Abstract: Apparatus and methods for total elbow replacement are provided to allow a surgeon to intraoperatively select a linked or unlinked constraint by utilizing a connection located on the body of the ulnar and/or humeral stem. Additional modularity also allows the selection of a cemented or cementless stem as described herein. The modularity and adjustability provides a number of advantages.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 6, 2016
Date of Patent:
February 5, 2019
Assignees:
LIMACORPORATE SPA, NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR SCPECIAL SURGERY
Inventors:
Michele Pressacco, Nicola Del Negro, Andrea Fattori, Robert N. Hotchkiss, Mark P. Figgie, Timothy M. Wright, Joseph D. Lipman, Darrick Lo