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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2013
Applicant:
New York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Donald L. Bartel, Ithaca, NY (US);
Mark P. Figgie, Riverside, CT (US);
Robert N. Hotchkiss, Riverside, CT (US);
Joseph D. Lipman, New York, NY (US);
Darrick Lo, Greenbrook, NJ (US);
Timothy M. Wright, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3804 (2013.01); A61F 2/384 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30286 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30345 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30624 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3813 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3831 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for total elbow replacement are provided to allow a surgeon to intraoperatively select a linked or unlinked constraint by utilizing a connection located on the body of the ulnar and/or humeral stem. Additional modularity also allows the selection of a cemented or cementless stem as described herein. The modularity and adjustability provides a number of advantages.