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5665090 |
Bone cutting apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for preparing a bone for receiving a prosthetic implant (74) having a body portion (75) including a plurality of fins (78, 80, 82) arranged in a predetermined pattern and a...
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5653712 |
Intramedullary bone groover
Preliminary to cementing a prosthesis in a hole in an intramedullary bone, annular groves are formed in the bone around the hole by cutters radially extensible in opposite directions from a tool...
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5645545 |
Self reaming intramedullary nail and method for using the same
A self-reaming intramedullary nail and method for using the same are disclosed. Nail 10 includes a rotatable reaming head 30 mounted to the distal end 24 of the cannulated nail body 20. A...
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5643269 |
Externally threaded bodies for use as taps or screws
There is provided set of at least two externally threaded bodies each of which has a cylindrical external surface provided with a screw thread. The screw threads have identical pitches, and the...
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5643270 |
Multi-plane curvilinear saw, guide and method
A multi-plane curvilinear saw, corresponding guide and related method are provided for shaping the end of a bone that forms one member of a joint, such as a bone in a digit. The finished end is...
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5643271 |
Angled orthopedic surfacer and guide
An angled orthopedic surfacer and guide which is particularly useful in connection with revision surgeries for femoral hip prostheses. The surfacer comprises a drive shaft connected to a milling...
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5634927 |
Sizing plate and drill guide assembly for orthopaedic knee instrumentation
The invention is directed to an orthopaedic instrumentation assembly 10 for at least partially preparing an end of a bone with a drill for receiving a prosthesis. The instrumentation assembly...
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5628748 |
Surgical instrument
A surgical instrument and method are disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises an elongated handle having an operator gripping portion and including a grinding burr rotatably mounted to the...
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5628747 |
Device for removing cancellous bone
A device (10) for removing cancellous bone during machining of a long bone canal includes a brush mechanism for scraping cancellous bone from cortical bone while deflecting off the cortical bone...
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5620446 |
Surgical apparatus for performing endoscopic surgery at locations where tissue inserts into bone
An apparatus for performing endoscopic surgery at locations where tissue inserts into bone which includes cutting instruments having a novel knife blade with a blunted palpitation end to sever...
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5618293 |
Surgical instrument
A surgical instrument includes a cutting implement comprised of two elements. A driver, which may be disposed within an outer member, transmits force applied at a base to the cutting implement to...
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5601563 |
Orthopaedic milling template with attachable cutting guide
The invention is directed to milling instrumentation used for preparing a bone for receiving a prosthetic implant. The milling instrumentation includes a milling template for connection to an...
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5601565 |
Osteotomy method and apparatus
The present invention relates to an osteotomy guide with a saw guide and an alignment member to be mounted on a pivot pin at the apex of a wedge of bone to be removed. The saw guide establishes a...
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5601559 |
Intraosseous needle
An intraosseous needle having a threaded shaft with a passageway extending substantially therethrough, a solid and pointed tip at one end thereof, the tip having a plurality of cutting edges which...
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5582618 |
Surgical cutting instrument
A surgical cutting instrument having jaws formed on the distal ends of an outer and an inner cutting member. A recess in the inner cutting member is provided for collecting chips of material. A...
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5573537 |
Instrument for probing and reaming a pedicle
A unitary instrument for providing a step-down screw hole in a pedicle is provided. The tool includes an end member for rotatable connection with a power source, the probe for providing a pilot...
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5571106 |
Surgical cutting instrument
The present invention relates to an improved high speed rotary bone cutter comprising a drive shaft and a cutting head. The drive shaft has an elongated housing rotably mounted on the shaft. The...
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5569255 |
Method for implanting a prosthetic device into a bone
A prosthetic device for the human hip having elongated fins or other like protrusions which are provided on the underside of a collar and which extend into previously formed slots or grooves in the...
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5569254 |
Surgical resection tool having an irrigation, lighting, suction and vision attachment
A surgical tool for resecting bone includes a pneumatic motor to which a bearing tube is secured for rotatably supporting a resecting tool. The bearing tube is eccentrically disposed within an...
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5556399 |
Bone-harvesting drill apparatus and method for its use
A coring drill used to harvest bone from a donor area of the human body is described. The drill bit in its preferred embodiment is formed with a cylindrical, hollow shaft and a half-conical tip or...
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5554154 |
Intra-osseous needle drill
A drill for a medical needle having a fitting end and a tip suitable for intra-osseous use includes a chuck extending outwardly from a hand-held housing, the chuck including means for releasably...
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5540693 |
Surgical instrument for cutting hard tissue and method of use
A surgical device capable of cutting and removing medium to hard body tissue such as cartilage and bone from a joint region or similarly restricted interior space within the body is disclosed. The...
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5540692 |
Replicator for resecting bone to match a pattern
A replicator is provided for precisely resecting bone into a desired shape of a pattern. A pattern holder and a bone holder are spaced apart from each other, and rotatably mounted to a cylindrical...
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5534005 |
Surgical milling system
An in-situ surgical orthopedic milling apparatus includes an instrument frame having upper and lower end portions. A plurality of templates are provided, each forming a respective virtual pattern....
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5531750 |
Surgical tool and adjustable locking handle therefor
An adjustable locking handle securely grips an associated surgical tool for fixing the tool to the handle. The tool has first and second coupling portions, while the handle has an elongated body...
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5522817 |
Absorbable surgical fastener with bone penetrating elements
A self-inserting absorbable orthopedic fixation device having a bioabsorbable fastening body portion for fastening body tissue, and having bone penetrating elements such as hard, pointed tips for...
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5520695 |
Instruments for use in knee replacement surgery
The present invention relates to an instrument and method for performing a partial knee replacement and, in particular, a single condyle replacement method. The instrument includes a tibial mounted...
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5520692 |
Adjustable depth patella recessing guide and method
An adjustable depth patella recessing guide and method for guiding a cutting tool to recess the posterior surface of a patella. The guide includes a body having a first end for engaging the...
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5514141 |
Small joint reamer
A reamer designed to create convex, curved shapes on small bones. The reamer comprises a body with a center bore throughout, and a concave head with at least three flutes. The flutes extend from...
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5514143 |
Apparatus and method for use during surgery
An improved apparatus provided to position the femur and tibia of a leg relative to each other during surgery includes a femoral section which is fixedly mounted on the femur and a tibial section...
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5514139 |
Method and apparatus for femoral resection
A distal femur resecting apparatus for use in the preparation of a human distal femur for the implantation of a human femoral prosthesis. The resecting apparatus includes a positioning apparatus...
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5505737 |
Quick release coupling for a dissecting tool
A coupling device is used for attaching a dissecting tool to a rotary shaft of a surgical instrument. The device is comprised of a spindle attachment which secures to a spindle of the rotary shaft....
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5499984 |
Universal modular reamer system
A medullary reaming system includes a flexible, hollow, tubular shaft formed of a nickel-titanium alloy having one end coupled to a rotary drive and having the other end coupled to a cutting head...
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5496326 |
Fixation screw and method for ligament reconstruction
A screw for fixation of a tendon/bone graft during an arthroscopic surgical procedure includes a smooth conical forward end having a rounded tip and a spiral thread running from a position behind...
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5496323 |
Orthopedic instrument with quarter-turn disconnect mechanism
An orthopedic instrument having a quarter-turn disconnect apparatus. A female socket is provided on a broach or cutting instrument and a male plug with a locking mechanism is provided on a cutting...
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5496324 |
Proximal body milling apparatus
A milling apparatus 2 including an articulated cutter 20 and an inverted L-shaped frame 10 for removing a unique geometric volume of bone to receive a prosthetic implant stem. Cutter 20 is housed...
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5490854 |
Surgical cutting block and method of use
An improved surgical cutting block for guiding bone saws in joint surgery and similar instruments. The cutting block is provided with one or more cutting guides having cutting guide surfaces...
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5490853 |
Orthopedic bone plug cutter
An orthopedic bone plug cutter for cutting a customized bone plug for use with prosthesis having stems of complex geometry, such as a cruciate stem. The bone plug cutter comprises an anvil which...
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5490852 |
Orthopedic awl
An awl for providing entry into and subsequent penetration of a bone is disclosed. The awl features a first section which is straight and has a first end, an exterior end, and a cutting tip at its...
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5486177 |
Patella planer with adjustable stop
A patella planer for preparing a resected surface on a patella in a single operation. The patella planer has an adjustable stop which can be used on either side of the planer so that the planer may...
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5484441 |
Rongeur surgical instrument
A rongeur surgical instrument is disclosed which has an actuating mechanism providing a variable degree of mechanical advantage for operation of the cutting element in the instrument. During the...
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5478093 |
Surgical handpiece
A handpiece for use in small-scale surgery and microsurgery, for example, oral surgery or surgery in the ear, nose and throat area includes a handpiece sleeve and a collet chuck which is rotatable...
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5474558 |
Procedure and system for spinal pedicle screw insertion
Pedicle screws are inserted in spinal vertebrae in a manner to reduce the likelihood of nerve damage caused by improper screw placement. A screw opening is started in part of a skeletal region,...
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5454815 |
Bone rasp made of plastics
A bone rasp for the working of bones said rasp having a plastic toothed working section with teeth and cutting edges and a connecting section, optionally made of plastic, for connecting the rasp to...
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5445639 |
Intervertebral reamer construction
A surgical tool for use in spinal stabilization for fusing contiguous vertebra in an animal spine. The tool includes a distal end having external dimensions sized for the distal end to be inserted...
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5443471 |
Quick release handle assembly
A handle for use in implanting a prothesis has an elongate body portion and a post-retaining structure at the end of the body portion. The post-retaining portion or structure includes a core member...
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5439464 |
Method and instruments for performing arthroscopic spinal surgery
A method and apparatus for performing an arthroscopic spinal laminectomy or similar surgical procedure includes a plurality of cannulas which are individually inserted, in a predetermined sequence,...
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5423827 |
Surgical jig for femoral knee prosthesis
A surgical jig for orienting a femoral component of a prosthetic knee prosthesis angularly with respect to the axis of the patient's femur which jig utilizes a single drill plate or guide for...
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5423822 |
Method and apparatus for preparing a bone for receiving a prosthetic device
A planer for shaping a bone prior to receiving a prosthetic device. The planer includes a surface which is able to abrade the bone. In addition, the planer is operable to engage one of a plurality...
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5423825 |
Spinal fusion instruments and methods
An instrument for harvesting an iliac bone graft comprises an elongate handle having a proximal gripping portion terminating in a substantially blunt striking surface, and a distal working portion...
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