An implantable suspension device (1) for fixing an elongated flexible implant (G) or tissue (B) in a desired position, comprising a suspension plate (100) and a single suture element (200) engaging with the suspension plate (100) such that the suture element (200) forms an adjustable suspension loop (300) for connecting said implant (G) or tissue (B) to the suspension plate (100), wherein the single suture element (200) comprises a free first end section (201) and a second end section (202), and wherein the single suture element (200) comprises a stopper (20) arranged on the second end section (202), and wherein the suture element (200) forms a locking loop (40) for pressing the first end section (201) against the suspension plate (100) and thereby locking the first end section (201) of the suture element (200) with respect to the suspension plate (100).

The development of an internal bone lengthening stabilization system with extramedullary localization to generate a dynamic axial stabilization system by the incorporation of tension-locked Kirschner wires and tension-locked cerclage wires is described.

It features as a benefit the performance of bone lengthening, transports or reconstruction without any external fixation element, using the benefits of the pressure Kirschner wires in different planes without going through soft parts such as skin, cells, fascia, muscle, thereby reducing the risk of neurological and vascular injury to these elements.

The present development is based on my previous patent “Canulated locking and fixation assembly for trauma surgery”, which allows the attachment of Kirschner wires, cerclage wires, ender or TENS with tension to internal extramedullary fixation elements such as locked plates or bone fixation rings.

The present development has a central sliding zone of motorized lengthening, being able to use the different motorized systems currently developed for intramedullary nails.

We think its main application will be for femur and tibia, but it can involve any bone if its development is considered useful.

A distractor device includes a longitudinal guiding element and a longitudinal driving element, such as a threaded rod, which may be arranged substantially parallel to the guiding element such that the threaded rod may rotate about a rotation axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the guiding element. First and second distractor arms are arranged extending along first and second lateral axes from the guiding element. The first and second lateral axes are substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the guiding element. The first and second distractor arms are captively displaceable along the guiding element, such that the first and second distractor arms are displaceable away from each other by rotating the threaded rod in a first rotational direction, and towards each other by rotating the threaded rod in a second rotational direction, the second rotational direction being opposite to the first rotational direction.

A nut for treating a bone includes a head and a body extending longitudinally from the head to a free end and including a channel extending longitudinally thereinto from the free end, the channel configured to engage an end of a bone screw, and an exterior threading extending about the body from an exterior surface thereof along an entire length thereof, an outer contour of the exterior threading defined via radially outermost edges of the exterior threading, a first portion of the outer contour adjacent the head portion having a smaller diameter than a second portion of the outer contour extending from the first portion to the free end of the body.

Methods and devices for stabilizing spinal anatomical structures. Some example methods may include introducing a curved segment of an elongate fastener placement rod adjacent to a bone, providing a fastener at the leading end of the curved segment, and/or securing the fastener in place with respect to the bone.

Hip tethering devices comprise a femoral implant including a housing that anchors the femoral implant to the femur, at least one spring, and a slider, such that the slider can move relative to the housing via compression and expansion of the at least one spring. A tether has a first end that anchors to the acetabulum, the tether passes through the femoral head, and a second end couples to the slider of the femoral implant, such that the tether spans across the patient's hip joint and relative motion between the slider and the housing allows a limited degree of separation of the femoral head from the acetabulum, while the at least one spring applies a variable tension load to the tether that resists separation of the femoral head from the acetabulum.

A bone repair system, kit and method for percutaneous repair of a bone segment containing a first bone segment and a second bone segment in a patient, each bone segment having a drill hole. The system comprises a longitudinal member configured to contact the first bone segment and the second bone segment and having at least one opening and cleats on the side adapted to contact the first bone segment and the second bone segment; a first fastener assembly configured to be disposed through the opening of the longitudinal member to hold the longitudinal member in place through the opening and the hole in the first bone segment; and a second fastener assembly configured to be disposed through the opening of the longitudinal member to hold the longitudinal member in place through the opening and the hole in the second bone segment.

A knotless button includes a body defining a proximal portion and a distal portion. The body further defines an internal cavity and a first loop opening extending from the internal cavity to an outer surface of the body. A locking insert is slideably positioned within the internal cavity. The locking insert defines a second loop opening extending from a first side of the locking insert to a second side of the locking insert. The locking insert is slideably moveable from a first position to a second position within the internal cavity. A flexible strand defines a first adjustable loop extending through the first loop opening and the second loop opening. The locking insert is slideably moveable from a first position configured to allow adjustment of the first adjustable loop to a second position configured to lock the first adjustable loop.

This disclosure relates to surgical fixation systems and methods. The surgical fixation systems of this disclosure may include various combinations of fixation devices, soft suture constructs, and/or adjustable loops and are configured for use in various knotless surgical methods, including but not limited to, syndesmosis, AC joint, UCL, bunion, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) surgical methods.

An epiphyseal plate clamping device, comprising: a pair of clamping pieces each having at least two through holes; and at least two screw assemblies to correspond to the at least two through holes of the pair of clamping pieces; where, the pair of clamping pieces are used to be placed upon two sides of an epiphyseal plate zone of a longer leg of an LLD patient, and the at least two screw assemblies are used to penetrate through a femur or tibia of the longer leg along at least two paths guided by the at least two through holes of the pair of clamping pieces to clamp an epiphyseal plate within the epiphyseal plate zone, thereby retarding a growth of new bone from the epiphyseal plate.