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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351244 | Spinal fusion instrumentation, implant and method A system and method includes surgical instrumentation, implants, bone graft material, and measurement equipment to enable a spine fusion procedure to proceed more accurately, efficiently and safely by allowing precision measurement of the characteristics of the inte... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7314375 | Provisional dental implant for preparing an alveolus The present invention relates to a temporary dental implant intended to prepare the alveola of an extracted tooth so that a selected dental implant can be inserted later. It also involves the use of this temporary dental implant from a functional and/or aesthetic po... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7291012 | Dental implant with porous body A dental implant having two distinct regions, a coronal region and a bone fixation region. The coronal region has a smooth transgingival section and an interface for connecting to a dental component. The bone fixation region has an elongated cylindrical shape and is... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7229473 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223286 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217286 | Local delivery of rapamycin for treatment of proliferative sequelae associated with PTCA procedures, including delivery using a modified stent Methods of preparing intravascular stents with a polymeric coating containing macrocyclic lactone (such as rapamycin or its analogs), stents and stent graphs with such coatings, and methods of treating a coronary artery with such devices. The macrocyclic lactone-bas... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7172594 | Electro-stimulation and medical delivery device A pedicle screw for at least partial insertion into a bone and/or cartilage. The pedicle screw includes a head and a lower portion connected to the head. The lower portion includes at least one interface that designed to at least partially discharge an electrical cu... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7097662 | In-vivo orthopedic implant diagnostic device for sensing load, wear, and infection A device for providing in vivo diagnostics of loads, wear, and infection in orthopedic implants having at least one load sensor associated with the implant, at least one temperature sensor associated with the implant, at least one vibration sensor associated with th... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6954668 | Apparatus and method for intra-oral stimulation of the trigeminal nerve An apparatus for intra-oral stimulation of the trigeminal nerve includes an energy source that imparts energy to a tooth to stimulate the trigeminal nerve and an attachment portion to secure the energy source in a mouth in proximity to the tooth. Stimulating the tri... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6929709 | Helically formed stent/graft assembly The present invention relates to a support structure/membrane composite device which includes a support structure, such as a radially expandable stent, a porous non-textile polymeric membrane adjacent to said stent and a thermoplastic anchor means attaching said ste... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6627321 | Implants with modified surfaces for increased biocompatibility, and method for production thereof An implant with a surface modified for improved bio-compatiability consisting of a metal or an alloy thereof, said implant surface comprising a modified outer layer is disclosed, wherein said metal preferably is titanium, zirconium, hafnium or tantalum, a... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6602296 | Chemical supplementation of bone Disclosed and claimed is bone or bone tissue supplemented with a therapeutically effective compound and methods for supplementing bone or bone tissue with the therapeutically effective compound.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6481440 | Lamina prosthesis for delivery of medical treatment A prosthetic lamina that replaces a portion of the lamina bone structure is described. The prosthetic lamina may be configured with means for delivering a variety of medical treatments, such as electrodes for electrical stimulation, fluid channels, cathet... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6387096 | Magnetic array implant and method of treating adjacent bone portions The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for stabilizing and or maintaining adjacent bone portions in predetermined desired relationships and for constraining one, two or three-dimensional motion and/or rotation of the adjacent bone portions... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6143036 | Bone augmentation for prosthetic implants and the like Bone augmentation in a mammalian body by insertion of a mesh comprising one or more fibrillar wires having a coating into a bone cavity or socket. The one or more fibrillar wires are arranged or assembled into a woolly structure, which may be infused or c... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6120502 | Apparatus and method for the delivery of electrical current for interbody spinal arthrodesis An electrical bone growth promotion apparatus and method for the delivery of electrical current to an implant surgically implanted within the intervertebral space between two adjacent vertebrae of the spine to promote bone growth and the fusion process to... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6034295 | Implantable device having an internal electrode for stimulating growth of tissue Implantable device, such as a femoral head prosthesis, with a body (12) of biocompatible material shaped to suit its medical function, which forms an internal cavity (16) and has open apertures (18) that lead from the cavity (16) to the outside. The cavit... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5456724 | Load sensor for bone graft A load sensor inserted between two bones for sensing a stress exerted on the load sensor includes a body, and a load transducer mounted in the body for transducing a strain thereof resulting from the stress into an electronic signal. Such load sensor can ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5383935 | Prosthetic implant with self-generated current for early fixation in skeletal bone A prosthetic implant for implantation into skeletal bone comprising an implantable base member having an internal housing surrounded partially by a porous wall, an anode secured in the internal housing in electrical contact with the porous wall, and a por... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5163958 | Carbon coated tubular endoprosthesis An elongated tubular endoprosthesis or stent is provided which includes a carbon coated surface that is antithrombogenic and helps to restrain the metal body member of the endoprosthesis in the event of a fracture thereof. By providing a suitable underlay... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5032129 | Active implant The active implant for use in medicine, such as for tooth implants or endoprosthesis For positions influencing the growth mechanisms of the bone and which remain in place for a long time. The active implant comprises a base and flexible structures therein... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5030236 | Apparatus for enhancing biointegration of bony and endoprosthesis structures An invasive prosthesis device is disclosed which includes an electrical circuit having a cathode and an anode for mounting on opposing sides of body tissue requiring healing. The cathode is connected to a source of power for transmitting electrical stimul... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4978323 | System and method for preventing closure of passageways An apparatus and method are provided which utilize either the attracting forces of dissimilar pole magnets, or the repelling forces of similar pole magnets, to keep passageways open in living organisms. These passageways might otherwise collapse and close... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4216548 | Long-term endoprosthesis A long-term endoprosthesis in which a relatively large part of the surface, which in the implanted condition makes contact with the bone of the wearer of the implant, is provided with electrodes. These electrodes are connected with a source of a low frequ... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4214322 | Long-term endoprosthesis A long-term endoprosthesis in which a relatively large part of the surface, which in the implanted condition makes contact with the bone of the wearer of the implant, is provided with electrodes. These electrodes are connected with a source of a low frequ... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4195367 | Long-term endoprosthesis A long-term endoprosthesis in which a relatively large part of the surface, which in the implanted condition makes contact with the bone of the wearer of the implant, is provided with electrodes. These electrodes are connected with a source of a low frequ... | 04/01/1980 |
