ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
AQUARELLE	HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP.	325 Corporate Drive Mahwah NJ 07430	Orthopedic implant, namely a spinal implant comprising artificial material for use as a replacement for the nucleus of an intervertebral disc;
LPT	WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.	1023 Cherry Road Memphis TN 38117	ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT, NAMELY, A GREAT TOE IMPLANT;
TARGET	BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM CORPORATION	9115 Hague Road Indianapolis IN 46250	orthopedic implant; namely, a hip stem;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Orthopedic implant insertion instruments for precision guiding of a fracture fixation implant into fractured bone to promote healing are disclosed. The implant insertion instruments comprise an insertion handle for implantation of a first fixation implant, an aiming arm for precise guiding of a second fixation implant into bone, a guide sleeve for protection of soft tissue and for translational and rotational control of the second fixation implant, and a drive shaft with coupling screw for attachment to the second fixation implant and for driving the second fixation element through the aiming arm and guide sleeve into the fractured bone. The implant insertion instruments also include a soft tissue clearance device to aid the surgeon in inserting the first fixation implant into the fractured bone. Also disclosed is a measuring device that reduces measuring errors made by a user and a measuring device that determines implant length, diameter, and angle of insertion.