89 results about "BONES BONE" patented technology

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.

This disclosure provides a system for securing a bone to a rod, the system comprising a ligature, a body, and two fasteners. The ligature has two free ends and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portion being configured to engage a bone. A portion of a rod can be fastened to the body using one of the fasteners. The ligature can be fastened to the body using another one of the fasteners. The two fasteners are distinct from one another and are adapted to fasten two free end portions of the ligature to the body independently from fastening the portion of the rod to the body.

A hybrid orthopedic implant is provided. The implant includes a hybrid plate including a metal skeleton engaged with a plastic covering. Holes passing through the hybrid plate receive screws therethrough, to secure the hybrid plate to bone.

The invention provides a tool jig (50) for use with a bone plate (10) having one or more fixing element apertures (20), wherein the tool jig (50) guides placement of a drill sleeve (34) to enable the drill sleeve (34) to be attached to a fixing element aperture (20), the tool jig (50) comprising a body (52), a securing means (80) on the body adapted to releasably secure the tool jig (50) to the bone plate (10) such that the tool jig (50) can be firstly secured in position to the bone plate (10) and secondly removed, and one or more tool jig apertures (54) defined in the body (52) wherein an at least one or all tool jig apertures (54) are adapted to be substantially aligned with an at least one or all fixing element apertures (20); wherein, in use, the tool jig aperture (54) guides the drill sleeve (34) so that the longitudinal axis of the drill sleeve (34) substantially aligns with the axis of the fixing element aperture (20) prior to attaching the drill sleeve (34) to the fixing element aperture (20). The invention also provides a medical implant assembly (5) comprising the tool jig (50) and the bone plant (10), a kit comprising the medical implant assembly and at least one drill sleeve (34), and methods of using same.

Bone fixation system, including methods, apparatus, and kits, and comprising a bone plate and at least one instrument that attaches to the bone plate and provides at least one radiopaque region to facilitate positioning the bone plate on bone visualized by radiographic imaging. The instrument may be a handle assembly and / or a targeting guide.

Bone fixation system, including methods, apparatus, and kits, and comprising a bone plate and at least one instrument that attaches to the bone plate and provides at least one radiopaque region to facilitate positioning the bone plate on bone visualized by radiographic imaging. The instrument may be a handle assembly and / or a targeting guide.

A bone fixation system includes a plurality of bone plate elements, each of which includes a plurality of connecting members. At least one of the bone plate elements includes at least one of a first type of the connecting members, and at least one other of the bone plate elements includes at least one of a second type of the connecting members. Each of the at least one first type of connecting members is configured to cooperate with a respective one of the second type of connecting members to connect at least two of the bone plate elements together, thereby forming a bone plate arrangement. At least some of the bone plate elements have an aperture therethrough for receiving a fastener to affix the bone plate arrangement to a bone.

Bone fixation system including methods, apparatus, and kits, for steering a leading end of a fastener within bone. In some embodiments, the system may include (a) a flexible fastener having an external thread, and (b) a guide including a graspable handle attached or attachable to a wire having a distal end portion with a preformed longitudinal curvature in a direction indicated by the handle. The wire may be extendable through the fastener and configured to be advanced longitudinally, while extending through the fastener, such that the distal end portion of the wire penetrates bone ahead of a leading end of the fastener and creates a curved travel path for the leading end of the fastener.

A device for securing a surgical suture to a bone comprises a first element, which can be introduced into a bone, and a second, movable element, which can be introduced into said bone in such a way that it meets said first element. A channel being formed in said bone as a result of introducing said first and said second elements into that bone. One of said two elements carries a surgical suture. A suture catcher is arranged within that element of the two elements not carrying said suture, by means of which suture catcher said suture can be taken hold of and said suture can be withdrawn via said element not carrying said suture.

Bone screws and inserts disposed therein or thereon are provided for the delivery of medicants to bone. The bone screws provide a method to strengthen or repair damaged bones, or to promote bony fusion, and in conjunction with the inserts, provide a method of delivering a continuous or regulated amount of medicant to a desired location within the bone such as a fracture interface. In one embodiment, the inserts are customized in size, shape, or configuration after the bone screw has been inserted into the patient.

Bone screws and inserts disposed therein or thereon are provided for the delivery of medicants to bone. The bone screws provide a method to strengthen or repair damaged bones, or to promote bony fusion, and in conjunction with the inserts, provide a method of delivering a continuous or regulated amount of medicant to a desired location within the bone such as a fracture interface. In one embodiment, the inserts are customized in size, shape, or configuration after the bone screw has been inserted into the patient.

A surgical bone milling instrument, suited to operate in a hole formed in a bone, comprising a milling element (10), with longitudinal axis (A) and with the forward end portion (11) rotating around a longitudinal axis (A), and milling the bone. The instrument comprises a tubular element (30) of circular external cross-section and provided with a thread engaging, by helical coupling, a hole formed in the bone. The milling element (10) is associated with the tubular element (30), arranged so that the forward end portion (11) thereof is located ahead of the tubular element (30) and can rotate around the longitudinal axis (A) thereof and translate axially relative to the tubular element (30). The milling element (10) has a rear portion (14) which passes coaxially through the tubular element (30), while the forward end portion (11) projects beyond the front of the tubular element (30). The milling procedure of a bone cavity can be completed while maintaining control of the position of the device relative to the hole. Furthermore, in each phase in which the milling element is rotated, while the instrument is axially stationary inside the hole, a groove is created on the end of the hole (or an extension of the entire hole) the depth of which is constant and predetermined. Further, by way of axial pressure applied to the milling head by the drive element, a detachment of residual bone wall can be achieved as soon as this has reached a breaking resistance which is lower than a force applied by the drive element.

An intramedullary bone repair system and device for insertion into a bone extending along a longitudinal axis of the bone and for use with a plurality of screws. The bone repair device includes an elongate shaft and a head pivotally coupled to the proximal end of the shaft. A locking assembly is carried by the proximal end of the shaft and the head for rigidly coupling the shaft and the head together when the shaft and the head have been desirably positioned within the bone. The shaft and the head are provided with a plurality of threaded bores for receiving the plurality of screws to affix the shaft and head within the bone. A method for repair of a bone fracture using the bone repair device is also disclosed.

The invention discloses a flesh and bone cutter which comprises a baseplate (1), flesh cutters (2), bone cutters (3) and an outer cover (5), wherein the flesh cutters (2) and the bone cutters (3) are arranged at intervals in the circumference direction along the baseplate (1) alternatively; shank parts (21) of the flesh cutters (2) are connected to the baseplate through elastic pieces (4); an included angle being 90-135 degrees is formed between the length direction of the flesh cutters (2) and the bone cutters (3) and the tangent line on which the flesh cutters (2) and the bone cutters (3) are crossed with the periphery of the baseplate (1); when the flesh cutters (2) come into contact with bones, automatic withdrawing can be realized to avoid the condition that the cutter is worn, which is caused by the fact that the bones are forcibly cut; the outer cover (5) and the baseplate (1) can be connected onto a main shaft of a motor; the flesh and bone cutter is driven by the motor to rotate to cut flesh and bones. Different cutters are automatically switched to cut bones and flesh, the synchronous mechanized cutting of bones and flesh is realized, and not only is the smoothness of flesh and bone cuts improved, but also the labor cost during the slaughtering process can be reduced.

This disclosure provides a system for securing a bone to a rod, the system comprising a ligature, a body, and two fasteners. The ligature has two free ends and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portion being configured to engage a bone. A portion of a rod can be fastened to the body using one of the fasteners. The ligature can be fastened to the body using another one of the fasteners. The two fasteners are distinct from one another and are adapted to fasten two free end portions of the ligature to the body independently from fastening the portion of the rod to the body.

A bone anchoring device is provided, comprising a bone anchoring element having a shaft for anchoring in the bone and a head; a receiving part for coupling a rod to the bone anchoring element, wherein the receiving part comprises a first portion with a first end and a second end and a U-shaped recess for receiving the rod, the recess extending from the first end in the direction of the second end thereby forming two free legs and a second portion at the side of the second end opposite to the first end for accommodating the head, the second portion having a free end and being flexible so as to allow introduction and clamping of the head; a locking ring embracing the second portion; wherein the head is locked by means of exerting pressure with the rod onto the locking ring resulting in compression of the second portion of the receiving part and wherein the locking ring is mounted to the receiving part from the free end of the second portion.

A bone anchoring device is provided comprising a receiving part (1) for receiving a rod, the receiving part having a first bore (1) coaxial with a longitudinal axis (4) and a second bore (6), and an anchoring element having a first end (14) for insertion into the bone and a second end (15) positionable within a second bore (6), the anchoring element (13) being movable relative to the receiving part (1) in limited angular range about the longitudinal axis (4), the angles lying in a single plane (P); and a fixation element (30) cooperating with the receiving part (1) to lock the anchoring element (13) relative to the receiving part (1). The anchoring element (13) is pivotable relative to the receiving part (1) around one rotational axis transverse to the longitudinal axis (4).

The invention relates to a device for minimally invasive attachment of a tracker (20) and / or a registration phantom (30) to a patient's bone, comprising a base (10) made of a substantially radiotransparent material, characterized in that the base (10) comprises:a support surface (11) intended to face the bone,a plurality of non-parallel through holes (14) for passing a respective percutaneous pin (2) through the base (10);at least one slot (15) extending from an edge of the base (10) in a direction transversal to the through holes (14), said slot (15) passing throughout the base (10) until the support surface (11) and being intended to engage a percutaneous pin (2) implanted into the patient's bone so as to allow the base (10) to slide along said pin (2); anda reproducible fixation system for attaching the tracker (20) and / or the registration phantom (30) to the base.

A method of removing a sleeve of meat (D) from an animal part having a bone with a first knuckle (B) on one of two opposite ends of an elongate bone shaft (A) and a second knuckle (C) on another of the two opposite ends. The method includes the steps of engaging the bone of the animal part with a part of a meat stripper (13) between its first knuckle (B) and the sleeve of meat (D) and engaging the bone by a knuckle gripper (71) between the part of the meat stripper (13) and the first knuckle (B). The method continues with moving the meat stripper (13) and the knuckle gripper (71) away from one another, while stripping and gathering the sleeve of meat (D) towards the second knuckle (C). In a subsequent step the method discontinues moving away the meat stripper (13) and knuckle gripper (71) from one another upon the part of the meat stripper (13) engaging the second knuckle (C). A further method step then advances a meat cutter (51) in a direction towards the meat stripper (13) opposite of the knuckle gripper (71) to cut the sleeve of meat (D) gathered by the meat stripper (13) circumferentially around the second knuckle (C). The method finishes by retracting the meat cutter (51), disengaging the knuckle gripper (71), removing the bone from the gathered sleeve of meat (D) and from the meat stripper (13), and collecting the gathered sleeve of meat (D) for further processing. An apparatus for performing the method according to this method is also disclosed.

Bone fixation system, including methods, apparatus, and kits, and comprising a bone plate and at least one instrument that attaches to the bone plate and provides at least one radiopaque region to facilitate positioning the bone plate on bone visualized by radiographic imaging. The instrument may be a handle assembly and / or a targeting guide.

A bone screw comprises a threaded portion. The threaded portion has a first thread including a first front surface (11), a first back surface (12) and a crest. A second thread including a second front surface (16) and a second back surface (17) is formed on at least part of the crest of the first thread. Because of the presence of the second thread, a contact area between the screw and a bone and an axial pullout force-bearing area are both significantly increased, without significantly influencing the bending resistance, so that the mechanical property of the screw is entirely improved.

A dynamic stabilization device for bones or vertebrae is provided comprising at least two bone anchoring elements (1;1';1''), at least one connection element, (5;50;51) connecting the bone anchoring elements, the bone anchoring element having a shank portion (2) to be anchored in the bone or in the vertebra and a head portion (3;3') to be connected with the connection element (5;50;51), wherein the connection element (5; 50; 51) is at least partly elastic and has at least one loop section and wherein the head (3;3') portion comprises a recess (4;40) with an opening for inserting the loop section and a securing element (6) is provided for securing the loop section in the recess. The connection element is preferably in the form of an endless loop made of an elastomeric material.

The present invention is characterized in that an apparatus for bone fixation that is composed of a plate and screws fixing the plate to a bone, includes: screws that has a head portion having a male thread on the outer circumference while increasing in diameter toward the upper portion in a tapered shape; washers of which the outer circumference is formed convex, and which has, on the inner circumference, a slope that contact with the head portion such that the head portion of the screw is placed and a female thread that is engaged with the male thread of the head portion; and a plate that has locking holes which are bored concave in the up-down direction and have a holding step, where the washer is placed, on the inner circumference, in which when the washer and the head of which the female thread and the male thread are partially engaged are inserted from above the locking hole and placed on the holding step, as the head portion is moved down by thread-fastening, the washer is in close contact and fixed in the locking hole while the diameter of the upper end increases, and the apparatus for bone fixation according to the present invention has the effect of inserting and fixing the screw perpendicular to the plate because the washer and screw are combined in advance and then fixed to the plate, and allowing an operator to more freely perform an operation because the operator can insert and fix the screw at a desired angle.

Bone fixation system including methods, apparatus, and kits, for steering a leading end of a fastener within bone. In some embodiments, the system may include (a) a flexible fastener having an external thread, and (b) a guide including a graspable handle attached or attachable to a wire having a distal end portion with a preformed longitudinal curvature in a direction indicated by the handle. The wire may be extendable through the fastener and configured to be advanced longitudinally, while extending through the fastener, such that the distal end portion of the wire penetrates bone ahead of a leading end of the fastener and creates a curved travel path for the leading end of the fastener.

The invention relates to a device (1) for fixing a flexible element (10), particularly in the form of an artificial or natural ligament or a tendon, to a bone (20), comprising: an insert (100) being designed to hold said flexible element (10), and an anchor (200), wherein the insert (100) is designed to be inserted into said anchor (200), and wherein the anchor (200) is designed to be inserted into a bore hole (2) of said bone (20) together with said insert (100) inserted into the anchor (200) to fix the flexible element (10) to the bone(20).

The invention discloses a face bone bone conduction sound conducting device provided with a cushioning device, which is characterized in that: the cushioning device is added and arranged between a vibrating element and skin to cause vibration force of the vibrating element not to directly strike on the skin, and to disperse the vibration force on the cushioning device as equal as possible, so as to avoid the situation of itching of the skin caused by that the vibrating element directly strikes on the skin, thus increasing the comfort level of the face bone bone conduction sound conducting and being used for a long time.

A prosthesis includes a first and second plate; elements for mounting the plates to pivot about an axis, which include a flexible hinge including a cylindrical plane flexible strip with two cylindrical swellings respectively associated with two edges of the strip, the dimension of the cross-sections of the swellings, taken in a direction perpendicular to the plane containing the pivot axis and passing through the swellings, being greater than the thickness of the strip taken in the same direction, a hole in each plate of shape complementary to the swellings and opening out in a first face of the corresponding plate; a slot made in each plate and opening out into the hole of that plate, in a second of its faces, and in the first face, the hinge and plates being mounted to so that the swellings and the strip are situated respectively in the two holes and slots.

Method to attach two sections of bone together in which a telescoping screw system is positioned through a hole of a fixation device attached to a first section of bone while the screw system is in a closed configuration in which the screw body is telescoped inside the screw barrel. The screw body is then advanced relative to the screw barrel to cause penetration of the forward, threaded end of the screw body into a second section of bone, and thereby bring the screw system toward an open configuration in which the screw body is telescoped outside the screw barrel. The screw barrel is also engaged to the fixation device via a cooperating engagement mechanism.