Zimmer Gmbh

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Eclipse Orthopaedics, LLC

Rich, David, B.

David B Rich

Antony J Lozier

Russell M Parrott

Jody L Claypool

Stuart Stites Sullivan

Joel Zuhars

Joel F Zuhars

A surgical viewing system including an X-ray source, a surgical tool and an actuator. The X-ray source creates a beam of radiation used in an image creating process. The surgical tool has the X-ray source coupled thereto, and the surgical tool has an axis of rotation. The actuator is coupled to the surgical tool causing the beam of radiation to be shifted relative to the axis of rotation.

Surgical viewing system

A surgical viewing system including an X-ray source, a screw placing surgical tool, a detector, a fiducial marker, and an image correction system. The X-ray source creates a beam of radiation, and the surgical tool is coupled thereto. The X-ray detector detects an image, the detected image resulting from receiving a portion of the radiation. There is at least one fiducial marker coupled to a part of the surgical tool, the fiducial marker being radiopaque and blocking a portion of the beam of radiation from the detector to produce a profile on the detected image. The surgical tool has an axis of rotation and the fiducial marker is axially symmetric to the axis of rotation. The image correction system takes the detected image and produces a corrected image by using a shape of the profile of the fiducial marker and/or a location of the profile of the fiducial marker.

Systems and methods for presenting force information related to a provisional is disclosed. A user interface may be provided for presenting objects on a display related to a knee joint, the user interface including a representation of an area of the knee joint for presentment on the display and a force center indicator for presentment on the display. The user interface providing an indication of when a position of the force center indicator corresponds to a desired position of the force center indicator.

User interface related to a surgical provisional

Joint space interpositional prosthetic devices for positioning between surfaces of a joint in a patient are disclosed. The prosthetic device may have exterior surfaces affixed to the joint surfaces and may have internal surfaces which provide bearing surfaces. In an exemplary embodiment, the bearing surfaces are encapsulated within the device. The exterior surfaces of the device may include bone securement features to facilitate attachment of the prosthetic device to the joint surfaces.

Joint space interpositional prosthetic device with internal bearing surfaces

Exemplary orthopedic implants are disclosed. The orthopedic implants may include one or more sensors. Exemplary sensors include sensors to monitor bone growth, changes to the implant over time, and proper placement of the implant. The orthopedic implants may include a woven material. Sensor arrangements to detect a state of an item are disclosed. Exemplary states include folded, unfolded, and inflated. Exemplary items include an orthopedic implant and a parachute.

Implant sensors

A handle for a handled implement. The handle has a stub, a yoke and a haft. The stub has a shank and a head. The stub has a longitudinal axis. The yoke is disposed on the shank. The yoke abuts the head axially. The yoke is free to rotate about the axis relative to the stub. The yoke has at least one lug disposed in spaced radial relation to the shank. The haft is elongate and engages the head. The haft is joined to the yoke in fixed rotational relation.

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Warsaw, IN, United States of America

David B Rich