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5957946 Surgical bone awl  
A surgical awl is provided for orthopaedic applications that include creating or enlarging holes in bone. The awl has a shaft and a cutting tip that has a working end and an opposite attachment...
5947972 Irrigation pressurization system  
A surgical tool for resecting bone has a pneumatic motor within a tool body which rotates a coaxial tool implement. The tool implement is provided with irrigation fluid from a fluid reservoir. The...
5928239 Percutaneous surgical cavitation device and method  
A device and method for percutaneous surgical cavitation. The device includes an elongated shaft and cutting tip interconnected by a freely-rotating hinge. Upon rotation of the shaft to a...
5928240 Apparatus for forming a centered bore for the femoral stem of a hip prosthesis  
Apparatus for forming a centered bore within an intramedullary canal of a femur in preparation for the implantation of a prosthetic device is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongated rigid...
5928238 Bone dowel cutter  
A device is provided for cutting dowels from a bone mass which is easily disassembled for cleaning and sterilization. The dowel cutter includes an axial mounting member having a proximal end...
5921987 Articular cartilage transplant instrument set  
The invention disclosed is a method and instrument set for repairing focal arthritic defects in a mammalian joint, especially in a human knee. The articular cartilage transplantation instrument set...
5913858 Instrumentation for implanting a spherical prosthesis  
A method of and instrumentation for implanting a spherical prosthesis in a joint between a first bone and a second bone. The method includes the steps of exposing a joint between a first bone and a...
5910121 Biopsy device  
A biopsy device includes a cylindrical outer cannula with a proximal end and a distal end, has a handle in the region of its proximal end and a cutting rim in the region of its distal end. An...
5906210 Surgical procedure for restoration of stability and painfree rotation of the distal radio-ulnar joint  
A method for restoration of stability and painfree rotation of the distal radio-ulna joint is based on raising the capsulo-retinacular flap by dissection off the dorsal part of the triangular...
5904686 Apparatus and method for preparing a site for an interbody fusion implant  
An instrument set 120 and method for preparing a site between adjacent bones for insertion of an implant includes an alignment probe 122 with a head end 124 and a cutter 134 which fits over the...
5897558 Acetabular reamer  
An acetabular reamer includes a base, a first set of semi-circular blades attached to the base, and a second set of semi-circular blades also contacting the base, and crossing and intersecting with...
5893851 Multiple chuck resecting tool  
A coupling device attaches to a surgical resecting instrument with a motorized shaft for rotating surgical implements. The device houses a primary shaft which can be directly attached to the...
5891147 Minimally invasive spinal surgical methods & instruments  
Minimally invasive spinal surgical techniques and tools are provided. The methods include separating the iliocostalis lumborum muscle from the anterior leaf of the thoracolumbar fascia to create a...
5885293 Apparatus and method for cutting a surface at a repeatable angle  
A tool for cutting surfaces at repeatable angles relative to the surface being cut is provided. In one embodiment, the tool is used for cutting a bone in a direction perpendicular to a surface of...
5879353 Guided bone rasp  
A surgical tool for use in preparing a graft path in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in a knee joint in which aligned tibial and femoral osseous tunnels are made for a bone-tendon-bone...
5853415 Femoral milling instrumentation for use in total knee arthroplasty with optional cutting guide attachment  
The milling instrumentation of this invention provides a milling guide connected to the femur for accommodating a milling device. The milling instrumentation includes an alignment guide which is...
5849023 Disposable remote flexible drive cutting apparatus  
The present invention is directed toward an external drive with a plurality of removably mounted disposable surgical hand cutting assemblies including a housing control unit with a plurality of...
5849013 Method and apparatus for fixing a bone block in a bone tunnel  
A method for fixing a bone block in a bone tunnel comprising the steps of placing the bone block in the bone tunnel, advancing spaced-apart first and second metal wires through the bone,...
5846244 Counter-balanced oscillating surgical saw  
A counter-balanced oscillating surgical saw for use in surgical procedures is described which greatly reduces the vibrations caused when the saw blades contact the patient's anatomy. The reduction...
5833692 Surgical instrument  
A surgical instrument comprises a first member extending distally from a proximal end and having an opening in a distal region for admitting tissue, and a second member disposed within the first...
5830215 Removal apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for removing a previously implanted component is disclosed. Generally, the novel device will be used in artificial hip revision surgery. The device comprises a stem, a...
5827312 Marked cannula  
A marked cannula is disclosed that provides for first and second indicia for marking positions along the inner surface of the cannula. The first and second indicia are distinctive with respect to...
5824085 System and method for cavity generation for surgical planning and initial placement of a bone prosthesis  
Methods, systems and apparatus for planning the position of a prosthesis in a long bone in orthopaedic surgical procedures, such as hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, long bone...
5817095 Undercutting surgical instrument  
An undercutting surgical instrument comprises a housing disposed along a longitudinal axis between a proximal region and a distal section which is sized to be inserted into a hole in a bone. A...
5814049 Process for applying suction to bone drilling and reaming operations  
The tool of the present invention comprises a stem. Cutting teeth extend outward from the stem. The stem has a central, longitudinal passage, connects to a suction or evacuation line. An outlet of...
5810830 Machining assembly and methods for preparing the medullary cavity of a femur in hip arthroplasty  
A machining assembly, including a of the disclosure novel broach design, are disclosed for preparing a femoral medullary cavity for receipt of a femoral prosthetic stem, wherein the configuration...
5800437 Cannulated tamp and centering rod for total joint arthroplasty  
A method of preparing an intramedullary canal of a bone for joint arthroplasty including drilling a hole into the intramedullary cavity of a bone and inserting a centering rod longitudinally into...
5797917 Anterior spinal instrumentation and method for implantation and revision  
A system and method for anterior fixation of the spine utilizes a cylindrical implant engaged in the intradiscal space at the cephalad and caudal ends of the construct. The implants are cylindrical...
5797914 Bone screw  
A bone screw for use in oral, maxofacial, and cranial surgery. The bone screw includes a screw head and body portion. The body portion includes a body tip, the body portion having a single flute...
5785714 Method of ACL reconstruction using double socket graft placement and fixation  
A method of reconstructing the anterior cruciate ligament using arthroscopic surgery. A closed-ended socket is formed in the tibia and the femur. The locations of the sockets are determined using...
5782836 Resecting tool for magnetic field environment  
A pneumatic surgical tool for cutting bone during surgical procedures includes a pneumatic motor having a rotary shaft, a resecting tool having a cutting element rotated by the motor, a sleeve to...
5776136 Method and system for finish cutting bone cavities  
Methods and systems for finish cutting of bone cavities rely on making a plurality of axial finish cuts along the cavity wall. Finish cuts are made using a rotary cutter, and a sufficient number of...
5772664 Instrument for harvesting bone grafts having substantially cylindrical bone plugs  
An instrument and kit for harvesting a bone-patella tendon-bone (BTB) graft having substantially cylindrical bone plugs, and a method for harvesting a BTB graft. The instrument comprises two...
5769853 Bone rasp  
The bone rasp (10) is provided with a rotatable drum-shaped rasp tool (36) with a cylinder wall (62) and a housing (12) provided with a cylindrical reception chamber (20) for the rasp tool (36) and...
5755721 Plate holding drill guide and trocar and method of holding a plate  
A plate holding drill guide or "trocar" is disclosed including a member having a channel with an internal diameter. A cannulated holding member having prongs is disposed, at least in part, within...
5741263 Mutiple flat quick release coupling  
A coupling device attaches to a surgical resecting instrument with a motorized shaft for rotating a surgical implement with at least one torque shoulder. The device houses a tubular shaft with a...
5733288 Bone brush  
The present invention is a surgical bone brush which provides a means to remove soft tissue from harvested autogenous and allografts bone prior to implantation of the bone into the human body. The...
5728100 Medullary Anchor  
A medullary suture anchor including an elongated body having flat, angled end portions. A central bore extends through the body transverse to and centered on the longitudinal axis of the anchor....
5725530 Surgical saw and methods therefor  
A surgical saw includes a saw assembly for being driven by a powered surgical handpiece and having a pair of parallel, co-planar guide arms, a pair of flexible, endless cutting bands disposed...
5722978 Osteotomy system  
An osteotomy guide and surgical kit for performing a tibial osteotomy are provided, wherein the osteotomy guide comprises two or more rows of guide holes formed therethrough for attaching the guide...
5720752 Distal femoral cutting guide apparatus with anterior or posterior referencing for use in knee joint replacement surgery  
A distal femoral sizing instrument includes an intramedullary rod for referencing the patient's intramedullary canal. A valgus module mounts to the intramedullary rod at a bore of the valgus. The...
5720749 Integral reamer apparatus with guide counterbores in female press-fitted parts  
A medullary rotational reaming apparatus includes an elongated, flexible, hollow, tubular shaft formed of a nickel-titanium alloy and having coupling portions at the opposite ends thereof. Each of...
5716360 Patella recession instrument and method for anatomically-shaped patellar prostheses  
A patella recession instrument (10) and method provides a guide for producing an oval, tri-oval, or elliptically shaped recess on the posterior surface of the osteotomized patella for receiving a...
5702460 Revision femoral trial prosthesis  
A trial femoral prosthesis for use in knee joint replacement surgery includes a trial prosthesis body that is generally J-shaped. The prosthesis body provides a distal articulating surface and a...
5690634 Medullary drill head  
A drill head for intramedullary drilling has a front part, a middle part and a rear part and is shaped as a hollow body of revolution. The front and rear parts have spiral slots formed with cutting...
5688276 Adjustable implant holder instrument  
An adjustable implant holder instrument having a proximal handle with a movable actuator mechanism. An elongated shaft has a proximal end connected to the proximal handle and has a distal end...
5683396 Orthopaedic cutting instrumentation with cam locking arrangement  
A knee cutting instrument apparatus includes an elongated alignment rod that can enable a surgeon to define alignment with a patient's long bone. An instrument block body can slide upon the...
5681314 Cutting a bone graft  
A guide and other tools for cutting a bone graft from, e.g., the patella. The guide includes a guiding portion configured to engage a bone cutting instrument (such as a saw with a curved cutting...
5681315 Bone marrow rasp  
A bone marrow rasp for forming bone cavities, particularly in femurs, having a tubular hollow body which is open at its distal end for the axially directed reception of bone material, has openings...
5665091 Surgical broach  
An improved surgical broach for preparing an intramedullary canal of a bone for receiving a prosthesis is described, wherein the broach comprises a plurality of cutting teeth having different...
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