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8172850 Alignment device  
An alignment device comprises a guide having a tangible guide component, said guide being configured for arranging the guide component at an angle with respect to a reference element; and a...
8167823 Method and apparatus for aligning and securing an implant relative to a patient  
A surgical apparatus includes an orientation sensor that detects an actual orientation of a surgical tool. The apparatus also includes an orientation feedback device that selectively provides an...
8152815 Constrained acetabular trialing system  
A trial head and shell for use in trial reduction of hip implants, and particularly bipolar implants, having locking features that prevent the head from dissociating from the shell during trialing,...
8142439 Method of connecting an impactor to an orthopaedic implant  
A method of connecting an impactor to an orthopaedic implant includes the steps of: providing the impactor including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a trigger pivotably connected to...
8133234 Patient specific acetabular guide and method  
An acetabular system includes an acetabular guide having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface made to conform to an acetabular rim surface around an...
8128631 Apparatus and method for placing an implant in vivo  
A system and method for placing an implant into or onto supporting bone, or between adjacent bones, without impaction is disclosed. The system includes an implant, a distracter, and a sleeve....
8114089 Instrument for gripping a cup component of a joint prosthesis  
An instrument for gripping a cup component of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis comprises a drive plate having a spiral track formed on it and at least two jaw members. Each of the jaw members has a...
8105327 Punch, implant and associated method  
An instrument for preparing a cavity for a stem of a prosthetic implant for use in performing joint arthroplasty on a head of a long bone is provided. The instrument includes a body and a punch...
8092466 Expandable reverse shoulder trial  
An expandable shoulder trial for a reverse shoulder system is described. The trial includes a rotatably adjustable insert housed within a humeral cup. The insert has a proximal end and a distal...
8057479 Surgical orientation system and method  
A system and method for detecting and measuring changes in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and...
8052689 Cut-off acetabular reamer  
An acetabular reamer (10, 10′, 10″) is intended in particular for the shaping of the cotyloid cavity in the event of a replacement of a hip joint by total prosthesis. The reamer (10, 10′, 10″) ...
8034059 Acetabular shell removal instrument  
An acetabular shell or cup removal instrument is disclosed. The instrument includes a first end capable of being received within an acetabular cup and a cutting element pivotally attached. Cutting...
8034057 Apparatus for, and method of, preparing for and inserting hip joint prosthesis using computer guidance  
A cup for a hip replacement is disposed in a first relationship in an operating room with an object providing a sighting for the cup rotation in a first plane. The cup is thereafter rotated in the...
8028437 Hair dryer and vacuum device  
A hair dryer and vacuum device includes a housing having a nozzle, a handle, and a body portion situated between the handle and nozzle, the nozzle including a first channel extending from the body...
8025841 Method of sterilizing an orthopaedic implant  
A pre-assembled orthopaedic implant adapted for improved gas sterilization. The implant includes a first component adapted for assembly with a second component such that a mating surface of the...
8021370 Instrument for positioning a cup component of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis  
An instrument for positioning a cup component of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis includes a shaft, and a flange located near an end of the shaft on which the cup component can be fixed. The flange...
7998146 Apparatus and method for hip cup extraction  
A hip cup extraction apparatus (101) comprising a shaft (402), a handle (404), a semicircular cutting blade (406), a spring loaded latching member (408), and a head (100) for removing a hip cup...
7993348 Curved acetabular positioner, impactor and reamer handle  
An acetabular instrument has a handle portion having one or more solid nonflexible drive shaft elements therethrough. The shaft elements are connected by a U-joint at one of both ends to form a...
7931656 Acetabular shell impactor  
A method and apparatus for implanting acetabular components into an acetabulum utilizing a minimally invasive incision. The method and apparatus utilize a subatmospheric pressure formed in a hollow...
7927338 Surgical device for implanting a total hip prosthesis  
The surgical device according to the invention comprises both means for per-operative measurement and for memorization of a plurality of positions of a given femoral prosthetic direction and means...
7927376 Expandable acetabular liner extraction device, cup assembly and associated method  
An extraction device for removing a liner from an acetabular cup is provided. The extraction device includes a body and an actuator. The actuator is operably connected to the body. The extraction...
7918895 Method and apparatus for removing a bearing  
A system for replacing a portion of a shoulder joint can include a tray having an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface can be adapted to engage a humeral stem. A bearing can...
7857816 Inserter for minimally invasive joint surgery having interchangeable thread  
An acetabular inserter (10) aids a surgeon in controlling the installation of an acetabular cup prosthesis (11) having a central, female aperture (13). The inserter includes an inserter head (20),...
7828806 Accessory for implanting a hip endoprosthesis, and method for manipulating the same  
Accessory for implantation of a hip joint endoprosthesis, with a manipulation cup, a manipulation joint head with means for orienting the manipulation cup in the acetabulum, and with a device to...
7819875 Surgical devices and methods of use  
A surgical device for holding and rotating an acetabular reaming head is provided, comprising a shaft having a length which runs from a first end adapted for holding an acetabular reaming head to a...
7785331 Acetabular liner extraction device, kit and associated method  
An extraction device for removing a liner from an acetabular cup is provided. The extraction device includes a jaw and a handle. The jaw is for cooperation with the liner and including a portion of...
7780673 Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty  
A method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty including an acetabular cup inserter is provided. The cup inserter is utilized for securing a prosthetic acetabular...
7780674 ASR pressuriser  
An instrument for controlling the distribution of bone cement on the surface of the head of a bone to prepare the bone to receive a re-surfacing prosthesis comprises a hollow shell which can be...
7744602 Acetabular shell removal tool  
A tool for separating an acetabular shell of a hip prosthesis from the surrounding pelvic bone includes a fixture which attaches to the acetabular shell and has a chisel guide mounted on it. A...
7727282 Method and apparatus for implanting a prosthesis  
A method and apparatus for implanting various portions of a prosthesis into an anatomy. The instruments can include portions that allow for positive and rigid engagement with a selected prosthesis...
7682363 Inserter for minimally invasive joint surgery  
An acetabular impactor aids a surgeon in controlling the installation of an acetabular cup prosthesis having a central, female aperture. The impactor includes an impactor head, housing and a...
7660624 Method and x-ray system for detecting position changes of a medical implant  
In a method and apparatus to detect position changes of an implant x-ray detectable markers are arranged in the environment of the implant, and 2D x-ray exposures are obtained at temporal intervals...
7651501 Instrument for use in minimally invasive hip surgery  
An instrument for hip arthroplasty having an impaction body attached to an end of a main body. The impaction body is positionable inside a patient's hip and has an axis coaxial with an impaction...
7621921 Split thread orthopaedic implant impactor  
An orthopaedic implant impactor which includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A trigger is pivotably connected to the distal end, the trigger having a cam end. A push rod is within...
7559931 Surgical orientation system and method  
A system and method for detecting and measuring changes in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and...
7462180 Inserter for a flexible acetabular cup  
A prosthesis implantation inserter is used with a flexible acetabular cup which has an opening or openings in its peripheral rim. The inserter has engagement elements which in an operational...
7419492 T-shaped gauge and acetabular cup navigation system and acetabular cup aligning method using the same  
A T-shaped gauge and acetabular cup navigation system and acetabular cup aligning method using the T-shaped gauge, which can measure anantomical landmarks of the pelvis at the same time, calculate...
7396357 Ancillary tool and method for positioning a prosthetic acetabulum of a hip prosthesis  
An ancillary tool and method for manipulating and implanting a prosthetic acetabulum including a tool provided, adjacent a distal part, with a head for interacting with an endpiece that is used for...
7341593 Prosthetic acetabular cup inserter  
An acetabular cup shell inserter has a first end with a handle and a wire coupling element. The inserter has a shell insertion end opposite the first end having a radial expandable element for...
7037310 Acetabular impactor  
An improved acetabular impactor, especially suitable for use in minimally invasive hip surgeries, is disclosed. The impactor is simple in design and operation and spatially optimized. In...
6997928 Apparatus for and method of providing a hip replacement  
A short main incision and portal incisions at portal positions strategically displaced from the main incision are provided in a patient's hip. One portal incision (acetabular portal) provides for a...
6972021 Handling device for acetabular bearing liner  
A handling device to hold a bearing liner which is to be introduced into the socket of an acetabular cup has a support provided with an alignment element on the acetabular cup and having an opening...
6875218 Elongated driving bit attachable to a driving instrument and method of use for minimally invasive hip surgery  
A method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive hip surgery for implanting a prosthetic acetabular component into a natural acetabulum. The method and apparatus include a driving bit...
6746452 Prosthetic implant and surgical tool  
A surgical tool for gripping the implant includes an elongate body having a first end surface for bearing on the prosthetic implant. Lugs or hooked ends of the tool are capable of attaching the...
6743235 Modular instrument for positioning acetabular prosthetic socket  
A modular implantation instrument for reliably positioning an acetabular prosthetic socket in the acetabulum of a pelvic bone during a total hip joint replacement surgery. The modular instrument...
6701174 Computer-aided bone distraction  
A computer assisted orthopedic surgery planner software for generation of 3D (three dimensional) solid bone models from two or more 2D (two dimensional) X-ray images of a patient's bone. The...
6695850 Minimally invasive total hip replacement  
A surgical kit for minimally invasive total hip replacement includes a guide for inserting a guide wire into the body at the appropriate angle for reaming an Acetabulum. A shaft is inserted along...
6682567 Method and apparatus for providing a shell component incorporating a porous ingrowth material and liner  
An acetabular prosthesis including a ceramic shell having multiple layers and a polymer liner formed integrally with the shell. The acetabular prosthesis shell is formed of a ceramic wherein...
6626913 Methods, systems, and instruments for inserting prosthetic implants  
An inserter includes a frame having a central bore through which a threaded rod is inserted, the threaded rod being used to secure the inserter to an object such as an implant. A thumbscrew is used...
6623488 Pelvic alignment assembly  
A pelvic alignment assembly and method for its use during a total hip replacement surgery in order to accurately reposition the patient's pelvis in a true anterior-posterior or true lateral...
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