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US 12,482,379 · App. 17/956,394 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Demonstration model for osteotomy surgical procedures

Inventor: Owen Thompson Fink (Silver Spring, MD)
Assignee: Apodeixis, LLC
G09B23/32G09B23/34
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Patent No.
US 12,482,379
App. No.
17/956,394
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A three-dimensional model for demonstrating an osteotomy surgical procedure is provided. The three-dimensional model includes a support, a first bone coupled to the support, and a second bone coupled to the support. The first bone includes a body defining a recess including a surface having an embedded magnet, a removable intermediate bone block disposed within the recess, and a removable surface bone block, disposed within the recess, including at least one embedded magnet. The removable intermediate bone block and the removable surface bone block are associated with the osteotomy surgical procedure.

Claims (58)

1 . A three-dimensional model for demonstrating a surgical procedure correcting patellar luxation, comprising:

a support including:

a base, a vertical member attached to the base, a fixed element attached to the vertical member, and a movable element slidingly displaceable along the vertical member; and

a knee, including:

a femur including:

a body having an upper portion rotatably coupled to the movable element, and a lower portion defining a recess including a surface having an embedded magnet,

an intermediate bone block removably disposed within the recess, and

a surface bone block, including an embedded magnet, removably disposed within the recess,

a tibia including a body having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatably coupled to the fixed element,

a patella,

a quadriceps muscle coupled to the patella and the upper portion of the femur body, and

a patellar tendon coupled to the patella and the upper portion of the tibia body.

2 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 1 , where:

the surface bone block has a first position associated with a pre-operative state and a second position associated with a post-operative state;

in the first position, the surface bone block is located on the intermediate bone block within the recess; and

in the second position, the surface bone block is located on the recess surface.

3 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 2 , where the quadriceps muscle is an elastic material, and the patellar tendon is an inelastic material.

4 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 3 , where the upper portion of the tibia includes a movable tibia tuberosity coupled to the patella tendon.

5 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 4 , where:

the tibia tuberosity has a first position associated with a pre-operative state and a second position associated with a post-operative state;

in the first position, the tibia tuberosity is in-line with respect to the lower portion of the femur; and

in the second position, the tibia tuberosity is canted with respect to the lower portion of the femur.

6 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 5 , where the tibia tuberosity is movably coupled to the tibia body using a pivot, a registration key and tension of the patellar tendon.

7 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 2 , where the intermediate bone block includes at least one embedded magnet.

8 . A three-dimensional model for demonstrating a surgical procedure correcting patellar luxation, comprising:

a support including:

a base, a pair of vertical members attached to the base, a fixed element attached to each vertical member, and a movable element slidingly displaceable along each vertical member;

a healthy knee, including:

a femur including a lower portion and an upper portion rotatably coupled to one movable element, a tibia including an upper portion and a lower portion rotatably coupled to the fixed element, a patella, a quadriceps muscle coupled to the patella and the upper portion of the femur, and a patellar tendon coupled to the patella and the upper portion of the tibia; and

a diseased knee, including:

a femur including:

a body having an upper portion rotatably coupled to the other movable element, and a lower portion defining a recess including a surface having an embedded magnet,

an intermediate bone block removably disposed within the recess, and

a surface bone block, including an embedded magnet, removably disposed within the recess,

a tibia including a body having an upper portion and a lower portion rotatably coupled to the fixed element,

a patella,

a quadriceps muscle coupled to the patella and the upper portion of the femur body, and

a patellar tendon coupled to the patella and the upper portion of the tibia body.

9 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 8 , where:

the surface bone block has a first position associated with a pre-operative state and a second position associated with a post-operative state;

in the first position, the surface bone block is located on the intermediate bone block within the recess; and

in the second position, the surface bone block is located on the recess surface.

10 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 9 , where the quadriceps muscles are an elastic material, and the patellar tendons are an inelastic material.

11 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 10 , where the upper portion of the tibia of the diseased knee includes a movable tibia tuberosity coupled to the patella tendon.

12 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 11 , where:

the tibia tuberosity has a first position associated with a pre-operative state and a second position associated with a post-operative state;

in the first position, the tibia tuberosity is in-line with respect to the lower portion of the femur of the diseased knee; and

in the second position, the tibia tuberosity is canted with respect to the lower portion of the femur of the diseased knee.

13 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 12 , where the tibia tuberosity is movably coupled to the tibia body using a pivot, a registration key and tension of the patellar tendon.

14 . The three-dimensional model according to claim 9 , where the intermediate bone block includes at least one embedded magnet.

15 . A three-dimensional model for demonstrating an osteotomy surgical procedure, comprising:

a support;

a first bone, coupled to the support, including:

a body defining a recess including a surface having an embedded magnet,

a removable intermediate bone block disposed within the recess, and

a removable surface bone block, disposed within the recess, including at least one embedded magnet; and

a second bone coupled to the support,

where the removable intermediate bone block and the removable surface bone block are associated with the osteotomy surgical procedure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2023
From: FINK, OWEN THOMPSON
To: APODEIXIS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062822/0813 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63253485 · Oct 7, 2021
Related Publication 20230112580A1 · Apr 13, 2023
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