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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6579292 | Connection assembly for spinal implant systems A connection assembly for a spinal implant system having a novel interface element having an internal stop that limits rotation of the spinal implant rod and associated members with regard to the spinal implant bolt and associated members allowing the imp... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6576018 | Apparatus configuration and method for treating flatfoot Disclosed is a prosthesis configuration and method for treating acquired flatfoot. The assembly includes a longitudinal piece extending into two foot bones. The piece is positioned such that a maximum force, in the piece, is a tension force when the foot ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575986 | Scaffold fixation device for use in articular cartilage repair A device for attaching a tissue replacement scaffold to a bone has a platform positionable in substantially parallel relationship to the bone for retaining the tissue scaffold proximate to the bone. A post extends from the platform and is insertable into ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575984 | Medical sling procedures and anchor insertion methods and devices A procedure for treating urinary stress incontinence by using bone anchors, whether screw or staple type, with or without suture, inserted pervaginally for use with a sling material for supporting the bladder neck and/or proximal urethra.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575976 | Expandable tissue anchor A bioabsorbable, cannulated expandable tissue anchor for sutureless soft tissue fixation to bone, particularly in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. The anchor is provided with a ribbed shaft and a head for securing the soft tissue to bone. The shaft of the a... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575974 | Surgical device and method for connection of fractured bones A screwdriver for re-joining first and second pieces of a fractured bone in cooperation with a connector plate. A screw has an screw-shaped inner end for biting into the bone upon passing through a bore of the connector plate, and out of a hole in the fir... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6572623 | Method and apparatus for attaching a cranial flap A method and apparatus are provided for attaching a cranial flap (20) to a skull (10). The cranial flap (20) and the skull (10) are spaced apart by a kerf (22) defined by a first kerf edge (24) on the cranial flap and a second kerf edge (28) on the skull.... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6569167 | Method, apparatus and assembly for terminating bleeding from a bone A method for terminating bleeding from a portion of a bone, which portion has been opened so as to be subject to bleeding, including the steps of extending a covering over the opened portion of the bone, and fixing the covering to the bone such that the c... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565569 | Backbone osteosynthesis system with clamping means, in particlular for anterior fixing The invention concerns a backbone osteosynthesis system, in particular for anterior fixing comprising: an elongated linking element; a vertebral screw with a threaded head; a connector comprising two branches capable of being engaged onto the screw and cl... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562071 | Fixation anchor A anchor for fixation of an artificial or natural ligament or tendon into a drill-hole in the bone. The device features an anchoring member and a clamp member. According to one embodiment, the anchoring member is U-shaped with two arms that are joined at ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562040 | Spinal fixation system A spinal fixation implant system for correction and fixation of the human spine to facilitate an anatomically correct fusion. The spinal fixation system may include a connector, a spinal rod, a spinal fixation component, and a fastener. The spinal fixatio... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562044 | Soft tissue fixation device Method and apparatus are described for a soft tissue fixation device for being biased between a soft tissue graft and an interference screw in a bone tunnel. The device has a contoured body portion having an inner surface and an outer surface. A plurality... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562042 | Orthopedic implant used to repair intertrochanteric fractures and a method for inserting the same The present invention relates to a medical device used to repair intertrochanteric fractures of the femur and a method for inserting and using the same which includes in cooperation a hip screw, a gliding mechanism, an intramedullary nail, and a compressi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562038 | Spinal implant connection assembly A variable angle connection between a spinal rod and a vertebral anchor with a clevis to attach to the vertebral anchor, permitting the vertebral anchor to be longitudinally offset from the connecting point on the rod. The connection assembly has a bolt w... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558389 | Endosteal tibial ligament fixation with adjustable tensioning A system for endosteal tibial ligament fixation with adjustable tensioning is disclosed. A grasping hook located on a shaft is used to draw a ligament graft into a contoured drill hole formed in a bone. A series of slanted ridges on the shaft can pass in ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6558387 | Porous interbody fusion device having integrated polyaxial locking interference screws A porous metal intervertebral spacer having at least one angled through hole extending from the side of the implant to a surface which interfaces with a vertebral body end plate such that an interference screw may be driven through the implant and into th... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554832 | Polyaxial transverse connector A transverse connector (10) for interconnecting first and second spine rods (12) extending along a spinal column includes a first connecting member (30) connectable with the first spine rod (12). A second connecting member (44) is connectable with the sec... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554831 | Mobile dynamic system for treating spinal disorder A mobile dynamic implantable spinal apparatus comprising at least one fixed bracket secured on a correcting rod and at least one mobile carrier slidably mounted on the correcting rod. The fixed bracket and the mobile carrier each include a body and a pedi... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554852 | Multi-anchor suture A multi-anchor suture is provided which comprises at least two anchors and at least one suture attached to each anchor. The multiple anchors are inserted into a patient's bone and the suture connecting the anchors facilitates reattachment of soft tissue t... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554835 | Skull fixation device A skull fixation device. The device includes a clamp top portion, two clamp rods connected with the clamp top portion, and two bottom clamp legs connected with the two clamp rods. The two clamp rods are substantially coplanar such that the two clamp rods ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6554834 | Slotted head pedicle screw assembly A pedicle screw assembly includes a fastener having an expandable head. The expandable head has an outer surface including a convex portion, a recess having an inner surface and defining an inner dimension, and at least one slot extending between the inne... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547789 | Holding apparatus for the spinal column A holding apparatus for the vertebra of a spinal column. It furthermore has a mount for a bar which is provided at the side of the holding apparatus which faces away from a clamping screw. The clamping screw of the holding apparatus produces a rigid conne... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547792 | Bone fixing pin A bone fixing pin comprising a pin body section (2) consisting of poly-L-lactic acid and a metallic perforating section (3) joined to the pin body section (2) and having a drill (4) at a head thereof, wherein at least the pin body section (2) is, preferab... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547564 | Bone implant having circumferentially oriented roughness Implant (10) having a shaft which is adapted in use to be embedded in bone tissue and which has an outer surface provided with a circumferentially-oriented roughness. The circumferentially-oriented roughness has first and second axial sections (19, 21) wi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540751 | Bioabsorbable rivet bone fastener Bone fasteners consisting of a rivet and an expansion pin for attaching soft tissue and bone plates to bone. The rivet has an enlarged proximal end, a tubular body portion dimensioned to fit snugly within a hole drilled in a bone, and a distal end having ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6540750 | Suture anchor reel device, kit and method A suture anchor and kit for anchoring a suture member to human bone. A suture anchor includes a threaded portion and has a head at the proximal end thereof, the head being generally circular. A tip is located at a distal end of the shank. The shank is at ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537286 | Device for fastening a cranial flap to the cranial vault A device (10) for fastening a cranial flap (17) to the cranial vault (16), comprising an upper ring (11) and a lower ring (12), connected to each other by a pillar (13), where the upper ring (11) is composed of two sections (18, 19) and may assume a first... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537276 | Apparatus for bracing vertebrae An apparatus for bracing a plurality of vertebrae of the human spine has at least two pedicle screws, each having an annular head with an opening therewithin and including a slot therewithin. Each slot extends into the corresponding opening and includes i... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537319 | Method of loading tendons into the knee A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A looped portion of the strand is diverted so as to protrude o... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530933 | Methods and devices for fastening bulging or herniated intervertebral discs Methods and apparatuses for compressing and holding a bulging or herniated intervertebral disc. A number of fastener embodiments are disclosed, including a resiliently curved fastener, suture, screw, staple, tack and others. The curved fastener is resilie... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527777 | Device for repairing a soft-tissue tear and method A fastener, driving device, and method are provided for repairing a tear in soft tissue of a patient, such as a meniscal tear in a knee. The fastener has a distal section having a narrowing cross section toward the distal end and a helical protrusion alon... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6524317 | Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing connective tissue, such as tendons, to bone are disclosed which permit a suture attachment which lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface, and wherein the suturing material between the connective t... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6524316 | Bone fastener A bone fastener including an expandable member having an axial channel and an elongated element insertable into the axial channel is described. The expandable member is configured to be insertible into a bore drilled in bone. The distal end of the expanda... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520962 | Taper-locked adjustable connector A connection assembly between a spinal implant rod and a vertebral anchor. The assembly has a longitudinal member, a housing, a rod interface washer, and a compression member. The longitudinal member has an aperture at one end and a wedge at the other. Th... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517543 | Bone connector system with anti-rotational feature A bone connector system includes first and second connector members, at least one and preferably both, of which carries an external bone screw thread to permit securance within a bone. One of the connector members defines a boss having an outer end with a... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517564 | Bioabsorbable tissue tack with oval-shaped head and method of tissue fixation using same A bioabsorbable, cannulated tissue tack having an oblong head is used in sutureless soft tissue fixation to bone, particularly in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Slotted ribs are formed along the shaft of the tack. Repair of the glenohumeral joint is perfo... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6514257 | Device for anchoring an elongated tensile flexible element for reconstruction of a torn ligament A device for anchoring an end of an elongated tensile flexible element guided along a tunnel provided through the bones of a joint for reconstruction of a ligament, comprising a female element, which defines an internal thread and can be inserted in the t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6506191 | Osteosynthetic fastening device The device with a bone plate (1) and with a temporarily attachable retainer (100) is used for fixation of, in particular, fragments of a jaw bone. The bone plate (1) has a longitudinal guide slot (40) which is open at one end or closed at both ends. The r... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6506190 | Tissue anchor system The invention disclosed herein is a tissue-anchoring system, including a tissue-anchoring device and tissue anchors. The tissue-anchoring device includes a housing and a tissue anchor positioned on the tissue-anchoring device that will be inserted into a ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6503251 | Offset helix surgical fixation screws and methods of use A surgical fixation screw that can be driven with significantly reduced torque thus allowing for theaded fixation bodies to be made substantially of bioabsorbable materials. The novel fixation body, also called an offset helix fixation body, extends along... | 01/07/2003 |
