Patents by Inventor Armodios Hatzidakis

Armodios Hatzidakis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Surgical technique and apparatus for proximal humeral fracture repair
    Patent number: 9597128
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of reattaching a bone fragment to a proximal humerus of a humerus in a shoulder joint. The method includes introducing a distal end of the humeral nail into a medullary canal of the humerus. A first proximal screw is engaged with the bone fragment and a first proximal bore in the proximal end of the humeral nail to move the bone fragment toward the proximal humerus. The humeral nail and the attached bone fragment are rotated relative to the medullary canal of the humerus to position the bone fragment to an anatomically optimal location. The bone fragment is preferably one of a greater or lesser tuberosity of the proximal humerus. The method and apparatus can be used to reattach bone fragments in a variety of other joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Tornier, Inc.
    Inventors: Pascal Boileau, Loïc Barouch, Armodios Hatzidakis, Edward Fehringer, Jean-Marie Berger, Brian C. Hodorek
  • SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND APPARATUS FOR PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTURE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20140243827
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of reattaching a bone fragment to a proximal humerus of a humerus in a shoulder joint. The method includes introducing a distal end of the humeral nail into a medullary canal of the humerus. A first proximal screw is engaged with the bone fragment and a first proximal bore in the proximal end of the humeral nail to move the bone fragment toward the proximal humerus. The humeral nail and the attached bone fragment are rotated relative to the medullary canal of the humerus to position the bone fragment to an anatomically optimal location. The bone fragment is preferably one of a greater or lesser tuberosity of the proximal humerus. The method and apparatus can be used to reattach bone fragments in a variety of other joints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Tornier
    Inventors: Pascal Boileau, Loïc Barouch, Armodios Hatzidakis, Edward Fehringer, Jean-Marie Berger, Brian C. Hodorek