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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6936072 | Encapsulated intervertebral disc prosthesis and methods of manufacture The present invention relates generally to intervertebral disc repair devices and methods of manufacture. A method of manufacturing a dynamically responsive encapsulated intervertebral disc repair device that prevents the flow of disc material out of the disc, provi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6896701 | Modular interbody fusion implant An interbody fusion device for engagement between vertebrae includes a pair of lateral spacers for spacing the vertebrae, and a connecting member adapted to couple together the lateral spacers when inserted between the vertebrae. The connecting member, individual la... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896694 | DEVICE FOR DISOBSTRUCTION OF ATERIOSCLEROTIC LESIONS WHICH INCORPORATE THE ORIGIN OF LATERAL BRANCHES, OR WHICH ARE LOCATED IN BIFURCATION OF THE CORONARY CIRCULATION, AND RESPECTIVE INTERVENTIONIST PROCESS OF PLACING SUCH DEVICE A device, for disobstructing ateriosclerotic lesions in proximity to the origin of lateral branches or bifurcations of an artery. The device includes a stent having two sections. One section is adhered along approximately two thirds of its total length to a balloon.... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6886568 | Method for fabricating cell-containing implants Disclosed is a method of growing cells on biodegradable microcarrier particles and more specifically growing chondrocytes for an extended period of time until they aggregate. These aggregated cells can be injected directly or shaped for implantation into the body. I... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883520 | Methods and apparatus for dynamically stable spinal implant Apparatus and methods are directed at stabilizing somatic implants. A site within a body is selected that has a first region having a tight and/or changing curvature bordered by a second region or regions having minimal or constant curvature. An apparatus that has a... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869448 | Prosthesis A tibial prosthesis has a metal tray component (1) comprising a transverse member (3) with a peripheral upstanding rim (6) and a projecting stem (4). The upstanding rim (6) includes a posterior rim portion with an undercut lip form... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6849092 | Implantable prosthetic or tissue expanding device A keratin hydrogel-filled implantable prosthetic device. One device is a breast implant for augmenting or reconstructing a human breast including an envelope containing a keratin hydrogel. One keratin hydrogel is formed from a solid precursor which forms a keratin h... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6814756 | Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with lordotic configuration during insertion An at least in part frusto-conical threaded interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height. ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6797000 | Tri-composite, full root, stentless valve A bioprosthetic heart valve is disclosed. In a first aspect of the invention, a prosthetic heart valve comprises three mammalian heart valve leaflets, each valve leaflet including a full root length of tissue, the valve leaflets being affixed to one another to defin... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6793679 | Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered configuration during insertion A push-in interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height and having an at least in part frusto-conical shape or a shape of cylinder split along a horizontal plane through its mid-longitudinal axis with an upper member and a lower member angled to each o... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6783546 | Implantable prosthetic or tissue expanding device A keratin hydrogel-filled implantable prosthetic device. One device is a breast implant for augmenting or reconstructing a human breast including an envelope containing a keratin hydrogel. Another device is an implant for the intervertebral disc space. One keratin h... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6783545 | Low profile fusion cage and insertion set A bone fusion implant includes a rigid body having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending between the distal and proximal ends and a concave channel formed in the body between the distal and proximal ends, the concave channel being formed abo... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6752831 | Biocompatible osteogenic band for repair of spinal disorders Methods of repairing a joint formed by at least two bone sections are provided wherein a biocompatible osteogenic band fabricated from an osteogenic biological material such as bone, tendon, ligament and collagen is affixed to two or more bone sections. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749630 | Tricuspid ring and template An annuloplasty ring having a three-dimensional discontinuous form generally arranged about an axis with two free ends that are axially offset. The ring is particularly suited for repair of the tricuspid valve, and more closely conforms to the annulus shape. The rin... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746483 | Sheaths for implantable fixation devices Sheaths for implantable fixation devices have a flexible body with a perforated wall, and an interior of the body is sized and shaped to receive the fixation device. Sheaths include a plurality of flexible or inflexible tubes arranged to form a ring, where the centr... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746479 | Stent cell configurations including spirals The invention is directed to an expandable stent which is longitudinally flexible in both the unexpanded and expanded conditions. The stent includes spiral structures which at least partially unwind upon expansion of the stent to limit stent recoil. Regions of low s... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6746477 | Expandable stent An expandable stent has a porous tubular wall with a longitudinal axis. The porous tubular wall has a plurality of butterfly cells disposed in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the tubular wall, each butterfly cell having two symmetrical wing portio... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745776 | Methods for reducing postoperative intraocular pressure Hyaluronic acid is commonly used as a spacer in eye surgeries such as cataract surgery, intraocular lens surgery, corneal transplant surgery and some types of glaucoma surgery. One common side effect of these surgical procedures is a postoperative rise in intraocula... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745775 | Methods and apparatus for presbyopia treatment using a scanning laser system Presbyopia is treated by a method which uses various lasers to remove a portion of the scleral tissue and increase the accommodation of the presbyopic patient's eye. Stable accommodation is achieved by the filling of the sub-conjunctival tissue to the laser-ablated ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6733535 | Spinal fusion implant having a trailing end adapted to engage an insertion device A spinal implant is disclosed which when placed within the spinal disc space stabilizes the spinal segment. ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730116 | Medical device for intraluminal endovascular stenting A medical device includes a catheter and a stent mounted on the catheter, the stent having a hollow, cylindrical body made with a plurality of rings. The rings each extend circumferentially around the cylindrical body and include an undulating series of peaks and va... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6730122 | Prosthetic heart valve with increased lumen A prosthetic heart valve for replacing a native heart valve is provided and includes a generally circular heart valve body having an inner wall defining a lumen configured to allow blood flow therethrough. Occluders are configured to rotate about opposed occluder en... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722370 | Delivery of a composition to the liver by utilizing the portal vein In general, the invention features methods for delivering a composition to the liver in a non-surgical, percutaneous approach by utilizing the portal vein. Also disclosed are methods allowing for the liver-specific delivery of a composition. ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723130 | Neck-preserving-stem NPS The present invention essentially relates to a hip joint endoprosthesis stem for cement-free or cemented anchoring in bones that is anchored in the femural neck and in the proximal metaphysis and preserves the internal spongiosa and compact structures that reinforce... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719794 | Intervertebral implant for transforaminal posterior lumbar interbody fusion procedure An intervertebral implant for fusing vertebrae is disclosed. The implant has a body with curved, substantially parallel posterior and anterior faces separated by two narrow implant ends, superior and inferior faces having a plurality of undulating surfaces for conta... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716247 | Expandable push-in interbody spinal fusion implant A push-in interbody spinal fusion (100) implant having an expandable height. The implant (100) comprises upper and lower members (102 and 106) with an expander in between (122). When the expander (122) is changed from one po... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6709458 | Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with tapered configuration during insertion A push-in interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height and having an at least in part frusto-conical shape or a shape of cylinder split along a horizontal plane through its mid-longitudinal axis with an upper member and a lower member angled to each o... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6702852 | Method for retrofitting a heart valve holder An improved holder, system and method for implanting a tissue-type prosthetic heart mitral valve that constricts the commissure posts of the valve and allows the user to detach the handle of the holder prior to withdrawing the holder itself. The ability t... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6688312 | Closed bloodless hemorrhoidectomy method The present invention relates to a new cosmetic method for removing hemorrhoids. The method comprises sequentially the steps of 1) Isolating a hemorrhoidal mass from a patient with a curved forceps applied at the perianal skin outside the mucocutaneous ju... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6689170 | Implant element An implant element for permanent anchorage in bone tissue in which at least the surface is intended to face the tissue in the implantation region. The element is made of titanium with a titanium oxide surface which has been modified by anodization to acqu... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6684886 | Intervertebral disc repair methods and apparatus Minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques include expanding an incision with an expanding cannula, inserting a retractor for retracting a nerve root, and inserting a thermal probe for repairing the annulus. A light absorbing dye may be applied to the a... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682561 | Spinal fixation system An implantable, spinal, vertebral replacement device comprises a tubular cage for fitting into a space left by a missing vertebral body and for optionally retaining bone graft material. First and second transverse plates are respectively positioned at opp... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6682559 | Prosthetic heart valve A tubular prosthetic semilunar or atrioventricular heart valve is formed by cutting flat, flexible leaflets according to a pattern. The valve is constructed by aligning the side edges of adjacent leaflets so that the leaflet inner faces engage each other,... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679919 | Artificial dura The present invention provides an artificial dura mater prepared from an biodegradable and bioabsorbable synthetic polymer sheet and having a total light transmittance of 30% or more as defined by JIS K7105, a haze (cloudiness value) of 80% or less as def... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6666883 | Endoprosthesis for vascular bifurcation This invention features a device (1) comprising at least one radially expansible segment (7, 8) with, in the expanded state, a transversal cross section substantially greater than the transversal cross section of one of the secondary ducts (3); one segmen... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666886 | Tissue equivalent approach to a tissue-engineered cardiovascular valve The invention provides a molded valve leaflet containing a molded biopolymer having fibrils and cells within the molded biopolymer, wherein the fibrils of the molded biopolymer have commisure-to-commisure alignment. The invention also provides a valve equ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662805 | Method for composite cell-based implants This invention is a method for the implantation of a combination of cells or cell-microcarrier aggregates wherein one component comprises a solid implantable construct and a second component comprises an injectable formulation. For example, in one embodim... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663669 | Ankle replacement system A total ankle replacement system, novel surgical method for total ankle replacement, and novel surgical tools for performing the surgical method are described. The total ankle replacement system includes the calcaneus in fixation of a lower prosthesis bod... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656196 | Microkeratome cutting blade and method for performing corneal resections An improved microkeratome includes a guide ring assembly for placement on the ocular globe and means for temporarily fixing the guide ring to the ocular globe. A cutting head contains an improved cutting blade having an arcuate cutting edge suitable for c... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6652584 | Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with lordotic configuration during insertion An at least in part frusto-conical threaded interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height.... | 11/25/2003 |
