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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130373 | BONE FIXING SYSTEM This disclosure provides a system for securing a bone to a rod, the system comprising a ligature, a body, and two fasteners. The ligature has two free ends and an intermediate portion therebetween, the intermediate portion being configured to engage a bone. A portion of... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109129 | REPLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL WIRE System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for replacing a damaged surgical wire, such as a surgical wire that has broken during or after installation around bone. The system may include a connector with at least one ferrule for attaching a substitute wire to a dam... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120041441 | CABLE TIE SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING BONE A cable tie system, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for stabilizing bone. The system may provide a tie device comprising a strap including a leading region and a trailing region, a needle connected to the leading region of the strap, and a buckle connected to th... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110301610 | FIXATOR We describe fixator (10) comprising an articulated bracelet (12). The bracele comprises a plurality of elements (24,26) arranged in a plurality of rows. The elements have complementary linking means (48,62) to permit linking the rows of eleme... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295257 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STERNUM REPAIR The invention provides systems and methods for sternum repair. A sternum repair device may include a central body, which may include a plurality of bands and buckles, such that a band extends from the central body and is received by a buckle component. The band may wrap... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110288551 | Maxillo-Mandibular Fixation Apparatus And Method The present disclosure provides for an apparatus and method for supporting a maxillo-mandibular fixation by securing the maxillary teeth and mandibular teeth together in a faster and less harmful manner, includes a floss-wire component for circumdental wiring a tooth in... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110270253 | Cerclage Device A cerclage device includes a base member, a cerclage member, and a drive member. The base member has a length sufficient to allow for manual holding by a user, an interior space extending from a distal end toward a proximal end, and a slot extending from the distal end ... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110190771 | Two Members Cerclage Tool A method for placing a fixation member around a bone for internal fixation of the bone includes (a) inserting a first member of a cerclage tool through an incision and into a vicinity of the bone, the first member extending from a first proximal end comprising a first h... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110166574 | Minimally invasive skeletal fixation device A minimally invasive skeletal fixation device includes two curved tubes and two positioning members. The two curved tubes are attached to each other and are in communication with each other. The positioning members are coupled to the curved tubes. The device is applicab... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110112537 | SYSTEM FOR TENSIONING A SURGICAL WIRE System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for tensioning a surgical wire with a tensioning device and/or fixing bone with a surgical wire tensioned with a tensioning device.... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110112538 | Minimally Invasive Implant and Crimping System A device for treating a bone comprises a cable block including a first lumen extending from a first proximal opening in a proximal face of the cable block to a first distal opening in a distal face thereof, the first lumen being configured to receive a cerclage cable in... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110034928 | Cable and Crimp for Bone Surgery A surgical cable and crimp device is provided. The cable has an enlargement (bead) affixed to one of its ends. The crimp member includes two holes. One of the holes includes a slot and a cavity. The cavity is sized to accept the bead of the cable, and the slot is sized ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110022050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STERNUM REPAIR The invention provides systems and methods for sternum repair. A sternum repair device may include a central body, which may include a plurality of male and female components, such that a suture extends from a male component and is received by the female component. The ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100305571 | SURGICAL CABLE TENSIONING SYSTEM A cable tensioning system includes a reaction frame which contains a sliding platform arranged to move linearly within the frame, and a clam-type cleat attached to the sliding platform. The cleat features one or more grooves, each of which comprises two arrays of opposi... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100298829 | Peri-Prosthetic Fixation Implant and Method An apparatus for leading a cerclage member along a desired path through a portion of bone, comprises a guide strip extending from a proximal end to a sharpened distal end, at least a portion of the guide strip being biased to assume a shape corresponding to a portion of... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100298828 | FIXATION DEVICE FOR THE FIXATION OF BONE FRAGMENTS A fixation device for the fixation of bone fragments, applicable to the mutual fastening of bone fragments temporarily separated during a surgical operation or as a result of a trauma. The device is also suitable for the fixation of a bone flap in the replacement thereo... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292698 | Self-Retaining Cable Tie A system for securing a bone fixation device to a bone comprises a flexible longitudinal element configured to wrap about and stabilize one of a target portion of bone and a bone stabilizing element. The longitudinal element includes a plurality of projections extending... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100274249 | System and Method for Minimally Invasive Crimp and Cable for Bone Cerclage An apparatus for securing a cerclage member about a bone comprises a crimp including a first lumen extending therethrough from a first lumen proximal opening to a first lumen distal opening and being configured to slidably receive a cerclage member therein, a proximal p... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100179554 | Craniotomy Closures and Plugs Strip fasteners and cranial plugs for use in reattaching a skull flap removed during brain surgery and methods of using the same. The strip fasteners are flexible and can be shaped to follow the perimeter contour of the skull flap. The cranial plugs can be used to reatt... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100179553 | Craniotomy Closures and Plugs Strip fasteners and cranial plugs for use in reattaching a skull flap removed during brain surgery and methods of using the same. The strip fasteners are flexible and can be shaped to follow the perimeter contour of the skull flap. The cranial plugs can be used to reatt... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100137988 | Compliant Interbody Fusion Device With Deployable Bone Anchors An interbody fusion implant with deployable bone anchors includes a support member, a monolithic body that accommodates the support member, and a longitudinal hole along a vertical length of the support member. The support member includes a first end and a second end. T... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100137989 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH FIXATION MECHANISM The present application is directed to implants for positioned between vertebral members. The implant may include a superior surface to contact against a first vertebral member, and an inferior surface to contact against a second vertebral member. The implant includes a... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100137918 | ROD AND ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the r... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100094294 | CERCLAGE SYSTEM FOR BONE Cerclage system, including methods, devices, and kits, for stabilizing bone, such as a sternum. The cerclage system may include a wire or cable that encircles bone, and a bone plate to which segments of the wire or cable lock. The cerclage system also or alternatively m... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100063592 | INTERLOCKING MULTI-PIECE INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING SAME An interlocking intervertebral disc prosthesis is provided. The prosthesis can include a left prosthetic body and a right prosthetic body that interlock with one another. A kit for replacing an intervertebral disc with an interlocking intervertebral disc prosthesis is a... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100030215 | Grooved Crimp with a Set Screw A device for binding a cable about a fractured bone to stabilize a fracture comprises a slot including a distal opening sized to receive an enlarged end of a cable and a proximal opening sized to permit the cable to slide therethrough while preventing the enlarged end f... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090292286 | Devices and Methods for Releasing Tension on a Surgical Tether The present application is directed to devices and methods for releasing tension on a surgical tether. In one embodiment, the release mechanism is constructed to be positioned between a locked position and a release position. In the locked position, the release mechanis... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090228009 | Olecranon Fracture Fixation System An olecranon fracture fixation system includes an intramedullary core that is dimensioned for insertion in an intramedullary canal of the bone, and a hollow shell that is dimensioned for insertion in the intramedullary canal. The shell includes fixation elements that ex... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090204118 | SURGICAL CABLE WITH MALLEABLE LEADER SEGMENT A surgical cable comprises a core segment, at least one leader segment, and an outer jacket. The core segment is made from a material having a high tensile strength and which is capable of elongation. Each leader segment is arranged axially in tandem with the core segme... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090177237 | CERVICAL SPINE IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD Systems and methods for treating medical conditions affecting the spine using posterior plating techniques wherein two or more motion preservation plates are used to create joints between adjacent lateral masses. Additionally, embodiments of a facet spacer guide can be ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090171357 | COLLET FIXATION SYSTEM A bone fixation assembly which may include a bone fixation element, a collet and a flexible line. The bone fixation element may comprise a first and second passageway and at least the first passageway is configured to receive the collet. The flexible line passes through... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090163920 | FACET FUSION IMPLANT A medical device, method and system are provided for stabilizing and/or for fusing bone material, such as vertebra of the spine. The medical device (fusion device) has a pair of clamp members and an optional anchor member that cooperate to securely attach the fusion dev... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090157185 | Prosthetic Monolithic Spinal Discs and Method of Customizing and Constructing Discs The process uses micro-machining for forming a prosthetic spinal disc in which one of more springs bias adjacent vertebrae apart and absorb shock. Instead of using conventionally wound springs, the entire prosthesis including the springs are formed by micro-machining a ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090125071 | SHAPE-CHANGING ANATOMICAL ANCHOR A shape-changing anatomical anchor includes an activation means arranged to convert the anchor from a de-activated state to an activated state, and one or more members which extend away from the activation means and thereby change the shape of the anchor when the anchor... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090118836 | Intervertebral Prosthesis for Supporting Adjacent Vertebral Bodies Enabling the Creation of Soft Fusion and Method An intervertebral prosthetic disc for replacing a damaged natural disc includes upper and lower vertebral body engaging surfaces, an exterior wall and one or more generally vertically oriented bone channels of limited cross-sectional area to allow bone to form and fuse ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090105832 | Intersomatic cage, intervertebral prosthesis, anchoring device and implantation instruments An intersomatic cage, an intervertebral prosthesis, an anchoring device and an instrument for implantation of the cage or the prosthesis and the anchoring device are provided. An intersomatic cage or an intervertebral prosthesis fit closely to the anchoring device, whic... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090088807 | Locking Screw System With Relatively Hard Spiked Polyaxial Bushing A polyaxial locking screw system includes a bone plate defining a plate hole with an inner spherical surface and a relatively harder split polyaxial bushing with a outer spherical surface provided within the plate hole for receiving a bone screw. In one embodiment, the ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090076615 | Systems and Methods for Vertebral Disc Replacement The present invention provides artificial disc prostheses, methods and instrumentation for implantation and revision thereof. Each prosthesis may comprise superior and inferior end plates and a nucleus positioned between articular surfaces of the end plates. The end pla... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080300599 | Cerclage Arrangement for Fixing a Bone Fracture, Comprising a Plate that is Provided with a Number of Continuous Holes Disclosed is a cerclage arrangement for fixing a bone fracture, comprising a plate that is provided with a number of continuous holes. The pin is equipped with a head with an opening that extends perpendicular to the direction of the pin and is used for guiding a cercla... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080275507 | Facet Joint Replacement A facet joint replacement system includes an inferior implant with an inferior articular surface, and a superior implant with a superior articular surface. The inferior implant may comprise an inferior strut, and a polyaxially adjustable, lockable mechanism which couple... | 11/06/2008 |
