Patents Assigned to DePuy
  • Method and apparatus for performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure
    Patent number: 8361128
    Abstract: A method of performing a computer-assisted orthopaedic procedure includes securing a sensor support instrument to the patient's bone. A number of sensors are secured to the support instrument. A computer-assisted orthopaedic surgical instrument is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: DePuy Products, Inc., DePuy International Limited
    Inventors: D. Steven Block, Thorsten M. Burger, Francois Urvoy, Magnus E. Flett, Michal Slomczykowski, Marcellino Maheson, Roger Oakeshott, Alec Birkbeck
  • Methods, materials and apparatus for treating bone and other tissue
    Patent number: 8361078
    Abstract: A method of treating a vertebra, comprising: (a) accessing an interior of a vertebra; and (b) introducing a sufficient amount of artificial biocompatible material which does not set to a hardened condition in storage, into said bone, with sufficient force to move apart fractured portions of said bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Mordechay Beyar, Oren Globerman, Abraham Domb, Ronen Shavit, Hila Wachsler-Avrahami
  • Configured and sized cannula
    Patent number: 8361151
    Abstract: A dilator retractor and the dilators that are used for minimally invasive spinal surgery or other surgery are configured to accommodate the anatomical structure of the patient as by configuring the cross sectional area in an elliptical shape, or by forming a funnel configuration with the wider end at the proximate end. In some embodiments the distal end is contoured to also accommodate the anatomical structure of the patient so that a cylindrically shaped, funnel shaped, ovoid shaped dilator retractor can be sloped or tunneled to accommodate the bone structure of the patient or provide access for implants. The dilator retractor is made with different lengths to accommodate the depth of the cavity formed by the dilators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Simonson
  • Large diameter bone anchor assembly
    Patent number: 8361129
    Abstract: A bone anchor assembly is described having a large diameter for fixing a spinal connection element to bone. The assembly includes a receiver member for receiving the spinal connection element, a bone-engaging shank for engaging bone and a first and second insert for retaining the head of the shank within the receiver member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventor: Nam Chao
  • Patella tracking
    Patent number: 8361160
    Abstract: A device and methods for use in determining the trajectory of a patella of a patient during a navigated knee replacement surgical procedure are described. The device includes a first component including a mounting for attachment to a posterior surface of the patient's patella and a second component having an outer surface presenting a formation adapted to engage with a femoral part of the patient's knee. A slider mechanism allows the second component to translate relative to the first component in a substantially medial-lateral direction of the patient when the first component is attached to the patient's patella. The device can be used in a method to help determine the medial-lateral position for a patella implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Orthopadie GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Haechler, John Naybour
  • Nucleus augmentation delivery device and technique
    Patent number: 8357199
    Abstract: A method of performing a procedure on an intervertebral disc includes inserting a cannulated delivery tube through an opening in an annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc, positioning an expandable portion of the tube within the opening in the annulus fibrosus, expanding the expandable portion into contact with the annulus fibrosus about the opening to create a seal between the expandable portion and the annulus fibrosus, performing a procedure through the cannulated delivery tube within the annulus fibrosis, removing the tube, and closing the opening in the annulus fibrosus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J O'Neil, Christine Rusbarsky, John Riley Hawkins
  • Reference array mounting bracket for use with a computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system
    Patent number: 8357165
    Abstract: A mounting bracket for use with a reference array of a computer assisted surgery system includes a base and an arcuate support frame coupled to the base. The base is configured to be secured to a bone of a patient. The arcuate support frame includes a plurality of mounts. Each mount is configured to receive a mounting end of the reference array. In some embodiments, the arcuate support frame may be pivotable with respect to the base. Additionally, in some embodiments, the arcuate support frame may be movable about an arc defined by the arcuate support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Grant, Darren L. Deffenbaugh
  • Customized patient-specific instrumentation and method for performing a bone re-cut
    Patent number: 8357166
    Abstract: A number of orthopedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke J. Aram, Daniel D. Auger, Bryan Rose, Richard Beech
  • Method and system for designing patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instruments
    Patent number: 8357111
    Abstract: A method and system for designing a patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instrument includes coupling a knee sleeve to a leg of the patient. The knee sleeve includes sensors configured to generate sensor data indicate of the position of the respective sensor. The method also include determining angulation data indicative of the angulation of the knee based on the sensor data. The angulation data may be indicative of, for example, the ligament laxity of the knee. The method may also include generating a medical image(s) of the knee. The design of the patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instrument is determined based on the angulation data and the medical image(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: James Caillouette, Jose F. Guzman, Jason T. Sherman
  • Composition and system for wound decontamination
    Patent number: 8357115
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a cleansing solution and system for administering the cleansing solution to decontaminate a wound surface. A method and kit for decontaminating a wound surface is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward F. Arscott, II, Irina Ganopolsky, George L. Grobe, Mark A. Heldreth, Joseph J. LiBrizzi, Hugo A. Pedrozo
  • Chondrocyte therapeutic delivery system
    Patent number: 8354100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modifying the environment of target cell using genetically altered chondrocytes are provided. The genetically engineered chondrocytes can be used to express a therapeutic agent in a subject, including in an environment typically associated with chondrocytes and in an environment not typically associated with chondrocytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Brooks J. Story, Francois Binette, M. E. Liesbeth Brown
  • System and method for cooling a spinal correction device comprising a shape memory material for corrective spinal surgery
    Patent number: 8348952
    Abstract: A device and method of correcting a spinal defect in a patient employs the use of shape memory material in a spinal correction device. The shape memory material may be transitioned between a flexible martensitic state to allow shaping of the spinal correction device and a rigid austenitic state to apply corrective forces to the spine. The shape memory material may be transitioned to the flexible martensitic by applying a coolant, such as cold gas, directly or indirectly to the shape memory material to transfer heat away from the material. The cooling device and method may allow for in-vivo shaping of the spinal correction device while inserted in the body and attached to bone anchors by cooling the spinal correction device after insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy International Ltd.
    Inventors: Marc M. Sanders, Thomas Allard Xander Bonnema, Kevin Michael Amesbury, Paul John Firkins
  • Expanding ligament graft fixation system
    Patent number: 8349010
    Abstract: A graft fixation system for fixing graft material in a bone tunnel includes an expandable fixation member having a graft receiving eyelet disposed proximate its distal end, opposed bone engaging elements disposed about its periphery, and an expansion plug receiving opening defined in its proximal end. The system also includes an expansion plug having a diameter greater than the diameter of the expansion plug receiving opening so that forceble insertion of the expansion plug into the expansion plug receiving opening causes an expansion of the expandable fixation member driving the opposed bone engaging elements apart so as to fix the bone engaging elements, as well as the graft material, in a bone tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Justin, Richard F. Wenstrom, Jr., Andrew S. Levy
  • SPINAL ROD CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20130006305
    Abstract: A rod connector for joining a first rod and a second rod includes bore holes that are offset and/or non-parallel to each other. The rod connector provides an offset or non-parallel connection between the rods that allows for the rods to match the contour of a patient's body without requiring bending of the rods. The rod connector may include a first bore hole for receiving the first spinal rod and a second bore hole for receiving the second spinal rod that is adjustable relative to the first bore hole to adjust the position and/or orientation of the second spinal rod relative to the first spinal rod. The rod connector may comprise a first housing component defining the first bore hole and a second housing component that is movable relative to the first housing component and defining the second bore hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: DePuy Spine Sarl
    Inventors: Iain KALFAS, Tom DOHERTY, David SELVITELLI, Stephen JOHNSON, Michael MAZZUCA
  • Orthopaedic bone saw and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 8343159
    Abstract: A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Travis Bennett
  • Tool for forming a cavity within a bone
    Patent number: 8343158
    Abstract: A tool (2) for forming a cavity within a bone (6) comprises a shaft (10) and a blade (12) which is pivotally mounted on the shaft towards one end thereof. A rod is fastened to the blade, and can slide within the shaft, to change the pivotal position of the blade relative to the shaft. The tool can include an incremental drive to cause the rod to translate along the shaft when the shaft and rod are rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Depuy International Limited
    Inventor: Alec Paul Birkbeck
  • Orthopaedic bearing material
    Patent number: 8343230
    Abstract: Disclosed is a polymeric orthopaedic bearing material for use as an implant material or part thereof comprising one or more crosslinked regions and one or more non-crosslinked or substantially non-crosslinked regions at the surface. The bearing material can be prepared from a crosslinkable polymer, e.g., ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene. The orthopaedic bearing material has an advantageous combination of at least one wear property and at least one mechanical property. Also disclosed are processes for producing orthopaedic bearing materials, for example, by irradiating a raw material in consolidated form through a radiation mask having a perforated pattern for crosslinking selected regions of the raw material, and optionally shaping the raw material into a bearing material. Alternatively, a pulsed radiation beam can be used for crosslinking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark D. Hanes
  • Pivoting implant holder
    Patent number: 8343160
    Abstract: A medical inserter tool is provided for introducing medical implants into a surgical site, preferably using minimally invasive techniques. The inserter tool can have a variety of configurations, but in general, the inserter tool should be effective to engage and manipulate the implant into two or more positions. In an exemplary embodiment, the tool includes an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and defining a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, and a pivoting element that is coupled to the distal end of the shaft and that is adapted to engage a spinal implant. In use, the pivoting element is movable between first and second positions to allow an implant to be introduced through a percutaneous access device in a lengthwise orientation, and to be manipulated subcutaneously to be positioned in a desired orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Techiera, Sean P. Selover
  • TISSUE CUTTING DEVICE, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120330339
    Abstract: A tissue cutting device, assembly and method of using same, including a generally cylindrical tube having a distal end and a proximal end and defining an open passage extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The distal end defines a cutting edge, and the tube has a substantially smooth exterior along a working length selected for insertion through the epidermis of a patient to access tissue to be cut. The assembly further includes a grasping tool having a distal portion defining a grasping element capable of grasping tissue and of being inserted through the passage of the tube. The tube and the grasping tool are separable and independent from each other, and the tube is advanceable relative to the tool to cut tissue held by the grasping element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventor: Mehmet Ziya Sengun
  • ACL RECONSTRUCTION TUNNEL GAUGE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120330323
    Abstract: A depth gauge and method provide for accurate measurement of a socket portion of a bone tunnel in an ACL reconstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: DePuy Mitek, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Lizardi, David Spenciner