Zimmer Gmbh

Nextremity Solutions, Inc.

Jorge A Montoya

John R Pepper

Lon S Weiner

Stuart D Katchis

Keith A Roby

Ray Zubok

Timothy A Hoeman

Lawrence Kiefer

John Chernosky

Joseph R Vargas

Jeff Dickerson

Louis Kwong

Anthony Lusardi

Ryan D Schlotterback

Greg Stebbins

The present disclosure provides staples, and corresponding staple guides, for applying a compressive force between biological elements. The staples may include a bridge portion and a pair of tines extending from the bridge portion configured for implantation into biological elements. The tines may be spaced a first distance in a first state of the bridge portion. The bridge portion may be elastically deformable into a second state with the pair of tines spaced a second distance that is greater than the first distance and the tines pre-loaded to apply a compressive force therebetween. The guides may include a staple engagement portion operable to maintain the biased state of the staple, and/or a drill guide portion operable to facilitate the formation of apertures spaced the second distance in the biological elements.

Staples and staple delivery and drill guides

Bone plate systems, resection guides, implants, and methods are disclosed. A bone plate system may include a plate including a plurality of openings and a resection guide. A plate may include a body with a first end and a second end, at least two openings in the body, a first opening positioned in the first end and a second opening positioned in the second end, and an alignment marking disposed on a surface of the body. A guide may include a body with a first end and a second end, at least one first opening in the first end of the body, and at least one second opening in the second end of the body. Surgical methods for using the bone plate system, resection guides, and implants are also disclosed.

Proximal bunion resection guides and plates and methods of use

An orthopedic system according to one embodiment of the disclosure comprises a first trial member capable of forming a broach cavity in a first bone of a patient. A second trial member is removeably coupleable to the first trial member in a fixed alignment with respect to the trial member. An alignment member is removeably coupleable in a fixed alignment with respect to the first trial member. The alignment member comprises indicia configured to provide for alignment of the alignment member with respect to at least one of the first bone and a second bone of the patient. The alignment of the second trial member with respect to the first trial member when coupled to the first trial member corresponds to the alignment of the alignment member with respect to the first trial member when coupled with the first trial member.

Trialing for prosthetic component

Resection guides, implants and methods are disclosed. A guide may include a plate with a first end opposite a second end and a medial portion extending therebetween. The guide may also include at least one opening in the first end of the plate. The guide may further include at least one hole positioned along a longitudinal axis of the plate near the at least one opening. Surgical methods for using the guide for bone and joint fusions is also disclosed.

Resection guides, implants and methods

A trochanter attachment device can include a plate for attachment to an inner portion of a greater trochanter of a femur, a collar for attaching the plate to a hip implant, and a fastener for securing the collar to a hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include a groove or other feature for receiving a reinforcing material, such as a wire or a cable, such as to reinforce an attachment of the device to the greater trochanter and/or the hip implant. The trochanter attachment device can include an insert attachable to the plate and configured to attach the plate to the greater trochanter. All or a portion of the plate and/or the insert can include a porous material, such as to promote bone ingrowth of the greater trochanter.

Trochanter attachment device

Bone staple

A tibial support structure includes a platform portion and a medullary portion that are monolithically formed as a single piece. The medullary and platform portions of the augment component are adapted to accommodate and mechanically attach to a tibial baseplate, and are individually shaped and sized to replace damaged bone stock both within the tibia, as well at the tibial proximal surface. The monolithic formation of the tibial support structure provides a strong and stable foundation for a tibial baseplate and facilitates restoration of the anatomic joint line, even where substantial resections of the proximal tibia have been made. The tibial support structure may be made of a bone-ingrowth material which facilitates preservation and rebuilding of the proximal tibia after implantation, while also preserving the restored joint line by allowing revision surgeries to be performed without removal of the tibial support structure.

Stabilizing prosthesis support structure

Toe implant

Bone plate

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Berkeley Heights, NJ, United States of America

Jorge A Montoya