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8157803 Bone fixation using an intramedullary nail interlocked with a buttress member  
System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for fixing a bone using an intramedullary nail interlocked with a buttress member disposed on the bone.
8137349 Intrabody distraction device with a screw working in traction  
An intra-corporal expandable device incorporating a screw operating under traction. A first elongated part (1) receives a second telescopic part (2). Each of these parts comprises links (61), (62)...
8137350 Fracture fixator for femoral trochanteric fracture  
In an internal fixator having a sliding mechanism for treating femoral trochanteric fracture, it is intended to firmly hold the femoral head by setting a sliding direction at a high angle. The...
8114079 Intramedullary nail with coupled shafts  
A nail assembly for use in trauma surgery is provided. The nail assembly includes an intramedullary shaft including a first transverse passage and a second transverse passage in the shaft. The...
8105326 Orthopaedic implant and fastener 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,...
8092454 Fixation instrument for treating a bone fracture  
A fixation instrument for treating a bone fracture including a bone screw and a nail, wherein the bone screw extends through an opening in the head or proximal end of the nail. A movable insert is...
8066706 Surgical nail  
A surgical nail (1), in particular, an intramedullary nail, has a central axis (2) and is formed of a material (M) having a modulus of elasticity (E). A plurality of transversal openings (5) run...
8007498 Methods and devices for treatment of bone fractures  
A method and devices for facilitating fixating and joining of bone fractures utilizing expandable devices that are positioned within the bone and across the fracture site. The stress from the...
7850690 Device for the treatment of femoral fractures  
A femoral fracture treatment device including: an intramedullary pin (1) with a central longitudinal axis (2) and a passage (5) of non-circular cross-section (6) through a proximal portion (4) of...
7842036 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 (32), a...
7776038 Intramedullary locking nail  
An intramedullary locking nail for treating bone fractures and which have spaced apart regions has at least one transverse hole for receiving a bone screw and at least one transverse hole being...
7749227 Precision assembleable surgical tool handle with limited-play interconnect mechanism  
A precision adjustable surgical tool holder/driver is provided which is easily disassembled for cleaning and precisely reassembled. The holder/driver has a positionable handle allowing adjustment...
7749226 Method for forming a tunnel in a bone  
A method for forming a tunnel in a bone. The method includes forming a first tunnel in the bone, the tunnel having a longitudinal axis, inserting a first drill guide into the first tunnel,...
7708738 Self-boring and self-tapping screw for osteosynthesis and compression  
The invention provides an osteosynthesis and compression screw that is self-boring and self-tapping for the purpose of coaptation of small bone fragments. The screw comprises: a proximal portion...
7670340 Endomedullary nail for the treatment of proximal femur fractures  
An endomedullary nail for the treatment of proximal femur fractures, comprising an elongate body (12) having a proximal portion (14) and a distal portion (16). The proximal portion (14) has a first...
7632272 Device for bone fixation  
A device for bone fixation includes an intramedullary pin and a bone plate. The intramedullary pin has a longitudinal axis with a distal tip configured for insertion into the medullary canal. The...
7618422 Tibial augmentation guide  
A guide for use in making tibial augmentation cuts is disclosed. The guide is preferably for use subsequent to an initial cut being made. A method of utilizing the guide, as well as making the...
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...
7556629 Method and apparatus for bone fixation with secondary compression  
Disclosed is a fracture fixation device, for reducing and compressing fractures in a bone. The fixation device includes an elongate body comprising a first portion and a second portion that are...
7378144 Oriented polymer implantable device and process for making same  
A device is formed by the process into a bone screw or fastener, wherein the head has a degree of polymer alignment and strength, and wherein the shank has a higher degree of polymer alignment and...
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...
7326211 Deployment tool for distal bone anchors with secondary compression  
The invention relates to a deployment systems for deploying a bone fixation device. One embodiment of a deployment system includes a syringe-shaped body configured to provide proximal traction to a...
7306600 Bone fixation system  
An implant for fixation of a bone includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and a longitudinal axis defined between the proximal end and the distal end. A plurality of blades are...
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...
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...
7192445 Medical prosthetic devices and implants having improved biocompatibility  
Disclosed are medical prosthetic devices or medical implants which exhibit improved biocompatitibly. The devices or implants include a metal material, e.g. titanium, in which the metal surface...
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 (32), a...
6932819 Modular intramedullary nail  
An intramedullary nail, comprises a proximal portion, a middle portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion has a longitudinal slot and the distal portion has at least one transversal bore....
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...
6908465 Distal bone anchors for bone fixation with secondary compression  
Disclosed is a bone fracture fixation device, such as for reducing and compressing fractures in the proximal femur. The fixation device includes an elongate body with a helical cancellous bone...
6702823 Device for identifying the position of intramedullary nail securement screw holes  
A device for identifying the position of the distal holes for passage of securement screws provided in an intramedullary nail inserted in a medullary canal of a long bone, having an arm that...
6579294 Locking nail for fracture fixation  
A locking nail includes a shank, at least one cross-bore close to one end and at least one cross-bore close to the other end. The cross-bores for receiving a bone screw each. An additional...
6575974 Surgical device and method for connection of fractured bones  
A screwdriver for re-joining first and second pieces of a fractured bone in cooperation with a connector plate. A screw has an screw-shaped inner end for biting into the bone upon passing through a...
6575976 Expandable tissue anchor  
A bioabsorbable, cannulated expandable tissue anchor for sutureless soft tissue fixation to bone, particularly in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. The anchor is provided with a ribbed shaft and a...
6558388 Intramedullary nail for the humerus  
With the invention a intramedullary nail preferably for the humerus is shown which comprises a securing head for a hammering-in and aiming device, with the intramedullary nail having at least one...
6547791 Retrograde tibial nail  
The tibia nail comprises a tube including a continuous longitudinal bore and includes a proximal anchoring portion with several cross-bores, an adjoining connecting portion which is flexurally...
6511481 Method and apparatus for fixation of proximal femoral fractures  
Disclosed is a femoral neck fracture fixation device, for reducing and compressing fractures in the proximal femur. The fixation device includes an elongate body with a helical cancellous bone...
6488684 Intramedullary nail  
An intramedullary nail system for reducing and fixing fractures in long bones includes an elongated intramedullary nail having radial portals about the circumference. Tang assemblies are slidably...
6461360 Locking nail for the repair of femur shaft fractures  
The locking nail for the repair of femur shaft fractures, also in connection with trochanteric femur fractures, comprises a proximal nail section (2) and a distal nail section (3) adjoining the...
6423066 Neck screw  
A hip neck screw having a shank, a male-threaded portion at the proximal end thereof and areas for engagement by a tool wherein the screw is designed in such a way that it is adapted to be passed...
6409730 Humeral spiral blade  
An osteosynthetic implant for use in treating fractures to the head and neck of the humerus. The implant includes a body, a helically twisted blade having an oblate cross section, and a...
6406477 Intramedullary nail  
A lag screw for connecting a bone portion separated from the femur, by fracture, to the main portion thereof is fixedly secured in the separated bone portion and extends through main portion of the...
6387098 Intramedullary catheter nail apparatus and method  
An intramedullary catheter nail apparatus and method is disclosed that provides both the mechanical stabiliazation and therapeutic drug delivery needed to optimize long bone repair. In the...
6383185 Medullary nail for the distraction of bones  
The medullary nail (10) for bone distraction has an electric motor drive (20) that is located in its interior (11), preferably in its interior (11) in the area of its tip (12), and is connected...
6379360 Spiral blade insertion instrument  
The invention relates to a device for introducing a spiral blade into an intramedullary nail. The device includes a target-finding stay with a through hole, a guide sleeve attached coaxially in...
6319255 Prophylactic implant against fracture of osteoporosis-affected bone segments  
A prophylactic implant is provided for protecting osteoporosis-affected bone segments against fractures, in particular the neck of the femur, the vertebral column and the wrist. According to a...
6270499 Bone fixation device  
A bone fracture fixation device according to the present invention includes an intramedullary nail and an intramedullary nail head. The intramedullary nail head can be set and fixed on the proximal...
6261290 Osteosynthesis auxilliary for the treatment of subtrochanteric, peritrochanteric and femoral-neck fractures  
An intramedullary locking nail for the treatment of femoral neck fractures has a generally elongate body. The elongate body has a longitudinal axis, a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein...
6238126 Hip compression screw assemblies and joints therefor  
An adjustable two-dimensional joint for use in hip compression screw assemblies, allows for relative alignment of the lag screw and angle plate, even when these components are effectively fitted to...
6187007 Device for attaching fractured hip-joint heads  
This invention concerns a device for attaching fractured hip-joint heads. The device has an angular plate which includes a bone plate attachable to the femur and a sleeve extending at an angle from...
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