Smith + Nephew

Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag

Smith Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited

Other

Northern Digital Inc.

Kirsch, Stefan R.

Wilson, Darren James

Gene Edward Austin

Sied William Janna

James K Rains

Timothy J Petteys

Jon Andrew Harmon

William Ricci

Thomas A Russell

Nathaniel Kelley Grusin

Paul Tornetta

Nicholas S Ritchey

Anthony H James

John Rose

Darren Wilson

Henry B Faber

Joseph Michael Ferrante

Darin S Gerlach

Johnny R Mason

John Brian Schneider

Constantinos Nikou

Samuel Clayton Dumpe

Brett J Bell

Mark S Gosney

Carlos A Rodriguez

Charles R Baker

David L Brumfield

Harold S Taylor

Mason James Bettenga

David Lee Evans

Malcolm Brown

Tobias Schwägli

Kenneth E Nelson

Stefan R Kirsch

Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas

Michael Andrew Hall

Haden Janda

Hoa La Wilhelm

Richard Milner

Charles C Heotis

Anthony C Dagger

Robert L Morgan

Graeme Howling

Peter A Brady

David Castleman

Lu Gan

Mark David Wickham

John Charles Taylor

David Edward Chreene

Robin A Chivers

Wayne Rankhorn

Brian L Black

William D Patterson

Mark T Lewis

Randall Troutman

Mark E Hulen

Lee Whitehurst

Charles C Martin

Kelley N Grusin

Ralph W Donati, Jr

Nathaniel Kelly Grusin

Nicholas W Granville

John B Schneider

John Nmi Rose

David Farrar

Si W Janna

Mark D Wickham

David E Chreene

Gina Dootson

Darren James Wilson

William Dean Patterson

Mark Thomas Lewis

Jeffrey Kiesel

John R Mason

Certain embodiments of the invention provide plates for treating periarticular fractures or other non-full body weight bearing applications that combine polyaxial fixation with a low profile and enhanced contouring that more closely conforms to bone. Such plates can be designed to achieve buttressing effect and/or to be used in a reinforcement mode. Other features can be combined with these. Such plates can be created for use on bone sites such as on a tibia, fibula, metatarsal, calcaneous, other foot bone, humerus, radius, ulna, spinal, maxillofacial, as well as sites on other bones.

Systems and methods for using polyaxial plates

Methods and systems of placing a medical fastener at a predetermined depth in a bone are described. A surgical tool can include an attachment assembly configured to interchangeably engage a medical fastener and a cutting element or bone removal tool and a drive assembly coupled to the attachment assembly. The attachment assembly can be configured to automatically release the medical fastener in response to the drive assembly reaching its end or distal-most position to place the medical fastener at a predetermined depth within the bone.

Methods and systems for robotic-assisted insertion of medical fasteners

Methods and devices for implementation of a health care prescription. Some devices may dynamically monitor information from a patient device. Some embodiments may dynamically provide instructions to patient devices to treat and for treating patients through the use of medical devices based on the information from a patient device. Some embodiments treat musculoskeletal conditions by providing for alignment of bones by use of bone alignment devices in accordance with instructions provided through a prescription. Other embodiments may facilitate or provide revised prescriptions in response to treatment conditions. Embodiments may also provide effective ways of communicating prescription and compliance information between patients and health care providers.

Health care prescription synchronization between patient and health care provider

A multi-layer, fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic fixation device having a design selected based on a desired characteristic of the orthopaedic fixation device. The design may be selected according to a model of the device, the model defining design constraints, and the design may comprise a pattern of the fiber angle for each layer. The selection of a design may be analyzed using finite element analysis to determine whether the design will comprise the desired characteristic.

Composite internal fixators

A bone adjustment device such as, for example, an intramedullary lengthening nail may include a first or outer body portion having a notch, a second or inner body portion, a threaded shaft coupled to the first body portion to rotate relative thereto, an inner magnet received by the first body portion and coupled to the threaded shaft for rotation therewith, and a threaded block positioned in the notch, the threaded block having internal threads, the threaded shaft passing through the threaded block and threadedly engaging with the internal threads. Various reconfiguration assembly embodiments include welding the threaded block to the first body portion, the notch being located a distance from the distal end of the first body portion, an overlapping arrangement between the first body portion and the second body portion, and a collar positioned over the first body portion.

Implantable bone adjustment devices

A multi-layer, fiber-reinforced composite orthopedic fixation device having a design selected based on a desired characteristic of the orthopedic fixation device. The design may be selected according to a model of the device, the model defining design constraints, and the design may comprise a pattern of the fiber angle for each layer. The selection of a design may be analyzed using finite element analysis to determine whether the design will comprise the desired characteristic.

A drill guide system and method including a bone plate and a guide block removably engaged with the bone plate, and with drill guide passages in the guide block substantially aligned with bone screw openings in the bone plate and each having a conically-shaped inner guide surface. A fixed angle drill guide includes a distal portion selectively positioned within a selected one of the drill guide passages and has a conically-shaped outer guide surface matingly engaged with the conically-shaped inner guide surface of a selected drill guide passage to maintain orientation of the fixed angle drill guide at a predetermined fixed angular orientation. A variable angle drill guide includes a distal portion selectively positioned within a selected one of the drill guide passages and has an outer guide surface sized smaller than the conically-shaped inner guide surface of a selected drill guide passage to permit orientation of the variable angle drill guide at a variable angular orientation. The drill guide system and method may further include a depth gauge and/or an orthopedic driver instrument.

Drill guide system and method

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Bartlett, TN, United States of America

Gene Edward Austin