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7618424 Orthopedic instrument  
An apparatus for use in orthopedic distraction or compression is disclosed. In the illustrated embodiments, two arms are provided that are connected by a rod or bar with a mechanism that enables...
7594917 Method and apparatus for fixing a graft in a bone tunnel  
A method and apparatus for fixing a ligament in a bone tunnel by cross-pinning the ligament in the bone tunnel.
7588577 Guide assembly for intramedullary fixation and method of using the same  
An intramedullary fixation assembly usable with different long bone types and a guide assembly for guiding deployment of the intramedullary fixation assembly. The intramedullary fixation assembly...
7578824 Methods and apparatus for forming a tunnel through a proximal end of a tibia  
A guide assembly for forming a tunnel through a proximal end of a tibia includes a brace having a first end and an opposing second end. A template is mounted on the first end of the brace. The...
7575579 Drill guide tissue protector  
A system includes a drill guide and a gauge wire. The drill guide has two arms rotatable relative to each other about a hinge, with each arm including a split portion of a guide. When the arms are...
7575578 Surgical drill guide  
A surgical drill guide is disclosed generally comprising a handle connected to an arm, the arm having an end for contacting a bone. The handle has a plurality of non-parallel channels therein for...
7534246 Ankle replacement system  
A prosthesis suited for orthopedic implantation possesses a multi-piece stem component that supports an artificial joint surface that can articulate with another artificial joint surface in various...
7520898 Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament  
A graft ligament is looped through a graft hole in a graft ligament support block, and the graft ligament support block is mounted to an installation tool. Then the installation tool is used to...
7517365 Marking template for installing a custom replacement device for resurfacing a femur and associated installation method  
A replacement device for resurfacing a joint surface of a femur and a method of making and installing such a device is provided. The custom replacement device is designed to substantially fit the...
7494490 Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament  
Apparatus and method is disclosed for securing a graft ligament in a bone tunnel. A method is disclosed comprising the steps of forming a first bone tunnel and a second bone tunnel being transverse...
7491180 Apparatus and methods for templating and placement of artificial discs  
A method of determining the size and/or placement of a prosthetic disc in a disc space between adjacent endplates of two vertebrae in a selected spinal area, comprising: using a computer to...
7488327 Free hand drill guide  
A surgical drill guide for use with a bone plate having fastener holes oriented at predetermined angles with respect to the plate, the surgical drill guide having at least one alignment drill...
7488326 Combination targeting guide and driver instrument for use in orthopaedic surgical procedures  
The present invention provides combination targeting guide and driver instrument for use in orthopaedic surgical procedures.
7488325 Femoral neck resection guide  
The present invention relates to an apparatus for fitting a protecting femoral neck device. The said apparatus includes a clamping base. A fixation element whose circumference size can be adjusted...
7485120 Tapered bone fusion cages or blocks, implantation means and method  
A novel device and method for fusions inside a forward widely tapering human disc space. A stabilizing/guiding system is driven into and against the disc space. The device is further stabilized by...
7476227 Tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis  
A tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis, which includes a spacer block, adapted to be inserted between a tibia and an astragalus of an ankle, a lug secured to...
7473259 Implant stabilizing instrument, kit and method  
A surgical instrument stabilizes an implant as the implant is secured to native tissue at a damaged tissue site such as in an intra-articular space. The instrument has a proximal end portion, a...
7465306 System and method for positioning a connecting member adjacent the spinal column in minimally invasive procedures  
A spinal surgical system includes at least two extenders extending proximally from respective ones of first and second anchors engaged to the spinal column. A connecting member is positionable...
7462181 Device and method for rapid aspiration and collection of body tissue from within an enclosed body space  
Device and method for rapid extraction of body tissue from an enclosed body cavity. Hollow entry cannula with optional core element provides entry into body tissue space such as bone marrow....
7442197 Variable depth drill guide  
A variable depth drill guide assembly and a method of controlling a depth of a drill insertion into a bone using the variable depth drill guide assembly, wherein the assembly comprises a shaft; an...
7442196 Dynamic knee balancer  
Dynamic knee balancing devices, systems and methods provide for enhanced total knee arthroplasty (“TKA”) procedures. Devices generally include a stationary femoral member for removably...
7425357 Surface modification of expanded ultra high molecular weight polyethylene(eUHMWPE) for improved bondability  
A balloon catheter and a method of making the balloon catheter, having a balloon which is bonded to an elongated shaft, and which has a first layer and a second layer and an improved bond between...
7422594 Drilling tool guide wire alignment device  
A device for installation of a guide wire for a drilling tool in a correct positional arrangement in a bone. The device includes a tissue protection sleeve, which has at one end a laterally...
7371260 Method and instrumentation for the preparation and transplantation of osteochondral allografts  
Provided are procedures and instruments for preparing and transplanting osteochondral allograft plugs to a host bone to repair an articular cartilage defect. An allograft bone plug having a...
7357804 Quick-release drill-guide assembly for bone-plate  
A surgical drill-guide assembly can be releasably attached to a part of a bone-fixation system, for example, a plate. The surgical drill-guide assembly is used for example, to guide a drill, screw,...
7338500 Internal pedicle insulator apparatus and method of use  
An internal pedicle insulator apparatus, comprises an inner insertion rod having a top end and an opposing bottom end; and an outer insertion rod having an upper end and a lower end. The outer...
7329262 Stereoguide for clamping neurosurgical instruments  
The present invention relates to apparatus for use in neurosurgery, and to a method of positioning neurosurgical apparatus. The stereoguide comprises first and second guide elements through which...
7326215 Curved surgical tool driver  
A surgical tool driver has a driven end connectable to a rotary drive source and a driving end connectable to a surgical tool. A shaft assembly there between includes a hollow outer shaft and a...
7326200 Annulus repair systems, instruments and techniques  
Systems and methods for repairing annulus defects include at least one blocking member positionable in or adjacent to the annulus defect, and at least one anchor for securing the blocking member to...
7320687 Tendon stripper  
The invention includes a tendon stripper comprising: (a) a frame, including a cautery, that is adapted to separate surrounding tissue along a length of a tendon; (b) a handle mounted to the frame...
7314048 CAS drill guide and drill tracking system  
A drill guide assembly ( 10 ) for a drilling tool ( 50 ) having a chuck engaging a bit portion ( 54 ) comprising a tip ( 62 ) and a length extending from the chuck, the drill guide assembly...
7294133 Method and apparatus for preparing a glenoid surface  
A method and apparatus for facilitating shoulder arthroplasty by providing a reference to establish version of the glenoid. In one form of the invention, a guide for positioning a guide pin to...
7282054 Adjustable cut block  
The present invention provides a cut block for cutting the femur and tibia during knee replacement surgery.
7207995 Method and apparatus for retaining a guide wire  
A cannulated medical instrument for insertion of a medical device over a guide wire. The instrument includes a cannulated driver member configured to engage the medical device and insert the...
7204839 Method of using offset drill guide in arthroscopic surgery  
A cannulated offset drill guide and surgical methods for repairing Bankart lesions. The cannulated offset drill guide comprising a shaft which is offset from the guide center line by about 1 to 3...
7201756 Device and method to assist in arthroscopic repair of detached connective tissue  
A surgical assist device and method that can be used to assist a surgeon in site selection and suture placement to re-attach the glenoid labrum to the shoulder's glenoid bone. The device and method...
7192432 Surgical drill guide  
A surgical drill guide is disclosed generally comprising a handle connected to an arm, the arm having an end for contacting a bone. The handle has a plurality of non-parallel channels therein for...
7186257 Auxiliary apparatus for inserting a pin into a broken bone  
An auxiliary apparatus for inserting a pin into a broken bone enhances the precision of an orthopedic medical operation. The auxiliary apparatus includes a shaft including a drill chuck part...
7182766 Adjustable osteotomy guide  
An osteotomy guide having a frame and a pair of guide pins, for creating a desired cut in a bone. The frame has an outer frame, and an inner frame which is telescopically mounted within the outer...
7166111 Spinal plate and drill guide  
Bone plates and bone plate systems are provided in which a bone plate includes first and second longitudinally extending rails, with a plurality of bone screw holes formed therein. At least one...
7163542 Adjustable depth drill bit  
A drill guide with integral drill bit is provided for drilling a hole into bone. The drill guide may have a housing for engaging a screw hole of a bone plate to fix the trajectory of the drill...
7163541 Tibial resurfacing system  
A tibial resurfacing system is provided that includes a drill guide, bone chisel and implant. In one aspect, the system includes a drill guide that includes a targeting ring and a bore section for...
7153309 Guide system for bone-repair devices  
A system, including methods, apparatus, components, and kits, for guiding a hole-forming tool and/or a fastener through a bone and then to a bone-repair device that is connected to the bone. In...
7153308 Universal attachment mechanism for attaching a surgical tracking device to an instrument  
An attachment mechanism for attaching a component to an instrument. The attachment mechanism includes a first hoop assembly having a first hoop receiving a first portion of the instrument and a...
7144399 Instrumentation guide for orthopedic surgery  
An instrumentation guide for orthopedic surgery having guide body includes at least one alignment guide. An attachment member is securable to the guide body and provides for the attachment of an...
7135026 Laparoscopic spinal stabilization surgical method  
Spinal fusion implants are laparoscopically placed in a disk space separating two vertebrae. Implant tools, including distraction spacers, boring tools and implants, are passed through a cannula...
7131974 Surgical drill guide  
The present invention is directed to a surgical drill guide. The drill guide may include a first drill guide body having a distal end for placement substantially adjacent a bone, a second drill...
7104996 Method of performing surgery  
An improved method of performing surgery on a joint in a patient's body, such as a knee, includes making an incision in a knee portion of one leg while a lower portion of the one leg is extending...
7097451 Thermoplastic surgical template for performing dental implant osteotomies and method thereof  
A surgical template for performing dental implant osteotomies comprises a malleable, resinous, thermoplastic base, at least one non-thermoplastic, rigid drill guide attached to the base, and a...
7094242 Polyaxial drill guide  
A polyaxial drill guide includes a body, a collet and a stem. The collet includes a collet shaft having distal and proximal ends and a longitudinal bore. The body includes a conical bore having...