Orthofix S.r.l.

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Orthofix International B.v.

Orthofiz S.r.l.

Orthodix S.r.l.

Texas Scottish Right Hospital for Children

Lodovico Renzi Brivio

Daniele Venturini

Giovanni Faccioli

Franco Lavini

Andrea Ottoboni

Michele Coati

Andrea Zaccaria

Marco Magni

Mikhail L Samchukov

Alexander M Cherkashin

Graziano Marini

Mara Bagnasco

Denis Lorenzini

Karen D Standefer

Luigi Rossi

John D Ross, Jr

Federico Vicenzi

Mario Donnici

Enrico Zandona

Sandor Berki

Sander Ten Veldhuijs

John David Ross

Dietmar Pennig

Graziano Rossi

Pieralbino Colombo

Michael Lupatini

Gianluca Milano

Gianluca Zandona'

Enrico Zandona′

Alessandro Finezzo

Marco Assom

Selvadurai Nayagam

Rudj Bardini

Andrea Celli

Luigi Celli

Giancarlo Marazzi

Antal Insperger

Zagorka Pejin

Vincenzo Caiaffa

Georges Fernand Jacques Finidori

Enrico Zandoná

David Nelson

Guilio Zampieri

Chiara Dal Zovo

Enrico Zandonà

Enrico Zandona'

Karen Divita Standefer

Nicola Gaburro

Andrea Forcolin Cominotto

Enrico ZandonÀ

The present disclosure relates to external fixation struts and systems utilizing the external fixation struts. The struts include an elongated body comprising a first and a second hollow tubular shaft and include opposite connectors respectively coupled to an end portion of the first or the second shaft and each including a ball and socket joint. One shaft may have an internal diameter that is slightly larger than the external diameter than the other shaft to host internally the other shaft in a slidably and telescopic manner. A clamp element may provide a fast gripping action stopping the telescopic sliding of one shaft inside the other shaft. Each ball and socket joint connector may be structured to allow an angular movement of the corresponding connector with a spherical angle up to at least 90°.

External fixation strut

The present disclosure relates to an external fixator for orthopedic use, in particular for the treatment of calcaneus fractures, comprising: a rigid support for a first clamp for fixing bone screws; a second support for a second clamp that is hinged at an end of the rigid support; a third support for a third clamp that is hinged at an end of the rigid support; the rigid support being configured as a guide with the first clamp slidingly mounted thereon. The fixator according to the invention is made of radiolucent material with joint elements comprising partially radiolucent or radiopaque materials and configured to allow orienting the bone screws held by the clamps in directions that are tilted to each other.

External fixator for calcaneus fractures

Telescopic nail for the treatment of fractures or deformations of long bones, as for example in the case of osteogenesis imperfecta or pseudo arthrosis. Comprising of a hollow stem; a rod telescopically inserted into said hollow stem; a first fastening element coupled to an end of said hollow stem for fixing to a first long bone end; a second fastening element coupled to an end of said rod for fixing to a second long bone end. Advantageously, one end of said hollow stem is provided with coupling means for coupling to an end of a tool which can be inserted into a cavity formed in the bone for insertion of the nail.

Telescopic nail and associated perforating tool

A clamp for an external fixator, preferably of the quick attachment type comprises at least one first attachment provided with at least one bar housing seat for a bar of the external fixator and/or with at least one screw housing seat for a bone screw; at least one second attachment provided with at least one bar housing seat; a connector which, in a tightened configuration, passes through said first attachment and said second attachment locking the bars and/or bone screws within the bar housing seats and/or the screw housing seats; and which, in an open configuration, frees the entrance to at least the bar housing seat of said second attachment; and auxiliary connection means between said first attachment and said second attachment which are active in said open configuration.

Quick attachment clamp for external fixation systems

A method for driving an ultrasonic device for bone cement removal and/or osteotomy operations includes the steps of establishing at least a data connection between a control unit and a handset of the ultrasonic device, sending a signal to the handset, receiving from the handset a response to the sent signal, and checking an operating condition of the ultrasonic device based on said response.

System and method for driving an ultrasonic device

An improved orthopaedic external fixation system with removable rails or skates and may include: at least a distal foot fixation element; at least a pair of rails or skates removably connected to the foot fixation element; at least a load sensor associated to at least one of the rails or skates; an electronic apparatus coupled to the load sensor and receiving an electric signal from the load sensor; an electronic controller coupled to the apparatus and issuing at least a flag signal upon detection of a threshold pressure force on said at least one of said rails or skates. This electronic controller may be mounted on the orthopaedic system or may be a structurally independent host device including a controller that is in signal communication with the load sensors.

Orthopaedic external fixation system with removable rails or skates

Device for the angular correction of a lower limb in pediatric patients, comprising: a first fixator body and a second fixator body which are both shaped like a ring or ring portion and can be placed around a lower limb and fixed to two bone sites of said lower limb straddling a growth cartilage, said first fixator body and said second fixator body being constrained together slidably along their annular extension; and adjusting means suitable for allowing relative sliding of said first fixator body with respect to said second fixator body.

Device for the angular correction of a lower limb in pediatric patients

An orthopedic bone transport system includes an external fixation frame and a cable pulling device. The external fixation frame is attachable to a fixed bone segment with the external fixation frame oriented in a first plane. The cable pulling device includes a main body configured to be secured to the external fixation frame, a reel, and a transmission. The reel is rotatable about said main body and configured to wind up a cable to be secured to a transport bone segment to move said transport bone segment towards said fixed bone segment. The main body is secured to the external fixation frame with an axis of rotation of the reel oriented substantially parallel to the first plane, the axis of rotation of the reel thereby substantially lying on a transverse plane with respect to the fixed bone segment. The transmission drives the reel in order to wind up the cable.

Orthopedic cable bone transport device and bone transport system comprising said device

A bone plate includes a pair of lobed portions and a central linking portion extending between the pair of lobed portions. The pair of lobed portions each include a through-hole extending from an upper surface to a lower surface and configured to receive a fastener. Each of the lobed portions has a cross-sectional thickness, in a plane extending along a longitudinal length of the bone plate and between the upper and lower surfaces, that continuously decreases in a direction extending away from the central linking portion to a respective end of each lobed portion. The bone plate has a maximum thickness where each lobed portion joins the central linking portion, the maximum thickness being approximately 1.5-2.3mm. A minimum thickness of the central linking portion is approximately 1.3-1.7mm.

Bone plate

A handset for an ultrasonic device for bone cement removal and/or osteotomy operations comprises a handset body which encloses ultrasound generating means including at least one piezoelectric transducer and a horn, connection means configured to connect the handset to a tool to which the ultrasounds generated by the ultrasound generating means are transmitted, a duct for circulation of a cooling medium, the duct extending at least partially on the outside of the handset, a triggering element whose activation causes the activation of the ultrasound generating means, and a control lever coupled to the handset body at a connection point, the control lever being configured to activate the triggering element by means of its movement about the connection point.

Handset for an ultrasonic device

An orthopaedic stapler () comprising orthopaedic pliers () and an orthopaedic staple () integrally formed at the distal ends of the pliers (). The orthopaedic staple () comprises a beam portion () and two insertion brackets () at the two opposite ends () of the beam portion () and substantially transverse with respect to the beam portion (). The orthopaedic pliers () comprise two lever arms () integrally connected to the orthopaedic staple () by means of connection portions () at the two opposite ends () of the beam portion (). The connection portions () are breakable along breakage sections (). The lever arms () comprise at least one first projecting element (), at least one second projecting element (), the first projecting element () on one lever arm () being directed towards the second projecting element () on the other lever arm (). The first projecting element () and the second projecting element () are provided with a reciprocal engaging mechanism ().

Orthopaedic stapler

An external fixation strut includes an elongated body including first and second tubular shafts. Opposite connectors are respectively coupled to one of the shafts and include a ball and socket joint. One shaft has an internal diameter slightly larger than the external diameter of the other to host the other shaft in a slidably and telescopic manner. The shafts of the strut are a synthetic radiolucent plastic material. A clamp element is in proximity of overlapping ends of the shafts for fast gripping action stopping the sliding of one shaft inside the other. A fixation element is manually operated and acts on the clamp element. A sleeve is provided around the central portion of the strut where the shafts overlap. The clamp element is a clamp band around the sleeve and includes opposite and facing gripping portions. The gripping portions are connected by a threaded connector of the fixation element.

The present invention relates to an improved orthopaedic device for athrodesis, in particular for the arthrodesis or fusion of a joint, for example an ankle joint, of the type comprising of a nail having head and tip ends opposed to each other; at least a first portion of the nail having an axis of symmetry; a single circular first transverse hole made in the first portion near the head of the nail and extended according to its own axis perpendicularly to the axis of symmetry; a slotted second transverse hole still made in the first portion of the nail and extended perpendicular to both the first axis of symmetry; and to the axis of the first transverse hole; and the slotted second transverse hole being made at a greater distance with respect to the head of the nail than the distance from the head of the first transverse hole.

Arthrodesis device

A system for driving an ultrasonic device for bone cement removal and/or osteotomy operations comprises a control unit, a memory unit, and a connector for connecting together the control unit and a handset of the ultrasonic device. The control unit is configured to send a signal to the handset, receive from the handset a response to the signal sent, and check an operating condition of the ultrasonic device based on this response. Related device, method and computer program are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a bone plate internal fixator device () for epiphysiodesis, comprising a pair of holding elements (), each one of the holding elements () respectively comprising a through hole () configured for receiving a respective fixing screw () to a bone; the bone plate internal fixator device () further comprises a central portion () which structurally connects and constrains the holding elements () with each other; the central portion () is flexible so as to allow flexing of the bone plate (); each said through hole () comprises a threaded surface () adapted to couple with a corresponding surface () of the respective fixing screw (); the holding elements () and the central portion () are provided as a composite structure.

Bone plate internal fixator device

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