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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7736380 | Cervical plate system A device, system and method for securing a plate to a bone. An anchor device has a screw (with a head portion) and a locking disc. The head portion includes a slotted wall defining a plurality of petals disposed around a central opening. The screw further includes a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7390327 | Punch apparatus and method for surgery A bone implantation instrument, punch apparatus and method of forming a recess in a bone are described. The instrument and apparatus include a punch that is extracted from the bone by prying force. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371260 | Method and instrumentation for the preparation and transplantation of osteochondral allografts Provided are procedures and instruments for preparing and transplanting osteochondral allograft plugs to a host bone to repair an articular cartilage defect. An allograft bone plug having a cartilage plate and cancellous bone tissue attached thereto is removed from ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371241 | Multi-use surgical cement dispenser apparatus and kit for same The present invention is directed to a system and method for percutaneous delivery of bone cement during a surgical procedure. The system of the present invention has a plunger assembly 100, comprising: a shaft having a first end, a middle section, and a seco... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371239 | Spinal rod insertion instrument A surgical instrument is provided for urging a longitudinal spinal member into a bone fastener. The surgical instrument may include a holder assembly for engaging a bone fastener, the holder assembly preferably comprising a pair of pivotably connected members arrang... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364581 | Variable angle cutting block A variable angle cutting block and method for resection a bone are disclosed. The variable angle cutting block comprises a first portion, a second portion, and an angle adjustment system for positioning the first and second portions at a relative angular position up... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344541 | Methods and apparatus for femoral and tibial resection Methods and apparatus for knee arthroplasty utilize components including an alignment device, a single medially or laterally located guidance device, and a cutting device for use in preparing the bones of a knee joint to receive knee arthroplasty implants. The align... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7335206 | Adjustable resection guide An adjustable resection guide is provided for guiding cutting of the tibia and/or femur during knee replacement surgery. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331781 | Orthodontic expander for increasing maxillary transverse dimension and method An orthodontic expander with opposing bodies interconnected by a shaft threaded on opposing ends in opposing directions so that rotation of the shaft by engagement of a rotation body with a tool moves the bodies together or apart on guide pins extending between the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326203 | Device for advancing a functional element through tissue This invention relates to an apparatus for incrementally advancing functional probes through tissue. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| RE39995 | Minimally invasive intramedullary nail insertion instruments and method A minimally invasive reaming assembly for creating an entry portal into the canal of a bone and for providing a working channel in which to ream the canal of a bone. The assembly includes a sleeve, a housing and an inner reamer. The sleeve is an elongated cylindrica... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309338 | Methods and apparatus for performing therapeutic procedures in the spine Methods and apparatus for forming one or more trans-sacral axial instrumentation/fusion (TASIF) axial bore through vertebral bodies in general alignment with a visualized, anterior or posterior axial instrumentation/fusion line (AAIFL or PAIFL) in a minimally invasi... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303565 | Apparatus and method for performing spinal surgery A cutting guide for use in spinal surgery includes a sidewall defining an internal cavity. A chisel guide, for use with the cutting guide, includes a first block member to be inserted into the internal cavity of the cutting guide to position the first block member a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303577 | Apparatus and method for use in repairs of injured soft tissue A method, system and apparatus for augmenting the surgical repair of soft tissue injuries, in which a first end of a bridge member attaches to a first portion of healthy tissue, and a second end of the bridge member attaches to a second portion of healthy tissue. Th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300465 | Intervertebral allograft spacer An allogenic intervertebral implant for fusing vertebrae is disclosed. The implant is a piece of allogenic bone conforming in size and shape with a portion of an end plate of a vertebra. The implant has a wedge-shaped profile to restore disc height and the natural c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296998 | Hydrophilic high density PTFE medical barrier A medical barrier includes a sheet of unsintered substantially unexpanded hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) polymer material having a density in a range of about 1.2 gm/cc to about 2.3 gm/cc, and preferably in the range of about 1.45 gm/cc to about 1.55 gm/... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294131 | Bone removal device An apparatus and method for positioning and controlling the movement of a bone removal device, and thus of controlling the profile of material removed by the device. Also an improved drive mechanism for a bone removal device, where the drive shaft is readily removab... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294132 | Radially ported needle for delivering bone graft material and method of use A radially ported bone graft needle, particularly useful in minimally invasive procedures, is provided. The bone graft needle delivers bone graft material to a bone defect area by extruding the bone graft material both axially and radially simultaneously. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282053 | Method of using fracture fixation plate for performing osteotomy A fixation plate includes a set of threaded peg holes adapted to individually receive fixation pegs therethrough and non-threaded alignment holes having a relatively smaller diameter than the peg holes and preferably sized to closely receive a K-wire. The alignment ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282054 | Adjustable cut block The present invention provides a cut block for cutting the femur and tibia during knee replacement surgery. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278996 | Orthopaedic reamer assembly An orthopaedic reamer assembly includes a reamer with a generally hemispherical shell having a concave side and at least one attachment feature associated with the concave side. A driver is attachable to the reamer. The driver includes a shaft with a reamer end. The... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273500 | Instruments and methods for use in performing knee surgery A system and method for aligning a patient's leg, for establishing the ultimate alignment of the leg prior to making a horizontal femoral cut or a horizontal tibial cut, for preparing the distal femur for receiving a femoral implant, and for making the horizontal, f... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273497 | Methods for treating a defect in the annulus fibrosis Methods and apparatus for treating disc herniation provide a conformable device which assumes a first shape associated with insertion and a second shape or expanded shape to occlude the defect which typically follows partial discectomy. The device may take different... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273499 | Modular trial mechanism A prosthetic trial for a joint prosthesis includes a stem having a proximal section and a distal section for implantation in a bone. A body includes a channel receiving at least the proximal section of the stem. A locking mechanism is at least partially disposed wit... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270655 | Autologous material delivery apparatus and method An apparatus and method for providing autologous medical treatment to a patient. The apparatus is characterized by its provision of a harvest catheter operatively connected to a pump and a delivery catheter operatively connected to the pump downstream from the harve... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267687 | Spinal implant and method of use A spinal implant having a smaller transverse cross-sectional dimension in the radially compressed configuration than in a first expanded configuration and a more linear configuration in the second delivery configuration than in the first curved configuration. The im... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258692 | Method and apparatus for reducing femoral fractures An improved method and apparatus for reducing a hip fracture utilizing a minimally invasive procedure which does not require incision of the quadriceps. A femoral implant in accordance with the present invention achieves intramedullary fixation as well as fixation i... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252671 | Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies A filler instrument comprises a first chamber section having a first cross sectional area and a second chamber section having a second cross sectional area less than the first cross sectional area. The second chamber section communicates with the first chamber secti... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252668 | Distraction device for maxillofacial surgery The invention relates to a device that maybe used in maxillofacial surgery and dentistry. The device comprises a translating bracket with a cylinder and a fixed bracket with a chamber. A distraction screw is mounted through the cylinder and with one end resting on t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247158 | Acetabular impactor An improved acetabular impactor, especially suitable for use in minimally invasive hip surgeries, is disclosed. The impactor is simple in design and operation and spatially optimized. In particular, the impactor is designed to remotely detach the acetabular shell fr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241298 | Universal alignment guide A universal alignment guide for universally positioning an instrument with respect to a bone to facilitate resecting the bone along desired orientations. The alignment guide comprises a spheroidal base and a collar coupled to the base in a manner to allow universal ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240563 | Method for verifying concrete flexural strength The present invention relates to a method for verifying concrete flexural strength by establishing a predictive correlation between concrete flexural strength and a second strength parameter, such as direct tension or indirect tension, measuring the value of that se... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241297 | Transpedicular intervertebral disk access methods and devices Methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions that change the spacial relationship between the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disks, or that cause instability of the vertebral column, or both, and a method and devices that allow the surgeon to ac... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238189 | ACL reconstruction technique using retrodrill Methods and apparatus for arthroscopic tenodesis using sockets in bone created by retrograde cutting. A cannulated pin is drilled through bone and into a joint space in the normal, antegrade direction, guided by a drill guide. A strand provided through the cannulate... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238190 | Surgical apparatus to allow replacement of degenerative ankle tissue A surgical apparatus that makes possible the replacement of ankle tissue between the bottom of the tibia and the adjoining top of the talus bone comprises: (a) a base having primary and secondary anchoring holes that extend through the base and through which anchori... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237556 | Image-guided fracture reduction Embodiments of the present invention include products and methods for reducing fractures with the aid of image guidance. In one embodiment, products and methods are directed to reduction for the placement of an intramedullary nail. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238186 | Interbody fusion device and method for restoration of normal spinal anatomy An interbody fusion device in one embodiment includes a tapered body defining a hollow interior for receiving bone graft or bone substitute material. The body defines exterior threads which are interrupted over portions of the outer surface of the device. The fusion... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235105 | Threaded center line cage with winged end gap A threaded center line cage assembly includes a cylindrical intervertebral spacer member to which is attached a winged end cap. The spacer member is implanted along a center line or median plane between a pair of adjacent vertebrae to engage inner regions of mutuall... | 06/26/2007 |
