A device for the repair of a phalangeal joint comprises a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible spacer connecting the first and second anchors. The flexible spacer comprises a plurality of elongate fibers extending axially or criss-crossed between the first and second anchors and a polymeric matrix interspersed with the plurality of elongate fibers. Specifically, a prosthetic metatarsophalangeal joint device comprises a porous metallic metatarsal bone anchor, a porous metallic phalangeal bone anchor, and a polymeric spacer element comprising parallel or criss-crossed elongate fibers that can connect the metatarsal bone anchor and the phalangeal bone anchor. Methods for manufacturing prosthetic joint devices comprise using three-dimensional printing processes or molding processes. Methods for implanting prosthetic joint devices comprise positioning porous metallic anchor components adjacent resected bones at planar interfaces and between which a polymeric spacer having axial aligned elongate fibers embedded in a matrix can be disposed.

A device for the repair of a phalangeal joint comprises a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible spacer connecting the first and second anchors. The flexible spacer comprises a plurality of elongate fibers extending axially or criss-crossed between the first and second anchors and a polymeric matrix interspersed with the plurality of elongate fibers. Specifically, a prosthetic metatarsophalangeal joint device comprises a porous metallic metatarsal bone anchor, a porous metallic phalangeal bone anchor, and a polymeric spacer element comprising parallel or criss-crossed elongate fibers that can connect the metatarsal bone anchor and the phalangeal bone anchor. Methods for manufacturing prosthetic joint devices comprise using three-dimensional printing processes or molding processes. Methods for implanting prosthetic joint devices comprise positioning porous metallic anchor components adjacent resected bones at planar interfaces and between which a polymeric spacer having axial aligned elongate fibers embedded in a matrix can be disposed.

A toe joint prosthesis and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The toe joint prosthesis includes a first bone nail prosthesis and a second bone nail prosthesis hinged with the first bone nail prosthesis, the first bone nail prosthesis includes a first bone nail configured to be provided in a bone marrow cavity and a second bone nail connected with the first bone nail and located outside the bone marrow cavity, and the second bone nail is hinged with the second bone nail prosthesis. In particular, a three-dimensional porous structure layer is formed on an outer surface of the first bone nail and/or the second bone nail and/or the second bone nail prosthesis. An outer surface of the toe joint prosthesis are endowed with better bone ingrowth ability and bone crawling ability, thereby making the fixation of the toe joint prosthesis more stable.

A flexible bone implant includes a proximal stem having a proximal end, a distal end, and a proximal conduit extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the proximal stem, whereby the proximal conduit is open at both the proximal and distal ends of the proximal stem. The implant includes a distal stem having a proximal end, a distal end, and a distal conduit extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the distal stem, whereby the distal conduit is open at both the proximal and distal ends of the distal stem. The implant includes a flexible hinge interconnecting the distal end of the proximal stem with the proximal end of the distal stem for allowing the proximal and distal stems to flex relative to one another. A proximal stem protective tube is disposed within the proximal conduit of the proximal stem and has a length that matches the length of the proximal conduit, and a distal stem protective tube is disposed within the distal conduit of the distal stem and has a length that matches the length of the distal conduit. The proximal stem, the distal stem and the flexible hinge comprise a unitary structure made of a polymer material.

Medical implants, specifically small to large orthopedic implant joint replacements. Systems and methods for manufacturing orthopedic implant joint replacements and their instrumentation.

A surgical implant having a plastic (e.g., PEEK) component having an exposed surface, wherein at least a portion of the exposed surface has a plurality of parallel microgrooves that (i) enhance bone growth and osseointegration with adjacent bone and, after the osseointegration, (ii) increase pull-out force of the surgical implant from the adjacent bone. In certain embodiments, the microgrooves have widths of less than or equal to 12 micrometers, depths of less than or equal to 12 micrometers, crests of less than or equal to 12 micrometers, and a periodicity of less than or equal to 24 micrometers.

Disclosed is a device for assisting in the placement of a trapeziometacarpal prosthesis including a cup to be fixed in the trapezium of a patient and a stem to be fixed in the patient's first metacarpal. The device includes a first guide to be interposed between the trapezium and the first metacarpal, the first guide including a first body having a first surface to be positioned on the articular surface of the trapezium, the first surface congruent with the articular surface of the trapezium and a second surface to face the articular surface of the first metacarpal before resection, the second surface preferably being congruent with the articular surface of the first metacarpal so as to be positionable on the articular surface of the first metacarpal. The first guide also includes locating members carried by the first body and arranged to define resection lines for the first metacarpal.

A device for the repair of a phalangeal joint comprises a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible spacer connecting the first and second anchors. The flexible spacer comprises a plurality of elongate fibers extending axially or criss-crossed between the first and second anchors and a polymeric matrix interspersed with the plurality of elongate fibers. Specifically, a prosthetic metatarsophalangeal joint device comprises a porous metallic metatarsal bone anchor, a porous metallic phalangeal bone anchor, and a polymeric spacer element comprising parallel or criss-crossed elongate fibers that can connect the metatarsal bone anchor and the phalangeal bone anchor. Methods for manufacturing prosthetic joint devices comprise using three-dimensional printing processes or molding processes. Methods for implanting prosthetic joint devices comprise positioning porous metallic anchor components adjacent resected bones at planar interfaces and between which a polymeric spacer having axial aligned elongate fibers embedded in a matrix can be disposed.

The invention relates to a device for producing spacers, which comprises a lower part and an upper part, wherein the lower part can be connected to the upper part, and wherein the lower part comprises a first mold cavity, and the upper part comprises a second mold cavity, wherein the first mold cavity is configured to jointly form a hollow space together with the second mold cavity, wherein the first mold cavity comprises a spacer body mold for forming a spacer body, and the second mold cavity comprises a shaft mold for forming a shaft.

One example embodiment is an apparatus comprising an implant for a metatarsal phalangeal joint, the implant including a first magnet and a second magnet configured such that the first magnet magnetically opposes the second magnet, wherein the first magnet is positioned on a phalanx side of the metatarsal phalangeal joint, and the second magnet is positioned on a metatarsal side of the metatarsal phalangeal joint.