73 results about "Orthopaedic device" patented technology

A pivot assembly incorporates a lock mechanism positioned within a compound recess on a first strut. The locking mechanism is arranged to establish a secure connection in either an engaged position or a disengaged position, depending on its alignment with multiple notches located on a second strut and its specific position within the compound recess. A spring element is integrated with the lock mechanism, enabling it to interact with plurality recesses formed within the compound recess according to the engaged and disengaged states of the lock mechanism.

The utility model provides an improved patella orthopaedic suit, relates to patella orthopaedic device field, including support subassembly, support subassembly includes upper support, lower support, connecting plate and movable plate, be equipped with the correction pad between the upper support and lower support, the support subassembly is used for providing support, the correction pad is used for fixing knee joint, and the movable plate is used for fixing the knee joint. The front face of the upper support and the front face of the lower support are each provided with a fixing set assembly, and the fixing set assemblies are used for fixing the correction pad. By arranging the supporting assembly, the correcting pad, the fixing assembly and the positioning assembly, the effect of correcting the patella is achieved, the upper support and the lower support are used for providing supporting, the correcting pad is used for positioning the patella joint, the correcting support is not limited by movement when used through cooperation of the connecting plate and the movable plate, and the correcting effect is good. The use effect is improved, and the patella pain caused by extrusion can be reduced through the correction pad, so that the use comfort is improved.

The invention relates to a covering element for arranging on an orthopaedic device (1), wherein the covering element (10) has a supporting structure (11) which, when the covering element (10) is in the state attached to the orthopaedic device (1), has an inner side (12) facing the orthopaedic device (1) and an outer side (13) facing away from the latter, and at least one fastening device (15) for fastening the covering element (10) to the orthopaedic device (1), wherein at least one photovoltaic cell (20) is arranged on the outer side (13) or so as to be oriented towards the outer side (13).

Periprosthetic bone fixation plates are disclosed including, for example, periprosthetic proximal femur plate, periprosthetic distal femur plate, periprosthetic humerus plate, periprosthetic ring plate, and periprosthetic troch plate. In use, the periprosthetic bone fixation plates are arranged and configured for use in periprosthetic fractures. That is, the periprosthetic plates include one or more features to facilitate positioning and securement of the bone fixation plate to a patients bone that previously received a surgically implanted orthopedic device or implant such as, for example, an intramedullary nail, a hip prosthesis, a knee prosthesis, etc. In use, the one or more features are designed and configured to facilitate avoidance of the previous surgically implanted orthopedic device or implant. In addition, the periprosthetic bone fixation plates are arranged and configured to facilitate plating of a longer working length as compared to existing bone fixation plates (e.g., plating from, for example, femoral condyle to greater trochanter).

A surgical tool connector that can couple with an orthopedic tool with an actuator. The connector can allow the slap hammer to quickly be coupled and decoupled with different tools. The connector can include a spring-loaded component such that the tool can be easily connected and disconnected from the slap hammer. The slap hammer can include a handle for controlling the connected tool.

This utility model discloses a modular and fixed orthopedic instrument box structure, comprising: a lower box body, a limiting component disposed on the inner side of the lower box body, and a sealing component disposed on the outer side of the lower box body; the limiting component includes a placement rack disposed on the inner side of the lower box body. This modular and fixed orthopedic instrument box structure, by providing a placement rack, placement slots, and label blocks, enables quick and convenient classification and placement of orthopedic instruments. The inclusion of a stabilizing plate and sponge pad restricts the orthopedic instruments after the box is closed, preventing internal disarray caused by external bumps. Simultaneously, the sealing component provides multiple layers of reinforcement after the box is closed, greatly reducing the possibility of it opening spontaneously when not in use, thereby improving the usability of the instrument box.

A poroelastic biomaterial having a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) matrix polymer with a plurality of channels and / or pores can include thereon or within an active agent, e.g., an agent that promotes osseointegration of the biomaterial, on surfaces thereof. Advantageously, the PAEK matrix polymer can have a plurality of tortuous channels extending from one surface to another surface of the matrix. The poroelastic biomaterials can be fabricated into orthopedic implant parts or devices, and can be used as a tissue scaffolds.

The dual-purpose orthopedic instrument includes an elongated body, an impactor block formed from a first end of the elongated body selectively couplable with a modular impactor head and a strike block formed from a second end of the elongated body including a strike surface for selectively receiving a strike force thereof. An externally accessible channel formed within the elongated body has a size and shape for pass-through reception and select retention of an extractor rod therein. As such, the elongated body is usable as a modular impactor when the impactor block is selectively coupled with the impactor head and as a weight of a slap hammer when selectively coupled with the extractor rod in slidable relation relative thereto.

Embodiments of systems and methods for monitoring use of an orthopedic device are at least disclosed. In some embodiments, the system can include an orthopedic device, a housing, and a controller. The orthopedic device can provide support to a limb of an individual. The orthopedic device can include a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field. The housing can attach to the individual, and the housing can support a magnetometer configured to generate a signal responsive to the magnetic field. The controller can determine from the signal whether the individual is using the orthopedic device to provide support to the limb and accordingly output usage indications.

A method for securing an orthopaedic device to a body part of a wearer, having a device that includes a base body, from which at least one deflection element with a contact surface protrudes at least one belt and at least one securing element, and included positioning the orthopaedic device on the body part, placing the belt onto the contact surface of the deflection element and fastening the belt on the securing element.

The invention relates to an orthopedic device comprising a main part with a first surface which is provided with at least one adhesive region. At least one recess is provided in the main part, said at least one recess being at least partly formed behind the adhesive region and being provided with a pressure and / or suction connection. The first surface is designed to be at least partly suctioned into the recess when negative pressure is applied in the at least one recess and or pushed out when positive pressure is applied.

A system and method for patient diagnosis and implementation of orthodontic apparatuses and treatments. The patient can be located remotely from a remote treatment system, thereby allowing for automatic diagnosis and treatment of the patient without interaction with a medical professional or associated staff. A neural network of an artificial intelligence engine (AI engine) of the remote treatment system can utilize images and other data captured by a patient, as well as patient responses to questionnaires, to derive information regarding the patient's symptoms, and the severity of those symptoms. The AI engine can further be adapted, including via use of historical information regarding a plurality of patients and information from the patient, to obtain a diagnosis and treatment recommendation. The AI engine can further be configured to determine, based on analysis of patient provided images, an appropriately sized orthopedic apparatus, which can be sent to the patient for implementation.

A surgical tool connector that can couple with an orthopedic tool with an actuator. The connector can allow the slap hammer to quickly be coupled and decoupled with different tools. The connector can include a spring-loaded component such that the tool can be easily connected and disconnected from the slap hammer. The slap hammer can include a handle for controlling the connected tool.

A motor-driven orthopedic impacting tool is provided for orthopedic impacting in the hips, knees, shoulders and the like. The tool is capable of holding a broach, chisel, or other end effector, which when gently tapped in a cavity with controlled percussive impacts, can expand the size or volume of an opening of the cavity or facilitate removal of the broach, implant, or other surgical implement from the opening. A stored-energy drive mechanism stores potential energy and then releases it to launch a launched mass or striker to communicate a striking force to an adapter in either a forward or reverse direction. The tool may further include a combination anvil and adapter and an energy adjustment mechanism to adjust the striking force the launched mass delivers to the adapter in accordance with a patient profile.

The invention relates to an orthopaedic device with at least one elastic spring element which expands elastically in at least one deformation direction under the influence of a force, and a limiting device which limits the expansion space available for expansion in the at least one deformation direction, characterized in that the limiting device has an adjustment device by which the limiting device can be influenced in such a way that the expansion space can be changed.

The utility model provides a cast aluminum steering knuckle shape correcting device which comprises a bottom plate, two shaft seats are symmetrically and fixedly installed on the bottom plate, a positioning shaft is fixedly installed on the front sides of the two shaft seats and used for positioning a bearing hole in a steering knuckle, a locking component is installed on the front side of the positioning shaft, and the locking component is used for locking the bearing hole in the steering knuckle. The locking component is used for limiting the position of the steering knuckle, a limiting column is fixedly installed on the portion, on the rear side of the shaft seat, of the bottom plate, the limiting column is located below a pressing head of a pressing machine, the limiting column and the pressing head are coaxially arranged, and a lining hole in the top of the steering knuckle is located between the limiting column and the pressing head. The position of the knuckle bushing hole is corrected, the mechanical performance of the knuckle bushing hole can still meet the requirements of products after being corrected, the rejection rate of the products is reduced, the production cost is saved, meanwhile, screws do not need to be dismantled, the failure of threads is avoided, and the time for installing and dismantling the knuckle is saved.

The invention relates to a method for the computer-based setting up of an orthopaedic device which is worn on the body of a patient provided therewith, the method comprising the following steps: —recording status-related and / or movement-related data from the orthopaedic device during a movement sequence in which the patient in question performs a movement with the orthopaedic device, —transmitting the recorded status-related and / or movement-related data relating to the movement sequence to an augmented-reality device which is being used by a user, and —using the augmented-reality device to overlay at least some of the transmitted status-related and / or movement-related data and / or information derived therefrom, in the form of augmented reality, onto the reality perceived by the user.

The invention relates to a method for controlling an orthopaedic device (100) for the lower extremity, having a proximal top part (2) and a distal bottom part (3), which are hinged to one another about at least one pivot axis (4) so as to form a joint (5), having devices for attaching the orthopaedic device to a limb, and at least one actuator (6) which is coupled to a control device (7) which activates or deactivates the actuator (6) on the basis of sensor data from at least one sensor (8) coupled to the control device (7), in order to influence a pivoting resistance and / or a movement of the top part (2) relative to the bottom part (3), or of two components of the orthopaedic device relative to one another, wherein an orientation and / or change in orientation about the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal extent in the proximal-distal direction of the orthopaedic device (100) and / or of a contralateral limb is / are detected using the sensor data, and the actuator (6) is activated or deactivated or a target value for the actuator (6) is modulated on the basis of the orientation and / or change in orientation about the longitudinal axis.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses an automatic disinfection device for orthopedic instruments, which comprises a disinfection instrument body, a high-pressure chamber is arranged on one side of the front end of the disinfection instrument body, the high-pressure chamber is made of high-temperature-resistant stainless steel liner materials, and a front sealing cover is rotatably mounted at one end of the disinfection instrument body and positioned at an opening of the high-pressure chamber. The sealing front cover plays a role in sealing the front end of the high-pressure chamber, and meanwhile an observation window is arranged at the front end of the sealing front cover. According to the utility model, the orthopedic instrument placing mechanisms which are layered up and down are arranged, two groups of movable fixing hook mechanisms are arranged at the upper ends of the orthopedic instrument placing mechanisms, large orthopedic instruments can be hung, meanwhile, a placing box is arranged at the bottom of the orthopedic instrument placing mechanisms, and small orthopedic instruments can be flatly placed; meanwhile, a high-temperature steam inlet is formed in the middle of the up-down orthopedic instrument placement structure, so that the orthopedic instruments in the up-down orthopedic instrument placement structure can be efficiently disinfected.

1. The invention relates to an orthopaedic device comprising i. a top (10), ii. a subpart (20) and iii. at least one boundary element (40), iv. the upper part (10) and the lower part (20) are mounted next to each other in a way that allows them to be moved relative to each other, v. the limiting element (40) is attached to the upper part (10) and the lower part (20), vi. the limiting element (40) limits a displacement of the lower part to the upper part in a first displacement direction, vii. wherein the limiting element (40) is designed to be flexible against compressive forces in a second displacement direction opposite to the first displacement direction, wherein viii. the limiting element (40) has at least one receiving section (45, 46, 47) with two opposing pulling elements (42, 44), ix. the tension elements (42, 44) are designed to be flexible or flexible and rigid at least in the receiving section (45, 46, 47) and x. in the receiving section (45, 46, 47) between the two tension elements (42, 44) an elastic deformation element (50) is arranged.

The utility model relates to the technical field of metal filter screen shape correction, in particular to a shape correction device for metal filter screen production, which comprises a bottom plate, a top plate is fixedly connected above the bottom plate, a fixing frame is fixedly connected above the top plate, and an electric push rod is fixedly connected on the upper surface of the fixing frame. The upper surface of the bottom plate is fixedly connected with a guide module, the guide module comprises a guide rail, a first sliding frame, a second sliding frame and a double-end lead screw, the guide rail is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate, and the first sliding frame is connected to the interior of the guide rail in a sliding mode. The metal filter screen can be guided and limited when entering the position between the two flattening modules, the phenomenon that the correction effect is affected by deviation of the filter screen during entering is avoided, correction of the filter screen from local to whole can be achieved, the correction effect of the filter screen is guaranteed, in addition, a sharing roller makes contact with the inner side surface of an extrusion belt, the counter-acting force borne by the extrusion belt is shared, and the correction effect is improved. And the stress on the filter screen is more uniform.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical orthopedics appliances, specifically relates to a microvessel generation stimulator, include: the fixed frame is installed with the stud and at least two support screws on it, the lifting frame is installed with at least one move screw on it, the lifting frame is equipped with the guide groove that support screw passes through, still include knob, the knob rotatablely installed on the lifting frame, the knob is equipped with knob inner thread through -hole, and the knob is connected with the stud through the knob inner thread through -hole, the knob includes operating part, and the operating part is located between the fixed frame and the lifting frame, taking the plane perpendicular to operating part rotation axis, the projection of operating part on the plane is recorded as a, the projection of lifting frame on the plane is recorded as b, and the projection of fixed frame on the plane is recorded as c, wherein, the projection b coincides with partial projection a, and the projection c coincides with partial projection a. The fixed frame and the lifting frame can form the shielding, the protection effect to operating part, thereby reduce the probability of false touch operating part.

The present invention provides an ankle-foot orthopaedic device for the treatment of foot drop. The device comprises an openable lower leg attachment portion configured in use to be positioned against and to extend around a portion of a lower leg of a user. A first end of the lower leg attachment portion is engageable to a portion of the lower leg attachment portion at or adjacent a second end thereof. The device further comprises a second attachment portion comprising an elongate member having a first end located at or adjacent the openable lower leg attachment portion, and a second opposed end comprising a shoe attachment member configured in use for direct engagement with a fastener of a shoe of a user. The second opposed end provides an aperture configured to enable the first end to pass therethrough. The first end of the lower leg attachment portion comprises at least one attachment member for securing the first end in position relative to the second opposed end.

Orthopedic instrument systems and components thereof for improving the accuracy of resection of the proximal tibia in a kinematic alignment total knee arthroplasty (“TKA”). Instruments in an exemplary system can include an adjustable double tibial stylus instrument comprising: a first wide stylus tip at a first distal end of a first stylus and a second wide stylus tip at a second distal end of the second stylus, and a first gap measurement instrument having a measurement end, wherein the measurement end comprises a first measurement end distal surface that is congruent with a first tip distal surface of the first wide stylus tip. The wide stylus tips may be fixed components of the adjustable double stylus instrument, or the wide stylus tips may be detachable.

A motor-driven orthopedic impacting tool is provided for orthopedic impacting in the hips, knees, shoulders and the like. The tool is capable of holding a broach, chisel, or other end effector, which when gently tapped in a cavity with controlled percussive impacts, can expand the size or volume of an opening of the cavity or facilitate removal of the broach, implant, or other surgical implement from the opening. A stored-energy drive mechanism stores potential energy and then releases it to launch a launched mass or striker to communicate a striking force to an adapter in either a forward or reverse direction. The tool may further include a combination anvil and adapter and an energy adjustment mechanism to adjust the striking force the launched mass delivers to the adapter in accordance with a patient profile.

The invention provides automatic disinfecting and drying equipment for medical orthopedic instruments. The automatic disinfecting and drying equipment for the medical orthopedic instruments comprises a protection box, a plurality of supporting ground feet distributed in a rectangular shape are fixedly installed at the bottom of the protection box, a conveying and hanging mechanism is arranged on a protection plate, and the conveying and hanging mechanism penetrates through the protection box; a first disinfection mechanism, a drying mechanism and a second disinfection mechanism are arranged in the protection plate, and the drying mechanism is located between the first disinfection mechanism and the second disinfection mechanism. The automatic disinfecting and drying equipment for the medical orthopedic instruments has the advantages that use is convenient, the instruments can be continuously treated, and the cleanliness of the treated instruments can be guaranteed.

The present invention discloses an auxiliary device for treating lower limb trauma, which relates to the technical field of orthopedic instruments. The device comprises a base, an upper surface of which is fixedly connected to a vertical frame, and further comprises: a spraying mechanism respectively arranged on the inner wall of the vertical frame for facilitating rapid disinfection or medication of a patient's calf, the spraying mechanism comprising a mounting plate slidably mounted on the inner wall of the vertical frame, an atomizing nozzle for atomizing a disinfectant or a medicinal liquid, a clamping frame and a C-shaped tube for adjusting the position of the atomizing nozzle, a bottle for storing the disinfectant or the medicinal liquid, and a delivery tube for delivering the disinfectant or the medicinal liquid; and a lifting mechanism respectively arranged on the inner wall of the vertical frame for supporting the patient's thigh. The present invention provides a spraying mechanism and utilizes an open clamping frame and a C-shaped tube to cooperate with each other, so as to facilitate the patient to place the calf on the disinfection site for disinfection or medication treatment. The operation process is simple and convenient, greatly saving the time for disinfection or medication application. At the same time, by adjusting the height of the atomizing nozzle, the device can also quickly disinfect or apply medication to patients with large-area trauma.

The invention relates to a locking joint for an orthopaedic device, wherein the locking joint - a first joint part (2) with ◯ a first stop (6) which has a first stop surface (8), and ◯ a second stop (14) which has a second stop surface (16) and can be moved into a release position and a locking position, and - a second joint part (4) with a first contact surface (10) and a second contact surface (18), which ◯ is arranged pivotably about a joint axis (20) on the first joint part (2), wherein ◯ the pivoting movement in a first direction is limited by the first stop (6) when the first contact surface (10) rests against the first stop surface (8), and wherein ◯ the pivoting movement in a second direction is limited by the second stop (14) when the second stop (14) is in the locking position and the second contact surface (18) rests against the second stop surface (16), characterized in that the first contact surface (10) and the second contact surface (18) are arranged on a support element (12) which is pivotably arranged about a support axis on a base body (22) of the second joint part (4).

The invention relates to the technical field of orthopedic instruments, in particular to a tension band kirschner wire guide assembly for ulna olecranal fracture. Comprising an attaching plate capable of being attached to the back side of the olecranon of the ulna, an angle adjusting mechanism is installed on the arc face of the attaching plate, two parallel guide cylinders are installed on the angle adjusting mechanism, and the angle adjusting mechanism can adjust the angle between the guide cylinders and the tangent line of the back side of the olecranon of the ulna. The angle adjusting mechanism comprises a fixing plate, a driving device and two same transmission gears; the axes of the two transmission gears are rotationally connected with the fixing plate, the two transmission gears are meshed with each other, the two ends of a rotating shaft of one transmission gear are fixedly connected with the outer side walls of the two guide cylinders correspondingly, and the other transmission gear is meshed with the driving device; two parallel through grooves are formed in the positions, located on the guide cylinders, of the attaching plate. The guiding assembly can accurately control the needle inserting point and the needle inserting angle of the kirschner wire on the olecranon, and the risk that the kirschner wire penetrates through an articular cavity can be avoided.