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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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