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7608062 Method and device for delivering medicine to bone  
Fenestrated bone screws and inserts disposed therein are provided for the delivery of medicants to bone. The bone screws provide a method to strengthen or repair damaged bones, or to promote bony...
7601153 Intramedullary nail  
The present invention is an intramedullary nail ( 100 ) to be used by being intramedullarily inserted into a bone, having a nail body ( 110 ) comprising an axial hole ( 113 ) extending from an...
7601152 Expandable orthopedic device  
A device for stabilizing bone includes a tubular body having first and second end regions defining a longitudinal axis therebetween. A plurality of splines extend from the first end region, the...
7591819 Bone nail  
A bone nail, particularly a proximal femoral nail, has a nail shank having at least one cross-bore near one end and an axial bore having a threaded portion. A screw, for example, a femoral neck...
7588577 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...
7563263 Intramedullary fixation device for metaphyseal long bone fractures  
A fracture fixation system includes a device with a plate portion intended to be positioned against an exterior surface of bone and an intramedullary portion. The plate portion includes a plurality...
7534244 Orthopaedic plate and screw assembly  
Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for treating fractures. The systems, devices and methods may include one or both of an implant, such as an intramedullary nail, and a fastening assembly,...
7527627 Orthopaedic implant and screw assembly  
Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for treating fractures. The systems, devices and methods may include one or both of an implant, such as an intramedullary nail, and a fastening assembly,...
7488320 Orthopaedic implant fixation using an in-situ formed anchor  
An orthopaedic implant fixation using a surgically created bone cavity as a mold for forming an anchor from an in-situ hardenable material. An in-situ formed anchor of the present invention is...
7476225 Percutaneous fixator method of insertion  
The present invention provides a technique for percutaneous intramedullary fixation. A protective outer sheath is provided for internal fixation of the proximal tibia. Additionally, a unique...
7455673 Intramedullary nail system and method for fixation of a fractured bone  
Apparatus for treating a fracture of a bone of a subject includes an intramedullary (IM) nail, adapted to be inserted in a medullary canal of the bone of the subject, and having a proximal head...
7425213 Method of endosteal nailing  
The system includes an elongate intramedullary nail which is rigidly fixed under compression to the endosteal surface of a bone with unicortical locking machine screws inserted through the bone and...
7410488 Hindfoot nail  
The present invention relates to a nail and fastener assembly for use in providing a stable construct for optimal fixation of the hindfoot and to methods for implanting the nail and fastener...
7357803 Rotating ring ligament fixation  
The present invention provides a graft retaining implant for retaining a graft in a bone tunnel formed in a bone. Instruments and methods are also provided for use with the graft retaining implant.
7347861 Bone fixture apparatus and jig  
A bone fixture apparatus has an elongate fixture device intended to be inserted in a metaphysical region of a long bone. The device is inserted generally transversely of the direction of the...
7341588 Method and apparatus for treating supracondylar fractures of the femur  
Methods and apparatus for treating fractures of the distal femur are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises an intramedullary nail and blade. The intramedullary nail has a passage...
7296804 Hand-held instrument holder for surgical use  
A surgical instrument holder has a shank having a coupling end, a handle attached to an opposite end of the shank, a coupling device, and a locking mechanism. The coupling end has an interface...
7267678 Intramedullary implant for fracture fixation  
An implant for fracture fixation having external portion shaped to be externally engaged on and secured to a stable bone fragment on one side of a bone fracture and an integral internal portion...
7232443 Locking nail and targeting apparatus  
A locking nail for treating fractures of tubular bones has at least one cross-bore is provided at one end for the reception of a bone screw. The nail has a female thread at the end with the...
7232442 Humeral nail  
A nail for use with repairing a bone fracture. The nail includes a cutting tip formed of at least one facet defining a cutting edge. The facet is skewed with respect to a primary longitudinal axis...
7217057 Surgical implant or instrument with fixing screw  
A surgical implant or instrument has two parts, one sliding on the other, the lower part being provided with a threaded bore and the upper part being provided with a passage orifice for receiving a...
7198642 Orthopaedic spacer  
Two spacer components and a retaining ring are part of an orthopaedic system. The system may also include trial or implant stem components that are inserted or implanted in the proximal and distal...
7160302 Intramedullary interlocking fixation device 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...
7141067 Intercalary implant  
An intercalary implant has two stem members and a collar. One stem member includes a stem portion to be received in the intramedullary canal of a native end portion of a long bone and a threaded...
7141052 Surgical intramedullary implant with improved locking for fixation of fractured bone segments  
To set a fractured bone using an intramedullary nail having a hole for a proximal locking screw, the surgeon reams a primary cavity extending from a proximal area, across a fractured area, and into...
7125423 Intercalary prosthesis, kit and method  
An intercalary prosthesis spans a space in the shaft of a long bone between native proximal and distal ends of the long bone. The intercalary prosthesis has first and second intercalary segments...
7101376 Interlocking IM Nails with threaded guidewire  
A new method for locking Intramedullary Nails (IM Nails) with Threaded Guidewire. The present invention is practiced in conjunction with specifically designed tapered screws with segmented threads....
7052498 Expandable orthopedic device  
A device for stabilizing bone includes a tubular body having first and second end regions defining a longitudinal axis therebetween. A plurality of splines extend from the first end region, the...
7041104 Femoral intramedullary rod system  
A femoral intramedullary rod system capable of treating a variety of femoral bone fractures using a uniform intramedullary rod design. The system generally comprising an intramedullary rod defining...
7033365 Implant assembly device  
This invention relates generally to systems for the internal fixation of bone fractures, and particularly, to equipment associated with the insertion of intramedullary fracture fixation devices...
7008425 Pediatric intramedullary nail and method  
An intramedullary nail ( 20 ) and related method for fixing a fracture in a long bone. The nail ( 20 ) comprises an elongate member ( 22 ) having a longitudinal axis ( 54 ), a proximal end section...
7001386 Intramedullary nail for long bone fractures  
An intramedullary nail for treating long bone fractures. The nail includes a proximal portion that may have a plurality of segments. The segments may be rotatable 360 degrees about a longitudinal...
6969406 Prosthetic element comprising two components and process for assembling such a prosthetic element  
A prosthetic element comprising two principal components which are assembled together and immobilized with respect to each other by a screw which may be selectively threaded into at least one...
6926720 Jig assembly for implantation of a fracture fixation device  
A jig assembly includes a jig having an elevated first portion having holes or slots to align a drill with screw holes in an intramedullary portion of a fixation device, and a lower second portion...
6926719 Modular intramedullary nail  
An intramedullary nail for repair of bone fractures. The intramedullary nail is of a modular configuration including a nail member having a chamber formed on the proximal end thereof. An insert...
6808527 Intramedullary nail with snap-in window insert  
An intramedullary nail has a dynamization opening that accommodates and utilizes a dynamization window insert. The dynamization window insert is press-fit into the dynamization opening. The...
6793659 Intramedullary rod for wrist fixation  
An intramedullary rod kit for fixation of a distal radius fracture includes an intramedullary rod. The intramedullary rod includes a diaphyseal segment including at least one first mounting section...
6786908 Bone fracture support implant with non-metal spacers  
An intramedullary nail structure is formed with opposing dynamization windows, and spacers of a bioresorbable material are positioned within the dynamization windows. The dynamization windows are...
6783529 Non-metal inserts for bone support assembly  
A bone support structure is formed with opposing dynamization windows, and spacers of a bioresorbable material are positioned within the dynamization windows. The dynamization windows are longer...
6736818 Radially expandable intramedullary nail  
The invention is related to an intramedullary nail for fixation of a fractured bone having a medullary canal. The intramedullary nail may comprise a first radially expandable section provided in a...
6730090 Fixation device for metaphyseal long bone fractures  
A fixation device is provided which includes a proximal nail portion and a distal plate portion. The nail portion includes a flexible tapered section, and a rigid distal section larger in diameter...
6712823 Humeral head resection guide  
An apparatus for guiding the resection of the head of a humerus is provided. The apparatus includes a base, a cut block, and a stylus. The guide is used in connection with a reamer or other tool...
6709436 Non-metal spacers for intramedullary nail  
An intramedullary nail structure is formed with opposing dynamization windows, and spacers of a bioresorable material are positioned within the dynamization windows. The dynamization windows are...
6702816 Femur marrow nail for insertion at the knee joint  
The invention describes a femur marrow nail for insertion between the condylii of a knee joint having an anchoring ( 4 ) in the region of the nail tip ( 3 ), having a curvature ( 6 ) extending in...
6692530 Split sleeve modular joint  
A modular prosthesis has an intramedullary rod element which is to be inserted in a bone, an artificial trochanter and a neck for carrying the ball. The intramedullary rod has a proximal end and a...
6679890 Method and apparatus for augmentation of the femoral neck  
Combining an implant and cement for prophylactic and/or preventative use for femoral neck augmention. A hole is drilled into the femoral neck. The hole is filled with an uncured filler cement after...
6679889 Apparatus and methods for independently conditioning and pretensioning a plurality of ligament grafts during joint repair surgery  
Apparatus and methods for conditioning and pre-tensioning soft tissue grafts during joint repair surgery, such as during repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The inventive apparatus is...
6652528 Intramedullary nail with modular sleeve  
Long bone fracture fixation systems, and methods for using same, are described. The systems primarily include an intramedullary nail having an elongated throughbore and a first slot for receiving...
6648889 Intramedullary hip nail with bifurcated lock  
The intramedullary nail system includes an intramedullary nail for insertion in the femur. The nail has an axial bore and an intersecting transverse bore. A lag screw is inserted through the...
6629976 Radius marrow nail  
A marrow nail for the distal region of a radius bone. The marrow nail has a radius of curvature R between 100 and 1000 mm in order that it can be introduced adjacently to the distal articular...
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