Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an implant component (10, 20) having at least one connecting portion (30, 60), the connecting portion being at least partly coated with a Zr coating and the coating having a thickness of 1-20 ?m, preferably 1-6 ?m. The present disclosure further relates to a modular endoprosthesis comprising an implant component, to the use of a Zr coating to prevent crevice corrosion and/or fretting corrosion, and to the use of an implant component in patients suffering from a metal allergy.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bone implant, comprising a main body, which has, in its outer region, an open-cell porous lattice structure, which is formed from a plurality of regularly arranged elementary cells, the elementary cells being in the form of an assembled structure and each being composed of an interior and of a plurality of interconnected bars surrounding the interior. The porous lattice structure is provided with a bone-growth-promoting coating comprising calcium phosphate, the calcium phosphate coating having a hydroxylapatite proportion forming a pore inner coating extending into the depth of the porous lattice structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an implant (10) comprising an implant body having a first surface area (A1, A2, A3, A4) configured for contact with soft connective tissue and a second surface area configured for contact with bone tissue, wherein the first surface area is covered with a coating comprising tantalum and the second surface area is formed by a material, which is different than the one forming the coating.

Abstract: The present invention provides an implant for reconstructing an acetabulum and at least part of a pelvic structure. To this end, the implant comprises a frame structure embodied by at least one first profile element for transferring joint forces, a joint section which forms at least part of an artificial acetabulum, at least two attachment sections for attaching the implant to bone tissue, wherein a first attachment section is provided for attachment to a sacral bone or iliac bone and a second attachment section is provided for attachment to a pubic bone, and at least one plate element for supporting internal organs, which is surrounded by the frame structure, at least in sections.

Abstract: An augment device includes a hollow sleeve surrounding a channel extending through the hollow sleeve from a top to a bottom of the hollow sleeve, the hollow sleeve comprising a wall having an inner face and an outer face. The hollow sleeve includes at least one bending joint, the bending joint being configured for compressing the channel. Thereby the hollow sleeve may be compressed under an external force, leading to a decreased circumference and width of the hollow sleeve. This leads to a gap between the perimeter of the augment device and surrounding bone material, breaking any connections, By virtue of this, a much facilitated removal of the augment device can be achieved. Further, an extraction tool includes grippers for engaging and compressing the augment device, and further instruments, particularly a jig, for achieving an effective removal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a polymer workpiece for use in a joint implant. It comprises the steps of placing the polymer workpiece in an explosion chamber, introducing a combustible gas mixture into the explosion chamber and igniting the combustible gas mixture. Igniting the gas mixture in the explosion chamber produces a temperature that lies above the melting point of a polymer of the polymer workpiece.

Abstract: An augment device for a joint endoprosthesis, the device including a sleeve surrounding a channel extending through the sleeve. The sleeve is formed of porous material for ingrowth of bony material, the sleeve comprising an inner face and an outer face. The sleeve further comprises a wall surrounding the channel, the wall being made of solid material and forming a sandwich structure with the porous material, wherein the wall forms a bulkhead between the inner face and the outer face. Thereby, the bulkhead wall will stop inflow of any cement across the sleeve from its inner to its outer face. The porous material on the outer face will be kept free from cement and its capability to promote bone ingrowth is reliably preserved. The augment devices are preferably provided as a set having different sizes and straight or stepped bottoms for improved versatility and maximum preservation of natural bone matter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting sleeve for anchoring shafts of two oppositely arranged prostheses, preferably on an elongate bone such as a femur or humerus. The reinforcing sleeve comprises two receiving bushes for one prosthesis shaft each and comprises a separable coupling region arranged therebetween for connection in such a manner as to resist shear forces and rotation. According to the invention, each receiving bush has, on the side thereof facing the coupling region, one fork of a pair of forks that interact with each other, and a fitting block is arranged on a base of the fork, the lateral surfaces of which fitting block have a distance that corresponds to an inner width of the fork, and the lateral surfaces are designed to contact flanks of the fork in a planar manner, at least one fastening screw being arranged transversely through the fork. The fork connection is simpler to produce than the known wedge connection and yet is sufficiently robust.

Abstract: Graft for a bone defect, in particular a tibial head graft for a knee-joint endoprosthesis. It comprises a sleeve-like inner body (2) for implantation at one end of a long bone (99). An outer face of the inner body (2) is designed as a bone contact face (20) for bearing on the surrounding bone margin (97). According to the invention, an outer shell piece (3) is provided which, as a bone replacement piece, is doubled onto the outside of the inner body (2) for filling a defect at the cortical bone margin (97) and is not dimensioned peripherally, such that, in the circumferential direction, it covers only a part of the outer circumference of the inner body (2). The doubled outer shell piece (3) forms a filler piece for a bone defect (bone window 96) at the bone end. Closure of the bone window (96) is achieved, and unwanted contact between the graft and surrounding soft-tissue parts is avoided. Moreover, the graft is thus also supported in the region of the bone window (96).

Abstract: The present invention provides an implant for reconstructing an acetabulum and at least part of a pelvic structure. To this end, the implant comprises a frame structure embodied by at least one first profile element for transferring joint forces, a joint section which forms at least part of an artificial acetabulum, at least two attachment sections for attaching the implant to bone tissue, wherein a first attachment section is provided for attachment to a sacral bone or iliac bone and a second attachment section is provided for attachment to a pubic bone, and at least one plate element for supporting internal organs, which is surrounded by the frame structure, at least in sections.

Abstract: A joint implant component (1, 1?; 101; 201) for administering a pharmaceutical product is disclosed, which comprises an implant shaft (10, 10?; 110; 210), a joint section (20, 20?; 120; 220) arranged at the proximal end of the implant shaft, a flush supply opening (3, 3?; 103; 203) and a backflush opening (4, 4?; 104; 204). At least one shaft flush channel (11, 11?; 111; 211) and one shaft backflush channel (12, 12?; 112; 212) extend along the implant shaft inside the implant shaft. The shaft flush channel is connected to the outside of the implant shaft via shaft flush holes (13, 13?; 112; 113) for discharging the pharmaceutical product, and the shaft backflush channel is connected to the outside of the implant shaft via at least one shaft backflush hole (14, 14?; 114; 214) for receiving the discharged pharmaceutical product.

Abstract: An augment device includes a hollow sleeve surrounding a channel extending through the hollow sleeve from a top to a bottom of the hollow sleeve, the hollow sleeve comprising a wall having an inner face and an outer face. The hollow sleeve includes at least one bending joint, the bending joint being configured for compressing the channel. Thereby the hollow sleeve may be compressed under an external force, leading to a decreased circumference and width of the hollow sleeve. This leads to a gap between the perimeter of the augment device and surrounding bone material, breaking any connections. By virtue of this, a much facilitated removal of the augment device can be achieved. Further, an extraction tool includes grippers for engaging and compressing the augment device, and further instruments, particularly a jig, for achieving an effective removal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a coating for an implant component, a method for producing an implant component having said coating, and a use of said coating on an implant component. The coating is intended for an implant component, in particular a spinal implant component, and is a TiNb coating which has, in addition to an atom % proportion of Ti and an atom % proportion of Nb, an atom % proportion of 5-30 atom % of Ag.

Abstract: Hip joint implant for fastening to a pelvic bone (9), with a support body which has a socket (6) and whose convex outer face is designed to bear on the pelvic bone (9) and which, on its concave inner face, has a receiving seat for a pelvis-side bearing that is designed to receive a joint head of a femoral component of a hip prosthesis, and with outwardly directed flat fastening brackets (2, 3) which are arranged at the edge region of the socket (6) and are each provided with at least one receiving seat for a fastening means. The fastening brackets (2, 3) are made of a reshapeable biocompatible material and are connected to the socket (6) via a non-releasable cohesive bond (7), wherein the socket (6) is made of another, stiffer biocompatible material. A high degree of robustness of the socket (6) is thus combined with what is, by virtue of the reshapeability, an improved adaptation to the anatomical conditions of the respective pelvic bone.

Abstract: An augment device for a joint endoprosthesis, the device including a sleeve surrounding a channel extending through the sleeve. The sleeve is formed of porous material for ingrowth of bony material, the sleeve comprising an inner face and an outer face. The sleeve further comprises a wall surrounding the channel, the wall being made of solid material and forming a sandwich structure with the porous material, wherein the wall forms a bulkhead between the inner face and the outer face. Thereby, the bulkhead wall will stop inflow of any cement across the sleeve from its inner to its outer face. The porous material on the outer face will be kept free from cement and its capability to promote bone ingrowth is reliably preserved. The augment devices are preferably provided as a set having different sizes and straight or stepped bottoms for improved versatility and maximum preservation of natural bone matter.

Abstract: The invention relates to a connecting sleeve for anchoring shafts of two oppositely arranged prostheses, preferably on an elongate bone such as a femur or humerus. The reinforcing sleeve comprises two receiving bushes (1, 2) for one prosthesis shaft each and comprises a separable coupling region (3) arranged therebetween for connection in such a manner as to resist shear forces and rotation. According to the invention, each receiving bush (1, 2) has, on the side thereof facing the coupling region, one fork (31, 32) of a pair of forks that interact with each other, and a fitting block (4) is arranged on a base of the fork, the lateral surfaces (44) of which fitting block have a distance that corresponds to an inner width of the fork, and the lateral surfaces (44) are designed to contact flanks of the fork in a planar manner, at least one fastening screw (5) being arranged transversely through the fork. The fork connection is simpler to produce than the known wedge connection and yet is sufficiently robust.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating a polymer workpiece (1) for use in a joint implant. It comprises the steps of placing the polymer workpiece in an explosion chamber, introducing a combustible gas mixture into the explosion chamber and igniting the combustible gas mixture. Igniting the gas mixture in the explosion chamber produces a temperature that lies above the melting point of a polymer of the polymer workpiece.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arthrodesis plate for the stiffening of joints, in particular finger joints, comprising a proximal and distal anchoring region which are connected to one another in a mechanically rigid manner, characterised in that at least one outer contour of one of the two anchoring regions has a cross-section which is undulating, for example roof-shaped, or is provided with alternating crests and troughs by means of coating, and/or has a transversal-sagittal cross-section.

Abstract: A knee joint endoprosthesis set comprising modular knee joint endoprostheses in different sizes. Each knee joint endoprosthesis comprises a tibial component (2). The femoral component (3) comprises a joint element for articulated cooperation with the tibial component and comprises a shaft (5) for anchoring in the femur. The set comprises shafts in different sizes. In the femoral component (3), the shape of the shafts tapers from a distal end (51), facing toward the joint element, to a proximal free end (52) of the shaft. An oval cross section is provided at the distal end (51), and a round cross section is provided at the proximal free end (52) of the shaft. An ovality defined by the oval cross section increases as the size of the shafts increases. The different sizes are preferably graded according to the ovality. The set permits excellent adaptation to the particular medullary canal by means of the different sizes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a revision prosthesis shaft of a revision joint endoprosthesis for anchoring in an elongate bone (9), in particular femur. The surface is designed for adhesive agent-free fastening in the proximal epimetaphysis (91) and the diaphysis (92) of the bone. According to the invention, a distal epimetaphyseal extension (2) is provided at the far end of the shaft (12), the tip of which extension reaches into the distal epimetaphysis (93) of the bone. The extension (2) is designed for fastening in the distal epimetaphysis (93) by means of an adhesive agent (3), in particular bone cement. The invention combines the advantages of cement-free fastening, namely of the shaft in itself in the diaphysis (92), with the advantages of cemented fastening, namely of the extension in the distal epimetaphysis (93). Even in difficult cases in which sufficient hold previously could not be achieved for lack of fastening distance in the diaphysis, stable anchoring can thus be achieved.