The present disclosure discloses a femoral orthopedic implant (8) of a knee prosthesis (100). The femoral orthopedic implant (8) includes a condylar member (12) and a posterior flange (2) defined by a predetermined length extending away from one end of the condylar member (12). Further, the femoral orthopedic implant (8) includes an anterior flange (1) extending from another end, opposite and away from the one end of the condylar member (12), where the anterior flange (1) is defined with a length ranging from about 0.75 to 1.4 times the predetermined length of the posterior flange (2).

Knee implants and components thereof are disclosed. A femoral component of a knee implant may include a reduced constraint region arranged on a portion of a patella path. The reduced constraint region may be configured to provide increased freedom-of-movement of a patella traveling over the reduced constraint region. The increased freedom-of-movement may be with respect to medial-lateral movement and/or internal-external rotation of the patella. The patella path may include a constraint region (e.g., a trochlear groove) positioned inferiorly of the reduced constraint region. A patella may travel within the reduced constraint region during extension (or partial flexion) and within the trochlear groove during flexion. A prosthetic patella having a raised portion is also disclosed. The raised portion may be configured to facilitate engagement of the prosthetic patella with the trochlear groove of the femoral component as the patella transitions from the reduced constraint region to the trochlear groove.

A system for customizing an implant is provided. The system includes a processor configured to: i) obtain one or more medical image stacks of a joint; ii) obtain a three-dimensional image representation of the joint based on at least one of said medical image stacks; iii) determine damage to the joint by analyzing said medical image stacks; iv) select an implant template from a predefined set of implant templates having predetermined types and sizes; v) generate a 3D model, in which the marked damage is visualized together with the selected implant template in a proposed position; vi) display the 3D model; vii) receive an approval for said selected implant template in said proposed position; and viii) determine the final shape and dimensions of a customized implant based on said selected implant template and said proposed position.

The present disclosure pertains to ionic polymer compositions, including semi.- and fully interpenetrating polymer networks, methods of making, such ionic polymer compositions, articles made from such ionic polymer compositions, and methods of making such articles and packaging, for such articles.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing peripheral services for an implant with sensors. A method according to the present disclosure may creating a patient account on a patient monitoring platform, determining sensor information to be measured from one or more sensors disposed on an implant coupled to a patient using the patient account, determining a duration during which sensor information is collected and transferred from the one or more sensors to the patient monitoring platform, analyzing sensor information received from the one or more sensors on the patient account via an external device, and communicating corrective steps from the external device to the patient or the implant via the patient account.

Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint; a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint; an insert coupled to the first and second implants; an acoustic exciter configured to emit a vibration signal; a sensor to measure the vibration signal of the first implant, the second implant, and the insert; and a processor operatively coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to output a vibration signature to an external source.

Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. Braces and trackers for assessing pre- or post-surgical kinematic movement of a joint are also disclosed. The implants, braces and trackers can be utilized together or separately. Trackers having magnets can be implanted in select areas of the joint and sensors included in the braces can cooperate with the trackers to provide joint movement information to both the patient and the surgeon. Braces that do not require cooperation with implanted trackers are also disclosed, as are their uses.

Disclosed herein are methods for determining kinematic information of a joint. A method according to one embodiment may comprise the steps of receiving data obtained from a sensor of an implanted joint implant, analyzing the data with a trained estimation model to simultaneously determine kinematic information of the joint in six degrees of freedom, and outputting the kinematic information. In another embodiment, a method may comprise the steps of applying data obtained from a Hall sensor of an implanted joint implant to a trained estimation model to simultaneously determine kinematic information of the joint in six degrees of freedom; and outputting the kinematic information.

In accordance with one or more embodiments herein, a system 100 for customizing an implant is provided. The system 100 comprises a processor configured to: i) obtain one or more medical image stacks of a joint; ii) obtain a three-dimensional image representation of the joint based on at least one of said medical image stacks; iii) determine damage to the joint by analyzing said medical image stacks; iv) select an implant template from a predefined set of implant templates having predetermined types and sizes; v) generate a 3D model, in which the marked damage is visualized together with the selected implant template in a proposed position; vi) display the 3D model; vii) receive an approval for said selected implant template in said proposed position; and viii) determine the final shape and dimensions of a customized implant based on said selected implant template and said proposed position.

A surgical implant includes a tray extending from a first end to a second end along a first plane, the tray including an upper surface and a lower surface, a first post coupled to and extending from the tray away from the first plane and configured to be inserted into a bone portion, the first post including a first opening extending through the first post, a second post coupled to and extending from the tray away from the first plane and configured to be implanted into the bone portion, the second post including a second opening extending through the second post, and a fastener removably coupled to the first post and the second post, the fastener extending from a first fastener end to a second fastener end through the first opening and the second opening.