Prior art references for 'Implant With Resorbable Stem' [ABSTRACTS]
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Prior art references for 'Implant With Resorbable Stem' [ABSTRACTS]
| Patent Number: |
7,524,891
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| Title: | Biodegradable Polymer Systems |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 7,524,891 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Rose, John (York, GB), Hardwick, Steven (York, GB) |
| Assignee: | Smith & Nephew Plc |
| Application Number: | 10/482,371 |
| Abstract: | The rate of degradation of polymers and polymer blends containing (poly) lactic acid can be increased and controlled by the inclusion of up to 10% (typically less than 1%) by weight of specific additives such as lauric acid or a derivative thereof such as the anhydride. |
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| Patent Number: |
7,458,975
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| Title: | Method Of Replacing An Anterior Cruciate Ligament In The Knee |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 7,458,975 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | May, Thomas C. (Wrentham, MA), Whittaker, Gregory (Stoneham, MA) |
| Assignee: | Johnson & Johnson |
| Application Number: | 11/018,457 |
| Abstract: | A method of reconstructing a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in a human knee. Femoral and tibial tunnels are drilled into the femur and tibia. A transverse tunnel is drilled into the femur to intersect the femoral tunnel. A filamentary loop is threaded through the femoral tunnel and tibial tunnel and partially through the transverse tunnel. A replacement graft is formed into a loop and moved into the tibial tunnels using a surgical needle and suture. A flexible filamentary member is simultaneously moved along with the loop into the femoral and transverse tunnels. The filamentary member is used as a guide wire in the transverse tunnel to insert a cannulated cross-pin to secure a top of the looped graft in the femoral tunnel. |
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| Patent Number: |
7,455,674
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| Title: | High Strength Bioresorbables Containing Poly-glycolic Acid |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 7,455,674 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Rose, John (Wilberfoss, GB) |
| Assignee: | Smith & Nephew Plc |
| Application Number: | 10/472,908 |
| Abstract: | Polymer compositions comprising poly-glycolic acid (PGA) or a functional derivative thereof with a tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa are disclosed. Processes suitable for manufacturing said compositions are also described, comprising rendering PGA into an amorphous state then drawing to form a highly orientated polymer structure. The polymer compositions can be used to make artefacts, for example sutures, or used in combination with other polymers or non-polymeric substances to produce other artefacts, for example medical devices suitable for implantation into the human body. Processes for the production of said artefacts are also described. |
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| Patent Number: |
7,192,447
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| Title: | Intervertebral Implant |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 7,192,447 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Rhoda, William S. (Drexel Hill, PA) |
| Assignee: | Synthes Usa, Llc |
| Application Number: | 10/322,609 |
| Abstract: | A vertebral implant for fusing adjacent vertebrae or for replacing vertebral bodies is disclosed. The implant is a biocompatible metal, resorbable, or radiolucent implant conforming substantially in size and shape with an end plate of a vertebra. The implant preferably has a wedge-shaped profile to restore disc height and the natural curvature of the spine. The top and bottom surfaces of the implant have areas with a plurality of teeth to resist expulsion and provide initial stability and areas devoid of any protrusions to receive implantation instrumentation. The implant also has a stackability feature. The implant provides initial stability needed for fusion without stress shielding. |
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| Patent Number: |
7,176,284
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| Title: | Osteogenic Proteins |
| Family: | Patent family is not available |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Oppermann, Hermann (Medway, MA), Ozkaynak, Engin (Milford, MA), Kuberasampath, Thangavel (Holliston, MA), Rueger, David C. (Southborough, MA), Pang, Roy H. L. (Etna, NH) |
| Assignee: | Creative Biomolecules, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 10/428,997 |
| Abstract: | Disclosed are (1) osteogenic devices comprising a matrix containing substantially pure natural-sourced mammalian osteogenic protein; (2) DNA and amino acid sequences for novel polypeptide chains useful as subunits of dimeric osteogenic proteins; (3) vectors carrying sequences encoding these novel polypeptide chains and host cells transfected with these vectors; (4) methods of producing these polypeptide chains using recombinant DNA technology; (5) antibodies specific for these novel polypeptide chains; (6) osteogenic devices comprising these recombinantly produced proteins in association with an appropriate carrier matrix; and (7) methods of using the osteogenic devices to mimic the natural course of endochondral bone formation in mammals. |
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| Patent Number: |
7,175,662
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| Title: | Cervical Intervertebral Prosthesis |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 7,175,662 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Link, Helmut D. (Hamburg, DE), McAfee, Paul C. (Baltimore, MD) |
| Assignee: | Cervitech, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 10/814,783 |
| Abstract: | A cervical intervertebral prosthesis includes at least one cover plate that is configured to be connected to one of its two adjacent vertebral bodies and a securing plate which secures this cover plate and is configured to be fastened to the ventral surface of the vertebral body. The securing plate may be a separate part that is unconnected to the cover plate and can be biodegradable. |
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| Patent Number: |
7,128,763
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| Title: | Joint Treating Method |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 7,128,763 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Blatt, Gerald (Long Beach, CA) |
| Application Number: | 09/289,000 |
| Abstract: | A method for treating a non-weight bearing arthritic joint involves resecting at least one of the opposed joint surfaces to expose a cancellous bone surface. A bioresorbable implant is mounted to one of the joint surfaces so that the resected joint surface rubs against the surface of the implant. This causes the fibroblast to change into fibrocartilage at the resected bone surface as the implant is resorbed thereby effectively replacing the implant with fibrocartilage during such resorption. |
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| Patent Number: |
7,041,106
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| Title: | Interphalangeal Fusion Pin |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 7,041,106 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Carver, Andrew (Ross, CA), Weil, Sr., Lowell S. (Glenview, IL), Lessek, Tim (Warsaw, IN), Pietrzak, William S. (Warsaw, IN) |
| Assignee: | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. |
| Application Number: | 09/882,320 |
| Abstract: | A device is described for joining a first phalange to a second adjacent phalange, such as the proximal phalange to the intermediate phalange at the proximal interphalangeal joint. The device is a substantially elongated member comprised of a resorbable material, such as, but not limited to polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid, and combinations thereof. The member has a first end portion, a middle portion, and second end portion spaced and opposed from the first end portion. The middle portion has a curvature such that an angle is formed between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the angle is substantially anatomically correct with respect to the particular joint, such as the proximal interphalangeal joint. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,926,741
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| Title: | Centralizing Cement Plug With Countersink |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,926,741 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Kolb, Eric (Quincy, MA) |
| Assignee: | Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 10/056,743 |
| Abstract: | A prosthesis (10) including a stem (12) for implantation at least partially within the medullary canal (14) of a long bone (16). The prosthesis (10) further includes a rod (20) operably associated with the stem (12) and a centralizer (22) having an opening (24) for receiving at least a portion of the rod (20). The centralizer (22) has a surface (26) for guiding the rod (20) into the opening (24). |
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| Patent Number: |
6,923,830
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| Title: | Spinal Fusion Implant Having Deployable Bone Engaging Projections |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,923,830 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Michelson, Gary K. (Venice, CA) |
| Assignee: | Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 10/062,805 |
| Abstract: | An interbody spinal fusion implant for implantation at least in part within and across the generally restored height of a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies of a human spine having an external housing and a substantially hollow internal rotatable member having bone engaging projections that are deployable through the housing to penetrably engage the adjacent vertebral bodies. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,770,078
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| Title: | Movable Knee Implant And Methods Therefor |
| Family: | Patent family is not available |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Bonutti, Peter M. (Effingham, IL) |
| Assignee: | Marctec, Llc |
| Application Number: | 09/976,396 |
| Abstract: | An improved method of performing surgery on a joint in a patient's body, such as a knee, includes making an incision in a knee portion of one leg while a lower portion of the one leg is extending downward from an upper portion of the one leg and while a foot connected with the lower portion of the one leg is below a support surface on which the patient is disposed. The incision is relatively short, for example, between seven and thirteen centimeters. A patella may be offset from its normal position with an inner side of the patella facing inward during cutting of a bone with a cutting tool. During cutting of the bone, one or more guide members having opposite ends which are spaced apart by a distance less than the width of an implant may be utilized to guide movement of a cutting tool. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,716,217
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| Title: | Method And Apparatus For Fixing A Graft In A Bone Tunnel |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,716,217 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | McKernan, Daniel J. (Sylvania, OH), Whittaker, Gregory R. (Stoneham, MA), Martins, Harold M. (Newton, MA), Sullivan, Joan M. (Hanover, MA), Taylor, Jr., Ronald L. (Everett, MA) |
| Assignee: | Ethicon, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 09/577,312 |
| Abstract: | A method for fixing a portion of a piece of tissue in a bone tunnel comprising the steps of placing the portion of a piece of tissue in the bone tunnel, advancing spaced-apart first and second metal wires though the bone, transversely of the bone tunnel, so as to intersect the bone tunnel and extend into the portion of a piece of tissue, removing one of the wires and replacing the one removed wire with a first rod, and removing the other of the wires and replacing the other removed wire with a second rod, whereby to retain the portion of a piece of tissue in the bone tunnel with the rods. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,565,606
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| Title: | Implant, Method Of Making The Same And Use The Same |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,565,606 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Bruce, Lars (Viken, SE), Bruce, Ingrid (Viken, SE) |
| Assignee: | Tigran Technologies Ab |
| Application Number: | 09/786,755 |
| Abstract: | An implant (prosthesis) comprising a batch of a mixture of porous grains/granular material of tissue-compatible type and disintegrated tissue-compatible biological material (preferably endogenous material, such as bone meal). The batch further comprises a component which allows moulding or modelling of the batch, and the batch is enclosed in a pouch or wrap made of a flexible tissue-compatible material and having pores/apertures/perforations or the like of a size which allows outgrowth and ingrowth of tissue of the biological material. The implant is applicable in many contexts, such as a fixing agent for a hip-bone prosthesis, as a filler in plastic surgery and as a bone growth promoting agent when treating rheumatism. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,551,995
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| Title: | Osteogenic Devices |
| Family: | Patent family is not available |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Oppermann, Hermann (Medway, MA), Ozkaynak, Engin (Milford, MA), Kuberasampath, Thangavel (Medway, MA), Rueger, David C. (Hopkinton, MA), Pang, Roy H. L. (Medway, MA) |
| Assignee: | Stryker Corporation |
| Application Number: | 09/148,925 |
| Abstract: | Disclosed are (1) osteogenic devices comprising a matrix containing substantially pure natural-sourced mammalian osteogenic protein; (2) DNA and amino acid sequences for novel polypeptide chains useful as subunits of dimeric osteogenic proteins; (3) vectors carrying sequences encoding these novel polypeptide chains and host cells transfected with these vectors; (4) methods of producing these polypeptide chains using recombinant DNA technology; (5) antibodies specific for these novel polypeptide chains; (6) osteogenic devices comprising these recombinantly produced proteins in association with an appropriate carrier matrix; and (7) methods of using the osteogenic devices to mimic the natural course of endochondral bone formation in mammals. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,530,956
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| Title: | Resorbable Scaffolds To Promote Cartilage Regeneration |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,530,956 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Mansmann, Kevin A. (Paoli, PA) |
| Application Number: | 09/393,522 |
| Abstract: | A load-sharing resorbable scaffold is used to help transplanted chondrocytes or other cells generate new cartilage in a damaged joint such as a knee, hip, or shoulder. These scaffolds use two distinct matrix materials. One is a relatively stiff matrix material, designed to withstand and resist a compressive articulating load placed on the joint during the convalescent period, shortly after surgery. Due to the requirement for relatively high stiffness, this material must be denser and have less pore space than other matrices, so it will not be able to support highly rapid cell proliferation and cartilage secretion. The second material comprises a more open and porous matrix, designed to promote maximal rapid generation of new cartilage. In one preferred geometric arrangement, the stiffer matrix material is used to provide an outer rim and one or more internal runners, all of which can distribute a compressive load between them. The rim and runners create a cluster of internal cell-growing compartments, which are filled with the porous and open matrix material to encourage rapid cell reproduction and cartilage generation. These improved scaffolds can also have an articulating outer membrane with certain traits disclosed herein, bonded to and resting upon the upper edges of the runners and rim. The scaffold will support the membrane with a degree of stiffness and resiliency that allows the membrane to mimic a healthy cartilage surface. These scaffolds can be made of flexible materials, to allow them to be inserted into a damaged joint using arthroscopic methods and tools. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,488,716
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| Title: | Anatomic Femoral Prosthesis For Total Hip Arthroplasty |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,488,716 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Huang, Guofu (Tianjin, CN), Li, Xue (Morris Plains, NJ) |
| Application Number: | 09/364,420 |
| Abstract: | An anatomic, neck-locking femoral prosthesis for use in total hip replacement is described. The asymmetric device fundamentally comprises a shell with a hollow bell-shape, which is anchored on the outside of retention neck and the trochantic bed of the femur. The prosthesis is mechanically fastened during the operation and further biologically secured by in-growing bone around the neck and trochantic bed area through the side holes on the shell and by growing into its interior porous coating surface of implant thereafter. The loading force on the femoral head would be well distributed on the shell and directly conducted into the cortex bone of the femoral shaft through the shell. The prosthesis would provide a simple and safe replacement method of hip prosthesis for most patients, particularly benefit for younger patient who has a defective head of femur. Because of less changes in term of anatomic structure of femur, new device could eliminate most of side effects and complications, which appear in regular stem type prosthesis of THA and thereafter. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,352,558
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| Title: | Method For Promoting Regeneration Of Surface Cartilage In A Damage Joint |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,352,558 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Spector, Myron (Brookline, MA) |
| Assignee: | Ed. Geistlich Soehne Ag Fuer Chemische Industrie |
| Application Number: | 09/473,981 |
| Abstract: | A method of promoting regeneration of surface cartilage of a joint includes the steps of forming punctures in a subchondral plate of an area of the joint to be treated, covering the puncture and the area to be treated with a chondrocyte-free patch made of a sheet of collagen membrane material without adding chondrocytes to the area to be treated, fixing the patch over the area to be treated, and allowing the area to be treated to regenerate cartilage without adding chondrocytes to the area to be treated. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,187,008
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| Title: | Device For Temporarily Fixing Bones |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,187,008 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Hamman, Gary T (Warsaw, IN) |
| Assignee: | Zimmer Technology, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 09/349,303 |
| Abstract: | An implant has a threaded end for screwing into a bone on one side of a joint and an extending resorbable polymer shaft for crossing the joint. The resorbable shaft is fixed in a bone on the opposite side of the joint. The present invention avoids joint stiffness by allowing slight movement of the bones relative to one another initially while the soft tissues heal. As the shaft resorbs, it allows progressively more motion in the joint so that the articular surfaces are not degraded from lack of motion. Eventually, the shaft is completely resorbed thus requiring no removal operation. The implant of the present invention also finds application in bridging a bone fracture to allow progressive load shifting to the bone during healing. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,113,604
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| Title: | Method And Apparatus For Fixing A Graft In A Bone Tunnel |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,113,604 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Whittaker, Gregory R. (Stoneham, MA), Martins, Harold M. (Newton, MA), Sullivan, Joan M. (Hanover, MA), Taylor, Jr., Ronald L. (Everett, MA) |
| Assignee: | Ethicon, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 09/014,937 |
| Abstract: | A method for fixing a bone block in a bone tunnel comprising the steps of placing the bone block in the bone tunnel, advancing spaced-apart first and second metal wires through the bone, transversely of the bone tunnel, so as to intersect the bone block and extend through the bone block, removing one of the wires and replacing the one removed wire with a first absorbable rod, and removing the other of the wires and replacing the other removed wire with a second absorbable rod, whereby to retain the bone block in the bone tunnel with the absorbable rods. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,071,312
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| Title: | Endoprosthesis, In Particular An Artificial Hip Joint |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,071,312 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Lampe, Frank (20251 Hamburg, DE), Nassutt, Roman (23879 Molln, DE) |
| Application Number: | 09/011,438 |
| Abstract: | An endoprosthesis in the form of a hip joint has a stem and a joint part. The stem has a first individual stem part and a second individual stem part, wherein the first individual stem part has a first end connected to the joint part and a second end facing the facing end of the second individual stem part. A connection element made of bioresorbable material connects the second end of the first individual stem part and the facing end of the second individual stem part. When the endoprosthesis is implanted, the connection element is gradually resorbed so that the first and second individual stem parts become mechanically decoupled and load is introduced into the bone only via the first individual stem part now ingrown into the bone. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,065,476
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| Title: | Method Of Enhancing Surface Porosity Of Biodegradable Implants |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,065,476 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Agrawal, C. Mauli (San Antonio, TX), Athanasiou, Kyriacos A. (San Antonio, TX) |
| Assignee: | Board Of Regents, University Of Texas System |
| Application Number: | 08/457,661 |
| Abstract: | The invention discloses pH-controlling devices that comprise a biodegradable polymer and a pH-controlling substance, particularly an alkaline, acidic or buffering agents. By way of example, such alkaline agents include calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate. Methods of preparing such devices are also described. Methods for enhancing biocompatibility of an implantable device are also provided, as neutralizing alkaline materials are released at a rate that offsets changes in pH typically observed as polymers degrade to various acidic or alkaline by-products. By way of example, biodegradable polymers include PLA, PGA, polycaprolactone, copolymers thereof, or mixtures thereof. A new technique is disclosed to increase the surface porosity of porous implants which have a tendency to form relatively impermeable coverings. This technique entails the use of mechanical means to remove at least part of said covering, thus increasing the implant's surface porosity and permeability. |
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| Patent Number: |
6,017,366
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| Title: | Resorbable Interposition Arthroplasty Implant |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 6,017,366 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Berman, Andrew B. (Camp Verde, AZ) |
| Assignee: | Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 08/844,486 |
| Abstract: | A resorbable implant for interposition arthroplasty which is intended to fill a void between two adjacent bone ends, providing a cushion between the bone ends to prevent impingement of the bone ends while providing time for tissue to infiltrate into the space occupied by the implant. It has a protracted resorption time of preferably at least three months to allow time for the proliferation of load-bearing host fibrous tissue in place of the resorbed implant material. The implant preferably is porous with a pore size of greater than about 80 microns in order to enhance infiltration of fibrous tissue. The implant has a modulus in the range of 0.8 to 20 MPa which is soft enough to allow it to conform to surface irregularities of the adjacent bone surfaces while being hard enough to maintain a desired separation between those bones while tissue infiltration replaces the resorbable implant material. The implant may be preformed to the desired shape or alternatively may be formable by the surgeon by methods such as carving with a scalpel. A preferred application for the implant is as a trapezium bone replacement. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,984,966
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| Title: | Bioabsorbable Bone Block Fixation Implant |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,984,966 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired -EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE Effective DATE 20071116 |
| Inventor(s): | Kiema, Pia (Tampere, FI), Kousa, Petteri (Tampere, FI), Jarvinen, Markku (Tampere, FI), Kaikkonen, Auvo (Tampere, FI), Sherman, Mark (New York, NY), Ohrling, Jyri (Tampere, FI), Tormala , Pertti (Tampere, FI) |
| Assignee: | Bionx Implants Oy |
| Application Number: | 09/033,475 |
| Abstract: | The invention relates to pliable surgical implants manufactured of bioabsorbable (or biodegradable) polymer, copolymer, polymer alloy or composite and used for fixation of a bone block (graft) into a drillhole in a bone. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,895,425
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| Title: | Bone Implant |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,895,425 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Grafton, R. Donald (Naples, FL), Wolf, Eugene M. (San Francisco, CA) |
| Assignee: | Arthrex, Inc., A Corp. Of Delaware |
| Application Number: | 09/019,828 |
| Abstract: | A surgical implant for securing ligament grafts into a joint. The implant has back-biting threads that allow the implant to be advanced into bone by impaction. If necessary, the implant can be removed from the bone by rotation. The implant is used, for example, for knee ligament repair by forming a longitudinal socket in a bone. The socket is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the flexible strand is diverted so as to protrude out of the entrance to the longitudinal socket. The ends of the flexible strand remain accessible on either side of the bone. The ligament graft is captured within the strand loop protruding from the entrance to the socket. The strand is retracted into the socket, drawing the graft into the socket by pulling on the accessible ends of the flexible strand. The graft is fixed in the socket using the transverse implant. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,735,901
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| Title: | Element For Temporarily Increasing The Rigidity Of An Orthopaedic Prosthesis |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,735,901 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired -EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE Effective DATE 20060407 |
| Inventor(s): | Maumy, Jean (Montauban, FR), Baege, Roland (Wiesendangen, CH) |
| Assignee: | Sulzer Medizinaltechnik Ag |
| Application Number: | 08/657,453 |
| Abstract: | The element (20) according to the invention comprises a biodegradable body which is before or during the implantation of an orthopaedic prosthesis (1) inserted into a recess (2) in the prosthesis (1) such that the rigidity of the prosthesis is increased. The element (20) provides mechanical connection between the shell segments (1a, 1b, 1c) so that the element (20) performs a supporting function which reduces the elastic properties or the possibilities of movement of the outer shell (1). The ability of the biodegradable element (20) to transfer forces is increasingly reduced after the implantation so that the outer shell (1) of the artificial acetabulum has increasingly more elastic properties depending on the mechanical properties determined by the structure. Some time after the implantation, the biodegradable element (20) degrades so much that it no longer transfers any forces. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,624,463
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| Title: | Prosthetic Articular Cartilage |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,624,463 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Stone, Kevin R. (Mill Valley, CA), Li, Shu-Tung (Oakland, NJ) |
| Assignee: | Regen Biologics, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 08/232,743 |
| Abstract: | A prosthetic, resorbable articular cartilage and methods of its fabrication and insertion are disclosed. The prosthetic articular cartilage, when implanted in a humanoid joint, acts as a resorbable scaffold for ingrowth of native articular chondrocytes and supports natural articulating joint forces. The prosthetic articular cartilage is a dry, porous, volume matrix of biocompatible and bioresorbable fibers. These fibers include a natural polymer or analogs thereof, at least a portion of which may be crosslinked. The matrix is adapted to have an in vivo outer surface contour substantially the same as that of natural articular cartilage in an articulating joint, and has a pore size in the approximate range of about 100 microns to about 400 microns. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,425,776
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| Title: | Method Of Using Absorbable Joint Implants For The Lesser Digits And Metatarsal Phalangeal Joints In The Surgical Correction Of The Foot |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,425,776 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired -EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE Effective DATE 19990620 |
| Inventor(s): | Cohen, Michael (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) |
| Application Number: | 08/057,348 |
| Abstract: | A method and apparatus for surgical correction of malformations of digits of a foot. Part of the joint is removed to expose bone ends. The bone ends are spaced apart from each other at a distance greater than would be suitable for knitting of said bone ends to each other with bone tissue. Holes are bored in each of the bone ends. An implant, including shafts and a central spacer, is inserted into each of the holes in the bones. This implant consists entirely of absorbable material. The implant is left permanently in place to be completely absorbed as it is replaced by fibrous scar tissue. This tissue forms an effective joint replacement. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,417,691
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| Title: | Apparatus And Method For Manipulating And Anchoring Tissue |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,417,691 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Hayhurst, John O. (Milwaukie, OR) |
| Application Number: | 08/048,922 |
| Abstract: | An apparatus and method for manipulating and anchoring tissue is provided. The invention is directed to solving the problem of manipulating and anchoring tissue within a joint when access to that tissue is limited, for example, during arthroscopic surgery. The apparatus includes an anchor member (10, 50) with attached suture (12, 52). The anchor member (10, 50) is lodged within the tip of a needle (14, 54), which is inserted into a joint. A tube (16, 55) fits within the needle (14, 54) and is pushed toward the needle tip to expel the anchor member (10, 50) into or behind the tissue to be manipulated or anchored. The suture (12, 52) is thereafter available for manipulating or anchoring the tissue. In one embodiment, the anchor member (80) is configured to provide anchorage of its attached suture (82) within a hole (100) drilled into a bone (96). A retainer (68, 69) slides over the suture (12, 52, 82) and secures tissue to the anchor member (12, 52) or to the bone (96) in which the anchor member (82) is anchored. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,201,771
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| Title: | Endoprosthesis Of The Hip Joint |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,201,771 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired -EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE Effective DATE 19970416 |
| Inventor(s): | Belykh, Sergei I. (Moscow, SU), Davydov, Anatoly B. (Moscow, SU), Petrulis, Algimantas Y. (Kaunas, SU), Prantskyavichus, Sigitas V. (Kaunas, SU) |
| Application Number: | 07/700,181 |
| Abstract: | An endoprosthesis of the hip joint, comprising a head (1) insertable into the cotyloid cavity, and a pin (2) insertable into the medullary canal of the femoral bone. The pin (2) has in its top portion a through hole (3) for a U-clamp (4) to pass through, which U-clamp is secured in the hole (3) by means of a stud (5), both of the abovementioned U-clamp and stud being made of a biologically destructible polymer material. The middle portion of the pin (2) has at least two longitudinal slots (6), wherein combined movable inserts (7) are fitted, while the portion of the inserts that adjoins the bone surface is made of a biologically destructible polymer material. The bottom portion of the pin (2) is provided with a cap (8) made of a biologically indifferent polymer material. |
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| Patent Number: |
5,201,738
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| Title: | Biodegradable Biocompatible Anti-displacement Device For Prosthetic Bone Joints |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 5,201,738 |
| INPADOC Status: | Active |
| Inventor(s): | Scott, Richard D. (Dedham, MA), Tunc, Deger C. (East Brunswick, NJ) |
| Assignee: | Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 07/624,829 |
| Abstract: | An anti-displacement device and method are disclosed for implantation of a prosthetic bone joint in a bone. A biodegradable biocompatable anti-displacement device comprising a biodegradable biocompatible polymer is directed through an orifice, defined by a cup of a prosthetic bone joint, and into interfering contact with bone tissue of the bone. Displacement of the cup is thereby sufficiently limited to allow bone tissue growth at the cup to fix the prosthetic bone joint to the bone while body fluid at the bone tissue and contacting the elongate member biodegrades the elongate member. |
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| Patent Number: |
4,990,161
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| Title: | Implant With Resorbable Stem |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 4,990,161 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired -EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE Effective DATE 20030205 |
| Inventor(s): | Kampner, Stanley L. (Hillsborough, CA) |
| Application Number: | 06/647,764 |
| Abstract: | This invention relates to a biodegradable anchor for a permanent implant of a bone joint, e.g. hip, shoulder, knee or finger. The biodegradable anchor is an elongated member which has an exterior surface which tightly engages a cavity in the bone and is substantially immovable within the cavity upon implant. A non-resorbable means of securing the anchor to the permanent implant is also included. |
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| Patent Number: |
4,904,264
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| Title: | Artifical Joint System |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 4,904,264 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired -EXPIRED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE Effective DATE 19940227 |
| Inventor(s): | Scheunemann, Rudiger (Lohmar-Donrath, DE) |
| Assignee: | Fried. Krupp Gesellschaft Mit Beschrankter Haftung Altendorfer Strasse 103 D-4300 Essen 1, Germany |
| Application Number: | 06/795,493 |
| Abstract: | The invention relates to an artificial joint system which, by a combination of defined pretension in the implant in the resection plane and a wholly or partially resorbable shaft or clamping system connects, after a transition period after implantation, the intermediate member of the implant with the remaining bone in the resection plane and the shaft required in the long bone during the transition period decomposes at the surface or the clamping system of the intermediate member deomposes to such an extent that unphysiological force transmission into the bone through the shaft of the implant or through the clamping system is no longer possible. |
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| Patent Number: |
4,356,572
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| Title: | Biodegradable Implant Useable As A Bone Prosthesis |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 4,356,572 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired |
| Inventor(s): | Guillemin, Genevieve (Paris, FR), Patat, Jean-Louis (Paris, FR), Patel, Alain (Paris, FR) |
| Assignee: | Le Guernol |
| Application Number: | 06/167,390 |
| Abstract: | A biodegradable bone prosthesis or implant is made of a coherent material comprising calcium carbonate in crystalline form. The prosthesis or implant is in the form of a filler or replacement part for bone substance. It can also be in the form of a pin or screw. |
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| Patent Number: |
4,344,190
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| Title: | Plugs For The Medullary Canal Of A Bone |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for 4,344,190 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired |
| Inventor(s): | Lee, Alan J. C. (Exeter, GB2), Ling, Robin S. M. (Exeter, GB2) |
| Assignee: | Ste Benoist Girard & Cie |
| Application Number: | 06/171,309 |
| Abstract: | An implant 22, e.g. for locating a hip prosthesis, is placed in the medullary canal 18 of a bone 20 (e.g. the femur) and secured by pressurized cement 24. A push-fit plug 10 prevents cement penetrating down the canal. The plug can be biodegradable so that in time it dissolves away and does not modify the flexural rigidity of the cement/bone system and the risk of fractures occurring at the level of the plug is reduced. Additionally or alternatively, the outwardly facing end portion 16 of the plug may be generally conical so that the thickness of the cement increases gradually and the flexural rigidity likewise changes gradually. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2009/0177282
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| Title: | Implantable Biomimetic Prosthetic Bone |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2009/0177282 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Bureau, Martin N. (Montreal, CA) , Legoux, Jean-Gabriel (Repentigny, CA) , Denault, Johanne (Longueuil, CA) |
| Assignee: | National Research Council Canada |
| Application Number: | 20090177282 |
| Abstract: | Bone tissue at the interface of a bone implant is shielded from stresses found in normal bone because of the higher stiffness or rigidity in the implant versus in bone. The resulting "stress shielding" of the bone by the implant eventually results in resorption of bone at the bone-implant interface and ultimately necessitates replacement of the bone implant. To overcome these problems, an implantable biomimetic prosthetic bone having a porous surface, a fiber-reinforced composite structure, and a polymer-based core is disclosed. The prosthetic bone is a good match for structure, stiffness, viscoelastic properties, specific weight and overall structure as real bone or host tissues adjacent to the prosthetic bone. The prosthetic bone may be formed as a total hip prosthesis. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2009/0157194
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| Title: | Implant Composite Material |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2009/0157194 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Shikinami, Yasuo (Osaka, JP) |
| Assignee: | Takiron Co., Ltd |
| Application Number: | 20090157194 |
| Abstract: | An implant composite material is provided which is for use in the treatment of articular cartilage disorders such as hip joint femur head necrosis and knee joint bone head necrosis, the reconstruction/fixing of a bio-derived or artificial ligament or tendon, the uniting/fixing of a bone, etc. Part of the implant composite material is replaced by bone tissues in an early stage to enable the material to stably bond with a living bone, while the other part retains a necessary strength over a necessary time period. Finally, the implant composite material is wholly replaced by the living bone and disappears. It is an implant composite material having a constitution which comprises a compact composite of a biodegradable and bioabsorbable polymer containing bioabsorbable and bioactive bioceramic particles and a porous composite of a biodegradable and bioabsorbable polymer containing bioabsorbable and bioactive bioceramic particles, the porous composite being united with the compact composite. The porous composite is replaced by bone tissues in an early stage to enable the material to stably bond with a living bone, while the compact composite retains a necessary strength over a necessary time period. Finally, the material is wholly replaced by the living bone and disappears. Consequently, this implant composite material can sufficiently meet desires in this medical field. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2009/0062926
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| Title: | Orthopaedic Implants Having Bioresorbable Posts |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2009/0062926 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Wyss, Joseph (Fort Wayne, IN) |
| Assignee: | Depuy Products, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 20090062926 |
| Abstract: | An orthopaedic implant for replacing the surface of a bone, such as in a joint arthroplasty, includes a bone facing surface for mating with the prepared end of the bone. The surface includes a porous coating to promote bone ingrowth. A bioresorbable post extends from the bone facing surface for engagement within a prepared cavity or bore in the bone. The bioresorbable material of the post is selected so that the post will not be substantially resorbed into the existing bone until substantial bone ingrowth has been achieved in the porous coating. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2009/0005869
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| Title: | Device Which Attaches Into A Joint And Carries A Payload Of Controlled Release Drugs And Related Method Thereof |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2009/0005869 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Laurencin, Cato T. (Earlysville, VA) , Golish, S. Raymond (Charlottesville, VA) , Nair, Lakshmi Sreedharan (Charlottesville, VA) |
| Assignee: | University Of Virginia Patent Foundation |
| Application Number: | 20090005869 |
| Abstract: | A device that is secured inside a human or animal joint. The device may include, but not limited thereto, the following components: 1) eyelets for suture; 2) endcaps; 3) a longitudinal core; 4) optional additional longitudinal members; and 5) a space for carrying a payload of controlled release drug. Numerous preparations of controlled release drugs have been proposed. This device acts as a platform for said preparations and drugs. It is distinguished by, among other things, its geometry and structural elements which are optimized for: 1) surgical passage into a joint; 2) stable attachment inside of a joint; and 3) secure carriage of the payload device for controlled release of drug. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2008/0255618
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| Title: | Articulating Facet Fusion Screw |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2008/0255618 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Fisher, Michael Alan (Middleborough, MA) , Mickiewicz, Christopher (Bridgewater, MA) |
| Assignee: | Depuy Spine, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 20080255618 |
| Abstract: | A spinal implant is provided having an elongate member with a longitudinal axis and threads extending over at least a portion of the outer surface thereof. The implant includes a stabilization feature associated with the elongate member that is selectively configurable between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which the stabilization feature is oriented at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the elongate member. Also, at least a portion of the implant can include a fusion-promoting bioactive material. In another aspect, the invention includes methods for providing stabilization within a facet joint by delivery of an articulating intra-facet screw. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2008/0177378
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| Title: | Partially Bioabsorbable Implant |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2008/0177378 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Asgari, Soheil (Wiesbaden, DE) |
| Assignee: | Cinvention Ag |
| Application Number: | 20080177378 |
| Abstract: | An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an at least partially biodegradable medical implant having a plurality of in-vivo biodegradable organic polymer particles embedded in a matrix of a plurality of compressed metal-based particles. Methods for the manufacture thereof are also provided. The implant may preferably be further functionalized by inclusion of active ingredients such as therapeutically active agents or markers. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2008/0033577
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| Title: | Hip Resurfacing Component |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2008/0033577 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Kohan, Lawrence (Bondi Junction, AU) |
| Assignee: | Orthoplan Pty Ltd. |
| Application Number: | 20080033577 |
| Abstract: | A femoral component (1) for a hip resurfacing arthroplasty comprising a femoral cap (2), adapted to engage with a cup (3) which is set into a pelvic bone (15), the femoral cap having a convex (4) surface and a concave surface (5), and a stem (6) attached to the concave surface of the femoral cap, characterised in that at least a portion of the stem is composed of a soluble material. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2007/0142916
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| Title: | Bone Graft Composition, Method And Implant |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2007/0142916 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Olson, Stanley W. JR. (Germantown, TN) , Lyons, Christopher M. (Hernando, MS) , Nycz, Jeffrey H. (Collierville, TN) |
| Assignee: | Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 20070142916 |
| Abstract: | A bone regenerative composition includes a resorbable osteoconductive matrix and a multiplicity of substantially rigid nanofibers dispersed within structure of the matrix to impart structural integrity with nanofiber ends projecting out of a surface of the matrix to provide differential load bearing surface bristles. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2007/0093895
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| Title: | Method Of Performing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Biodegradable Interference Screw |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2007/0093895 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Donnelly, Lisa (Wayland, MA) , Li, Yufu (Bridgewater, NJ) , Sullivan, Joan M. (Hanover, MA) , Whittaker, Gregory (Stoneham, MA) , Yuan, J. Jenny (Neshanic Station, NJ) |
| Application Number: | 20070093895 |
| Abstract: | A method of replacing an ACL with a graft. The method provides for the drilling bone tunnels in a femur and a tibia. A replacement graft is provided having first and second ends. A biodegradable composite screw is provided. The screw is made from a biodegradable polymer and a bioceramic or a bioglass. At least one end of the graft is secured in a bone tunnel using the biodegradable composite screw. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2007/0038303
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| Title: | Foot/ankle Implant And Associated Method |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2007/0038303 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Myerson, Mark S. (Baltimore, MD) , D'Antonio, Paul J. (Morristown, NJ) , Thompson, Lisa C. (Riegelsville, PA) , Sharobiem, John (Freehold, NJ) |
| Assignee: | Ebi, Llc |
| Application Number: | 20070038303 |
| Abstract: | A foot/ankle implant and associated method. The foot/ankle implant comprises a composite structure having a ceramic component with a macroprosity and a polymer component filling the macroporosity. The composite structure forms an anatomically-shaped and load-bearing graft for implantation between two bone portions of the foot or ankle to correct associated deformities. The ceramic component is gradually resorbable after implantation, and the composite structure is gradually replaceable by tissue/bone ingrowth. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2005/0070906
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| Title: | Endosteal Tibial Ligament Fixation With Adjustable Tensioning |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2005/0070906 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Clark, Ron (Valparaiso, IN) , Olsen, Raymond E. (Smithfield, UT) |
| Application Number: | 20050070906 |
| Abstract: | A system for endosteal tibial ligament fixation with adjustable tensioning is disclosed. A grasping hook located on a shaft is used to draw a ligament graft into a contoured drill hole formed in a bone. A series of slanted ridges on the shaft can pass in only one direction through a securing push nut residing in the contoured drill hole, resulting in an interference fit that secures the attachment system, while allowing the tension of the ligament graft to be adjusted. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2005/0060043
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| Title: | Medial/distal Tip For Artificial Joint |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2005/0060043 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Katsuya, Toshinobu (Kobe-shi, JP) |
| Assignee: | Senko Medical Instrument Mfg. Co., Ltd. |
| Application Number: | 20050060043 |
| Abstract: | A medial/distal tip for an artificial joint for guiding the stem of a cementless artificial joint into a bone canal and holding the stem at a stable position, to prevent osteolysis and loosening of the join from occurring and promoting bone restoration in thinned, chipper and/or weakened portions thereof. The medial/distal tip 10 is made of a bone substituting material, or may be made in two-layer structure having an outer layer of a bone substituting material and an inner layer of a biodegradable and absorbable material. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2004/0220574
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| Title: | Device From Naturally Occuring Biologically Derived Materials |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2004/0220574 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Pelo, Mark Joseph (Macy, IN) , Plouhar, Pamela Lynn (South Bend, IN) , Schwartz, Herbert Eugene (Fort Wayne, IN) , Malaviya, Prasanna (Fort Wayne, IN) , Whalen, Terrence David (Leesburg, IN) |
| Assignee: | Depuy Products, Inc. |
| Application Number: | 20040220574 |
| Abstract: | Orthopaedic devices are disclosed. The devices (16) include a part that is made of extracellular matrix material that has been hardened. One method of hardening the extracellular matrix is to comminute naturally occuring extracellular matrix and dry the comminuted material. The hardened extracellular matrix material can be machined to form a variety of orthopaedic devices. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2004/0148026
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| Title: | Joint Spacer With Compartment For Orthobiologic Material |
| Family: | Patent family is not available |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Bonutti, Peter M. (Effingham, IL) |
| Assignee: | P Tech, Llc. |
| Application Number: | 20040148026 |
| Abstract: | To change a spatial relationship between two or more bones in a patient's body, a wedge member is moved into a joint between the bones. As the wedge member enters the joint, pivotal movement occurs between the bones to change the orientation of the bones relative to each other. The wedge member may have a circular cross sectional configuration and be moved into the joint by rotating the wedge member about an axis which extends between a thin leading edge portion and a thick trailing edge portion of the wedge member. Alternatively, the wedge member may have a cam-shaped configuration and be rotated through less than a revolution to apply force against the bones. The wedge member may have a porous construction which enables bone to grow through the wedge member and immobilize the joint. The wedge member may be coated with and/or contain bone growth promoting material. The wedge member may be connected to only one of the bones or may be connected to two adjacent bones. If the wedge member is connected to only one bone, the joint may be capable of being flexed after the wedge member is inserted into the joint. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2004/0117033
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| Title: | Method For Composite Cell-based Implants |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2004/0117033 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Frondoza, Carmelita G. (Woodstock, MD) , Hungerford, David S. (Cockeysville, MD) , Shikani, Alan H. (Ruxton, MD) , Domb, Abraham J. (Efrat, IL) , Fink, David J. (Baltimore, MD) , Bloom, Leonard (Owings Mills, MD) |
| Application Number: | 20040117033 |
| Abstract: | This invention is a method for the implantation of a combination of cells or cell-microcarrier aggregates wherein one component comprises a solid implantable construct and a second component comprises an injectable formulation. For example, in one embodiment, the solid implant may be first implanted to fill the majority of the cavity receiving the implant, and then cells or cell-microcarrier aggregates in an injectable format, with or without the addition of gelling materials to promote rapid gelling in situ, may be injected into spaces surrounding the solid implant in order to secure the solid implant in the site and/or to promote rapid adherence and/or integration of the solid implant to surrounding tissues. Also contemplated in this embodiment is that the cellular composition of the injectable component may differ from that of the solid component. For example, the solid implant may result from the culturing of chondrocytes on microcarriers or scaffolds, thereby resulting in an implant having cartilage-like properties, whereas the injectable cells or aggregates may result from the culturing of stem cells, resulting thereby in cells capable of producing cells of a chondrogenic, fibroblastic, myoblastic or osteoblastic phenotype. In this example, cells in the injectable aggregates may promote the fixation to or rapid integration of the solid cartilage implant into surrounding cartilage, connective tissue, muscle or bone, respectively. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2004/0093081
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| Title: | Implant For Reconstruction Of Joints |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2004/0093081 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Nilsson, Anders (Goteborg, SE) , Edberg, Bengt (Goteborg, SE) |
| Assignee: | Artimplant Ab |
| Application Number: | 20040093081 |
| Abstract: | A characteristic features of the invention is that a spacer member (1) is intended to be placed between the ends of the bones which are to be connected, one end of the spacer member being designed to form a joint surface against one of said bone ends (6, 7). A joint-stabilizing connection (2, 3) is arranged to connect said ones. The spacer member (1) is made of at least one tissue-compaiible material. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2004/0073306
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| Title: | Implant |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2004/0073306 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Eichhorn, Juergen (Mittelfels/Scheibelsgrub, DE) , Giordano, Nicola (Villingen-Schwenningen, DE) , Kienzle, Karl-Ernst (Tuttlingen-Moehringen, DE) , Schweitzer, Tom (Tuttlingen, DE) |
| Assignee: | Aesculap Ag & Co. Kg |
| Application Number: | 20040073306 |
| Abstract: | In order to facilitate insertion and reduce movement of the tendon replacement part in the channel in an implant for fastening of a tendon replacement part to a channel receiving the tendon replacement part in the region of the tibia and/or femur close to the knee, with an abutment element abutting against the channel and with a connecting element, wherein the tendon replacement part and the abutment element may be coupled by means of the connecting element, it is proposed that the abutment element and the connecting element defining a longitudinal direction are configured and reconciled with one another such that the tendon replacement part is fixable in the channel by relative movement between the abutment element and the connecting element in longitudinal direction. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2003/0105526
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| Title: | High Tibial Osteotomy (HTO) Wedge |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2003/0105526 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Bryant, Richard M. (Clemmons, NC) , Waite, Alina M. (Clemmons, NC) |
| Assignee: | Amei Technologies Inc. |
| Application Number: | 20030105526 |
| Abstract: | A device and a method for performing a high tibial osteotomy repair is disclosed. The osteotomy device may have the general configuration of a horseshoe-shaped wedge. The device is inserted into an osteotomy site after the tibia is realigned. The device generally conforms to the anatomical cross section of the tibia and thereby enhances weight bearing on the extremity in a postoperative recovery period. The device may also accommodate the stem of a knee replacement prosthesis. The method for correcting tibial deformities includes using a wedge-shaped body composed of various materials and having variable thickness and angulation to fill a gap in the tibia created by an osteotomy. |
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| Patent Number: |
US Application 2001/0043940
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| Title: | Load-bearing Osteoimplant, Method For Its Manufacture And Method Of Repairing Bone Using Same |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for US Application 2001/0043940 |
| INPADOC Status: | See issued patents |
| Inventor(s): | Boyce, Todd M. (Aberdeen, NJ) , Shimp, Lawrence A. (Morganville, NJ) , Manrique, Albert (Manalapan, NJ) |
| Application Number: | 20010043940 |
| Abstract: | A load-bearing osteoimplant, method of making the osteoimplant and method for repairing bone using the osteoimplant are provided. The osteoimplant comprises a shaped, compressed composition of bone particles. The osteoimplant possesses a bulk density of greater than about 0.7 g/cm.sup.3 and a wet compressive strength of at least about 3 MPa. |
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| Patent Number: |
DE 102004034331
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| Title: | Ball And Socket Joint-cap Implant, Useful For Artificial Hip Joint, Comprises A Cap (Similar To Natural Joint Ball) And Loaded Pilot Pin Consisting Of Bioabsorbable Material E.g. Polylactide And Polyglycolide |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for DE 102004034331 |
| INPADOC Status: | Expired -WITHDRAWAL |
| Inventor(s): | Grundei Hans (DE) |
| Assignee: | Eska Medical Gmbh & |
| Publication Number: | DE102004034331 |
| Application Number: | DE200410034331
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| Abstract: | Ball and socket joint-cap implant (I), for artificial hip joint, comprises a cap (1) (that is similar to the natural joint ball), which can be placed on the resected thigh head and a terminal area (P) to the concave open side loaded pilot pin (2) consisting of bioabsorbable material. |
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| Patent Number: |
JP 2005066354
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| Title: | Composite Osteosynthesis Material |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for JP 2005066354 |
| INPADOC Status: | Unknown |
| Inventor(s): | Shikinami Yasuo; Okuno Masaki |
| Assignee: | Takiron Co Takiron Co Ltd |
| Publication Number: | JP2005066354 |
| Application Number: | JP20040290055
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| Patent Number: |
WO 9641596
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| Title: | Joint Prosthesis |
| Family: | Patent family and legal status for WO 9641596 |
| INPADOC Status: | See designated states |
| Inventor(s): | Lehto Matti (FI); Lehtimaeki Mauri (FI); Paasimaa Senja (FI); Toermaelae Pertti (FI) |
| Publication Number: | WO9641596 |
| Application Number: | WO1996FI00351
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| Abstract: | The invention relates to a joint prosthesis intended to be mounted between two bones to be joined together. The joint prosthesis comprises a spacer part (1, 6, 11, 16, 23, 29, 33), intended to be placed between the joint surfaces of the bones to be joined. The spacer part is manufactured of biodegradable polymer, co-polymer, polymer mixture and/or composite. The spacer part is, at least under tissue conditions, porous and elastic. The joint prosthesis further comprises fixation parts (2, 3; 7, 8; 13a, b, c, 12; 17, 18; 24, 25; 30; 34, 35) which are arranged to fix the spacer part (1, 6, 11, 16, 23, 29, 33) to the bones to be joined, and which are manufactured of biodegradable material. |
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