With Pliable Or Malleable Elements Or Having A Meshlike Structure (e.g., Small Strips For Craniofacial Surgery) Patents (Class 606/285)
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Patent number: 11660132Abstract: A patella fracture fixation system includes a bone plate that is configured to be implanted along an anterior approach. The bone plate has a fixation hub and a plurality of fixation nodes that are connected to the fixation hub. The fixation hub and the fixation nodes can define respective fixation holes. The bone plate can further include legs that are configured to be bent around respective inferior aspects of the patella.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Jessica Penman, William N. Woodburn, Sr., Eladio Saura-Sanchez, Daniel Andermatt, Arabella Fontana
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Patent number: 11612416Abstract: A system for non-invasively adjusting the curvature of a spine includes a housing having a first end and a second end, a first rod having a first end telescopically disposed within a cavity of the housing along a first longitudinal axis at the first end of the housing and having a first threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a first portion of a spinal system of a subject, a second rod having a first end telescopically disposed within the cavity along a second longitudinal axis at the second end of the housing and having a second threaded portion extending thereon, and a second end configured to be coupled to a second portion of the spinal system of the subject, a driving member rotatably disposed within the cavity and configured to be activated from a location external to the body of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.Inventors: Michael Wentz, Joon Ki An, Ronald Litke, Glenn DiCostanzo, Ernest Corrao, Robert L. Richards, Sepehr Fariabi, Adam G. Beckett, Luke A. Bilger, Daniel Dongelmans, Scott Pool, Shanbao Cheng, Matthew Dwight, Andy W. Choi, Martin Leugers
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Patent number: 11197700Abstract: A bone fixation system is configured to be implanted and secured to a bone so as to stabilize a bone. The bone fixation system includes an implant having a plate portion configured to be secured to a first segment of the bone by a first bone anchor, and a second segment of the bone by a second one anchor. The implant further includes a mesh portion configured to abut a third segment of the bone to prevent movement of the third segment relative to both the first segment and the second segment. The implant defining an outer perimeter defined in part by the plate portion and in part by the mesh portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Kobayashi, Harry Thomas Hall, IV, Glen Pierson
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Patent number: 11096728Abstract: The invention relates to an implant (1) for osteosynthesis, comprising a securing region (3) that has a plurality of holes (2) for receiving securing means, and two projections (4) which extend away, at least partially curved, from said securing region (3), wherein at least one of the two projections (4) takes the form of a snap-on lug (5) that can snap onto a bone segment (7, 8) of a mammal bone (6); the invention also relates to an implant kit comprising such an implant (1).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Karl Leibinger Medizintechnik GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian Leibinger, Klaus Kohler
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Patent number: 11039868Abstract: Plates for patella fracture reduction and fracture reduction devices are described. More particularly plates and devices for patella reduction that are universally fit to a front surface or perimeter of a patella and include a plurality of attachment holes disposed therein for receiving a fastener. In some embodiments, the plates include removable tab members.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Patent number: 10898332Abstract: A bone implant including a wire mesh support frame (120A) having a plurality of interconnected wire members and at least two fastening points in the form of retention eyelets (140A) connected to the support frame by deformable retention arms (138A), and a biocompatible plate (112) formed about the support frame, the plate having at least two open cavities (116) therein, wherein each of the retention arms extends out of the plate from or into one of the open cavities. A method for correcting a bone defect in a patient, a mesh support frame for use in a bone implant, and a method of fabricating a bone implant are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: OSSDSIGN ABInventors: Thomas Engstrand, Håkan Engqvist, Ghanim Ibrahim, Jonas Åberg
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Patent number: 10792077Abstract: A surgical kit includes a shield for covering a portion of the spine of a subject. The shield can include an attachment portion adapted to engage a bone fixation assembly which is adapted to be fixed on multiple vertebra bones of the subject. The bone fixation assembly can include a vertebra joining member secured between two bone anchors. Each bone anchor can include a fastener portion adapted to be implanted into a vertebra bone and a head coupling portion adapted to secure the vertebra joining member. The shield can be coupled to the bone fixation assembly via separate coupling elements, such as a clip or an adjustable link secured between two vertebra joining members of the bone fixation assembly. Alternatively, the shield can include an integral attachment portion configured to engage the bone fixation assembly directly.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Orion Spine Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chen, Ming-Fu Chiang
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Patent number: 10765462Abstract: A patella fracture fixation system includes a bone plate that is configured to be implanted along an anterior approach. The bone plate has a fixation hub and a plurality of fixation nodes that are connected to the fixation hub. The fixation hub and the fixation nodes can define respective fixation holes. The bone plate can further include legs that are configured to be bent around respective inferior aspects of the patella.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Jessica Penman, William N. Woodburn, Sr., Eladio Saura-Sanchez, Daniel Andermatt, Arabella Fontana
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Patent number: 10716687Abstract: A flexible plastic, resin or polymer material forming a trial plate for use is surgery of bones including spine and extremities. The trial plate having at least one radioopaque region and which may have one radiolucent region. In some instances a main body includes one or more arms formed of subparts. Between the main body and subparts and between the subparts are rangible regions such a ribs or unbroken edges surrounding windows configured as predetermined break points to disassociate portions of an arm from the whole.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: ECA Medical InstrumentsInventors: John Nino, Michael J. Milella, Jr., Lauren Thelen
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Patent number: 10512492Abstract: A bone fixation system, device and method are provided herein. A system may include a bone plate. The bone plate is adapted to be affixed to a bone surface, and comprises a bioactive porous portion. The porous portion is adapted to include bone healing-promoting substances, such as hollow microparticles containing the bone healing-promoting substances embedded in the porous portion. The bone plate further includes at least one attachment portion. In some embodiments, the attachment portion includes a face, which defines indentations, such as dimples, to retain an amount of adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Novaplast CorporationInventor: Jeffrey Weinzweig
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Patent number: 10478236Abstract: The invention entails metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire reinforced carbon fiber plating system for the fixation of skeletal fractures and osteotomies. Current fracture fixation plating systems are metal alloy designs that block the field of vision of the fracture during radiographic evaluation. Carbon fiber and mono and poly-filament wire plating systems reduce the weight and thickness as compared to the current plating designs while permitting direct visualization of the fracture site during the healing process. The benefits of the plating design contribute to the satisfaction of the patient and reduce disruption to the surrounding soft tissue structures. An embodiment of the plating system entails layered sheets of carbon fiber with an infrastructural framework of metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire for added strength and durability of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Elemental Orthopedics LLCInventor: Jordan Tacktill
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Patent number: 10327824Abstract: Plates for patella fracture reduction and fracture reduction devices are described. More particularly plates and devices for patella reduction that are universally fit to a front surface or perimeter of a patella and include a plurality of attachment holes disposed therein for receiving a fastener. In some embodiments, the plates include removable tab members.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Lauren Ricker, Daniel S Horwitz, Roy Sanders, Dan Dziadosz, Peter Giannoudis
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Patent number: 10307226Abstract: The disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to a bone foundation guide configured to guide alteration of an alveolar ridge. A bone foundation guide may include a body with (a) a first end of a buccal wall and a first end of a lingual wall each connected to a first end of the body and (b) a second end of the buccal wall and a second end of the lingual wall each connected to a second end of the body such that the buccal wall is substantially parallel to the lingual wall and a space between the buccal wall and the lingual wall defines an open surgical space. A body may be configured to sit adjacent to a tissue spacing gasket having a thickness equivalent to a gum tissue that would normally cover the bone segment.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: NATIONAL DENTEX, LLCInventors: Daniel R. Llop, Armand C. Jusuf
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Patent number: 10285770Abstract: A bone plating system and implant card having at least one or a plurality of plates. The bone plating system and implant card has a card member or support having the at least one or a plurality of plates that are integrally, monolithically, or otherwise formed in or adhered to the card member so that the at least one or plurality of plates can be detached or removed from the card member manually or with a cutting instrument or tool. In one illustrative embodiment, the card member comprises a plurality of different plates that are the necessary plates for a single surgical procedure, such as a craniotomy. The bone plating system or implant card allows for selection of plates of varying sizes, shapes and configurations in a single card member, which could be generally planar or could also be non-planar or lie in a plane that is not flat.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Inventor: David Louis Kirschman
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Patent number: 9839457Abstract: A cervical spine plate attachment system includes a bracket and an alignment guide. The bracket is configured to mount to a cervical spine plate. The alignment guide includes a first connector proximate to a first end of the alignment guide, wherein the first connector is configured to attach to a first pin inserted into a first vertebra. The alignment guide also includes a second connector proximate to a second end of the alignment guide, wherein the second connector is configured to attach to a second pin inserted into a second vertebra. The alignment guide further includes a fastener configured to secure the alignment guide to the bracket such that the alignment guide is secured to the cervical spine plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Inventor: Seth K. Williams
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Patent number: 9265632Abstract: Methods of supporting a vein, featuring deforming a vein support while being mounted on the vein. Such deformation may be sufficient to impose thereupon a plastic deformation that alters a length of the vein support, from a pre-deformation relaxed length to a post-deformation relaxed length different than the pre-deformation relaxed length. Following the plastic deformation, the vein support may maintain a new shape relative to a longitudinal axis thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignees: VASCULAR GRAFT SOLUTIONS LTD., THE MEDICAL RESEARCH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND HEALTH SERVICES FUND OF THE TEL AVIV MEDICAL CENTERInventors: Eyal Orion, Yehuda Bachar, Yanai Ben-Gal, Avraham Rapaport, Gilad Cibulski, Ronny Winshtein
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Patent number: 9220597Abstract: A mosaic implant conformable to a curved surface, comprising first and second implant sections coupled along a beam portion extending across a length of the implant, each of the implant sections having a plurality of biocompatible mosaic plates, and a plurality of wires which interconnect the plates with one another. The mosaic implant is configured to be deformable such that at least a portion of the mosaic implant is conformable to a curved surface, with the beam portion providing structural support which resists inward deformation of the curved portion of the implant. A kit for forming a mosaic implant is also provided, along with a method for correcting a bone defect in a patient.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: OssDsign ABInventors: Thomas Engstrand, Jan Bohlin, Jonas Åberg, Håkan Engqvist
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Patent number: 9023085Abstract: A surgical implant device capable of conforming to a variety of surface topographies facilitates the growth and regeneration of site to which the device is applied. The device employs a plurality of elongate members supporting a column of discrete, rotatable elements in contact with each adjacent element. Anchor plates secure the respective ends of the elongate members, such anchor plates attachable to bone. The implant device provides and ordered array of individually rotatable elements to form a surface that permits bodily fluids to pass therethough.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Inventor: Walter E. Strippgen
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Patent number: 9017380Abstract: A surgical method is provided, the method including the steps of: providing an artificial or allograft flexible planar structure; providing an implant, the implant including material liquefiable by mechanical oscillation, exposing a surface region of hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material; positioning the implant on an exposed area of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material; and fastening the implant to the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material by impinging the proximal end of the implant with mechanical oscillation and simultaneously pressing the implant against the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material while the distal end of the implant protrudes into a cavity of the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material and regions of the liquefiable material are in contact with the hard tissue or hard tissue substitute material, and thereby liquefying at least a portion of the liquefiable material, and letting the liquefiable material resolidify.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Woodwelding AGInventors: Jörg Mayer, Urs Weber, Andrea Müller, Thomas Knecht, Philipp Seiler, Christopher Rast, Marcel Aeschlimann, Laurent Torriani
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Patent number: 9005254Abstract: Bone plates and methods of using the bone plates for adjoining bone fragments are disclosed herein. A device for adjoining at least two bone fragments includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of at least one filling material and an inner lumen for passage of a light source; a conformable bone plate releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the conformable bone plate has a first surface, a second surface, a proximal end, and a distal end and at least one aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface for receiving a fastener; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light source and a delivery system housing the at least one filling material.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Illuminoss Medical, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Rabiner, Joseph John Crisco, III
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Patent number: 8979529Abstract: A medical apparatus including a bar with a first attachment loop, a second attachment and a plurality of hooks, wherein the medical apparatus is an arch bar.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Inventor: Jeffrey R. Marcus
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Patent number: 8940027Abstract: A bone-anchored surgical mesh has slot-like anchoring members that allow for the variable placement of screws and other bone fasteners. This permits the surgeon discretion in the placement of bone fasteners used to attach the mesh to the patient's bone. The elongate openings of the anchoring members allow for a sliding motion between the bone fasteners and the anchoring members, and facilitates positioning and articulation of the mesh. The anchoring members may include bushings to aid the sliding motion of the anchoring member on the bone fastener. In one embodiment, the mesh consists of shorter modular strips that overlap each other such that a single bone fastener is passed through two overlapping anchoring members to lock the two modular mesh strips together. Additional modular mesh strips can be added on at either end, as desired, to provide the desired length of dural coverage.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Onike TechnologiesInventor: Lytton A. Williams
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Patent number: 8906074Abstract: Bone fixation devices, assemblies, and methods are provided. An expandable bone fixation implant can be implanted into a patient and attached to an underlying bone via a percutaneous or alternative fixation procedure in order to provide fixation and stabilization of the underlying bone.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2012Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: Phillip Kang, Mark P. Grady
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Publication number: 20140316472Abstract: A fixation device and method for the subcutaneous fixation of bone fragments. A fixation mesh is formed by the intersection of a plurality of linear legs that are interconnected in sagittal planes to form linear sagittal lines and a plurality of crimped legs that are interconnected in transverse planes to form transverse lines. The mesh resists expansive forces that are created in the linear sagittal lines and a compressive stress is created in the transverse lines when tensile loads are applied to the linear sagittal lines resulting in a device that minimizes the gap distance between bone fragments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Leroy Rise, Christina Salas, Aaron Dickens, Mahmoud Reda Taha
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Publication number: 20140309701Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Dustin DUCHARME, Robert H. BELL, Bryan D. DENHARTOG, Rebecca F. DILIBERTO, Anil K. DUTTA, Thomas Bradley EDWARDS, David B. KAY, Andrew J. LEITHER, Derek S. LEWIS, Lee A. STRNAD, G. Martin WYNKOOP
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Publication number: 20140309700Abstract: A bone plate system for reshaping a bone plate to conform to contours of bone surfaces. The system comprises a bone plate, a pair of spaced-apart guides removably attached to the bone plate, and a bending tool. The bending tool comprises a handle and a head attached to a distal end of the handle. The head defines a cavity sized and shaped to engage the pair of spaced-apart guides. The bone plate system is configured to transfer a leverage force applied by a user to the bending tool while the cavity of the head is fitted over the pair of spaced-apart guides to a regionalized bending moment to the bone plate through the pair of spaced-apart guides to reshape the bone plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Ho-Kin Ng, Priya Prasad
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Patent number: 8861825Abstract: A computer for assisting in determining the strength of fixing a craniofacial surgery patch comprises a storage device for storing a medical image and a central processing unit, the central processing unit carry out a method for assisting in determining the strength of fixing a craniofacial surgery patch. The method includes obtaining a medical image; establishing a skull model according to the medical image; receiving a patch setting command, and disposing a patch model on the skull model according to the patch setting command; generating an internal grid mesh data of the skull model disposed with the patch model; executing a biomechanical simulation of a patch structural strength according to the skull model disposed with the patch model, the internal grid mesh data and a boundary condition; and providing a stress distribution, a strain distribution or a displacement distribution of the patch model to assist in determining.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: National Applied Research LaboratoriesInventors: Shou-I Chen, Sheng-Chuan Wang, Hung-Ta Hsiao, Lung-Cheng Lee, Ming-Hsiao Lee, Chih-Min Yao
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Publication number: 20140296923Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: ORTHOHELIX SURGICAL DESIGNS, INC.Inventors: David B. Kay, Lee A. Strnad, Dustin Ducharme, G. Martin Wynkoop
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Patent number: 8834534Abstract: A scapholunate stabilization graft is made up of an oblong plate, made of a material having a resilient deformation capability. The ends of the plate are provided with at least one hole enabling an attachment screw to pass therethrough, and the central portion of which has an opening defined by two opposite sides. A spring connects two remote points of said sides, said spring being placed along the diagonal within said opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Biotech OrthoInventors: Frédéric Impellizzeri, Patrick Houvet
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Patent number: 8790378Abstract: A volar distal radius plate includes a shaft and a head. The head includes a radial side that seats below the volar rim, and an ulnar side with two extending tabs that provide a buttress support to ulnar fragments from the volar rim. The tabs are contoured to be atraumatic to the overlying soft tissue. The tabs can be readily re-orientated to better approximate the volar rim and provide close support to the volar fragments. Each tab includes a single hole specifically sized to closely receive a K-wire in a fixed angle orientation, and which permits the K-wire to apply a bending load to a tab in situ to bend the tab about a lower recess between the tab and the remainder of the head. Therefore, the plate does not require a dedicated bender. The tabs can also accommodate sutures.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Alfredo Castaneda, Eduardo A. Ampuero
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Patent number: 8790377Abstract: A bone plate and system is provided. The bone fixation plate conforms to the contour of an irregularly shaped bone and eliminates the need for pre-bending or intraoperative bending of the plate. The bone plate is applied to the bone in a generally flat condition and the process of installing and tightening the bone screws in the prescribed order serves to contour the plate to the underlying bone while providing sufficient strength to effect bone healing. The geometry of the plate allows the plate to follow the contour of an irregularly shaped bone, preventing prominence and patient palpability and streamlining the surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: MBD Medical LLCInventors: James D. Ralph, Thomas N. Troxell, Mark Michels, Thomas D. Meade
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Patent number: 8764809Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an implant for refixation of the greater trochanter on which an osteotomy has been performed or which is fractured. The implant comprises a plate that can be fixed on the proximal femur, and a device that can hold the greater trochanter with a form fit or force fit on the femur. This holding device preferably has bendable prongs located at a distance from each other, the first end portion of these prongs being attached to the upper edge of the base plate. The holding device also has flexible, elongate members, each of which is attached at one end to the free end portion of the respective prong. The other, free end portions of the longitudinal members are secured laterally on the base plate after these longitudinal members have crossed the medial aspect of the greater trochanter. This results in a tensioning band construction with at least two restraints based on a plate fixed securely on the proximal lateral femur.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2007Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: SwissMedtechSolutions AGInventors: Kai-Uwe Lorenz, Heiko Durst, Markus Kuster
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Patent number: 8753379Abstract: A guide body is designed to receive longitudinal fixation elements such as wires nails, pegs or screws which are to be anchored within bone. The guide body includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a number of openings connecting the top surface with the bottom surface. The central axes of at least two of the openings are transverse to each other. The guide body permits the insertion of fixation elements at various angles with respect to each other. The guide body may prevent fixation elements which extend into the intramedullary region or the spongiosa from being displaced either in the proximal or in the distal direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2000Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products, LLCInventors: Reto Frei, Markus Hehli, Georg Duda
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Patent number: 8753349Abstract: A device for early stabilizing of distracted tissue that includes a first implant, a second implant, a sliding expansion mechanism and a stabilizer. The first implant is capable of being attached to a first tissue region. The second implant is capable of being attached to a second tissue region. The sliding expansion mechanism engages the first implant and the second implant for distracting the first implant away from the second implant to create a distraction space for formation of the distracted tissue. The stabilizer rigidly fixes the first implant and the second implant after disengagement of the sliding expansion mechanism to rigidly stabilize the distracted tissue. The stabilizer includes in whole or in part a biodegradable, bioerodible or bioresorbable material.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Inventors: Steven R Cohen, Ralph E Holmes, J Peter Amis, Horst R Fichtner
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Publication number: 20140135847Abstract: Bone plates and methods of using the bone plates for adjoining bone fragments are disclosed herein. A device for adjoining at least two bone fragments includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of at least one filling material and an inner lumen for passage of a light source; a conformable bone plate releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the conformable bone plate has a first surface, a second surface, a proximal end, and a distal end and at least one aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface for receiving a fastener; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light source and a delivery system housing the at least one filling material.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: IlluminOss Medical, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Rabiner, Joseph John Crisco, III
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Patent number: 8702763Abstract: A bone plate provided in the present invention has an elongated strip, and a series of repeating units are provided on the elongated strip. Each repeating unit has two crowns, two necks, and four bridges, wherein the two crowns and the two necks are connected by the four bridges to from a symmetrical ring structure, and wherein a width of the bridge (BW) is greater than a width of the crown (CW), a maximum distance between inner sides of the two crowns (ID) is greater than a width of the neck (NW), a maximum distance between outer sides of two opposite bridges of the four bridges (OD) is greater than a unit length between two adjacent repeating units (UL), and the crown width (CW) is 0.1-1.0 mm, so that the bone plate can be deformed in-situ by a surgeon.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Inventors: Jiin-Huey Chern Lin, Chien-Ping Ju, Jing-Wei Lee
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Patent number: 8672982Abstract: Bone plates and methods of using the bone plates for adjoining bone fragments are disclosed herein. A device for adjoining at least two bone fragments includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of at least one filling material and an inner lumen for passage of a light source; a conformable bone plate releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the conformable bone plate has a first surface, a second surface, a proximal end, and a distal end and at least one aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface for receiving a fastener; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light source and a delivery system housing the at least one filling material.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Illuminoss Medical, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Rabiner, Joseph John Crisco, III
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Patent number: 8663296Abstract: A bone-anchored surgical mesh has slot-like anchoring members that allow for the variable placement of screws and other bone fasteners. This permits the surgeon discretion in the placement of bone fasteners used to attach the mesh to the patient's bone. The elongate openings of the anchoring members allow for a sliding motion between the bone fasteners and the anchoring members, and facilitates positioning and articulation of the mesh. The anchoring members may include bushings to aid the sliding motion of the anchoring member on the bone fastener. In one embodiment, the mesh consists of shorter modular strips that overlap each other such that a single bone fastener is passed through two overlapping anchoring members to lock the two modular mesh strips together. Additional modular mesh strips can be added on at either end, as desired, to provide the desired length of dural coverage.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2012Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Onike TechnologiesInventor: Lytton A. Williams
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Patent number: 8608784Abstract: A surgical implant device capable of conforming to a variety of surface topographies facilitates the growth and regeneration of site to which the device is applied. The device employs a plurality of elongate members supporting a column of discrete, rotatable elements in contact with each adjacent element. Anchor plates secure the respective ends of the elongate members, such anchor plates attachable to bone. The implant device provides and ordered array of individually rotatable elements to form a surface that permits bodily fluids to pass therethough.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Inventor: Walter E. Strippgen
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Patent number: 8603147Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone includes a bone plate with threaded holes and two types of guides threadedly connected within the threaded holes. One guide is taller and smaller in diameter, whereas the other guide is shorter and wider in diameter. The guides provide guidance for drilling a hole through the guide and screw hole, and optional bending of the plate at the guide. The guides have structure allowing the guides to be individually removed through rotation.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese
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Patent number: 8568462Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese
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Patent number: 8460345Abstract: A method according to the present disclosure may include determining a load to be supported across separated bone regions by a bridge region of a bone plate. The method may further include determining an acceptable cut force (CF) for the bridge region, determining a cross-sectional area (a) of the bridge region based on the determined load, and determining a height (h) and a width (w) of the bridge region. A bone plate may be provided including a bridge region having the height (h) and width (w) for securing the separated bone regions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Biomet Microfixation, LLCInventors: Shon D. Steger, Brian S. Schumacher, Jeffrey A. Duncan
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Patent number: 8439955Abstract: A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: Biomet C.V.Inventors: Robert Sixto, Jr., Juergen A. Kortenbach, Jose Luis Francese, Michael Wich, Roy Sanders, Scott Steinmann
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Patent number: 8403968Abstract: Bone plates and methods of using the bone plates for adjoining bone fragments are disclosed herein. A device for adjoining at least two bone fragments includes a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft with a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, wherein the delivery catheter has an inner void for passage of at least one filling material and an inner lumen for passage of a light source; a conformable bone plate releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the conformable bone plate has a first surface, a second surface, a proximal end, and a distal end and at least one aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface for receiving a fastener; and an adapter releasably engaging the proximal end of the delivery catheter for receiving the light source and a delivery system housing the at least one filling material.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: IlluminOss Medical, Inc.Inventors: Robert A. Rabiner, Joseph John Crisco, III
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Publication number: 20120289964Abstract: The present disclosure is for a device, tooling, methods of use and kits containing the cranial plates and bur hole covers used for resecuring a cranial flap after a craniotomy. The cranial repair system is meant to reduce the profile of cranial plates or bur hole covers on the external surface of the cranium after a craniotomy is performed. The embodied devices of present disclosure are designed to reside substantially within the kerf or bur holes and thus minimize the surface area of devices resides on the external surface of the cranium. Additional embodiments include kits, tooling and methods to further reduce and/or eliminate the external profile of the cranial plate on the external cranial surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Inventor: Peter Nakaji
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Patent number: 8308778Abstract: The longitudinal implant is fastened to bones on either side of a damaged area through a connecting device. Said implant is comprised of a filament or fiber composite material and said connecting device is made of a material harder than said longitudinal implant. The longitudinal implant is preferably made of a carbon filament composite material, wherein the filament are encapsulated in a polymer matrix.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2009Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: CO-Ligne AGInventor: Robert Lange
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Patent number: 8281638Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for producing a planar implant (I) for a human or animal body, which planar implant (I) is preformed corresponding to a desired anatomical shape. The method comprises the following steps: making available a blank of the planar implant; making available a preforming device (V) that comprises a plurality of discrete adjustable support elements (STE) for adjusting an associated plurality of support points in accordance with the desired anatomical shape; defining the desired anatomical shape and determining corresponding settings for the support elements; adjusting the support elements in accordance with the settings determined for the desired anatomical shape; and producing the preformed implant by bending the blank onto the adjusted support elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2006Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Synthes USA, LLCInventor: Marc Christian Metzger
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Patent number: 8277492Abstract: A bone-anchored surgical mesh has slot-like anchoring members that allow for the variable placement of screws and other bone fasteners. This permits the surgeon discretion in the placement of bone fasteners used to attach the mesh to the patient's bone. The elongate openings of the anchoring members allow for a sliding motion between the bone fasteners and the anchoring members, and facilitates positioning and articulation of the mesh. The anchoring members may include bushings to aid the sliding motion of the anchoring member on the bone fastener. In one embodiment, the mesh consists of shorter modular strips that overlap each other such that a single bone fastener is passed through two overlapping anchoring members to lock the two modular mesh strips together. Additional modular mesh strips can be added on at either end, as desired, to provide the desired length of dural coverage.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Onike TechnologiesInventor: Lytton A. Williams
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Patent number: 8231624Abstract: A surgical implant device capable of conforming to a variety of surface topographies facilitates the growth and regeneration of site to which the device is applied. The device employs a plurality of elongate members supporting a column of discrete, rotatable elements in contact with each adjacent element. Anchor plates secure the respective ends of the elongate members, such anchor plates attachable to bone. The implant device provides and ordered array of individually rotatable elements to form a surface that permits bodily fluids to pass therethough.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Inventor: Walter E. Strippgen
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Publication number: 20120184999Abstract: A fixation device comprises a first anchor portion being configured to join to a first bone portion. A second anchor portion is configured to join to a second bone portion. An intermediate component extends between the first anchor portion and the second anchor portion. The intermediate component is configured to expand and contract enabling constrained movement of the second bone portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2011Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: NEUROVENTION, LLCInventor: Rohit Khanna