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303 results about "Bone tibia" patented technology

Chlorella pyrenoidosa peptide calcium chelate and preparation method thereof

ActiveCN119390759AImprove structural strengthgood biomechanical propertiesHydrolysed protein ingredientsMetabolism disorderCalcium ion bindingMedicine
The invention provides a chlorella pyrenoidosa calcium chelating peptide and a chlorella pyrenoidosa peptide calcium chelate prepared by using the chlorella pyrenoidosa calcium chelating peptide. The prepared chlorella pyrenoidosa peptide calcium chelate can enhance the maximum load and structural strength of the tibia of a mouse with osteoporosis. The chlorella pyrenoidosa calcium chelating peptide provided by the invention is combined with calcium ions to form a peptide-calcium chelate, and animal experiments prove that the peptide-calcium chelate can significantly improve the maximum load and structural strength of the tibia of a mouse with osteoporosis, and has a good effect of improving the bone biomechanical properties of the mouse with osteoporosis.
Owner:OCEAN UNIV OF CHINA +1

System and methods for femur-first orthopaedic surgical procedures

ActiveUS20250049505A1Surgical navigation systemsComputer-aided planning/modellingBone tibiaOrthopedic surgery procedures
A femur-first orthopaedic surgical procedure may include using a surgical navigation system to perform one or more initial measurements on a femur of a patient, a tibia of the patient, or both and to develop a surgical plan for the orthopaedic surgical procedure based on the one or more initial measurements, performing a first resection of the femur, using the surgical navigation system to perform one or more later measurements of the tibia that were inaccessible prior to the first resection of the femur and to confirm the surgical plan based on the one or more later measurements of the tibia, performing a tibial resection of the tibia based on a planned tibial resection plane of the surgical plan after confirming the surgical plan, and performing additional resections of the femur based on planned femoral resection planes of the surgical plan after confirming the surgical plan.
Owner:DEPUY (IRELAND) LTD

Systems and methods for augmented reality based surgical navigation

The present disclosure involves object recognition as a method of registration, using a stereoscopic camera on Augmented Reality (AR) glasses or an endoscope as the image capture technology. Exemplary objects include surgical tools, anatomical components or features, such as bone or cartilage, etc. By detecting just a portion of the object in the image data of the surgical scene, the present disclosure may register and track a portion of the patient's anatomy, such as the pelvis, the knee, etc. The present disclosure also optionally displays information on the AR glasses themselves, such as the entire pelvis, the femur, the tibia, etc. The present disclosure may include combinations of the foregoing features, and may eliminate the need for electromagnetic, inertial, or infrared stereoscopic tracking as the tracking technology.
Owner:MURPHY M D STEPHEN B

Tibial prosthesis with tibial bearing component securing feature

According to one example, a tibial prosthesis that can include a tibial bearing component, tibial baseplate, an insert and a fastener. The tibial bearing component can have medial and lateral proximal articular surfaces and an opposing distal surface. The tibial bearing component can define at least one recess therein with the recess having an opening at a periphery of the tibial bearing component. The tibial baseplate can be coupled to the tibial bearing component on the proximal surface thereof and having a distal surface configured to be disposed on a resected proximal surface of a tibia. The insert can be configured to be disposed within the recess and can engage the tibial baseplate and the tibial bearing component. The fastener can be insertable into the tibial bearing component and can be configured to retain the insert to the tibial baseplate.
Owner:ZIMMER INC

Distal tibial plating system

Bone plates for engaging bone members are described herein. The bone plates can receive one or more screws to secure the bone plates to an underlying bone member. The one or more screws can be inserted into bone plate holes that can be considered locking or non-locking. The bone plates described herein can have particular combinations of locking and / or non-locking holes. Additional bone plate holes can be used to accept sutures, K-wire, or other instrumentation.
Owner:GLOBUS MEDICAL INC

Method of surgery

ActiveUS12245819B2Knee surgeryDistal tibia
Provided herein are methods of performing knee surgery, which include comparing a lateral distal femoral angle (LDFA) of the knee with a medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA) of the knee and determining a pre-disease alignment of the knee therefrom. Additionally, prognostic and diagnostic methods for use in knee surgery as well as methods of determining an angle of resection for a distal femur and / or a proximal tibia during knee surgery are provided herein. Also provided is an apparatus for assisting a surgeon in performing surgery on a knee of a patient, the apparatus comprising a processor configured for performing the aforementioned methods. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform the aforementioned methods is also provided.
Owner:MAKO SURGICAL CORP

Guide wire capturing system for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical apparatus and instruments, and aims to solve the problems that a guide wire can be guided only through assistance of a rear approach after a tibial tunnel is established for posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at present, and an arthroscope cannot see a tibial dead point of a posterior cruciate ligament only through a front approach, so that a doctor lacks direct visual reference when operating the guide wire to guide in; the invention provides a posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction guide wire capturing system, aiming at solving the technical problems that the positioning difficulty and the error risk are increased because the posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction guide wire capturing system only depends on experience and indirect image assistance, and comprises a handheld grab handle, a positioning sleeve, a positioning crank arm and a positioning end, and further comprises a tibia guide wire mechanism and a guide wire capturing mechanism, the tibia guide wire mechanism is arranged in the positioning sleeve in a sleeved mode and used for guiding in a guide wire through a tibia tunnel. The guide wire capturing mechanism is rotationally connected with the positioning end and used for capturing and locking the guide wire, and the guide wire can conveniently penetrate out of a bone tunnel behind the tibia. The guide wire can be captured and locked, the guide wire can be conveniently guided in, and the positioning difficulty and the error risk are reduced.
Owner:SHENZHEN LONGGANG DISTRICT NO 2 PEOPLES HOSPITAL

Positioning osteotomy guiding auxiliary device for HTO operation

The invention discloses an HTO operation positioning osteotomy guiding auxiliary device, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments, the HTO operation positioning osteotomy guiding auxiliary device comprises a component A, a component B and a component C. The component B and the component C are assembled on the component A in a replaceable mode; the component A is connected with the component B, the component B is provided with at least one group of steel needle guide holes used for guiding steel needles to be placed, a swing saw guide hole parallel to the section where the steel needle guide holes are located and a coronal osteotomy guide hole forming an included angle of 110 degrees with the section where the steel needle guide holes are located, the component A is connected with the component C, and the component C comprises a first fixing part and a second fixing part. The first fixing part and the second fixing part are fixed with the tibia through bone nails, the second fixing part is overturned relative to the first fixing part, and the first fixing part is provided with a protractor for measuring the overturning angle of the second fixing part. According to the device, steel needle implantation, osteotomy, distraction and steel plate installation in the whole HTO operation can be completed, cost is low, and use is convenient.
Owner:THE FIRST HOSPITAL OF LANZHOU UNIV +1

Talar implants and implant systems

PendingUS20250288425A1Ankle jointsStaplesCalcaneusTalonavicular joint
An implant system that includes an implant having a base portion, that has a body and at least a portion of which includes a lattice structure, and an upper portion configured to releasably couple with the base portion. The implant system includes at least one first fastener configured to be received and extend at least partially through at least one bore of the base portion, and at least one second fastener configured to be received within a cavity of the base portion. Also disclosed is an implant that includes a body that has various elements configured to facilitate arthrodesis of the subtalar joint and talonavicular joint. The body includes an upper surface that is configured to interface with the tibia of a patient, and a lower surface that is configured to interface with the subtalar joint and / or calcaneus of the patient.
Owner:PARAGON 28 INC

Osteotomy plane boundary control method, electronic equipment and storage medium

The invention discloses an osteotomy plane boundary control method, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: calculating the distance from the center point of an osteotomy pendulum saw to a boundary connecting line of an osteotomy plane, selecting the inward vectors of two edges with the shortest distance, carrying out the weighted summation, taking the weighted summation as a search direction, and carrying out the step-by-step search; the method comprises the following steps of: quickly searching a safe position which is closest to the boundary of a plane position (conforming to the expected movement direction and posture) and is positioned in the boundary of the plane position, and subsequently issuing the safe position to a mechanical arm to drive a surgical tool to move so as to accurately and safely help a doctor to realize osteotomy operation on a thighbone and a tibia. The technical problems that in the prior art, due to the fact that the motion range of an osteotomy swing saw is too large, soft tissue and ligament injuries are caused, and operation precision is reduced are solved.
Owner:BEIJING TINAVI MEDICAL TECH

Method and apparatus for orthopedic implant

A tibial implant may include a plurality of implant subunits. The implant subunits may be configured for individual insertion within a wedge-shaped-void of the tibia. The implant subunits may further be configured for assembly in order to provide an implant substantially covering an exposed portion of cortical bone formed when performing a surgical osteotomy. Methods and kits for insertion and assembly of implants are further described.
Owner:PONTIUS UWE R

Knee replacement implants and instruments

Knee arthroplasty implants, instruments, systems, and methods of implanting the same. The knee arthroplasty implants may include a femoral implant and a tibial tray implant, each with trabecular surfaces configured to contact bone to provide a scaffold for bone healing and interdigitation. The implants may also include fixation pegs with bulleted profiles to increase the surface area for bone ingrowth. An inserter instrument may include a sliding rack, which is incrementally extended with a rotatable shaft, thereby allowing for quick lock and release of various tibia trays.
Owner:GLOBUS MEDICAL INC

Impaction handle for implanting a tibial tray of an orthopaedic knee prosthesis and associated method of making the same

An impaction handle for use during a surgical procedure to implant a tibial tray into a surgically-prepared proximal end of a tibia includes an impact plate defining a proximal end of the impaction handle and an impact head defining a distal end of the impaction handle. The impaction handle also has an elongated shaft extending between the impact plate and the impact head, along with a locking mechanism to lock the handle to the tibial tray. The impact plate, the impact head, the elongated shaft, and the locking mechanism of the impaction handle collectively define a single monolithic metallic component.
Owner:DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC

Application of phytobacterium plantarum Hi188 in promotion of bone health

The invention relates to an application of plant lactobacillus Hi188 in promotion of bone health. The invention provides the application of the plant lactobacillus Hi188 or the afterbiogen thereof or the composition thereof in increasing the bone mineral density, increasing the bone mineral density, promoting the skeletal development, increasing the bone mineral content and / or promoting the tibia growth. Or preparing food for increasing bone mineral density, increasing bone mineral density, promoting skeletal development, increasing bone mineral content and / or promoting tibia growth; wherein the composition comprises: (A) Phytobacterium plantarum Hi188 or a postbiotic thereof, and (B) Bifidobacterium lactis Ca360 or a postbiotic thereof.
Owner:INNER MONGOLIA MENGNIU DAIRY IND (GROUP) CO LTD

Distal tibial plating system

Bone plates for engaging bone members are described herein. The bone plates can receive one or more screws to secure the bone plates to an underlying bone member. The one or more screws can be inserted into bone plate holes that can be considered locking or non-locking. The bone plates described herein can have particular combinations of locking and / or non-locking holes. Additional bone plate holes can be used to accept sutures, K-wire, or other instrumentation.
Owner:GLOBUS MEDICAL INC

Lateral proximal tibia plate with extension arm

A method for treating an articular fracture of a tibia using a tibia plate with an extension arm, including: making an incision to expose the tibia; reducing the articular fracture of the tibia; contouring the tibia plate to fit the tibia; preliminarily fixing the tibia plate to the tibia; placing a screw partially into the tibia through a lateral elongated hole in the tibia plate; applying compression between a plate screw hole in the extension arm and an anterior surface of the tibia; and placing additional plate screws in the tibia through additional screw holes in the tibia plate.
Owner:DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC

Osteotomy surface design method of osteotomy guide plate

The invention provides a method for designing an osteotomy surface of an osteotomy guide plate, which belongs to the field of medical instruments and comprises the following steps of: establishing an xoz coordinate system in a sagittal view image on a three-dimensional bone model, and establishing a yoz coordinate system in a coronal view image on the three-dimensional bone model; in the three-dimensional coordinate system, on the basis that the highest point of the normal tibia part is a point P1, the osteotomy surface S1 passes through the point P1 and is parallel to the xoy surface, the spatial position of the osteotomy surface S1 in the three-dimensional coordinate system is obtained; an osteotomy line L1 is determined in a sagittal image, an osteotomy line L2 is determined in a coronal image, and the spatial position of an osteotomy surface S2 in a three-dimensional coordinate system is obtained based on the osteotomy line L1 and the osteotomy line L2; the first osteotomy surface and the second osteotomy surface of the osteotomy guide plate are set according to the 3D printing technology in combination with the relative position relation of the osteotomy surface S1 and the osteotomy surface S2, the osteotomy guide plate is obtained, the osteotomy guide plate is designed according to the osteotomy plane equation, and operation errors are reduced.
Owner:BEIJING LIDAKANG TECH

Lateral and medial pivoting knee prosthesis

PendingUS20250025311A1Joint implantsKnee jointsQuadriceps muscleMedial rotation
An implantable, asymmetrical right or left knee prosthesis for the arthritic, aging, ligament-deficient knee comprising a femoral component, a tibial component and a patella component, forming three interactive knee compartments mainly the lateral, medial, and femoral patellar compartments, articulating together with a dual, axial pivot knee motion. This dual pivot motion pattern is accomplished by four femoral component radii coacting with four reciprocal proximal tibial surface recesses (in a variety of locations on the tibia based on surgeon choice and patient anatomy), accomplishing initial external femur rotation on the tibia (first pivot location), guiding alignment of the femoral-patellar groove with the patellar quadriceps muscle providing knee strength, durability, and stability. The second pivot point develops with the minor femoral radius in the opposite knee compartment to guide internal rotation of the femur on the tibia to prevent boney impingement of the femur on the tibia and allow deep flexion activities.
Owner:HODGE WILLIAM ANDREW

Tibia aiming jig

An aiming jig for a tibia plate, including: a head the interfaces with a head of the tibia plate comprising: screw guide holes corresponding to screw holes in the head of the tibia plate; a fixation protrusion that engages a fixation opening in the head of the tibia plate, wherein an engagement of the fixation protrusion with the fixation opening aligns the head with the head of the tibia plate; and an arm extending from the head including a guide wherein the guide is configured to extend along an anterior portion of a tibia when the aiming jig is fixed to the tibia plate, and the guide includes a support screw guide hole that guides a placement of a support screw into the tibia in a generally anterior to posterior direction so that the support screw avoids interfering with plate screws placed in the head of the tibia plate.
Owner:DEPUY SYNTHES PROD INC

A distal anterolateral tibial locking plate

ActiveCN224307387UBone platesMedical equipmentDistal tibia
The utility model relates to medical equipment technical field, concretely relates to a kind of distal end front lateral tibia locking steel plate, including distal end steel plate section, connecting portion and proximal end steel plate section being sequentially connected, the connecting portion is from the distal end steel plate section to the proximal end steel plate section setting, uses, the locking position of extension locking steel plate can be adjusted by extension locking component, i.
Owner:JIANGSU ANGEL MEDICAL INSTR

Veterinary medial patellar luxation bone plates

PCT designated stageWO2026036020A1Bone platesAnatomical structuresObstetrics
Bone plates are disclosed for veterinary uses. For example, the bone plates could be utilized for repairing medial patellar luxation in animals, such as canines, felines, or equines, for example. The bone plates may include various features for better accommodating the anatomy and native tissue structure of the proximal tibia of the animal.
Owner:ARTHREX INC

High-stability durable tibial prosthesis

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses a high-stability durable tibial prosthesis which comprises a locking mechanism, the locking mechanism is of a double-layer structure, an anti-rotation mechanism is rotatably arranged on the lower end face of the locking mechanism, a telescopic mechanism is movably arranged on the lower end face of the anti-rotation mechanism, and an implanting mechanism is fixedly arranged on the lower end face of the telescopic mechanism. The locking mechanism comprises a locking hole, a side wing steel plate, a tibial plateau, a bone trabecula porous structure, a locking bone screw, a first suture hole and a second suture hole, the anti-rotation mechanism comprises an anti-rotation block, an anti-rotation groove, a first cylindrical pin and an anti-rotation rod, and the telescopic mechanism comprises a telescopic handle, a second through hole, a second cylindrical pin, an adjusting button and an adjusting shaft. The implanting mechanism comprises an intramedullary nail and a bone cement groove. According to the bone trabecula prosthesis, the retraction mechanism is arranged and can be adjusted according to the requirements of different patients, and the bone trabecula porous structure and the anti-rotation mechanism are arranged, so that the prosthesis can be kept stable.
Owner:TANGSHAN SECOND HOSPITAL

A lateral fibular bone transport external fixator device and its usage method

ActiveCN112842494BExternal osteosynthesisBone fixation devicesBone transport
The present invention provides a lateral fibular bone transport external fixator device, which includes a fibular transport device, a tibia fixation device, and a connection device. The fibular transport device drives the synchronous movement of the fibular transport frame through the movement of the adjustment device, so as to realize the position offset of the bone block of the osteotomy segment of the fibula. The tibia fixation device includes a tibia fixation frame and a deviation correction adjustment device, and the deviation correction adjustment device can adjust the fixation position of the tibia fixation frame and the connection device. The connection device connects the fibular transport device and the tibia fixation device. The present invention also provides a method for using the lateral fibular bone transport external fixator device. The present invention only sets the fixed fulcrum on the tibia, reduces the number of wound surfaces on the tibia side, does not affect the load-bearing capacity of the tibia after surgery, and at the same time sets the bone transport operation on the fibular side to realize the lateral fibular bone transport. The fibula is located deep in the skin fascia and is wrapped by the anterior and posterior muscle groups of the fibula. There is a richer capillary basis for bone transport at the fibular end, and the effect of repairing blood circulation is better.
Owner:SHUNDE HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU UNIV OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (SHUNDE DISTRICT HOSPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE FOSHAN CITY)

Surgical kit for knee osteotomies and corresponding preoperative planning method

According to an aspect, a preoperative planning method for a high-tibial knee osteotomy procedure is provided. The method includes: a) constructing a 3D model of a patient's bones; b) analyzing the 3D model to select a desired correction angle to apply to the patient's tibia bone to adjust a mechanical axis thereof; c) determining surgical steps required to apply the desired correction angle to the patient's tibia bone; d) designing a patient-specific guide to guide generic surgical tools in performing the surgical steps, the patient-specific guide being designed to conform to the anatomy of the patient's bones based on the 3D model; and e) manufacturing the patient-specific guide designed in step d). A corresponding kit, system and computer readable medium for performing the method are also provided.
Owner:LAB BODYCAD

Bionic tibia intramedullary nail and matched instrument thereof

PendingCN121370343AInternal osteosythesisTibial nailOsteoporotic bone
The invention discloses a bionic type tibia intramedullary nail and a matched instrument thereof, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and the bionic type tibia intramedullary nail comprises an intramedullary nail body; the intramedullary nail body comprises an intramedullary nail near end, an intramedullary nail middle section and an intramedullary nail far end, the intramedullary nail middle section is inserted into the intramedullary nail near end in a threaded mode, and the intramedullary nail far end is inserted into the intramedullary nail middle section in a threaded mode; according to the intramedullary nail, through the sectional type thread inserting design of the intramedullary nail near end, the intramedullary nail middle section and the intramedullary nail far end and the matching of the variable pitch gradient structures of the near end thread, the middle section thread and the far end thread, precise adaptation of the intramedullary nail and the anatomical form of the tibia marrow cavity is achieved, and a gradient mechanical buffering system is formed by the near end thread, the middle section thread and the far end thread; the problem of stress shielding caused by the fact that rigidity of a traditional intramedullary nail is not matched with a skeleton is effectively solved, meanwhile, the variable-pitch threads and the thread depth gradual change design are adopted, damage to an endosteum during nail placement is reduced, uniform stress conduction is achieved, local stress concentration is avoided, and the risks of osteoporosis, delayed fracture healing and secondary fracture are reduced.
Owner:WUSHEN BANNER PEOPLES HOSPITAL

Guide device

A guide device includes: a guide portion guiding a bone cutting tool; a retractor portion arranged so as to be spaced apart from the guide portion in a first direction; a connection portion that connects the guide portion and the retractor portion; and a fixing portion that fixes the guide portion with respect to the tibia. The guide portion has a guide hole penetrating the guide portion in the first direction and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The retractor portion is disposed in a region overlapping at least the guide hole in a plan view in the first direction.
Owner:OLYMPUS TERUMO BIOMATERIALS CORP

Clinical lower tibia fusion plate for orthopedics department

The lower tibia fusion plate structurally comprises an upper plate part, a fusion plate body, a groove, an accessory assembly, a debugging structure and an auxiliary handle, the upper plate part is connected to the end of the fusion plate body in a sleeving mode, the debugging structure is installed in the middle of the fusion plate body through the groove, and the accessory assembly and the auxiliary handle are arranged on the outer side of the fusion plate body; by means of the accessory assembly and the debugging structure arranged in the middle and outside the fusion plate body, when the fusion plate body, the upper plate piece and the auxiliary handle are connected with the tibia through bone nails, the debugging structure in the groove in the middle of the fusion plate body can increase the fixing strength of the middle of the fusion plate body and the tibia in an abutting mode; in the tibia recovery period, the fixing strength of the auxiliary handle and the tibia can be adaptively adjusted on the outer side of the fusion plate body in an inclined mode by means of the accessory assembly, the overall strength of the fusion plate is better improved, the body weight of the human body can be supported, and the healing recovery process of the tibia can be accelerated.
Owner:AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZUNYI UNIV

Distal medial tibial hemi-epiphysiodesis blocking staple and supporting tools

PendingUS20260041424A1Surgical staplesOsteosynthesis devicesEpiphysisDistal tibia
Provided are a distal medial tibial hemi-epiphysiodesis blocking staple and supporting tools. The distal medial tibial hemi-epiphysiodesis blocking staple includes a tibia arm, an epiphyseal arm and a connecting section. The connecting section is connected with the tibial arm and the epiphyseal arm to form a similar U-shape. The tibial arm and the epiphyseal arm are arranged in parallel and in arc transition with the connecting section to limit a spacing between the distal tibia and the epiphysis. Inverted tooth portions for preventing the hemi-epiphysiodesis distal medial tibial staple from withdrawing are uniformly distributed on the tibial arm and the epiphyseal arm.
Owner:MEI HAIBO

Data processing method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device

ActiveCN121943471BSolve technical problems with low accuracyimprove accuracyBone tibiaSurgery
The application discloses a data processing method and device, a storage medium and an electronic device. It relates to the technical field of medical treatment. The method comprises the following steps: a tibia three-dimensional model is constructed, and a plurality of target steel nail three-dimensional models are obtained; a plurality of second medical images are obtained, and a plurality of target steel nail first two-dimensional pixel point sets and a tibia second two-dimensional pixel point set are obtained according to the plurality of second medical images; target space conversion parameters of the plurality of target steel nails in the tibia coordinates are obtained by calculation according to the target steel nail first two-dimensional pixel point sets, the tibia second two-dimensional pixel point set, the tibia three-dimensional model and the steel nail three-dimensional models; a guide plate model is obtained according to the target space conversion parameters, and a target space posture of a tibia osteotomy plane is obtained according to the guide plate model. Through the application, the technical problem that the space posture of the tibia osteotomy plane is relatively low in accuracy because the space posture of the tibia osteotomy plane is determined by relying on artificial experience is solved.
Owner:BEIJING AKEC MEDICAL +1

Posterior cruciate ligament positioner

ActiveCN222444237Uavoid offsetSimple structureSuture equipmentsPosterior cruciate ligamentBone tibia
The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a posterior cruciate ligament positioner which comprises a handle, a positioning sleeve, a positioning rod, a positioning needle and a locking mechanism, the positioning sleeve is connected to the handle, and the positioning needle is installed in the positioning sleeve and used for drilling into a tibia; the positioning rod is connected to the handle in a sliding mode and used for being hooked to the rear side of the tibia. The locking mechanism is arranged on the handle and used for fixing the positioning rod and the handle together. The device has the advantages that the possibility of deviation of the device is reduced, and the operation quality and the operation efficiency are improved.
Owner:LIUYANG ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL +1