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US20080221685 Systems and methods for posterior dynamic stabilization of the spine  
Devices, systems and methods for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The devices include an expandable spacer having an undeployed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein...
US20080167717 Non-metallic implant devices and intra-operative methods for assembly and fixation  
This invention relates to orthopedic implants and to methods of treating bone defects. More specifically, but not exclusively, the present invention is directed to non-metallic implants and to...
US20080109081 Joint Arthroplasty Devices Having Articulating Members  
Articulating devices for replacing damaged or degenerated weight bearing joints are provided. The devices may have two or more surfaces that articulate against one another that are coated or fully...
US20080103501 Angled Washer Polyaxial Connection for Dynamic Spine Prosthesis  
A dynamic spine prosthesis (such as a facet joint prosthesis having an articulation surface configured to articulate with a corresponding facet joint element) that has a fixation element with an...
US20080097612 Facet Arthroplasty Devices and Methods  
Surgically installed prostheses replace either the caudal portion of a natural facet joint, the cephalad portion of a natural facet joint, or both. The prostheses are readily attached to the...
US20080097609 FACET ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES AND METHODS  
Devices and surgical methods treat various types of adult spinal pathologies, such as degenerative spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, degenerative lumbar scoliosis, and kyphoscoliosis. Various...
US20080097438 Facet Arthroplasty Devices and Methods  
Devices and surgical methods treat various types of adult spinal pathologies, such as degenerative spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, degenerative lumbar scoliosis, and kypho-scoliosis. Various...
US20080096976 METHOD OF TREATING SPINAL INTERNAL DISK DERANGEMENT  
A method of treating a spinal disk according to the present invention can include inserting an alloplastic bulking agent into the spinal disk to treat the defect. The alloplastic bulking agent has...
US20080091269 Minimally invasive apparatus to manipulate and revitalize spinal column disc  
A method and apparatus are provided to manipulate and revitalize a spinal column disc while minimizing or preventing the removal of material comprising the disc. The method allows a device to be...
US20080091268 FACET ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES AND METHODS  
Devices and surgical methods treat various types of adult spinal pathologies, such as degenerative spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, degenerative lumbar scoliosis, and kypho-scoliosis. Various...
US20080091204 CROSSBAR SPINAL PROSTHESIS HAVING A MODULAR DESIGN AND RELATED IMPLANTATION METHODS  
Modular spinal prosthesis having one of both of adaptable and configurable components are provided. The modular spinal prosthesis described herein provide an artificial articular configuration to...
US20080091200 CROSSBAR SPINAL PROSTHESIS HAVING A MODULAR DESIGN AND RELATED IMPLANTATION METHODS  
Modular spinal prosthesis having one of both of adaptable and configurable components are provided. The modular spinal prosthesis described herein provide an artificial articular configuration to...
US20080086213 FACET ARTHROPLASTY DEVICES AND METHODS  
Devices and surgical methods treat various types of adult spinal pathologies, such as degenerative spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, degenerative lumbar scoliosis, and kypho-scoliosis. Various...
US20080086212 Spine distraction implant  
A spine distraction implant alleviates pain associated with spinal stenosis and facet arthropathy by expanding the volume in the spine canal and/or neural foramen. The implant provides a spinal...
US20080082167 Percutaneous spinal implants and methods  
An apparatus includes a guide shaft, an expansion member coupled to the guide shaft, and an actuator. The expansion member is configured to impart a force from within an interior of an implant to...
US20080077245 INTERVERTEBRAL DISC AND FACET JOINT PROSTHESIS  
An intervertebral disc and facet joints prosthesis includes (i) an intervertebral disc prosthesis element having an upper rigid prosthesis endplate, a lower rigid prosthesis endplate, and a core...
US20080077243 INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHESIS ENDPLATE HAVING DOUBLE DOME AND SURGICAL TOOLS FOR IMPLANTING SAME  
An endplate for an intervertebral prosthesis prosthesis endplate of the invention includes: a generally planar base plate, a first elevated region, or dome, within the base plate periphery, and a...
US20080077241 REMOVABLE RASP/TRIAL MEMBER INSERT, KIT AND METHOD OF USE  
A method of traumatizing a pair of adjacent vertebral endplates may provide a surgical instrument having a pivoting distal removable insert, a proximal handle portion, a body portion, and a linkage...
US20080071375 Artificial spinal disc replacement system and method  
An artificial spinal disc implant system for intervertebral disc replacement ( 0810 ) is disclosed which is formed from an upper ( 0801 ) and lower ( 0802 ) bracket which mate to upper and lower...
US20080071373 Orthopedic distraction implants and techniques  
An implant for stabilizing a bony segment includes a flexible body sized and shaped to extend intravertebrally between at least first and second bony portions. In use the body is attachable...
US20080071280 System and Method for Insertion of an Interspinous Process Implant that is Rotatable in Order to Retain the Implant Relative to the Spinous Processes  
The present invention is directed to a device that is implanted between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae of the spine and used for relieving pain associated with the vertebrae and...
US20080065222 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...
US20080065215 Systems and methods for the fixation or fusion of bone  
Various bone fixation/fusion devices are sized and configured to be placed across fracture fragments or between bones that are to be fused.
US20080065214 INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE  
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The...
US20080065213 INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE  
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The...
US20080065212 INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE  
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The...
US20080058952 ALLOGENIC/XENOGENIC IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR AUGMENTING OR REPAIRING INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS  
Allogenic or xenogenic materials are used to provide intervertebral disc nucleus implants and/or annular plugs. The allogenic or xenogenic materials comprise natural disc annulus material, which...
US20080058944 Intervertebral disc prosthesis  
An intervertebral disc prosthesis comprises first and second articulated elements wherein one the elements includes an articulated tongue and the other of the elements includes a groove adapted to...
US20080058937 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
An apparatus includes a support member and a retention member. The support member has at least a portion configured to be disposed between a first spinous process and a second spinous process. The...
US20080058936 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
An apparatus includes a support member and a retention member. The support member has at least a portion configured to be disposed between a first spinous process and a second spinous process. The...
US20080058935 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
A method includes moving a spinal implant such that a central portion of the spinal implant is disposed between adjacent spinous processes, radially extending a proximal portion of the spinal...
US20080058934 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the...
US20080051895 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
An apparatus includes a support member and a retention member. The support member has at least a portion configured to be disposed between a first spinous process and a second spinous process. The...
US20080051894 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
A method includes moving a spinal implant such that a central portion of the spinal implant is disposed between adjacent spinous processes, radially extending a proximal portion of the spinal...
US20080051893 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the...
US20080051892 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the...
US20080051891 PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS  
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the...
US20080039947 INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE  
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The...
US20080033559 INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE  
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The...
US20080033553 INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE  
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The...
US20080033552 Sensor Device  
Provided is an intervertebral implant which is fixedly placed between spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae to maintain a predetermined space between the spinous processes and to prevent a...
US20080027548 Spacerless artificial disc replacements  
Spacerless artificial disc replacements (ADRs) are disclosed. One preferred embodiment includes two saddle-shaped components to facilitate more normal spinal flexion, extension, and lateral bending...
US20080027545 Interspinous process implants and methods of use  
Systems and method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can includes an implant comprising a first wing, a spacer extending from the first wing, and a distraction guide. The...
US20080019970 METHODS FOR PREVENTING, POSTPONING OR IMPROVING THE OUTCOME OF SPINAL DEVICE AND FUSION PROCEDURES  
Methods for identifying subjects who could benefit therapeutically from administration of a high specificity cytokine inhibitor are provided. Subjects that are identified include those that are...
US20080015701 SPINAL IMPLANT  
A spinal implant may be made of two or more implant members. In an embodiment, implant members may be joined together by a rotational connection that inhibits separation of the members as well as...
US20080015694 SPINE REDUCTION AND STABILIZATION DEVICE  
A spine stabilization device is placed between adjacent vertebral bodies of the vertebrae of a spine to effect a reduction and to support the adjacent vertebral bodies for fusion at the desired...
US20080015693 Spinal Arthroplasty System  
The invention relates to a spinal arthroplasty system for putting into place between two contiguous vertebrae (V1, V2). The arthroplasty system comprises: an at least partial prosthesis (...
US20080014179 TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS  
A biomedical material for transplant to a subject is provided according to embodiments of the present invention which includes an isolated donor tissue enzyme-treated to reduce the amount of...
US20080009946 Distractible intervertebral implant  
The invention relates to a distractible intervertebral implant having a first assembly ( 10 ) constituted by a first prosthetic plate ( 16 ) and a first spacer element ( 18 ), the prosthetic plate...
US20080009792 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERYING AN AGGLOMERATION OF SOLID BEADS AND CEMENT TO THE INTERIOR OF A BONE IN ORDER TO FORM AN IMPLANT WITHIN THE BONE  
A system for forming an implant to stabilize an interior of a vertebral body is provided. The system includes a delivery cannula ( 18 ) in which there is an agglomeration of beads ( 20 ) and cement...
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