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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6311349 | Pelvic positioner A pelvic positioning device for stabilizing a patient while lying on their side in a lateral decubitus position. The device includes an anterior pelvic support mechanism including anterior support pads for contacting both pubic tubercles and the ASIS on o... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6154901 | Spinal-surgery table A patient support device for supporting a patient at four points during back-related surgery. The device includes a generally rectangular frame having two opposing end members and two opposing side members. Two front posts are slidably mounted to one of t... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6126692 | Retaining mechanism for a modular tibial component of a knee prosthesis The present invention provides a tibial prosthetic knee component. The prosthesis includes a tibial tray having a posterior rail and an anterior rail, and a tibial insert. The tibial insert has a posterior dovetailed surface matching the posterior rail in... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6117642 | Methods of determining disease activity in SLE patients by correlating the level of soluble CD40 ligand The present invention provides diagnostic methods for determining the severity of disease or disease activity in patients suffering from autoimmune, inflammatory, malignant, vascular, or viral diseases, which involves measuring the level of CD40 ligand (C... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6060474 | Method for preventing scar tissue formation Disclosed herein are methods for reducing or preventing scar tissue formation by administering an antifibrotic amount of a fluoroquinolone. Also disclosed are means for inhibiting the activity of fibroblast cells, including their proliferation, metabolism... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5015248 | Bone fracture fixation device A bone fracture fixation device for stabilizing a fracture of a portion of a long bone overlying or closely adjacent to a prosthetic joint component comprises a fixation plate that is held adjacent to the bone by clamps joined to it by screws. The fixatio... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4778475 | Femoral prosthesis for total hip replacement A femoral component for a hip joint prosthesis comprises a proximal portion adapted to be received in the intertrochanteric region of a femur, a neck portion extending obliquely medially, anteriorly and superiorly from the proximal portion and adapted to ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4731087 | Metatarsal-phalangeal prosthesis A prosthesis for replacement of the first metatarsal-phalangeal articulation comprises a metatarsal component and a phalangeal component. The metatarsal component has a convex articulating surface and concave distal aspect, the metatarsal articulating sur... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4714476 | Wrist joint prosthesis A wrist joint prosthesis comprises a metal radial component and a metal metacarpal component connected by a metal axle and providing triaxial motions that are comparable to those of the anatomical wrist joint and restraint of excessive motions. Energy is ... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4298992 | Posteriorly stabilized total knee joint prosthesis A box-like recess between the condylar portions of the femoral component has a transverse convexly curved cam follower portion at the posterior extremity of a superior wall which engages a concave cam surface at the inferior portion of the posterior surfa... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4213209 | Knee joint prosthesis A knee joint prosthesis comprises a femoral component having laterally spaced-apart condylar portions shaped to match generally the shapes of the condylar surfaces of the femur and a tibial component having a plate-like platform portion which includes lat... | 07/22/1980 |
