Patent classifications
A61F2002/30889
Keeled Glenoid Implant
A prosthetic glenoid implant may include a polymer bearing component, a metal base component, and a plurality of fixation members. The bearing component may have a first surface adapted to articulate with a humeral head, and an opposing second surface including a first mating feature. The base component may have a first surface and a bone-contacting surface, the first surface having a second mating feature adapted to engage the first mating feature, the bone-contacting surface adapted to contact the native glenoid. The base component may define a plurality of apertures. The fixation members may each have a head and a threaded shaft adapted to pass through a corresponding one of the plurality of apertures, the head of each fixation member adapted to be positioned within a recess defined between the base component and the bearing component in an assembled condition of the prosthetic glenoid implant.
Stabilized total ankle prosthesis
The present invention relates to a stabilized ankle prosthesis configured for use in patients with compromised soft tissue in the ankle. The prosthesis of the present invention is a two-component design comprising a stabilizing lip configured to constrain movement in the general direction of compromised soft tissue.
Systems and methods for knee arthroplasty
A tibial implant for knee arthroplasty includes a tibial plate, a tibial keel, and at least one anchoring projection. The tibial plate is sized and shaped for placement on a proximal end of a tibia of a patient. The tibial plate includes opposite proximal and distal surfaces with the distal surface configured to engage the end of the tibia. The tibial keel extends distally from the distal surface of the tibial plate and is configured to be inserted into the proximal end of the tibia. The anchoring projection extends distally from the distal surface of the tibial plate and is configured to be inserted into the proximal end of the tibia.
STABILIZED TOTAL ANKLE PROSTHESIS
The present invention relates to a stabilized ankle prosthesis configured for use in patients with compromised soft tissue in the ankle. The prosthesis of the present invention is a two-component design comprising a stabilizing lip configured to constrain movement in the general direction of compromised soft tissue.
UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
A unicompartmental orthopedic knee implant may include a tibial tray including a body having a joint-facing side, a bone-facing side opposite the joint-facing side, a side wall extending about a periphery of the body, and a channel extending through the bone-facing side from one of the joint-facing side or the side wall, the channel being angled relative to the bone-facing side of the body. The implant may also include a fixation element coupled to the body. The fixation element may include a rail for insertion into the channel of the body, a support extending from the rail, and a bone engagement feature connected to the support, the bone engagement feature including an edge operable to penetrate the tibia, wherein the bone engagement feature is inserted through the channel.
METHOD AND SPACER DEVICE FOR SPANNING A SPACE FORMED UPON REMOVAL OF AN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC
An intervertebral spacer is designed particularly for patients who are not candidates for total disc replacement. The intervertebral spacer maintains disc height and prevents subsidence with a large vertebral body contacting surface area while substantially reducing recovery time by eliminating the need for bridging bone. The intervertebral spacer or fusion spacer includes a rigid spacer body sized and shaped to fit within an intervertebral space between two vertebral bodies. In one embodiment, the intervertebral spacer body has two opposed metallic vertebral contacting surfaces, at least one fin extending from each of the vertebral contacting surfaces and configured to be positioned within slots cut into the two vertebral bodies. Holes within the vertebral body contacting surfaces to provide increased bone on growth surfaces and to prevent subsidence.
UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
A unicompartmental orthopedic knee implant may include a tibial tray having a body including a joint-facing side, a bone-facing side opposite the joint-facing side, and a channel provided in the bone-facing side. The bone-facing side includes a bottom surface and a bone-contacting layer applied to the bottom surface. The bone-contacting layer configured to contact a tibia. The channel extends through the bone-contacting layer. The tibial tray may also include a protrusion for insertion into a corresponding opening in the tibia, the protrusion extending from the bottom surface at a non-zero angle. The implant may also include a fixation element coupled to the bone-facing side of the body. The fixation element may include a rail for insertion into the channel of the body, a support extending from the rail, and a bone engagement feature connected to the support, the bone engagement feature including an edge operable to penetrate the tibia.
ANKLE PROSTHESIS
An apparatus and methods are provided for an improved ankle prosthesis, comprising a talar component which includes a talar upper face defining a first articular surface and which extends between a talar anterior edge and an opposite talar posterior edge according to a first average direction, said first articular surface being curved according to said first average direction, said first articular surface comprising a first curved portion and a second curved portion, each extending according to said first average direction, said first curved portion having a first curvature and said second curved portion having a second curvature, said prosthesis being characterized in that said first curved portion and said second curved portion define respectively an anterior portion and a posterior portion of said first articular surface, said first curvature being greater than said second curvature.
MULTIAXIAL MODULAR TIBIA STEMS
Provided are tibia stem components of ankle replacement prosthesis that are designed to engage dense tibia bone to reduce implant migration over long term.
Anchoring device and system for an intervertebral implant, intervertebral implant and implantation instrument
Various embodiments of intervertebral implants, anchoring devices for intervertebral implants, and implantation instrumentation are provided, along with various embodiments of methods for using one or more of the devices. Some embodiments of an anchoring device have a body comprising at least one curve and a rigid plate elongated along a longitudinal axis so that its front end enters at least one vertebra while its rear end remains in the passage of an implant. In some embodiments, the plate comprises at least one longitudinal slot separating at least one posterior portion of the plate into two branches, with at least one branch comprising at least one withdrawal stop configured to retain the device in the implant.