Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Synthes Usa, LLC

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Synthes Gmbh

Thomas R Keyer

Joseph Capozzoli

Eric McDivitt

Joshua McManus

David Cowens

Josef Gabelberger

Alexandra Sibole

Peter Van Citters

Catherine Santis

David W Bogle

Robert Khatchadourian

Joseph Peterson

Dennis Chien

Edward McShane

Scott Kramer

David Schindler

Pascal Hauri

Robert Frigg

Tom Overes

Lawton Laurence

Andreas Appenzeller

Edward J McShane, Iii

Silas Zurschmiede

Boyd A Wolf

Daniel Vennard

Jamie Manos

Justin Coppes

Martin Walther

Sean S Suh

Nicholas A Theodore

David Rathbun

Stanley J Kmiec, Jr

Lan Anh Nguyen Duong

Raymond Schmitt

Charles Kuntz

Christoph Meyer

Rohit Shinde

Michael Bushelow

Roger Berger

Lawrence J Binder

Douglas Scott Kephart

Christopher J Ryan

Dana Pappalardo

Lawrence J Binder, Jr

Larry Binder

Andrew Flintrop

Lan Anh Duong

Stanley J Kmiec

Joshua Mcmanus

Sandra Bockhorst, Legal Representative

David (deceased) Schindler

David S Rathbun

Edward Mcshane

Edward J Mcshane Iii

A retrograde intramedullary nail for insertion in the medullary canal of a femur includes a body that is elongate and defines a leading end and a trailing end spaced from each other at a length sufficient to extend from an intercondylar region at least to a subtrochanteric region of the femur. The body further defines a leading portion that extends to the leading end. The leading portion defines at least one locking hole configured to receive a fixation member. The at least one locking hole defines a central hole axis that is oriented to extend through the neck and head of the femur.

Retrograde femoral intramedullary nail, and related systems and methods

A bone plate comprises a plate body and at least one tab. The plate body defines an inner body surface configured to face an underlying bone, an outer body surface opposite the inner body surface, and an outer side surface that extends between the inner body surface and the outer body surface. The outer side surface defines an outer perimeter of the plate body. The at least one tab includes a head and an arm that extends from the plate body to the head. The tab defines a tab aperture that extends through the head and is configured to receive a bone anchor. The bone anchor can be coupled with a screw hole in the nail. The arm is configured to deflect with respect to the plate body so as to move the head between a pre-fixation position and a fixation position spaced from the pre-fixation position.

Bone plate, bone plate system, and method of using the same

Bone plate

A revision connector that is configured to couple a new spine fixation rod to a previously implanted spine fixation rod that is secured to a plurality of vertebrae. The previously implanted spine fixation rod may be received in a first rod receiving channel of the revision connector. The revision connector may include a linkage that is received in a second rod receiving channel of another revision connector. For example, the another revision connector may couple to the new spine fixation rod such that the revision connector is coupled to the new fixation rod. A bone anchor may not directly connect either of the revision connector or the another revision connector to underlying vertebra. Also, the new spine fixation rod can be implanted and secured to vertebra that are caudal and/or cranial with respect to the previously secured vertebrae.

Revision connector for spinal constructs

The present disclosure includes a polyaxial bone fixation element for use in spinal fixation to interconnect a longitudinal spinal rod with a patient's vertebra. The polyaxial bone fixation element preferably includes a bone anchor, a collet, a body, and a locking cap. The polyaxial bone fixation element preferably enables in-situ assembly. That is, the polyaxial bone fixation element is preferably configured so that in use, the bone anchor may be secured to the patient's vertebra prior to being received within the body. Accordingly, the polyaxial bone fixation element enables a surgeon to implant the bone anchor without the body to maximize visibility and access around the anchoring site. Once the bone anchor has been secured to the patient's vertebra, the body can be snapped-onto the bone anchor. The bone anchor preferably also includes a second tool interface so that a surgical instrument can be directly coupled to the bone anchor.

Polyaxial bone fixation element

A guide sleeve for use in anchoring a fixation member to an intramedullary nail and to bone includes a sleeve body that is elongate along a central axis and has an internal surface that defines a bore extending along the central axis to a distal end of the sleeve body. The sleeve body also defines a plurality of guide channels that are each recessed radially outwardly from the internal surface and each include a helical proximal portion and a linear distal portion that extends from the helical proximal portion toward the distal end. The linear distal portion is parallel with the central axis. The guide channels are configured to receive respective complimentary followers of an instrument for driving the fixation member through the bore and subsequently through the intramedullary nail and into the bone.

Guide sleeve for fine axial adjustability of a fixation member, and related systems and methods

A revision connector is configured to couple a new spine fixation rod to a previously implanted spine fixation rod that is secured to a plurality of vertebrae. The new spine fixation rod can be implanted and secured to vertebrae that are caudal and/or cranial with respect to the previously secured vertebrae.

An anchor assembly for use in spinal fixation to interconnect a longitudinal spinal rod, which is integrally formed with a body of the anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes a bone anchor, a collet, a body portion, a rod portion, and a locking cap. The anchor assembly is preferably configured so that in use, the bone anchor may be secured to the patient's vertebra prior to being received within the body portion. The anchor assembly enables a surgeon to implant the bone anchor without the body portion to maximize visibility and access around the anchoring site. Once the bone anchor has been secured to the patient's vertebra, the rod portion may be inserted into the rod-receiving channel of a second bone fixation element having a rod-receiving channel implanted at a second site and the body portion can be snapped-onto the bone anchor.

Polyaxial bottom-loading screw and rod assembly

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Thomas R Keyer