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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137353 | Surgical saw A surgical saw for cutting bone that can be used with ease in tight places yet maintain sufficient cutting power. The surgical saw 10 has a flexible linear body made of twisted stainless steel wire and cutting parts formed on the flexible linear body. The cut... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8100912 | Surgical sagittal saw with quick release indexing head and low blade-slap coupling assembly A surgical sagittal saw with a head that is able to index, rotate, relative to the longitudinal axis of the saw housing. The head has a neck that extends into an open distal end of the housing. A biasing assembly holds the head and neck sub-assembly in the open dist... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8062299 | Instruments and techniques for disc space preparation A series of instruments (30, 80, 120, 210, 510, 550) are provided for direct-anterior and oblique-anterior disc space and end plate preparation. The instruments (30, 80, 120, 210, 510, 550) provide precise guidance for channel formation in the vertebra... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8048080 | Flexible tissue rasp Methods and devices are described for modifying tissue in a spine of a patient to treat or alleviate spinal stenosis. In one embodiment, a method may include: advancing at least a distal portion of an elongate tissue modification device into an epidural space and be... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043292 | Surgical sagittal saw blade including a guide bar, a blade head and drive rods for pivoting the blade head A surgical sagittal saw blade that including a guide bar shaped to be releasably secured in a static position to a complementary surgical sagittal saw. A blade is mounted to the guide bar to pivot around a pivot point. The blade has teeth located outside of the guid... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7959635 | Limited incision total joint replacement methods The present invention relates to limited incision total joint replacement methods for performing surgery on a joint in a patient's body, such as a knee. In one embodiment, an incision is made in a knee portion of one leg while a lower portion of the one leg is exten... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7727234 | Apparatus and method for anterior cruciate repair A system and method for repairing anterior cruciate injuries in animals is disclosed. The system includes a fixture used to locate a pilot hole in a tibia, a drill guide used to locate and drill additional holes in the tibia, an angle gauge used to position the dril... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7704253 | Single use resection guide Single use or disposable cutting blocks and methods for utilizing same are disclosed. The blocks are preferably constructed of polymer and/or other suitable low cost and light weight materials. The blocks may be adapted for use with low friction cutting instruments,... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704254 | Surgical sagittal saw with indexing head and toolless blade coupling assembly for actuating an oscillating tip saw blade A surgical sagittal saw with an indexing head. The saw actuates a blade assembly that includes a bar from which a blade head extends. An oscillating head extends upwardly from the saw head. The oscillating head, in addition is mounted to the saw head to be able to r... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7691106 | Transverse acting surgical saw blade Various embodiments provide surgical cutting devices and systems for orthopedic and other procedures. Specific embodiments provide saw devices for accessing and cutting subjacent bone and other tissue while minimizing injury to surrounding tissue. One embodiment pro... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7611516 | Bone resection apparatus A surgical assembly for resecting a greater tubercle from a humerus of a patient during performance of a shoulder replacement procedure. The surgical assembly includes a cutting tool for resecting the greater tubercle from the humerus. The surgical assembly also inc... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7497860 | Surgical sagittal saw including a handpiece and a removable blade assembly, the blade assembly including a guide bar, a blade head capable of oscillatory movement and a drive rod for actuating the blade head A surgical sagittal saw including a handpiece from which a planar guide bar extends. A saw blade is mounted to the distal end of the guide bar to move across the guide bar. Drive rods connect the saw blade to a drive assembly in the handpiece, which drive assembly r... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7338497 | Femoral impactor-extractor A femoral impactor-extractor and method includes a body having an elongated passageway extending from a proximal end to a distal end, an elongated post positioned in such passageway for longitudinal movement therein and extending from a threaded proximal end to a di... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322985 | Surgical saw for cutting off cheek bones The surgical saw according to the present invention comprises an arm fixed by mounting the rear end portion thereof in a jaw of a handle; and a double saw blade part connected with the front end portion of the arm and having two saw blades arranged side by side in a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318826 | Transpedicular intervertebral disk access methods and devices A flexible drill and method of drilling a material are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a flexible drill includes a lower sub-assembly connected to an upper sub-assembly, where the lower sub-assembly comprises a retainer tube and the upper sub-assembly compri... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299740 | Reciprocating axial displacement device A reciprocating axial displacement mechanism is disclosed generally comprising a housing, a rotating device, a displacement device having first and second undulating surfaces disposed in the housing, and a cam connected to the rotating device and disposed between th... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7282054 | Adjustable cut block The present invention provides a cut block for cutting the femur and tibia during knee replacement surgery. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7235080 | Femoral reference tibial cut guide A femoral reference tibial cut guide for cutting the proximal tibia to receive a tibial implant. The cut guide references the femur to determine the appropriate tibial resection. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7188786 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A hose-end sprayer assembly connectable to at least one container of product to be dispensed has an elongated housing for a venturi tube assembly rotatable about its central axis and devised to selectively open and close a product inlet opening as well as its associ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189239 | Saw blade having a prearranged hub section A saw blade comprising a blade body having a longitudinal axis, a cutting means disposed at a first end of the blade body and a prearranged hub section having an outer periphery located at a second end of the blade body is shown. The prearranged hub section comprise... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172599 | Tibial sizer A tibial sizer, or set of sizers, used to estimate the appropriate size tibial base plate implanted during knee arthroplasty. The preferred embodiment provides a measurement of the amount of exposed bone between a posterior proximal portion of the tibia and a poster... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169152 | Methods and instruments for interbody surgical techniques This invention relates to methods and instruments for performing a surgical procedure in a disc space between adjacent vertebrae. The instruments include a distractor and a cutting instrument. In one embodiment the distractor includes a body portion and a pair of fl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7141054 | Method and apparatus for intramedullary delivery of a material A method and apparatus to apply a selected material to the intramedullary canal of a selected bone. The apparatus generally includes a reservoir area from which the selected material can be expressed. The apparatus further includes an outlet or nozzle which allows f... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128745 | Joint replacement methods and apparatus Apparatus and surgical techniques provide alternative cutting fixtures and other features to improve bone resection accuracy and joint stability. According to one embodiment, stabilizers are removably attached to a cutting guide to temporarily lengthen the surface a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118049 | Hose-end sprayer assembly A hose-end sprayer has a selectively rotatable rotary valve received within the transverse bore of a housing which includes a carrier liquid inlet passage, a chemical liquid inlet passage and a discharge passage. The valve has a carrier liquid duct and a chemical li... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115133 | Simple-to-use size measurer A size measurer, comprising a main body with a sensor-head not fixed to the main body, so that a main pointer is moved in accordance with the adjustment opposite a range which includes several markers corresponding to the sizes of the available implants, characteris... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115131 | Apparatus and method for sculpting the surface of a joint The present invention provides a method and device for restoring individual patient joint kinematics using minimally invasive surgical procedures. The instrumentation of the invention sculpts the articular surface of a first bone that normally articulates in a prede... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115423 | Fluidic structures within an array package A package for an addressable array of multiple features carried on a first side of a substrate, and a method of using such package. The package includes a housing which receives the substrate such that the housing and received substrate define a chamber into which t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114501 | Transverse cavity device and method The invention teaches the use of a surgical instrument for creating and preparing a cavity in a bony intervertebral body. Asymmetrical cutting structures selectively open a cavity which has a relatively large surface area in the vertical direction. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7060074 | Instrumentation for minimally invasive unicompartmental knee replacement Instrumentation for use in minimally invasive unicompartmental knee replacement includes a tibial cutting guide for establishing a planar surface along a tibial plateau and a tibial stylus having an anatomic contour for controlling the depth of the planar surface al... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7029479 | System and method for joint resurface repair The present invention provides tools and methods for mapping and measuring the articular surface of a joint (or of any bony surface) and for fabricating a prosthetic device based on this recorded data. In one embodiment, once the defect of the chondral surface has b... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001403 | Saw blade for medical applications A saw blade for medical, in particular surgical, applications having a recess for mounting the saw blade inside a saw which exerts an saw movement, especially an oscillating saw movement, to the saw blade. In order to improve the dynamic behavior of the saw blade, l... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979299 | Measuring guide for use in orthopedic procedure A measuring guide for use in various surgical procedures. The measuring guide is a noninvasive tool that may be repeatedly applied to a desired bone member to make appropriate measurements. The measuring guide allows for easy adjustment of the distance between a sto... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962592 | Allograft implant cutting machine The present invention is an apparatus for cutting allograft bone implants from donor bone. Die sets of standard sizes are installed in a press. Donor bone is then placed in position between the upper and the lower parts of a matched cutting set comprising a hollow c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6925917 | Tool provided with irrigation for transection of a band, ring or the like and method of use A method and tool provided with irrigation for transection of a band, ring or the like and method of use is disclosed which includes a power-driven drill operable for driving a rotatable shaft which rotates a circular cutting blade mounted on the shaft, and a head a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916325 | Femoral sizing guide A sizing guide for facilitating the sizing of prosthetic devices that are implanted. The sizing guide is designed for consistent mounting at a fixed anatomical reference point to facilitate accurate and repeatable sizing estimations for a variety of bone types and s... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916324 | Provisional orthopedic prosthesis for partially resected bone A provisional orthopedic prosthesis having a first provisional component and an optional second component. The provisional prosthesis may be a partial knee prosthesis and is used to assess the fit of a permanent prosthesis having first and second components. The fir... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6896679 | Surgical saw blade comprising recesses in the working area The present invention relates to a surgical saw blade comprising a clamping portion and a working area provided with a toothing, wherein a plurality of recesses are formed in the working area. ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6884246 | Bone resection device A bone resection device (30) for use in resection of bone during joint replacement surgery includes a rotatable shaft (4) having mounted thereon for rotation with the shaft at least two blades (3) carrying at least one cutting edge (3a... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6875222 | Blade for resection of bone for prosthesis implantation, blade stop and method A kit (10) for resection of bone (12) for use in implantation of a joint prosthesis (14) is provided. The kit (10) includes a guide (16), a tool (26) and a stop (32). The guide (16) defines an opening (20 | 04/05/2005 |
