60 results about "Scapula bone" patented technology

A glenoid component for treatment of rotator cuff arthropathy includes attachment to the coracoid process by a pin or post imbedded into a hole formed in the coracoid process. The glenoid component preferably also has a keel for extending into the glenoid fossa and protrusions such as ridges cemented to the acromion process. This way, an attachment point is preferably provided in / on the coracoid process, the acromion process, and the glenoid fossa, and at least two of the attachment points include a protrusion extending into a hole / slot drilled or otherwise formed in the bone. A jig is used for guiding / drilling into the bone, wherein the jig has both a glenoid fossa drill guide and a coracoid drill guide. The coracoid drill guide includes structure that abuts against opposing sides of the base of the coracoid process to prevent rotation of the jig relative to the scapula.

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for reverse shoulder arthroplasty (e.g., reverse total shoulder arthroplasty). In one specific example, a glenoid component used to resurface the scapula may be provided. Of note, unlike traditional total shoulder arthroplasty the glenoid component in a reverse shoulder is convex rather than concave; it acts as a physical stop to prevent the superior migration of the humeral head—a typical occurrence in patients suffering from rotator cuff tear arthropathy (CTA).

A medical procedure includes providing a prosthesis which includes (i) a body portion having a rear surface and a bearing surface, and (ii) an anchor peg including a shaft extending from the rear surface of the body portion, wherein the anchor peg includes a plurality of outwardly extending fins secured to the shaft, and further wherein the plurality of outwardly extending fins each possesses a first diameter. The medical procedure further includes creating an anchor hole in a natural bone, the anchor hole possessing a second diameter which is less than the first diameter. In addition, the method procedure includes positioning the anchor peg within the anchor hole so that each of the plurality of outwardly extending fins deforms so as to possess (i) a concave side which faces an open end of the anchor hole, and (ii) a convex side that faces a closed end of the anchor hole.

A glenoid implant assembly is provided. The assembly includes a first component for attachment to the glenoid fossa of a scapula. The component defines an assembly face of the component. The assembly also includes a second component removably secured to the first component. The second component includes an assembly face of the second component. The assembly face of the second component is in close approximation to the assembly face of the first component. The second component is attachable to the first component in a direction generally normal to the assembly faces.

Method and set of surgical instruments for fitting a shoulder prosthesis, and the shoulder prosthesis. The proposed method seeks to interpose a bone graft between the previously prepared glenoid surface (G) of a scapula (S) of a patient's shoulder and the face of a glenoid prosthetic component opposite the articular surface. The set of instruments permit the bone graft to be taken from the upper epiphysis of the humerus (H), either in situ or ex vivo.

A medical procedure includes providing a prosthesis which includes (i) a body portion having a rear surface and a bearing surface, and (ii) an anchor peg including a shaft extending from the rear surface of the body portion, wherein the anchor peg includes a plurality of outwardly extending fins secured to the shaft, and further wherein the plurality of outwardly extending fins each possesses a first diameter. The medical procedure further includes creating an anchor hole in a natural bone, the anchor hole possessing a second diameter which is less than the first diameter. In addition, the method procedure includes positioning the anchor peg within the anchor hole so that each of the plurality of outwardly extending fins deforms so as to possess (i) a concave side which faces an open end of the anchor hole, and (ii) a convex side that faces a closed end of the anchor hole.

An apparatus and method for surgically reducing and internally fixing a shoulder acromioclavicular joint dislocation are disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a button and a washer, the washer being flexibly secured to the coracoid process of the scapula by means of a bone screw, the button and washer being secured together by means of a first suture. A second suture is provided secured between the button and a needle, such that the needle and associated button, may be advanced through a hole drilled through the clavicle, wherein the button and the washer may then be tightened, reducing the coracoclavicular distance, by means of the first suture connected therebetween, to reduce and hold a desired acromioclavicular joint dislocation.

A method of shoulder arthroplasty in one embodiment includes accessing a scapula, identifying an inferior glenoid circle center of the scapula, preparing a glenoid fossa of the scapula to receive a prosthesis, selecting a glenoid component, and implanting the selected glenoid component based upon the identified inferior glenoid circle center in the prepared glenoid fossa.

A humeral prosthesis, for the articulation of a humerus in a scapula of a shoulder having a glenoid cavity, includes an articulation device able to be associated both with an articulation element mounted on the glenoid cavity, and also at the top of said humerus by an attachment element. The articulation device comprises a first element able to articulate with the articulation element and a second element associated with the attachment element, the first element and the second element being pivoted to each other around a pivoting axis to allow a free relative rotation thereof around the pivoting axis.

Protective devices, to protect a body part having a bony portion with a soft tissue layer between the bony portion and an outer skin layer, have an inner surface which conforms to the body part to be protected and are applied to the body part to reduce pressure exhibited at the interface between the bony portion and the soft tissue layer, across the soft tissue and outer skin layers and at the interface between the outer skin layer and a support surface. The protective devices may be made of any material suitable for distributing the weight of the body part over an extended area and volume and may include a mushy material, a hard shell, a hydro absorptive material, and a wound dressing with medication. The body part to be protected includes at least one of the heel, trochanter, knee, sacrum, coccyx, ischium, scapula, elbow, ankle, buttocks and occiput; The protective devices may be secured to the body part directly or via a garment or any other suitable securing means.

A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprisesi) an anterior superior border of the trapezius muscle;ii) an anterior inferior border of the splenius capitis muscle, andiii) a posterior superior border of the levator scapulae muscle.Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.

A kit for implanting a glenoid component in one embodiment includes a retroversion glenoid component including a generally flat glenoid bone contacting surface defining a first plane, a first offset peg extending away from the glenoid bone contacting surface, a concave articulating surface, an upper surface extending about the concave articulating surface and generally opposite to the glenoid bone contacting surface, the upper surface defining a second plane, the second plane angled with respect to the first plane, and a drill guide configured to guide a drill in forming a bore in a scapula to receive the first offset peg.

The present invention relates to an improved glenoid adapter for shoulder prostheses, in particular for the conversion of an anatomic resurfacing prosthesis to a reverse shoulder prosthesis, comprising: •—at least one fixing projection (2) having an own axis (X) and being arranged to be fixed to the glenoid cavity (301) of the scapula (300)•—a flange (4) integral with said fixing projection (2); •—an attachment portion (3) integral with the flange (4) and extended in the direction opposite said fixing projection (2), as well as arranged to be coupled with an articular component (10) of reverse prosthesis provided with a convex articular surface (11), said attachment portion (3) having an own longitudinal axis (Y); both the fixing projection (2) and the attachment portion (3) have truncated-cone shape and that the axis of the attachment portion (Y) is misaligned with respect to the fixing projection axis (X); said flange (4) has a glenoid surface (4a) from which said fixing attachment (2) rises.

Protective devices, to protect a body part having a bony portion with a soft tissue layer between the bony portion and an outer skin layer, have an inner surface which conforms to the body part to be protected and are applied to the body part to reduce pressure exhibited at the interface between the bony portion and the soft tissue layer, across the soft tissue and outer skin layers and at the interface between the outer skin layer and a support surface. The protective devices may be made of any material suitable for distributing the weight of the body part over an extended area and volume and may include a mushy material, a hard shell, a hydro absorptive material, and a wound dressing with medication. The body-part to be protected includes at least one of the heel, trochanter, knee, sacrum, coccyx, ischium, scapula, elbow, ankle, buttocks and occiput; The protective devices may be secured to the body part directly or via a garment or any other suitable securing means.

The invention provides an assembly type shoulder joint prosthesis and a manufacturing method thereof. The assembly type shoulder joint prosthesis comprises a scapula prosthesis, a glenoid cavity prosthesis and a humerus prosthesis, wherein the free end of a glenoid cavity supporting rod of the glenoid cavity prosthesis is in movable pivot connection with a glenoid cavity part of the scapula prosthesis; a glenoid cavity bone inner sleeve of the glenoid cavity prosthesis is arranged in a humeral head hinging groove of the humerus prosthesis; and a bone trabecula structure is arranged on the outer wall of a humerus handle in a coating manner. Through the adoption of the assembly type shoulder joint prosthesis disclosed by the invention, a set of the scapula prosthesis, the glenoid cavity prosthesis and the humerus prosthesis which are assembled in a cooperating manner and are mutually connected and in cooperation is provided, so that the prosthetic replacement requirements of a patient ofwhich the humerus, the glenoid cavity and the scapula are damaged can be met, and relative moving relationship between the scapula and the glenoid cavity of the human body is also practically simulated; and the bone trabecula structure is arranged on the outer wall of the humerus handle in a coating manner, so that the human organism can be quickly and firmly adhered to the prosthesis, and the problem that prosthesis loosening is easy to generate through bone cement, and during polymerization of the bone cement monomer, a large amount of heat is released, and periphery tissue damages are generated are solved.

A 3D reproducing method with multi-row for measuring the torsional angle of humerus head includes such steps as using the shoulder joint mode in volume reproducing technique to cut and separate scapula and obtain the reproduced 3D humerus image, drawing a circle to fit the joint surface of humerus head, drawing a line between dots A and B which are cross points between said circle and joint surface, drawing the midnormal line EF or said line AB to obtain the far-end defining line of said torsional angle, drawing a line CD between the most convex dots of internal and external upper condyles to obtain its near-end defining line, and measuring the included angle between lines EF and CD to obtain said torsional angle.

A glenoid implant comprises a body comprising: an articular surface and a scapula-engaging surface, the scapula-engaging surface including first and second portions angled relative to each other; anda fixation feature extending from the scapula-engaging surface. A method comprises: forming a planar bone surface at a glenoid using a guide pin; forming a first bore into the glenoid located near theguide pin; forming a second bore into the glenoid offset from the first bore; inserting an augment ream guide into the first and second bores; and forming an angled bone surface at the glenoid relative to the planar bone surface using the augment ream guide. A ream guide comprises: a base having first and second surfaces; a bone peg extending from the first surface; an alignment peg spaced from the bone peg; and a guide peg extending from the second surface at an oblique angle to the bone peg.

A stabilizing scapular rehabilitation brace that operates to aid patients in rehabilitating their shoulder joint in an anatomically correct manner with the trapezius is locked down in order to prevent substantial upward shoulder shrug movements. The stabilizing scapular rehabilitation brace includes a shoulder harness, a stabilization strap, and a thigh strap, with the stabilization strap operating to both tighten the shoulder harness on a user and connect and anchor the shoulder harness to the thigh strap. With the shoulder harness operating to keep the user's shoulder blades retracted and the thigh strap and stabilization strap preventing the shoulder harness, these components work together to emulate the same “hand on trapezius area” function that therapists manually apply to patient rehabbing a shoulder condition in-clinic.

An equine adjustable blanket system for a horse having a neck, a back, a barrel, a dock, a withers, a chest, a mane, at least one shoulder, a point of said at least one shoulder, a forearm, and at least one scapula is disclosed. The equine adjustable blanket system has a horse blanket and a yoke device. The horse blanket is disposable upon and in contacting engagement with the back of the horse and the yoke device is disposable upon and in contacting engagement with the chest of the horse. The yoke device and the horse blanket being mutually and matingly couplable to each other to form the equine adjustable blanket system.

The invention discloses an automatic diagnosis and treatment device and method for a levator scapulae injury based on modal coordinates. The device comprises a three-dimensional scanning device, a micro-scalpel, an image displaying module, a hydraulic control module, a cutting edge direction control module and a control system; firstly, the three-dimensional scanning device conducts three-dimensional scanning on the trapezius muscle tissue to be detected and transmits a result to the control system, and the coordinates of all preset points before and after the injury occurs are obtained after processing; secondly, the micro-scalpel is controlled to work by the hydraulic control module and the cutting edge direction control module, and the scanning situations and the working situations are displayed in the image displaying module in real time. According to the automatic diagnosis and treatment device and method for the levator scapulae injury based on the modal coordinates, firstly, by conducting three-dimensional scanning on the trapezius muscle of the human body, the digitized modal coordinates of the trapezius muscle are established; secondly, three-dimensional meshing is conducted on the trapezius muscle, the curvatures of the preset points when lesion does not occur on the trapezius muscle are calculated, and the location of the lesion on the trapezius muscle is determined; finally, automatic diagnosis and treatment are conducted. Thus, the automatic diagnosis and treatment of the levator scapulae injury are quickly and efficiently achieved.

A shoulder rehabilitation brace that operates to aid patients in rehabilitating their shoulder joint in an anatomically correct manner with the trapezius is locked down in order to prevent substantial upward shoulder shrug movements. Embodiments of the shoulder rehabilitation brace may include a shoulder strap and a thigh strap, with the shoulder strap using the thigh strap as an anchor while encircling a user's torso and engaging the user's shoulder to cause force to be exerted on the shoulder that prevents shoulder / scapular hiking and keeps the shoulder blade in retracted position in a manner that helps prevent potential shoulder impingement scenarios. In this regard, the shoulder rehabilitation brace is able to emulate the same “hand on trapezius area” function that therapists manually apply to patient rehabbing a shoulder condition in-clinic.

A therapeutic posture correcting and chest expanding bra invention for improving posture and thoracic mobility, including a method of manufacture thereof in the posture recovery, chest expansion, shoulder and spine muscle rehabilitation, occupation risk prevention, anti-aging posture training and athletic enhancement space. A bra that is uniquely designed, manufactured and fabric woven to improve scapular kinematics and spinal biomechanics, and overall proprioceptive posture rebalance, correction and comfort that allows for breathability, functionality, range of motion, and a fashionable nature. The kinematic bra is uniquely designed and narrows the distance between the scapulae with proprioceptive shoulder muscle relaxation and spinal muscle activation, and, secondarily, allows for chest expansion to provide better breathing and overall improvement of women's health and wellness.

The expansion type self-locking anchor is characterized in that the expansion type self-locking anchor comprises an anchor body and an anchor head which are integrally columnar, the anchor head penetrates into an inner cavity of the anchor body, a threading hole is formed in one end of the anchor body, an anchor head locking edge is arranged at the other end of the anchor body, and the outer diameter of one end of the anchor body is larger than that of the other end of the anchor body; a plurality of elastic contraction openings are formed in the anchor head locking edge in the circumferential direction of the anchor head locking edge, threading transition holes are formed in the circumferential wall of the anchor main body in the axial direction of the anchor main body, each elastic contraction opening is communicated with one threading transition hole, and a threading fixing hole is formed in one end of the anchor head. An approach channel can be established from one side of the clavicle, the path is shortened, and damage to muscles and groups below the scapula can be avoided.

The invention provides a fixing device for the shoulder blade, and relates to the technical field of bone fixing devices. The fixing device for the shoulder blade comprises a spinae scapulae fixing part, an upper inner-side-edge fixing part, a lower inner-side-edge fixing part, a first bending part and a second bending part, wherein the spinae scapulae fixing part can be fixed to the spinae scapulae, the upper inner-side-edge fixing part is connected with one end of the spinae scapulae fixing part and can be fixed to the upper inner side edge of the shoulder blade, and the lower inner-side-edge fixing part is connected to the junction of one end of the spinae scapulae fixing part and the upper inner-side-edge fixing part and can be fixed to the lower inner side edge of the shoulder blade;the first bending part is arranged at the junction of the upper inner-side-edge fixing part and the spinae scapulae fixing part and protrudes out towards the face which is in contact with the shoulderblade; the second bending part is arranged at the junction of the lower inner-side-edge fixing part and the spinae scapulae fixing part. By means of the fixing device for the shoulder blade, it can be guaranteed that the fixing device for the shoulder blade can better fit the surface of the corresponding shoulder blade, the stability of the fixing device for the postoperative shoulder blade is guaranteed, and thus the postoperative recovery effect is improved.

The invention provides an anatomic plate for complicated scapula body fracture. The anatomic plate comprises an internal margin (1), an external margin (2), a scapular spine (3) and an infraspinous fossa (4) which can fit a scapular body, wherein the external margin (2) is smoothly connected with the internal margin (1), the scapular spine (3) and the infraspinous fossa (4) sequentially with arcs along the clockwise direction; the internal margin (1), the external margin (2), the scapular spine (3) and the infraspinous fossa (4) are connected to form a scapular-like irregular triangular shape; the infraspinous fossa (4) is bent upward; and a connecting piece (5) is connected between the internal margin (1) and the infraspinous fossa (4). The anatomic plate has the appearance which completely accords with the anatomic characteristics of a scapular body, can well fit the scapular body, has an elasticity modulus in accordance with the mechanical requirement of the scapula body, has the advantages of reliable fixing, small stress shielding and reasonable structure, and is applicable to various types of complicated scapular body fractures.

The invention provides a cat-shaped moon lander based on a variable-stiffness buffer and a landing method thereof. The lander comprises a lander body, a thighbone cat-leg-imitating structure, the variable-stiffness buffer, a tibia cat-leg-imitating structure, a metatarsal bone cat-leg-imitating structure, a buffer spring, a cat-leg-imitating pad, a shoulder blade cat-leg-imitating structure, a humerus cat-leg-imitating structure and a radius cat-leg-imitating structure. When the cat-foot-imitating pad, the metatarsal-bone cat-leg-imitating structure and the radius cat-leg-imitating structure touch the ground, all the structures drive the variable-rigidity buffer to work, and buffering and speed reduction of the lander are achieved through pulling / pressing movement of the variable-rigidity buffer. Meanwhile, in the landing process, the buffering force and the overall attitude of the lander are controlled by adjusting the rigidity of the variable-rigidity buffer, and finally safe and stable landing of the lander is achieved. The invention can be widely applied to various spaceflight landers, and has the advantages of good buffer effect, wide landing range, controllable landing attitude and the like.

In some embodiments, the present invention provides a reverse shoulder glenoid prosthesis which supports the attachment of multiple different types of modular attachments that can: 1) provide additional scapular fixation (ie external to the glenoid) in order to improve glenoid implant fixation in cases of severe bone loss / fracture, 2) provide joint line lateralization to improve tissue stability in cases of severe glenoid / scapula bone loss, 3) facilitate use and containment of glenoid bone graft in cases of severe glenoid / scapula bone loss—particularly in those cases in which the glenoid defect is uncontained / peripheral 4) achieve glenoid fixation while at the same time reconstructing the scapular bone in cases of scapula fractures, glenoid fractures, and / or acromial fractures, and 5) provide improved rTSA joint biomechanics, particularly posterior rotator cuff efficiency by changing the line of action of the infraspinatus and teres minor muscles to improve their muscle tension, and also increase each muscle's external rotation and abduction moment arm lengths.

An outer garment carrier including an attachment mechanism and a shoulder harness adapted to mount at least a portion of the attachment mechanism at or above the superior angles of the wearer's scapulae.

Customizable scapular anchor (1) for fixing a glenoid component of a shoulder joint prosthesis to a patient's scapula with compromised anatomy, comprising a glenoid support (2), said glenoid support (2) being defined by a pin element (3) for fixing said glenoid component to said scapular anchor (1) and by a flange (4) integral with said pin element (3), said flange (4) having a distal surface (5) adapted to be placed at least partially in contact with a glenoid cavity of said scapula and a proximal surface (6) opposite said distal surface (5); wherein at least one customized portion (5, 7, 8) is specifically shaped with respect to the bone morphology of a single patient's scapula with compromised anatomy; the customized portion (5, 7, 8) comprises at least one coracoid support projection (7) arranged to abut at a coracoid process (52) of the scapula (50).