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US20090317767 |
Material based on a partially stabilized zirconia matrix and process for the preparation and use of the material
A material comprising: from 98-50% by volume of zirconia as a matrix, which is stabilized with i) either of from about 2 to about 3 mole percent of yttria ii) or of from about 10 to about 15 mole...
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US20090312838 |
Joint Prosthesis with Positionable Head
A prosthesis assembly in one embodiment includes a stem configured to be implanted in a bone and including a first coupling portion, a head having a bearing surface configured to mate with at least...
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US20090312840 |
PROSTHETIC ELBOW REPLACEMENT
A prosthetic elbow replacement includes a humeral component having a stem dimensioned to fit within a medullary canal of the humerus and having a yoke connected to the stem wherein the yoke...
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US20090306781 |
High Wear-Resistant Bearing Material and Artificial Joint Replacement Using the Same
The present invention provides a bearing material that is excellent in durability and is capable of maintaining wear resistance over a long period of time. The bearing material of the present...
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US20090299480 |
Joint Actuation Mechanism for a Prosthetic and/or Orthotic Device Having a Compliant Transmission
Disclosed herein a prosthetic or orthotic device having a joint portion and a compliant transmission assembly in operational communication with the joint portion. The device restores the normal...
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US20090287309 |
INTRA-ARTICULAR JOINT REPLACEMENT
A method for implanting an intra-articular shoulder prosthesis is provided. The method includes removing a proximal portion of a humerus. The proximal portion of the humerus preferably forms a...
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US20090276052 |
BALL AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY
A ball and socket assembly including a ball component with a notch formed therein. The socket is a one-piece structure including an opening sized to receive the ball component.
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US20090276053 |
Coated Implants
An implantable device which provides structural support for the skeletal system, such as the spine, coated with hydroxyapatite (HA). This invention provides a mechanically and bioactively...
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US20090265009 |
CEMENT SHROUD FOR USE WITH CEMENTED PROSTHETIC IMPLANT
A shroud for protecting exterior portions of a prosthetic implant from adhesive and a method for utilizing the same. The shroud includes a hub, a rim, and at least one bridge connecting the hub and...
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US20090254187 |
Tightenable Surgical Retractor Joint
A tightenable joint for use in a surgical retractor system includes a monolithic, unitary joint body which has a top leg and a bottom leg. The top leg provides a top compression surface and the...
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US20090248166 |
JOINT CONSTRUCTION, SUCH AS FOR USE BY ATHLETES
A reinforced joint assembly includes a first implant portion secured to a sectioned end of a first bone. A second implant portion is likewise secured to a sectioned end of a second bone and in...
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US20090240336 |
PROSTHETIC IMPLANT AND ASSEMBLY METHOD
An orthopedic prosthetic implant comprises a metal alloy stem element ( 13, 63, 113 ), which has one end portion ( 19, 69, 119 ) constructed to reside in the medullary cavity of a bone and an...
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US20090240337 |
Methods, Devices and Compositions for Adhering Hydrated Polymer Implants to Bone
A method of attaching an implant to a bone, the implant comprising a hydrated polymer comprising a lubricious hydrated surface and an attachment surface comprising accessible chemical functional...
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US20090234459 |
MEDICAL DEVICE FOR INSERTION INTO A JOINT
The present invention relates to implants used for alleviating and/or preventing conditions relating to damaged joints involving articulating surfaces. The implants comprise fibre of polymer and/or...
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US20090222103 |
Articular Implants Providing Lower Adjacent Cartilage Wear
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for repairing articular surfaces. The articular surface repairs are customizable or highly selectable by patient and geared toward providing optimal fit and...
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US20090210068 |
Implant and method for the production of an implant
In order to improve an implant for insertion into a human or animal body which comprises at least one implant part, wherein the at least one implant part has a base member which is produced from an...
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US20090204221 |
Knee joint with a ramp
An artificial knee joint is described that includes a femoral component with a specially shaped bearing surface and a tibial component, whose surface interacts with the femoral surfaces. The...
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US20090192620 |
PROSTHETIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING THE PROSTHETIC DEVICE
A substantially cup-shaped prosthetic device for a joint is provided. The prosthetic device includes an outer surface configured to operatively engage at least one of a first bone of the joint and...
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US20090192619 |
Passive electro-magnetically damped joint
The present invention comprises an apparatus, system and method utilizing a passive electro-magnetically damped joint for prosthetics or orthotics. Such as system may be controlled through changing...
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US20090187252 |
IMPLANT
The invention relates to an implant for relieving damaged areas of the surfaces of hip or shoulder joints from stress. Said implant can be introduced into the space between the joint surfaces of...
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US20090187193 |
Joint Arthroplasty Kit and Method
A method for providing joint arthroplasty includes providing a gauge for making a measurement of the contour of a long bone, making a measurement of the contour of a long bone with the gauge,...
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US20090187250 |
JOINT
An artificial joint as an endoprosthesis for a human joint, has at least two joint parts wherein each joint part has two functional surfaces that operatively interact with each other, one...
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US20090175918 |
Ultra-Passivation of Chromium-Containing Alloy and Methods of Producing Same
The invention concerns article having a surface oxide layer up to 20 nm thick, the surface oxide layer comprising chromium and cobalt oxides where the atomic ratio of Cr/Co is more than 3. The...
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US20090171466 |
Aspheric hip bearing couple
A joint prosthesis device comprises a head configured to fit within a cup and in one embodiment includes a first member for attachment to a first bone in a joint and including a first articulation...
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US20090164023 |
ASSEMBLY COMPRISING COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR BEARING SURFACES AND USES THEREOF IN RECONSTRUCTIVE OR ARTIFICIAL JOINTS
An assembly, for example for a reconstructive joint of the human body, comprises first and second parts which bear against one another. The first and second parts may both comprise a first...
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US20090157189 |
Modular Articulating Cement Spacer Mold
The present teachings provide a modular articulating cement spacer mold for forming a temporary implant. The modular spacer mold includes a head component mold defining a first opening, a head...
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US20090143864 |
Process for manufacturing a prosthetic joint
The application relates to a process for manufacturing a prosthetic joint with at least one loaded surface which consists at least partially of polyethylene, comprising compressing one or more...
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US20090112328 |
SHOULDER OR HIP PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR SETTING SAME
A prosthesis and method for a ball and socket joint. The prosthesis includes a first component including an anchoring shank and a metaphyseal portion. The metaphyseal portion includes a first...
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US20090099404 |
IMPLANTABLE DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR GENERATING LOCALISED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS IN THE AREA OF AN IMPLANT AND COIL ARRANGEMENT
The invention relates to an implantable device to be fixed to a bone and comprising an electrically conductive base body provided with at least two through holes and at least one pair of...
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US20090093886 |
Catalytic Surface for Hydrogen Release Reactor
There is disclosed a gold surface for the catalytic release of hydrogen from an alkane thiol. More specifically, the present disclosure provides a large surface area of gold on a carbon fiber...
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US20090093887 |
Implantable Joint Prosthesis
An implantable joint prosthesis configured such that it does not squeak during movements of a subject. The joint prosthesis includes a means to modify the dynamic response of parts of the...
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US20090088858 |
Method Of Surface Finishing A Bone Implant
A method of surface finishing a bone implant comprises the steps of roughening a surface of the implant by blasting with abrasive particles and then pickling the surface-roughened implant in a...
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US20090076618 |
JOINT DEVICE
A joint device for an orthoses or prostheses includes an upper part, a lower part mounted on the upper part in such a way as to turn about a pivot axis, and braking means that brakes or blocks a...
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US20090076604 |
ARTIFICIAL LIGAMENTS FOR JOINT APPLICATIONS
A ligament incorporated into a prosthetic joint exhibiting a plasticized, elongated and deformable material. A fibrous material is internally disposed within the deformable material, the fibrous...
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US20090062922 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING TREATMENT TO A JOINT
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for treating inflammation and/or infection within a synovial joint. The invention is comprised of a depot, tether and cap. The depot is...
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US20090018664 |
Joint Endoprosthesis and Method for Assembly such a Prosthesis
A prosthesis, in particular a shoulder prosthesis, includes a socket part receiving a joint head; an anchoring part anchoring the prosthesis in a bone; and a connecting arrangement securely...
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US20090018665 |
SURGICAL IMPLANTATION METHOD AND DEVICES FOR AN EXTRA-ARTICULAR MECHANICAL ENERGY ABSORBING APPARATUS
A surgical implantation approach for preparing a patient and precisely and effectively placing an energy absorbing apparatus relative to the patient's anatomy. Various surgical implantation...
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US20090005868 |
Osteogenic prosthesis, associated instrument, and associated method
A prosthetic implant for securing to bone to form an articulating joint is provided. The implant is prepared by a process which includes the steps of preparing a porous surface on a component to...
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US20080312745 |
ENDOPROSTHESIS WITH CONVEX CONFIGURATION
The invention relates to an endoprosthesis for replacement of a joint, in which slide surfaces that have different contours and correspondingly define movement planes for bearing are formed by an...
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US20080294268 |
Base Platform for an Artificial Joint
The invention relates to a base platform ( 11 ) for an artificial joint, in particular for an artificial shoulder joint, wherein the platform can be anchored on the bone and serves as a support for...
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US20080294258 |
Orthpaedic Monitoring System, Methods and Apparatus
Methods, systems and apparatus for monitoring and assessing the orthopaedic performance of a patient are described. The method can comprise implanting at least a first and second RF wirelessly...
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US20080287962 |
DETERMINING A JOINT ORIENTATION FOR AN IMPLANTATION
A method for determining an orientation of an artificial joint, in particular for planning an implantation of at least one artificial joint in a human or animal body, wherein a first part of the...
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US20080275546 |
Inhibitory cell adhesion surfaces
Textured nanostructured surfaces are described which are highly resistant to cell adhesion. Such surfaces on medical implants inhibit fibroblast adhesion particularly on titanium treated silicone....
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US20080275568 |
Biomedical Member and Method for Producing the Same
A biomedical member having high strength, high toughness and high hardness and an artificial joint that uses the same are provided. In addition, a biomedical member that exhibits high wear...
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US20080255670 |
PROSTHETIC OR ORTHOTIC JOINT
Prosthetic or orthotic joint with at least two joint segments that are mounted rotatably to each other around a joint axis, and a pivotal piston mounted in torque-proof fashion in one of the upper...
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US20080249632 |
Stable cartilage defect repair plug
A method of distributing a load to a cartilage defect repair plug is provided. A load is applied to a first articulation layer. The load is distributed to a second layer and the load is transferred...
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US20080234833 |
Method of Designing and Manufacturing Artificial Joint Stem with Use of Composite Material
The method of designing and manufacturing the artificial joint stem, comprising steps of performing analysis of the internal stress of the artificial joint stem and bone and the adhesive stress of...
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US20080221698 |
Semi-Constrained 1st Carpometacarpal Implant Arthroplasty
A first carpometacarpal joint implant. One embodiment of the invention includes proximal and distal components. The proximal component includes a fixation portion for attachment to one or more...
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US20080215156 |
Joint Prostheses
The present invention provides an implantable joint prosthesis configured to replace a natural joint, and methods for implantation. The prosthesis may include a first component implantable in a...
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US20080208347 |
Tough Hydrogels
The invention provides fabricated tough hydrogels, hydrogel-containing compositions, and methods of making the same. The invention also provides methods of implanting or administering the tough...
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