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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7344512 | Protector and blood pump system A protector effectively suppresses infections. The protector protects a tube entry part, where a tube passes through the skin of a living body, from infections, and includes a sticking part that is stuck onto the skin of the living body in a periphery of the tube en... | 03/18/2008 |
| 6997890 | Halo orthosis An apparatus and method for restricting movement of a patient's head. The apparatus includes a frame and a plurality of constraints engaged with the frame to exactly constrain the patient's head relative to the frame. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6887192 | Heart support to prevent ventricular remodeling This is a support device that prevents, reduces, and delays remodeling of diseased cardiac tissue, and also decreases the impact of such remodeling on collateral tissue is disclosed. The invention further reinforces abnormal tissue regions to prevent over-expansion ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6663630 | Halo/collar cervical orthosis A cervical fixation system comprises a body rigidly attached to a patient's skull at one or more rigid attachment points. One method of achieving such a rigid attachment is through the use of bone screws. The bone screws may comprise a shoulder. The bone ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659972 | Halo orthosis An apparatus and method are provided for restricting movement of a patient's head. The apparatus includes a frame and a plurality of constraints engaged with the frame to exactly constrain the patient's head relative to the frame.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6379362 | Insulated skull pins A skull pin has a ceramic insulating portion between a titanium driving portion and a titanium tip portion. The driving portion of the skull pin terminates in a sleeve, and the ceramic insulator with a solid cylindrical shape is received such as with a pr... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6179846 | Surgical head clamping device A patient head clamp is provided with two pairs of interconnected arms arranged so that the sleeves carrying skull penetrating pins will maintain the pins in alignment with the limits of the spatial separation of the arms of clamp.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5961528 | Insulated skull pins A skull pin has a ceramic insulating portion between a titanium driving portion and a titanium tip portion. The driving portion of the skull pin terminates in a sleeve, and the ceramic insulator with a solid cylindrical shape is received such as with a pr... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5697895 | Halo ring with longitudinally and angularly adjustable pins The halo ring comprises a generally elliptical ring interrupted at one end and having a circular cross-section. Split ring clamps are provided along the ring, each clamp having a set screw for temporarily adjusting the ring in a selected longitudinal alon... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5685830 | Adjustable orthosis having one-piece connector section for flexing An adjustable orthosis for stretching tissue by moving a joint between first and second relatively pivotal body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm with a cuff at its outer end to releasably attach the first arm to the first body portion. A second... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5611764 | Method of increasing range of motion An orthosis for stretching tissue that limits compressive forces on the soft tissue around a joint during movement of the joint. The orthosis includes two relatively pivotable cuff arms with a cuff on each arm. The cuffs clamp onto the body portions on ei... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5537704 | Radiolucent head clamp A radiolucent head clamp having a C-shaped frame with a fixed head-engaging pin on one side and a pair of head-engaging pins on the opposite side. The opposite side of the clamp has a radiolucent rotation mechanism for adjusting the angular position of th... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5490832 | Cranial traction tong convertible to a halo and a method of applying a halo to a patient A cranial securing device has now been developed which includes a plurality of threaded holes for receiving skull pins, and a plurality of threaded holes for receiving tong pins. In practice, the device may be positioned on the head of the patient for tra... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5456266 | Cranial traction tong convertible to a halo and a method of applying a halo to a patient A cranial securing device has now been developed which includes a plurality of threaded holes for receiving skull pins, and a plurality of threaded holes for receiving tong pins. In practice, the device may be positioned on the head of the patient for tra... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5395303 | Orthosis with distraction through range of motion An orthosis for stretching tissue that limits compressive forces on the soft tissue around a joint during movement of the joint. The orthosis includes two relatively pivotable cuff arms with a cuff on each arm. The cuffs clamp onto the body portions on ei... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5376091 | Dynamic finger support A dynamic joint support having proximal and distal support sections and means for rigidly connecting each support section to bone and a pair of hinges connecting each support section to each other and pivoting at the joint to cause movement of the support... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5318509 | Head clamp safety locking pin A surgical head clamp having two arms, one with a single head engaging pin and the second with two head engaging pins mounted on a bracket. The bracket is capable of being rotated to reposition the head. The operating knob which releases the bracket to al... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5285773 | Orthosis with distraction through range of motion An orthosis for stretching tissue that limits compressive forces on the soft tissue around a joint during movement of the joint. The orthosis includes two relatively pivotable cuff arms with a cuff on each arm. The cuffs clamp onto the body portions on ei... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5254079 | Head clamp A head clamp which includes a frame with two arms, a bracket on one of the arms capable of rotation to adjust the position of head engaging pins affixed at the ends of the arms. The bracket is rotatable but held in position by a plurality of index pins fi... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5197965 | Skull clamp pin assembly A pin assembly for use in a skull clamp having a cylindrical non-metallic housing and a metallic rigid pin with a conical point fitted in the non-metallic housing. The non-metallic housing has fingers extending from a cavity in the surface of the housing ... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5156588 | External fixation system for the neck A device is provided for maintaining the head of a patient in predetermined spatial relationship to the body of the patient. The device comprises an elliptical truncated member (halo) adapted to fit around the patient's head from front to back. The ellipt... | 10/20/1992 |
| 4667660 | Universal orthopedic traction tongs assembly A cervical traction tong assembly for mounting cranial pins to the head of a spinal fracture patient. The cervical tong assembly includes an arcuate central support member having a pair of movable coupling assemblies connected to the ends thereof for radi... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4501267 | Traction-suspension device with transosseous pin A traction-suspension device with transosseous pin having: a tensioning pin and tension sleeves immobilizable in adjustable axial position on the pin, two support bearings receiving the sleeves via ball bearings, a traction-suspension hoop adaptable on the bearings... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4444179 | Orthopedic tongs A cervical traction tong having three or more skull pins for rigid attachment to the head of a spinal-fracture patient. The tong includes a movable attachment member for anchoring a tension line at a variety of angulations enabling adjustment of the tensi... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4342309 | Bow type traction device having corporeal insertion means A method and apparatus using a bow and pin type traction device in which a pin is passed through the bone in the patient's limb. A bow member is adaptable to drive the pin into the limb as a brace and bit. After the pin is inserted into the limb, the bow ... | 08/03/1982 |
| 3941123 | Apparatus for joint movement restitution The proposed apparatus for joint movement restitution comprises two pairs of needles each of which is designed to be driven through one of the joint ends, one of the needles being aligned with the pivotal axis of the joint. Each pair of needles is secured... | 03/02/1976 |
