Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120105199 | Validating Sensor Data at a Community Sensor-Coordinating Entity - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from a source associated with a person; comparing the sensor data against a sensor information model of the person that includes a description of the person, a description of a sensor associated with the person, a description of a property associated with the person, and a description of a virtual community that the person is associated with; determining whether the sensor data are valid based on the comparison; and if the sensor data are valid, routing the sensor data to an application provider associated with the virtual community. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105201 | Validating Sensor Data at a Property Sensor-Coordinating Entity - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data with preamble information from a sensor at a property associated with a person. The preamble information includes user-identification (ID) information identifying the person; sensor-type information identifying a sensor type of the sensor; sensor-ID information identifying the sensor; and sensor-characteristics information identifying one or more operating characteristics of the sensor. The method includes determining whether the sensor data is valid based at least in part on the preamble information; and, if the sensor data is valid, adapting the sensor data for communication to a community-based sensor coordination entity configured to associate the sensor data with a virtual community and route the sensor data to an application provider associated with the virtual community and communicating the sensor data as adapted to the community-based sensor coordination entity. | 05-03-2012 |
20120105214 | Aggregating and Routing Sensor Data at a Community Sensor-Coordinating Entity - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from multiple sensors associated with multiple persons; for each of the sensors, identifying the person associated with the sensor; determining whether the sensor data are valid; and, for the sensor data that are valid, aggregating them based on the associations of their sensors with the persons and routing them to one or more sensor-application-service providers based on associations of the persons with the sensor-application-service providers. | 05-03-2012 |
20120109851 | Providing Sensor-Application Services - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving at a sensor-application-service provider sensor data from sensors associated with persons. The method includes, based on a service information model at the sensor-application-service provider, determining whether the sensor data are valid and, for the sensor data that are valid applying to the sensor data one or more terms of one or more service agreements between the sensor-application-service provider and the persons associated with the sensor data, determining one or more amounts to bill or compensate the persons associated with the sensor data or others for processing of the sensor data at the sensor-application-service provider to provide a sensor-application service, and providing the sensor-application service to the persons associated with the sensor data or to others. | 05-03-2012 |
20120110602 | Community Sensor-Coordinating Entity - In one embodiment, a method includes generating in a unified computing system (UCS) environment a first software process representing a person, a second software process representing a sensor associated with the person, a third software process representing a property associated with the person, and a fourth software process representing a virtual community that the person is associated with. The method includes establishing in the UCS environment by execution of the first, second, third, and fourth software processes a virtual relationship among the person, sensor, property, and virtual community. | 05-03-2012 |
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20080281330 | Medical Securing Member Placement System - PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a perforating pin and equipment for perforation with which an accurate piercing region and piercing direction of a guiding pin can be easily specified at the neck of the femur or its surroundings and an advancing situation of the perforating pin can be confirmed when the perforating pin is pierced. | 11-13-2008 |
20090118768 | Elbow Fracture Fixation System - A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed. | 05-07-2009 |
20090118769 | Fracture Fixation Plate for the Proximal Radius - A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed. | 05-07-2009 |
20090118770 | Fracture Fixation Plate for the Olecranon of the Proximal Ulna - A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125069 | Fracture Fixation Plates for the Distal Humerus - A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed. | 05-14-2009 |
20090143825 | Distal Tibia Plating System - A distal tibia plating system includes anterolateral and medial plates. The anterolateral plate includes a shaft with both threaded first fastener holes and compression slots along its length. The head includes a first row of four threaded fastener holes arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis, a non-threaded compression screw hole, and a plurality of distal tabs. Each tab includes a ring with a single threaded fastener hole and a bridge that couples the ring to the distal end of the plate. The bridge is configured to bend preferentially in a desired direction and to allow tab removal. The medial plate is a low profile plate including a shaft and a relatively enlarged distal head. Several fasteners can be used with the plates. A plate holder is provided to maneuver the plates subcutaneously. | 06-04-2009 |
20090209961 | ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANT AND FASTENER ASSEMBLY - Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for treating fractures. The systems, devices and methods may include one or both of an implant, such as an intramedullary nail, and a fastening assembly, such as a lag screw and compression screw assembly. The implant in some embodiments has a proximal section with a transverse aperture and a cross-section that may be shaped to more accurately conform to the anatomical shape of cortical bone and to provide additional strength and robustness in its lateral portions, preferably without requiring significant additional material. The fastening assembly may be received to slide, in a controlled way, in the transverse aperture of the implant. In some embodiments, the engaging member and the compression device are configured so that the compression device interacts with a portion of the implant and a portion of the engaging member to enable controlled movement between the first and second bone fragments. This configuration is useful for, among other things, compressing a fracture. | 08-20-2009 |
20130006312 | Plate Holder for Manipulating Bone Plate - A plate holder is provided to facilitate percutaneous introduction of a bone plate, positioning of the plate on a bone surface, and stabilizing the plate while a fastener is inserted through the plate into the bone. The plate holder includes a proximal handle, a distal mount, and an arm extending between the handle and the mount. The mount includes a first portion which seats within a slot on the shaft of a plate, and a second portion at which the shaft is coupled and which includes a tapered proximal side. A set screw hole is provided through the first and second portions, and a set screw is provided therein. When the first portion is seated in a compression slot of a plate and the set screw is driven to seat, the set screw locks the mount to the plate. | 01-03-2013 |
20130204386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING TALOCALCANEAL RELATIONSHIP IN A FOOT - A system for modifying a talocalcaneal spatial relationship in a foot in a body, including a subtalar spacer having an articulating surface and implanted in the sinus tarsi of the foot and a fastener that fastens the subtalar spacer to a bone surface in the foot, in which the articulating surface of the subtalar spacer directs relative movement between the calcaneus and the talus of the foot. | 08-08-2013 |
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20080264109 | Instrument for Fracture Fragment Alignment and Stabilization - An instrument ( | 10-30-2008 |
20100023066 | Method for Removal of Bone | 01-28-2010 |
20100030277 | PERIARTICULAR BONE PLATE WITH BIPLANAR OFFSET HEAD MEMBER - A periarticular bone plate for the internal fixation of a fractured, proximal tibia of a surgical patient includes a shaft member connected to a head member, a top surface, a bottom surface, a posterior edge, an anterior edge and a plurality of holes extending between the top and bottom surfaces for receiving fasteners for attaching the plate to the bone. The head member is offset relative to the shaft member in each of a frontal and sagittal planes of the proximal tibia. | 02-04-2010 |
20100280625 | System and method for modifying talocalcaneal relationship in a foot - A system for modifying a talocalcaneal spatial relationship in a foot in a body, including a subtalar spacer having an articulating surface and implanted in the sinus tarsi of the foot and a fastener that fastens the subtalar spacer to a bone surface in the foot, in which the articulating surface of the subtalar spacer directs relative movement between the calcaneus and the talus of the foot. | 11-04-2010 |
20110093017 | METHOD AND PLATE FOR FUSING THE MEDIAL COLUMN BONES OF THE FOOT - A method for joining together a first, a second and a third bone part of a surgical patient includes obtaining a bone plate having a first, a second and a third portion arranged along a longitudinal axis. The first portion contains a first slot for receiving a first compressing screw. The second portion is adjacent to the first portion and contains a second slot for receiving a second compressing screw. The third portion is adjacent to the second portion and contains a threaded hole for receiving a locking screw. The method further includes positioning the first, second and third portions over the first, second and third bone parts. The method further includes inserting the locking screw into the threaded hole and into the third bone part, inserting the second compressing screw into the second slot and into the second bone part, and inserting the first compressing screw into the first slot and into the first bone part, thereby urging the first, second and third bone parts together. | 04-21-2011 |
20110093018 | DORSAL MIDFOOT BONE PLATE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A bone plate system for joining together adjacent bone parts of a surgical patient includes a bone plate having a first slot defining a first centerline axis, a second slot defining a second centerline axis, and a third slot defining a third centerline axis. The first, second and third slots are disposed in a triangular arrangement and simultaneously positionable over each of three adjacent bone parts. Each of a first compressing screw, a second compressing screw and a third compressing screw has a threaded shank for passage through the first, second and third slots, respectively, and engagement into the underlying bone part. Each of the first, second and third compressing screws also has a screw head configured to forcefully interact during insertion until fully seated with the first, second and third slot, respectively, thereby urging the first, second and third compressing screws to move along the first, second and third centerline axis, respectively, such that the three bone parts are multi-axially compressed towards each other. | 04-21-2011 |
20120143192 | POLYAXIAL FASTENER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Treating fractures using one or both of an implant, such as an intramedullary nail, and a fastening assembly, such as a lag screw and compression screw assembly. The implant in some implementations has a proximal section with a transverse aperture having a non-circular cross-section that may be shaped to selectively constrain the fastening assembly within the transverse aperture. Two or more components of the fastening assembly may be received to slide, in a controlled way, in the transverse aperture of the implant, and to cooperate to resist a force moment applied thereto. | 06-07-2012 |
20130006258 | INSTRUMENT FOR FRACTURE FRAGMENT ALIGNMENT AND STABILIZATION - An instrument for locating an axis of a blocking screw is disclosed. The instrument is applicable for a retrograde installation of a femoral intramedullary device or an antegrade installation of a tibial intramedullary device. The instrument includes a drill jig with a radiolucent frame portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion is adapted to connect to an intramedullary device, and the frame portion has at least one aperture for locating the axis of the blocking screw. The drill jig is adjustable to locate the aperture in a longitudinal or rotational direction relative to the intramedullary device. | 01-03-2013 |
20140012328 | MIDFOOT BONE PLATE SYSTEM - A bone plate system is provided for joining together bone parts of a surgical patient. The system includes an elongated bone plate defining a longitudinal axis and having a first portion containing a first slot; a second portion containing a second slot; and a third portion containing a threaded hole. First and second compressing screws are provided for passage through the first and second slots and engagement into first and second respective bone parts. The compressing screws are configured to forcefully interact with the slots, and to urge the bone parts towards one another. A locking screw is provided for passage through the threaded hole and engagement into a third bone part. | 01-09-2014 |
20140128985 | Joint Arthroplasty Systems, Methods, and Components - Surgical implant systems, methods, and components are described herein. More particularly, the disclosure relates to joint arthroplasty systems, methods, and components. Particular embodiments described herein can be used to modify the subtalar joint (e.g., posterior facet of the subtalar joint), calcaneocuboid, talonavicular, and any other suitable joint. An exemplary implant system comprises a first implant component, a second implant component, and an insert. | 05-08-2014 |
20140207244 | Joint Arthroplasty Systems, Methods, and Components - Surgical implant systems, methods, and components are described herein. More particularly, the disclosure relates to joint arthroplasty systems, methods, and components. Particular embodiments described herein can be used to modify the subtalar joint (e.g., posterior facet of the subtalar joint), calcaneocuboid, talonavicular, and any other suitable joint. An exemplary implant system comprises a first implant component, a second implant component, and an insert. | 07-24-2014 |