Smith + Nephew

Evergreen Innovation Partners I, LP

Evergreen Innovation Partners Llp

Ed Austin

Anthony H James

William J Ritter

Martin Albini

Joseph Michael Ferrante

Kenneth Dale Nelson

Kenneth E Nelson

James E Orsak

David Castleman

Wayne Rankhorn

Kelley Grusin

Collapsible containers and associated methods are disclosed herein. Certain aspects of the invention are directed toward a collapsible container assembly that includes a foldable support member that has a length and a width. The support member has a concave cross-section that causes the support member to resist bending until a threshold force is exceeded. The support member has a folded position and an extended position where the support member is unfolded. The assembly further includes at least one surface member carried by the support member. The assembly has a deployed position where the support member is in the extended position and the at least one surface member forms an enclosure with an interior. The assembly also has a collapsed position where the support member is in the folded position. The container assembly has less exterior volume in the collapsed position than in the deployed position.

Deployable and disposable container assemblies with bendable support members

An external fixation system having an improved fixation component for constructing a stable, adjustable fixation system that cooperates with other systems, and methods of use thereof.

External fixation system

Methods, systems, and devices according to this invention provide drill guides for optimal placement of fixation elements, such as half pins, into a patient's bone. According to one embodiment, a collar frame with a collar adapted to receive a bar of an orthopedic external fixation system such that the collar may be moved linearly or rotationally about the bar is coupled to a guide frame including a bore through which a fixation element of the external fixation system may be inserted. The coupling between the collar frame and the guide frame allows for them to rotate about at least one axis relative to each other. In one embodiment, the collar frame and the guide frame may rotate about three axes relative to each other.

Devices, systems, and methods for placing and positioning fixation elements in external fixation systems

An orthopaedic fixation frame apparatus includes a pair of spaced apart support members such as circular rings, plates, or the like supported by a plurality of struts that span therebetween. One end of the struts adjacent the upper ring is provided with a position adjusting member that forms an interface between the support member and one end of the struts. The position adjusting members include joints (e.g., universal joints) for enabling angular change between the position of the struts and the support members.

Orthopaedic spatial frame apparatus

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Ed Austin