Zimmer Gmbh

Biomet Manufacturing Corporation

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Joseph Markham

John Chernosky

Keith A Roby

Ray Zubok

Greg Stebbins

Victor Valderrabano

David J Neal

Robert G Deluca

Richard John Claridge

John Shirk Kirchner

Mehul Dharia

Lee Xu

Michael M O'Toole

Joseph John Vandenberg

Bradley S Levin

Philip J Edwards

Richard Claridge

Surgical instrumentation and methods for reaming a bone are disclosed. In some cases, the bone is a glenoid of a shoulder. The surgical instrumentation can include a bushing that acts as a guide for a reamer, which reams the bone.

Joint reaming devices and methods

Various implant systems and methods of implantation are disclosed herein. The systems and methods allow a surgeon to accurately determine a suitable fastener trajectory for attaching certain components of the implant system to bone. In this manner, an appropriate fastener trajectory can be selected and used during a surgical procedure to ensure better purchase and attachment of the various components of the implant system to the bone.

Implant assembly tools and methods

A method for implanting porous spacers () for foot and ankle fusion between separate bones of a joint or between two segments of a single bone following an osteotomy procedure. Such spacers may be used in conjunction with an ankle resection system which includes a resection frame (and a resection guide (). The resection frame can be anchored to the distal tibia and/or the talus and provides an opening () through which a bone cutting element can pass for cutting underlying bone. The resection guide can include one or more cutting slots () and the resection guide can be coupled to the resection frame with the one or more cutting slots positioned over the opening in the resection frame so that the bone cutting element can pass through the one or more cutting slots and through the opening in the resection frame for cutting the distal tibia and/or the talus.

Porous spacers, instruments, and methods for foot and ankle fusion

Porous spacers () are provided for foot and ankle fusion. The porous spacers disclosed herein may be implanted between separate bones of a joint or between two segments of a single bone following an osteotomy procedure. Such spacers may be used in conjunction with an ankle resection system which includes a resection frame () and a resection guide (). The resection frame can be anchored to the distal tibia and/or the talus and provides an opening () through which a bone cutting element can pass for cutting underlying bone. The resection guide can include one or more cutting slots () and the resection guide can be coupled to the resection frame with the one or more cutting slots positioned over the opening in the resection frame so that the bone cutting element can pass through the one or more cutting slots and through the opening in the resection frame for cutting the distal tibia and/or the talus.

An optoelectric module adapted to cooperate with a multi-fiber array by displacing a plurality of OEDs from the fiber array at least along the z,y-axes or a combination thereof while maintaining their alignment along either the x-axis of the fiber array, the module comprising: (a) a connector interface adapted to interconnect with a multi-fiber assembly having an x,y array of fibers; (b) a plurality of OEDs for converting between optical and electrical signals; and (c) optical paths wherein each optical path has a first end adapted for optically coupling with a corresponding fiber in an x,y array of fibers and a second end for optically coupling with a corresponding OED, wherein the distance between the second ends of at least two optical paths is greater than the distance between their corresponding first ends and wherein the distance across the second ends along the x-axis is no greater than the distance across the first ends along the x-axis.

Optoelectric module for multi-fiber arrays

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Hillsborough, NJ, United States of America

Joseph Markham