402 Apparatus and Method for Arthroscopic Transhumeral Rotator Cuff Repair  
Apparatuses are provided for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair incorporating a transhumeral bone tunnel. The apparatus comprises a number of components that can also be considered a repair system to...
US20110282350 TIBIAL CROSS-PIN FIXATION TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION  
Techniques and reconstruction systems for ACL repair by providing cross-pin fixation of a graft within a tibial tunnel. The invention provides tibial fixation techniques according to which...
US20120158005 Guide device for insertion of blocking screws used to align insertion of intramedullary nail  
A blocking screw insertion guide useful for proper alignment of blocking screws used in intramedullary nail fixation of fractured long bones. The insertion guide including a intramedullary nail...
US20120253410 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BONE REPAIR PREPARATION  
Apparatus and methods for preparing a fractured bone for repair. Preparing the bone may include fracture reduction. Preparing the bone may include holding a fracture in reduction. Preparing the...
US20090018547 MINIMAL ACCESS OCCIPITAL DRILL/TAP PERSUADER  
An assembly includes a lever to guide a surgical tool, such as drill, during operation. The lever includes an arm for engaging a surgical tool. A guide member is pivotally coupled to the lever. The...
US20110213367 INTRAMEDULLARY FIXATION SCREW, A FIXATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF FIXATION OF THE SUBTALAR JOINT  
An intramedullary screw and fixation system for intraosseous bone fusion of the subtalar joint includes a lag screw member, a reamer for reaming an internal surface of each of the calcaneus and...
US20120290016 Juxta-articular stabilisation system  
The juxta-articular stabilisation system constitutes of a plate with integral pin and tail part, a plate specific jig, a plate and jig specific drill sleeve, a plate positioner, a slotted head...
US20120179259 INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE  
An intervertebral implant frame that is configured to be attached to a spacer body can include a pair of arms that extend longitudinally from a support member such that the arms extend...
US20120330321 ANATOMIC FEMORAL GUIDE  
An anatomic femoral guide positions bone tunnels corresponding to the AM and PL bundles in ACL repair and reconstruction procedures. A template guide disposed in a surgical field proximate to a...
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