Patents Assigned to Tornier
  • Patent number: 10485601
    Abstract: The instrumentation makes it possible to implant in a long bone, such as the humerus, the femur or the tibia, an implant, such as an osteosynthesis nail or a prosthetic rod, defining a longitudinal axis and including, in alignment along the longitudinal axis, two opposite terminal parts and a running part that separates the two terminal parts from one another. The instrumentation comprises a targeting ancillary tool that is adapted to target one and/or the other of the terminal parts of the implant, if applicable percutaneously, along at least one targeting axis that is transverse, or even perpendicular, to the longitudinal axis. The targeting ancillary tool is designed to be fastened laterally to the running part of the implant so as to position the targeting ancillary tool and the implant relative to one another in a predetermined configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TORNIER
    Inventors: Benjamin Dassonville, Pierric Deransart, Jean-Emmanuel Cardon, Gilles Walch, Pascal Boileau
  • Patent number: 10485535
    Abstract: A suture is provided having a multifilament sheath disposed thereabout a monofilament core. The multifilament sheath includes a plurality of yarns, and each of the plurality of yarns includes a plurality of threads. Further, the suture includes poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey R. Wilson-Wirth, Dale R. Peterson, Kevin L. Ohashi
  • Patent number: 10463499
    Abstract: A humeral anchor assembly is provided that includes a humeral anchor and at least one screw. The humeral anchor is configured to form a part of or support a part of a shoulder prosthesis. The humeral anchor has a distal portion configured to be anchored in a proximal region of a humerus and a proximal portion. The proximal portion includes a proximal face configured to engage an articular component within a periphery thereof. The proximal portion also includes at least one aperture disposed adjacent to the periphery. The at least one screw is disposed through the at least one aperture. The screw has a first end portion engaged with the proximal portion of the anchor and a second end portion disposed in or through cortical bone of the humerus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Grant Emerick, Brian M. Strzelecki
  • Patent number: 10456264
    Abstract: A stemless humeral shoulder assembly having a base member and an anchor advanceable into the base member. The base member can include a distal end that can be embedded in bone and a proximal end that can be disposed at a bone surface. The base member can also have a plurality of spaced apart arms projecting from the proximal end to the distal end. The anchor can project circumferentially into the arms and into a space between the arms. When the anchor is advanced into the base member, the anchor can be exposed between the arms. A recess can project distally from a proximal end of the anchor to within the base member. The recess can receive a mounting member of an anatomical or reverse joint interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Hodorek, Kevin P. Knox
  • Patent number: 10433967
    Abstract: A modular shoulder prosthesis is provided. The modular prosthesis includes a stem, an anatomic insert, and a reverse insert. The stem is a unitary body that includes a distal shaft portion and a proximal portion. The proximal portion includes a stem face configured to directly couple to both the anatomic insert and reverse insert. The stem face includes a first engagement feature configured to couple directly to the reverse insert and a second engagement feature configured to couple directly to the anatomic insert. The stem can also include a metaphyseal portion between the shaft portion and proximal portion designed for use in humeral fracture repair procedures. The metaphyseal portion can include a medial arm and two lateral arms extending between the shaft portion and proximal portion, A window can be defined between the medial arm and the lateral arms, and a gap can be formed between the lateral arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier
    Inventors: Pierric Deransart, Cyrille Aroun Koumar Fleury, Vincent Gaborit, Pascal Boileau, Christopher R. Chuinard, Philippe Clavert, Luc Favard, James Kelly, Sumant Krishnan, Francois Sirveaux
  • Patent number: 10426625
    Abstract: This set comprising: an anatomic articulating member, having a concave articulating surface intended to articulate with a complementary humeral implant and having an anatomic coupling feature, a reversed articulating member, having a convex articulating surface intended to articulate with a complementary humeral implant and having a reversed coupling feature that is shaped differently from the anatomic coupling feature, and an anchorage member intended to be anchored in a human glenoid, the anchorage member including a body which defines a proximodistal axis and has inner bore extending along the proximodistal axis, the body being provided within the inner bore with both an inner first feature that is designed to cooperate with the anatomic coupling feature when the anatomic coupling feature is introduced within the inner bore, so as to fixedly couple the anchorage member with the anatomic articulating member, and an inner second feature that is designed to cooperate with the reversed coupling feature when
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier
    Inventors: Jean-Emmanuel Cardon, Benjamin Dassonville, Christophe Magnac
  • Patent number: 10420594
    Abstract: The present application relates to a coaptation plate comprising a core and an overmold, the core comprising at least one window which is designed to at least partially extend over a fracture which separates a first portion of the osseous tissue from a second, the window being positioned between two openings through which a fastening screw passes, wherein one of said openings lies at least partially within a proximal portion of the core and the other opening lies at least partially within a distal portion of the core, the overmold enclosing the core and forming at least one upper layer and one lower layer on either side of the core, the window defining polymer material links that pass through the core and connect the upper layer and the lower layer, thus ensuring that the overmold is anchored in the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TORNIER
    Inventor: Patrick Houvet
  • Patent number: 10420650
    Abstract: An implant couples a first bone of a hand to a second bone of the hand. The implant includes a body that defines a median plane. The body also defines a first joint surface having a first central region that articulates with the first bone. The body further defines a second joint surface having a second central region that articulates with the second bone, and the second central region is disposed on an opposite side of the median plane of the body relative to the first central region. The first and second central regions correspond to profiles of first and second axial segments, respectively, the first and second axial segments are each one of a cylinder, a cone and a torus and are centered on first and second axes, respectively, and the first and second axes, as projected on the median plane, are substantially perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: TORNIER
    Inventors: Michel Hassler, Philippe Bellemere
  • Patent number: 10413416
    Abstract: Method and set of surgical instruments for fitting a shoulder prosthesis, and the shoulder prosthesis. The proposed method seeks to interpose a bone graft between the previously prepared glenoid surface (G) of a scapula (S) of a patient's shoulder and the face of a glenoid prosthetic component opposite the articular surface. The set of instruments permit the bone graft to be taken from the upper epiphysis of the humerus (H), either in situ or ex vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Boileau, Gilles Walch
  • Patent number: 10405993
    Abstract: A patient specific glenoid guide is provided to facilitate properly aligned implantation of a glenoid prosthesis into a patient. The guide shape is designed preoperatively based on the unique configuration of the scapula of the patient. The guide orientation is chosen preoperatively based on one or more of the bone structure of the patient, the wear pattern of the patient's glenoid cavity, the anchoring means of the glenoid prosthesis, or other aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier SAS
    Inventors: Pierric Deransart, Emmanuel Francois Marie Lizee, Delphine Claire Michelle Henry, Jean Chaoui, Gilles Walch, Pascal Boileau
  • Patent number: 10357373
    Abstract: Reversed glenoid implants, and related kits and methods, are described that include an anchor member having a proximal head and a baseplate having a distal end with a first aperture sized to accept the proximal head of the anchor member. The proximal head is inserted along an un-threaded length thereof from the distal end into the first aperture, and the anchor member is restrained against axial translation with respect to the baseplate but is permitted to rotate with respect to the baseplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn M. Gargac, Brian C. Hodorek, William Matthew Kuester, Austin Wyatt Mutchler
  • Patent number: 10314596
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include an orthopedic milling machine for preparing a glenoid bone. The milling machine uses a hub and a sleeve. The hub includes reliefs arranged to cut or mill the bone and the sleeve couples to the hub to transfer rotational motion to the hub. The hub has an axial bore sized to receive an orthopedic guide pin. The hub also has a lateral passage slot that allows the hub to move laterally towards the guide pin in order to place the guide pin within the axial bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier SAS
    Inventors: Matthew Purdy, Lucile Ferrand, Pierric Deransart
  • Patent number: 10251755
    Abstract: Method and set of surgical instruments for fitting a shoulder prosthesis, and the shoulder prosthesis. The proposed method seeks to interpose a bone graft between the previously prepared glenoid surface (G) of a scapula (S) of a patient's shoulder and the face of a glenoid prosthetic component opposite the articular surface. The set of instruments permit the bone graft to be taken from the upper epiphysis of the humerus (H), either in situ or ex vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Boileau, Gilles Walch
  • Patent number: 10213243
    Abstract: A surgical tool, enabling extraction of a prosthesis from a bony implantation site of that prosthesis, defines a proximo-distal axis and includes a distal end head adapted both to cut at least partially the bonding interface between the prosthesis and the bony material of the implantation site and to fix itself to the prosthesis by rotation centered on the proximo-distal axis, according to embodiments of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Courtney, Jr., Jeffrey M. Ondrla
  • Patent number: 10195036
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modifying a shoulder joint configuration exhibiting wear that take into account resultant of forces responsible for the wear of the glenoid surface from geometric characteristics of wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TORNIER
    Inventor: Yves-Alain Ratron
  • Patent number: 10105229
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to restore the mobility of an articular end (2) of a bone (3) of a patient by means of a reconstruction implant. This implant (1), which permits reconstruction both of bone and of cartilage, comprises a grated framework (10) and a sheet (20) made of a biological tissue material, this sheet firmly covering one face (11) of the framework, while the opposite face (12) is designed to be pressed rigidly against, and firmly joined to, the end of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Tornier
    Inventors: Irene Gosset, Robert J. Ball, Yves-Alain Ratron
  • Patent number: 10080664
    Abstract: Modular humeral implants and methods of use. A humeral implant can include a stem portion, a metaphyseal portion, a locking element, and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion can include at least one spacer. Each spacer can include a proximal engagement feature, a distal engagement feature, a lumen extending longitudinally through the spacer, and a pin slidable within the lumen of the spacer. Distal movement of a locking element in the metaphyseal portion can translate the pin of each spacer to secure the metaphyseal portion, the intermediate portion, and the stem portion in a locked configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Grant Emerick, Brian C. Hodorek, Matthew Victor Kartholl
  • Patent number: 10070873
    Abstract: An orthopedic driver is provided that includes an elongate tubular body and an indicator assembly. The indicator assembly has a housing that has at least one opening and a visual indicator disposed in the at least one opening. The visual indicator is configured to be coupled with a guide pin such that lateral movement of the elongate tubular body relative to the guide pin causes the visual indicator to move between a flush or recessed configuration within the housing and an extended configuration. In the extended configuration, the visual indicator extends outward of an outer surface of the housing. The flush or recessed configuration corresponds to alignment of the guide pin relative to the elongate tubular body and the extended configuration corresponds to misalignment of the guide pin relative to the elongate tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Courtney, Jr., Brian C. Hodorek, Matthew J. Purdy
  • Patent number: 10064667
    Abstract: A calcaneum translation plate (1) characterized in that it comprises two end portions, i.e. a proximal anchoring portion (2) and a distal fixing portion (3), oriented in opposing directions and arranged in spaced parallel planes (P-P, P?-P?), said proximal and distal portions connecting to an intermediate portion (4) having a square general profile and comprising two perpendicular bearing surfaces, the proximal anchoring portion extending from one (5) of said surfaces and perpendicular thereto, whereas the distal fixing portion extends in the extension of the other bearing surface (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: TORNIER
    Inventors: Thibaut Leemrijse, Michel Maestro, Bernhard Devos, Marc Relave, Jean-Luc Besse
  • Patent number: D840539
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Courtney, Austin W. Mutchler, Jeffrey M. Ondrla