Tornier, Inc.

Memometal Technologies

Stryker European Holdings I LLC

Stryker European Operations Holdings LLC

Memometal Technologies, Société Anonyme

Philippe Bellemere

Bernard Prandi

Michel Hassler

Marc Augoyard

Tristan Meusnier

Jacques Peyrot

Michaël Papaloïzos

Alain Tchurukdichian

Xavier Martinache

Jean Goubau

Thierry Dreano

Pierre Siret

Michaël Papaloizos

An implant that couples a first bone and a second bone includes a body that defines a first joint surface, a second joint surface, and a median plane. The first joint surface includes a first central region that articulates with the first bone. The second joint surface includes a second central region that articulates with the second bone, and the second central region is disposed on an opposite side of the median plane of the body relative to the first central region. The first and second central regions correspond to profiles of first and second axial segments, respectively, the first and second axial segments are each one of a cylinder, a cone, and a torus and are centered on first and second axes, respectively, and the first and second axes, as projected on the median plane, are substantially perpendicular to each other. The first joint surface further defines a first peripheral region adjacent the first central region and the first axial segment has a first cross section that has a smaller curvature in the first central region of the first joint surface than in the first peripheral region of the first joint surface.

Interposition implants for the hand

In one embodiment, the present invention includes an intramedullary osteosynthesis or arthrodesis implant including a central body, a first pair of legs extending from the central body to a pair of leg tips, and a second pair of legs extending from the central body, in a direction opposite the first pair of legs, to a pair of leg tips such that the central body, first pair of legs and second pair of legs are positioned alongside a longitudinal axis.

Osteosynthesis device

An implant couples a first bone of a hand to a second bone of the hand. The implant includes a body that defines a median plane. The body also defines a first joint surface having a first central region that articulates with the first bone. The body further defines a second joint surface having a second central region that articulates with the second bone, and the second central region is disposed on an opposite side of the median plane of the body relative to the first central region. The first and second central regions correspond to profiles of first and second axial segments, respectively, the first and second axial segments are each one of a cylinder, a cone and a torus and are centered on first and second axes, respectively, and the first and second axes, as projected on the median plane, are substantially perpendicular to each other.

A trapeziometacarpal joint implant includes a body defining a median plane, a metacarpal joint surface, and a trapezium joint surface. A first central region of the metacarpal joint surface is situated on an opposite side of the median plane from a second central region of the trapezium joint surface. The first and second central regions correspond to profiles of a first axial segment and a second axial segment, respectively. The first and second axial segments are one of a cylinder, a cone and a torus and are centered on a first axis and a second axis, respectively, where the first and second axes, as projected on the median plane, are substantially perpendicular to each other.

Trapeziometacarpal joint implant and associated methods

A method for fusing a joint, which includes the step of inserting a first anchoring zone of an arthrodesis device being in a first closed position into a first opening within a first bone. The first anchoring zone includes a first pair of legs. Each leg is capable of transitioning between the first closed position and a first open position for internally gripping the first opening. Also, included in the method is the step of inserting a second anchoring zone of the arthrodesis device being in a second closed position into a second opening within a second bone. The second anchoring zone includes a second pair of legs. Each leg is capable of transitioning between the second closed position and a second open position for internally gripping the second opening.

An orthopaedic implant used in arthroplasty of the fingers comprises a first element for a proximal phalanx and a second element for an adjacent distal phalanx, each element having a respective stem for implantation in the bone and an interphalangeal articulation head, the head of the first element having a biconvex surface of articulation, with a central valley, and the head of the second element having a biconcave surface of articulation designed to cooperate with said convex surface and comprising a central crest. At rest, the surfaces are congruent in the frontal plane of the articulation in the area of the condyles and non-congruent in the sagittal plane.

Orthopaedic implant for arthroplasty of the fingers

An intramedullary anchoring stem for an orthopaedic implant head. The stem is in one piece, is made of biocompatible material and is movable in relation to the head, with which it has connecting means, and it has a truncated or substantially truncated peg shape at least partially recessed longitudinally, and parallel or substantially parallel to the dorso-palmar plane.

Intramedullary anchoring stem for an orthopaedic implant head

Intramedullary osteosynthesis device is capable of adopting a profiled H-shape in a closed introductory state in order to be easily implantable and an X-shape in an open implanted state for good fixation in the bone.

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Nantes, France

Philippe Bellemere