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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.
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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...
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7494492 |
Skin treatment device
A compact hand held device is provided that can be safely used by those suffering from acne, blemished skin or fine wrinkles. The hand held device includes an on/off switch and a button that pulses...
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7491206 |
Adjustable drill guide assembly and method of use
An adjustable drill guide is provided that can be used to deliver a cross pin at a distance near the entrance to the femoral bone tunnel during ligament surgery. The cross pin positioned at the...
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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...
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7481815 |
Coplanar X-ray guided aiming arm for locking of intramedullary nails
A novel coplanar X-ray guided method and aiming arm device for insertion of distal locking screws in intramedullary bone nails. Radiopaque target markers in the aiming arm enable the easy...
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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...
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7291175 |
Metatarsal phalangeal implant with locking screw
A prosthetic metatarsal implant comprising a head and a neck extending from the head. A stem having at least one anchoring aperture extending transversely therethrough extends from the neck for...
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7270666 |
Cross-pin graft fixation, instruments, and methods
A two piece graft fixation arrangement includes a graft block engageable with a graft and a transverse member engageable with the graft block to fix the graft block in a bone tunnel. Instruments...
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7232443 |
Locking nail and targeting apparatus
A locking nail for treating fractures of tubular bones has at least one cross-bore is provided at one end for the reception of a bone screw. The nail has a female thread at the end with the...
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7229448 |
Apparatus and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone
A transverse guide assembly for use in passing a transverse pin through a host bone and through a transversely-extending region formed in an interference screw, wherein the transverse guide...
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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...
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7179259 |
Instrument assembly for lateral implant
An instrument assembly for inserting a lateral fastener into a lateral bore of a stem body implanted into a bone. The instrument assembly includes an outrigger having an alignment tube extending...
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7175633 |
Orthopedic implant insertion instruments
Orthopedic implant insertion instruments for precision guiding of a fracture fixation implant into fractured bone to promote healing are disclosed. The implant insertion instruments comprise an...
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7147643 |
Implantation system and aiming device for the same
An implantation system for a locking nail has an aiming device, wherein the locking nail is formed for detachable attachment to the aiming device at the one end thereof. The nail has two locking...
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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...
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7066943 |
Method and apparatus for locating and stabilizing an orthopedic implant
The invention is a device, and a method of using the device, for securing an intermedullary (IM) orthopedic nail within a fractured long bone of a human or large animal. The nail is provided with a...
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7060075 |
Distal targeting of locking screws in intramedullary nails
In a distal targeting system a hand-held location pad is integral with a guide section for a drill or similar surgical instrument, and has a plurality of magnetic field generators. A sensor, such...
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7060070 |
Locking nail and aim-taking apparatus
A locking nail for treating fractures of tubular bones has two parallel cross-bores that are axially spaced apart provided on the distal end of said nail and optionally at least one additional...
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7056322 |
Bone fastener targeting and compression/distraction device for an intramedullary nail and method of use
An intramedullary nail fastener targeting and bone compression/distraction device provides bone fastener alignment and compression or distraction of the bone. The intramedullary nail fastener...
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6958067 |
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.
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6926720 |
Jig assembly for implantation of a fracture fixation device
A jig assembly includes a jig having an elevated first portion having holes or slots to align a drill with screw holes in an intramedullary portion of a fixation device, and a lower second portion...
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6869434 |
Alignment system for bone fixation
An alignment guide for setting the position and depth of a guide pin to be inserted into a bone. The alignment guide includes a mechanical assembly for deploying a calibrated guide rod along a...
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6783535 |
Targeting apparatus for use in performing endofemoral osteotomy surgery
A targeting apparatus for use in performing endofemoral osteotomy surgery has a support element provided with a drill guide. The apparatus has a connector for securing a support element to the...
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6746453 |
Targeting apparatus for use in performing transfemoral osteotomy
A targeting apparatus for use in performing transfemoral osteotomy surgery includes a support element provided with a drill guide. A device is provided for securing the support element to a...
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6702823 |
Device for identifying the position of intramedullary nail securement screw holes
A device for identifying the position of the distal holes for passage of securement screws provided in an intramedullary nail inserted in a medullary canal of a long bone, having an arm that...
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6656213 |
Stent delivery system
A stent delivery system comprises a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, and a self expanding stent device having a compressed state and an expanded state and being positioned along the...
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6562046 |
Screw delivery system and method
A screw delivery system and method are disclosed for use in a variety of surgical indications. The screw delivery system generally comprises an outer cannula, a guide, and various interventional...
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6416518 |
Combined surgical drill and surgical screw guide
A combined surgical drill and screw guide utilizes a common support cylinder for first guiding the drill guide and then guiding the screw with no auxiliary screw guide insert required. The interior...
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6387100 |
Method and arrangement for position determining of bone structure
A positioning determining arrangement used for finding directions for perforations in bone structure surgery is attachable to a machine with a movable arm. The arrangement is provided with a first...
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6309392 |
System for intramedullary fixation of long bone fractures
An intramedullary device facilitates fixation after installing in a bone cavity by drilling a pilot opening from the interior of the device through the bone cortical to the exterior. The...
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6254606 |
Laser aiming device for performing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery and method for using same
An apparatus and method using a laser in conjunction with a conventional tibial aiming device for assisting a surgeon in drilling collinear tibial and femoral tunnels during ACLR surgery. The laser...
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6187011 |
Positioning a tibial tunnel
A guide for positioning a tibial tunnel in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The guide includes a guide arm and a drill sleeve connected to the guide arm. A distal tip of the guide...
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6126661 |
Intramedullary cavity nail and kit for the treatment of fractures of the hip
An intramedullary cavity nail for the treatment of proximal femoral fractures, comprises a solid elongate body with a proximal portion (2) having at least one transverse bore for accommodating a...
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6093192 |
Target device for proximal and distal locking of medullary nails without X-rays
The invention is directed to a target device for proximal and distal locking of medullary nails without X rays. The proximal and the distal target devices each have a U-shaped part, wherein guide...
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6080159 |
Ascending centromedullary thigh bone pin with mechanical clamping of its two ends
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6056749 |
Method and device for fixing and correcting spondylolisthesis anteriorly
A method and apparatus for fixation and correction of spondylolisthesis anteriorly includes a disk cage which is inserted into the space between adjacent vertebrae, a drill guide for guiding and...
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6053918 |
Apparatus and method for fastening an intramedullary nail to a bone
A cannulated screw is employed to fasten an intramedullary nail to a bone of a patient. A guide is disposed within the intramedullary nail and registered with a preformed securing hole in the nail....
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6027506 |
Mechanical system for blind nail-hole alignment of bone screws
An all-mechanical system for bone-drilling alignment of a blind distal bone-screw hole of an installed intra-medullary nail, wherein the system provides (i) a drill jig that features a...
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5993456 |
Device for manufacturing a lateral bore in a tubular bone
A method for manufacturing a lateral bore in a tubular bone for a bone nail to be guided through a transverse bore of a bone nail characterised by the following features; knocking in the bone nail...
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5895390 |
Pin placement guide used in making a bone entry hole for implantation of an intramedullary nail
In a method of making an entry hole for implanting a retrograde humeral nail across a fracture in a humerus comprises the initial step of providing a pin placement guide having a base with a bone...
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5891150 |
Apparatus and method for fixing a ligament in a bone tunnel
There is presented a drill guide assembly for forming a transverse guide hole in a bone, the guide hole being adapted to receive a transverse screw, the guide hole intersecting a tunnel formed in...
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5871487 |
Microdrive for use in stereotactic surgery
A microdrive apparatus useful in human stereotactic surgery is disclosed. Such apparatus permits safe and accurate placement of a surgical instrument, such as a cannula, into a portion of the...
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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...
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5746763 |
Device for supporting and positioning medical equipment
The present invention relates to a support structure for supporting and positioning medical equipment with respect to a patients. The support structure includes a support plate for positioning...
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5743909 |
Radiological method for preoperative determination of isometric attachment points of an ACL graft, surgical aiming instrument and method of use
A surgical aiming instrument for a lining and guiding a piercing tool used to make a tunnel through a tibia which intersects two predefined points of the knee joint includes at its distal end a tip...
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5741266 |
Pin placement guide and method of making a bone entry hole for implantation of an intramedullary nail
In a method of making an entry hole for implanting a retrograde humeral nail across a fracture in a humerus comprises the initial step of providing a pin placement guide having a base with a bone...
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5707375 |
Magnetic positioner arrangement for locking screws for orthopedic hardware
A magnetic positioning system is provided for assisting in positioning a fastening element at a desired concealed internal location such as in a preformed opening in an interlocking nail in a long...
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5681320 |
Bone-cutting guide
A bone-cutting guide having a base with a cylindrical tunnel for guiding a cutting instrument therethrough. The guide is anchored to the bone in at least three locations. A positioning arm having a...
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5681318 |
Medullary cavity template
A medullary cavity template has a tubular body adapted to the shape of a medullary nail. The tubular body has one or more x-ray viewable discontinuities in the region of its distal end. The tubular...
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