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7601143 Ostomy/fistula bag  
A lesion or fistula isolating bag, the bag defining a first chamber having a closeable entrance and a second chamber for application to a lesion or fistula and wherein access to the second chamber...
7530982 Composite allograft formation instrument  
A graft formation and delivery instrument comprising an outer barrel, a piston, and an inner pin. The outer barrel has a center aperture. The piston is seated within the center aperture, has a...
7311720 Closure device for a puncture channel and applicator device  
In a closure device for an opening in a layer of tissue comprising a plurality of wings which provide and/or hold bearing areas on tissue surrounding the opening, the wings are held by means of...
7044978 Positioner and method for a femoral hip implant  
The present invention provides a positioner for controlling the position of a femoral hip implant within the intramedullary canal of a femur.
7001395 Medullary plug including an external shield and an internal valve  
A plug for stopping the flow of bone cement in a channel within bone includes an elastomeric inflatable structure protected from bone fragments and sharp edges by a shield extending around the...
6821300 Apparatus for positioning prosthetic component prior to cement injection  
Apparatus and methods are disposed for maintaining the proper positioning of a prosthetic implant having proximal and distal ends within a prepared bone cavity during cement injection and curing....
6669733 Bone plug  
A bone plug ( 61 ), for blocking of a canal in a bone, has a solid body which by axial compression expands in the radial direction. The height of the body is at most 6 times the average wall...
6652589 Kit for implanting a cementable endoprosthesis  
The kit for implanting a cementable endoprosthesis includes a fitting instrument and at least two components to be implanted, namely an endoprosthesis shaft and a proximal centering and/or sealing...
6607535 Universal bone cement plug and method of use  
A device and method for joint replacement surgery, such as total hip replacement surgery, including a bone cement plug which is adaptable to any size bone canal, an insertion tool for deploying the...
6592589 Device and method for plugging a bone channel with an expandable medullary plug  
A plug for stopping the flow of bone cement in a bone channel, such as the intramedullary bone canal, or a previously prepared channel, includes an actuator and a number of flexible beams extending...
6589285 Apparatus for, and method of, providing hip prosthesis implantation  
Surface irregularities are removed from the inner wall of a femur cavity, preferably tapered. A tamp having an opening and a socket is disposed in the cavity. The tamp may be one of a plurality of...
6514253 Apparatus for locating interlocking intramedullary nails  
An apparatus for locating interlocking intramedullary nails comprises a slide device which is disposed at the near end of the nails and is capable of adjustment in various directions. The slide...
6379391 Method and apparatus for positioning a prosthetic element relative to a bone to achieve a desired orientation  
Apparatus and methods are disposed for maintaining the proper positioning of a prosthetic implant having proximal and distal ends within a prepared bone cavity during cement injection and curing....
6371991 Alignment guide for fluted prosthetic stems  
An alignable orthopedic prosthesis system includes a prosthesis and an alignment guide. The prosthesis includes a stem having at least one keyed component extending along its outer surface. The...
6325830 Cement restrictor  
A cement restrictor is provided for creating a fixed obstruction within a bone. An exemplary cement restrictor includes a member or body that is expandable or transitionable from a first diameter...
6299642 Bone cement plug for deployment in a bone canal  
A core for forming a bone cement plug for deployment in a bone canal, the core including a base portion defining a bore having internal teeth therein and extending axially and distally from a...
6280675 Grouting method for rigidly connecting two elements using a binder, and in particular for anchoring one element in another  
A method of grouting which permits the joining together of two parts by means of a binder and, more particularly, the sealing of one part in another, in particular the sealing of a prosthesis in a...
6270502 Methods and instruments for performing radial impacting  
A radial impacting technique involves using a set of progressively larger radial impactors to pack a medullary canal in a radial direction toward the cortex. For revision cases, graft material,...
6251141 Bone canal plug, method of making, and method of using  
A plug system for preventing material from extruding beyond a desired location in a bone tunnel includes a plug member that has an insertion axis extending from a first end and a plurality of...
6179877 Centering device for femoral implant and method and apparatus for implementation thereof  
A method and apparatus for centering the stem of a femoral hip prosthesis in the cavity formed in the medullary canal in the proximal end of the femur. The apparatus includes a sleeve or other like...
6179842 Blocking system for the medullary canal of a tubular bone  
With the invention blocking systems for the medullary canal (1) of a tubular bone (2) are shown which have a blocking element (5) in order to hold bone cement (3) back from cemented prosthesis...
6018857 Device and method for mounting a stent onto a balloon catheter  
Systems and methods for mounting a stent onto the balloon of a balloon catheter. In one embodiment, a kit is provided that includes two instruments, a first being a loader tool and a second being a...
5997581 Hip stem cement spacer  
A spacer includes a body having a first end, a second end, and an aperture open at the first end and at the second end. The spacer can be an element of a prosthetic joint component system that...
5997580 Cement restrictor including shape memory material  
A cement restrictor is provided for creating a fixed obstruction within a bone. An exemplary cement restrictor includes a member or body that is expandable or transitionable from a first diameter...
5972034 Self-venting intramedullary cement restrictor  
A self-venting cement restrictor or bone plug is provided for insertion into the medullary canal of a patient bone during orthopedic surgery. The cement restrictor includes a valve member which...
5885295 Apparatus and method for positioning an orthopedic implant  
An apparatus and method for positioning an orthopedic implant within a cavity in a bone, including a plug member which is inserted into the cavity in the bone. A cutter movably engages the plug...
5861043 Intramedullary bone plug  
A bone plug is provided for insertion into the medullary canal of a patient bone during orthopedic surgery, wherein the bone plug restricts or prevents passage of bone cement introduced under...
5849014 Cement restrictor system and method of forming a cement plug within the medullary canal of a bone  
A cement restrictor system is provided for making a cement plug within the medullary canal of a long bone. The system includes an inflatable body, a conduit having first and second ends that...
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...
5788704 Apparatus and method for implanting a prothesis  
An apparatus for performing prosthesis surgery has a phantom implant component. Elements are provided for holding said phantom component accurately and stationary relative to a cavity in a bone....
5788703 Apparatus for the placement of a medullary space blocker  
A tubular guide part which is insertable into the medullary space is connected to a source of pressure medium and to a blocking element having the form of a hollow body which can be inflated in the...
5788702 Applicator system  
The invention relates to a one-piece or multipiece application system for applying plastic masses out of a receptacle. The application system (10) comprises a funnel-shaped outlet piece (16)...
5766178 Bone plug  
The plug is made of a plastic material and acts as a cement barrier for openings produced by an operative procedure in medullated bones. The plug is clamped between the side walls of the opening of...
5683395 System for performing hip prothesis revision surgery  
A cannulated tamp having a proximal compressive flange as used for compacting bone graft material in a femur having a cavity being prepared to receive a femural prosthesis. The tamp of the present...
5665121 Preformed mantle  
A prosthesis having attachment portion for insertion into or attachment to a patient's bone without bone cement. Parts of the attachment portion on the prosthesis are attached to the bone are...
5658351 Intramedullary centralizer  
A centralizer for the stem of a cementable prosthetic orthopedic implant that is implanted into the medullary canal of a bone has a hollow annular body with a tapered interior surface for receiving...
5658350 Apparatus for cementing intramedullary bone prosthesis  
An intramedullary bone prosthesis to be rigidly cemented into position in the femur, and also applicable to total knee and shoulder replacement operations, is provided as an improved surgical...
5597383 Method for cementing intramedullary bone prosthesis  
An intramedullary bone prosthesis to be rigidly cemented into position in the femur, and also applicable to total knee and shoulder replacement operations, is provided as an improved surgical...
5531792 Bone plug fixation assembly, expansible plug assembly therefor, and method of fixation  
An expansible bone plug assembly comprises a first member closed by a substantially planar surface at one end thereof, the member having a cylindrical outer surface. A central bore extends through...
5507831 Distal stem centralizer for femoral prosthesis  
A centralizer is installed on the end of the distal stem of a femoral prosthesis by virtue of splines cut into the sides of the tip of the distal end of the stem. Each spline has a relatively...
5507766 Vascular dilatation instrument and catheter  
A vascular dilatation instrument 1 includes an outer tube 2, an inner tube 5 extending through the outer tube 2, and an inflatable member 3 having one end attached to the inner tube 5 and another...
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...
5470336 System for performing hip prosthesis revision surgery  
An apparatus for performing hip prosthesis revision surgery includes means for preparation of the cavity left after removal of the original prosthesis. A tamp having a longitudinal passageway...
5468245 Biomedical cement bonding enhancer  
A method and apparatus for filling a shaft bored into human femoral bone during hip replacement surgery with gelatinous methyl methacrylate bonding cement for receipt of an artificial hip prothesis...
5385566 Device and a method for use in transplantation of bone tissue material  
A device and a method for use in transplantation of bone tissue material in a cavity (7) in bones (6) so as to give the cavity a desired shape with a required thickness of the bone material forming...
5383932 Absorbable medullary plug  
A bone plug for intramedullary insertion into the canal of a bone to restrict the bypass of cement during implant surgery is described. The bone plug is made of a bioabsorbable material and has a...
5370702 Acetabular cup having optionally removable portions  
An acetabular cup having optionally removable portions to permit a choice between methods of affixation is provided. The cup has recesses in the surface of the wall of the cup. A post extends from...
5340362 Method and apparatus for cementing intramedullary bone prosthesis  
An intramedullary bone prosthesis to be rigidly cemented into position in the femur, and also applicable to total knee and shoulder replacement operations, is provided as an improved surgical...
5127913 Apparatus and method for implanting an intramedullary rod  
Apparatus and method for locating distal locking holes in an implanted intramedullary rod is disclosed. An insert member having at least one high-energy permanent magnet carried with its poles...
5114423 Dilatation catheter assembly with heated balloon  
A balloon dilatation catheter having heating elements raise the temperature of the working surface of the balloon while the balloon is being inflated during an angioplasty procedure. In one...
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