Patents Assigned to Wright Medical Technology Inc.
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Publication number: 20230225875Abstract: Provided is a total talar replacement prosthesis that has a metallic body shell and a metallic or biologic core, where the metallic body shell includes one or both of a removable calcaneus attachment and a removable navicular attachment. The attachments, when removed, exposes a respective calcaneus-facing surface or a navicular-facing surface that can enhance fusion to the respective bones, calcaneus and/or navicular.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Meghan KUBACKI
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Patent number: 11701133Abstract: A surgical alignment system is provided that includes a guide arm, a ratchet arm frame configured to be coupled slidably to the guide arm, a ratchet arm configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm frame, and a sagittal sizing guide body configured to be coupled to the ratchet arm. The sagittal sizing guide body includes a first radiopaque object disposed at a first position and a second radiopaque object disposed at a second position that is spaced apart from the first position.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Shawn McGinley, Robert M. Howles, Daniel E. Free, Vinay D. Patel, Ramon Luna, Matthew D. Schultz
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Publication number: 20230218325Abstract: A system includes a first spacer sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space of a first bone and a second spacer sized and configured to be coupled to a second bone. The first spacer and the second spacer each include a body extending between a bone contacting surface and a coupling surface. At least one shim is positioned between the first and second spacers. The shim includes a body extending between a first coupling surface and a second coupling surface. The first spacer, the second spacer, and the at least one shim position the first and second bones in a predetermined alignment. An adjustable guide including a guide adapter and a guide body is configured to couple to the first spacer and is adjustable on a first axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Dean J. NACHTRAB, David G. REYNOLDS, Paul M. STEMNISKI, Julia C. ALSPAUGH
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Publication number: 20230218322Abstract: In one aspect, an implant configured to attach a first bone section to a second bone section comprises an intramedullary portion and an extramedullary portion. The intramedullary portion is configured for insertion into the first bone section. The ex-tramedullary portion is configured to abut a surface of the second bone section and includes a first fastener aperture configured to eceive a bone fastener inserted in the second bone section. The intramedullary portion and the extramedullary portion are coupled such that the extramedullary portion is rotatable with respect to the intramedullary portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Wright Medical Technology, Inc.Inventors: Terrance W. STROHKIRCH, Brian Robert THOREN, Erin MULLER, Jesse G. MOORE
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Patent number: 11696773Abstract: A guided punch is disclosed. The guided punch generally comprises a strike cap comprising a strike surface, a punch comprising a distal cutting edge, and a guide rod. The strike cap defines a first cavity therein. The punch defines a second cavity therein in communication with the first cavity. The guide rod is located within the first and second cavities and extends a predetermined distance beyond the distal cutting edge of the punch. The strike cap and the punch are moveable relative to the guide rod.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Elizabeth J. Phelps, Robert M. Howles
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Patent number: 11696835Abstract: A revision implant component comprising a body having a plurality of screw holes and a tapered head configured to engage a talar dome component of a multi-component ankle prosthesis. A surgical method is disclosed which includes creating an incision in a patient, exposing a multi-component ankle prosthesis implanted in a patient, disassembling at least one component of the multi-component ankle prosthesis, affixing a revision implant component to non-damaged bone using screws, and coupling the revision implant component to a talar dome of the multi-component ankle prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Elizabeth J. Phelps
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Patent number: 11690636Abstract: A device comprises a base. A support is attached to the base. The support is shaped to receive a calf of a person and adapted to receive a wire or pin for securing a tibia of a person. A foot plate is attachable to the base. The foot plate has a plurality of attached members. The members are configured for receiving at least a first wire or pin to fix a foot of the person relative to the foot plate while the foot plate is oriented normal to a superior-inferior direction of the foot. The foot plate is rotatable relative to the base while the foot plate is attached to the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Daniel E. Free, Robert M. Howles, Elizabeth J. Phelps, Kian-Ming Wong, Braham Dhillon
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Publication number: 20230181184Abstract: Stabilization device embodiments for use in orthopedic procedures to couple to target areas of tissue. Stabilization devices described can be used to fuse, fix, provide a preselected spacing, and/or provide a preselected compression to target areas during use. Stabilization devices can be coupled to target areas using alignment elements such as pins, k-wires, and/or screws.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: George Matthew AWTREY, Robert Michael CARLO, III
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Publication number: 20230172645Abstract: An orthopedic implant is specifically configured for use in osteotomies, in which part of the implant extends into an intramedullary portion of a first bone segment and a plate portion is external to the cortical surface of an adjacent bone segment to fix the segments to allow them to fuse. The body of the implant has a first end and a second end where the end which is inserted into the bone has a chamfer and a through hole having a hole axis optionally at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the implant, and which can receive a screw, peg or pin. The second end of the implant includes a plate portion with at least two offset screws.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: David B. KAY, Anthony PERERA, Bryan DEN HARTOG, Dustin DUCHARME
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Patent number: 11660201Abstract: An implant having a unitary body includes an intramedullary portion and an extramedullary portion. The intramedullary portion is sized and structured to be received within an intramedullary canal of a first bone and defines a longitudinal axis. The extramedullary portion includes a surface defining an axis that is disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. An aperture defined along the extramedullary portion is sized and configured to receive a fastener therein for coupling the extramedullary portion of the implant to a second bone.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Zachary Korman, Erin Muller, Brian Robert Thoren, Paul Luttrell, Bryan D. Den Hartog, David B. Kay, Anthony Perera
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Publication number: 20230157712Abstract: A surgical drill alignment guide is disclosed that can provide an accurate trajectory for placement of a bone screw along a longitudinal axis of a bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Vinay D. PATEL, Shannon D. CUMMINGS
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Publication number: 20230157705Abstract: A system or kit includes a rotating tool and a guide. The rotating tool includes an elongated shaft with at least one cutting edge. The rotating tool is configured to remove bone from a patient. The guide includes a body comprising a contact surface and a guide channel. The contact surface is configured to position the guide relative to a patient or an implant. The guide channel is configured to receive the elongated shaft and to allow the cutting edge to be swept along a path. The path corresponds to a portion of the bone to be removed. A method of removing an implant includes forming an incision in a patient. The method further includes inserting a rotating tool into the incision such that a cutting edge of the rotating tool is adjacent to a surface of the implant. The method further includes sweeping the cutting edge along a first path adjacent to the surface of the implant to remove bone adjacent to the implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2021Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: David G. REYNOLDS
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Patent number: 11653960Abstract: A system includes a first spacer sized and configured to be received within a resected bone space of a first bone and a second spacer sized and configured to be coupled to a second bone. The first spacer and the second spacer each include a body extending between a bone contacting surface and a coupling surface. At least one shim is positioned between the first and second spacers. The shim includes a body extending between a first coupling surface and a second coupling surface. The first spacer, the second spacer, and the at least one shim position the first and second bones in a predetermined alignment. An adjustable guide including a guide adapter and a guide body is configured to couple to the first spacer and is adjustable on a first axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Dean J. Nachtrab, David G. Reynolds, Paul M. Stemniski, Julia C. Alspaugh
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Publication number: 20230149031Abstract: A system and method for performing a percutaneous bunionectomy. The system including a jig, which subsequent to attachment and performance of an osteotomy on the bone, uses a rack and pinion mechanism to translate the separated portion of the bone to a surgeon determined displacement ?. A locking mechanism maintains the desired displacement of the bone portions and allows the surgeon, with use of an attached visual guide, to insert a k-wire through the bone portions to serve as a guide wire for the internal fixation that maintains the displacement during the healing. The system removes the requirement that the surgeon manually maintain the desired displacement while inserting the guide wire.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Johnny McGEE
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Patent number: 11648040Abstract: A metatarsal fixation device is provided for fixation of osteotomy or fracture of a distal metatarsal metaphysis bone of the human foot and for fixation of an associated capsule to the metatarsal head. The device includes a metallic bone plate with a series of screw holes along an elongated portion of the plate and a combination of a singular screw hole and a resilient clamp on an end of the elongated portion. The resilient clamp has two arched resilient arms extending laterally outward from an end of the elongated portion. Each arm has a plurality of spikes on an inner surface thereof providing points of contact that compress and attach a metatarsal phalangeal joint capsule portion to the medial and/or lateral aspect of the metatarsal head, thereby facilitating realignment of the metatarsophalangeal joint and respective digit. The resilient arms are biased to grasp lateral sides of a metatarsal head and any associated capsule portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Douglas K. Blacklidge
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Patent number: 11642140Abstract: The present invention relates to an implant system that comprises an implant, a handle configured to removably receive the implant, and, in some embodiments, a spacer tool configured to be mounted on the implant. In further embodiments, a k-wire is employed to guide the implant to a desired location. The handle has a hole for receiving a first portion of the implant. Using the handle to implant the implant, along with an associated spacer, provides a quick and convenient method for implanting the implant as described herein and in the associated drawings.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Dustin D. Leavitt, Brock L. Johnson, Wesley N. Harris
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Patent number: 11642224Abstract: An implant includes a curved first plate section having a curvature about a longitudinal axis extending in a longitudinal direction. The first plate section has a first hole and a second hole. The first hole and the second hole are positioned to receive respective bone screws for attaching the implant to a first curved surface of a bone having a syndesmosis. A second plate section extends continuously from the first plate section. The second plate section has at least a third hole that is positioned to be offset from the first hole and the second hole in a direction that is anterior or posterior from the first hole and the second hole in a case where the longitudinal axis is aligned along a superior-inferior direction. The third hole is configured to receive at least one screw or at least one button for holding a suture at a position offset from the first line segment hole and the second hole in the anterior or posterior direction, for reducing the syndesmosis.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Scott A. Armacost, Sach Combs, Murray John Penner, Bruce E. Cohen, Bryan D. Den Hartog, Gregory C. Berlet
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Publication number: 20230136212Abstract: A system includes a first tool having a base, a nut, and a tool guide. The base extends from a first end to a second end and includes at least one thread disposed along a length thereof. The first end includes a foot having a widthwise dimension that is greater than a diameter of the at least one thread. The nut is configured to be disposed along the length of the base and to engage at least one thread. The tool guide is configured to be slideably disposed along the length of the base and has a body including a flange portion. The flange portion defines an opening for receiving at least one of a pin and a cutting tool. Rotation of the first nut causes the nut to translate along the length of the base thereby causing the tool guide to move along the length of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Julia C. ALSPAUGH, Daniel E. FREE, Braham K. DHILLON
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Publication number: 20230132273Abstract: An alignment device includes a first member, a second member, and a guide. The first member has an elongated body and is configured to be at least partially inserted into a canal in a first bone portion. The second member includes a body attachable to the first member and an arm extending from the body. The arm defines a track. The guide is configured to translate along the track defined by the arm. The guide includes an aperture configured to receive an alignment member therethrough. The guide is configured to be positioned at a desired position along the track to allow insertion of the at least one alignment member through the aperture and into the first bone portion at a desired trajectory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Joseph Ryan WOODARD, Johnny McGEE, Peter George MANGONE
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Patent number: 11633195Abstract: A cutting guide includes a body and a rotatable device. The body includes a top portion, a bottom portion parallel to the top portion, and a side portion connecting the top and the bottom portions. The rotatable device is coupled to one end of the top portion of the body, and includes a pivotal element and a handle. The handle in the rotatable device has a first portion coupled to the pivotal element, and a second portion configured to be rotated around an axis of the pivotal element. Each of the top portion of the body, the side portion of the body, the bottom portion of the body, and the handle has one respective edge providing a respective guide surface for cutting a bone in a surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Braham K. Dhillon