Elbow replacement apparatus and methods

US10195039B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• LIMACORPORATE S P.A. · IT
• NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR THE RUPTURED AND CRIPPLED, MAINTAINING THE HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY · US

Inventors

• Michele Pressacco · Udine, IT
• Nicola Del Negro · Sutrio, IT
• Andrea Fattori · Udine, IT
• Robert N. Hotchkiss · Monroe, US
• Mark P. Figgie · Monroe, US
• Timothy M. Wright · New York, US
• Joseph D. Lipman · New York, US
• Darrick Lo · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 2016
• Grant date: Feb 5, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P10/25
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

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.