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7608098 Bone fixation device  
A fixation device for securing tissue to a bone. The fixation device includes an anchor having a hollow body defining a longitudinal passage, and a plug configured to be received in at least a...
7608097 Bone screw with fluid delivery structure  
A device and method to mechanically strengthen bone matrix and deliver tissue reinforcement material to weakened areas in skeletal structures. A preferred embodiment is an orthopedic screw...
7604658 Multiple lumen sensor attachment  
A cranial bolt secured to a skull of a patient includes a threaded portion and a lumen portion. Threaded portion has an inner surface forming a central passageway which extends throughout the...
7582107 Compression screw apparatuses, systems and methods  
Compression screw apparatuses, systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the compression screw includes a primary screw and a secondary screw. The primary screw includes an at least...
7578836 Orthopedic screw and method  
A screw, driving device, and method are provided for repairing a tissue injury of a patient, such as a meniscal tear in a knee or osteochondritis dissecans. The screw has a root, a distal section...
7491218 Spinal stabilization systems and methods using minimally invasive surgical procedures  
A spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient. In some embodiments, a minimally invasive procedure may be used to form a spinal stabilization system in a patient. Bone fastener...
7338527 Artificial spinal disc, insertion tool, and method of insertion  
An artificial spinal disc is provided for unilateral insertion from the posterior side of the patient and includes a pair of plate members with a bearing associated with one plate member and a...
7331962 Fixture  
A fixture having an anchoring portion and an application portion intended for connection to a prosthesis. The application portion has an outer end and an end connected to the anchoring portion. The...
7326247 Method for creating a double bundle ligament orientation in a single bone tunnel during knee ligament reconstruction  
A method and construct for joint repair in which attachment of a double bundle graft ligament approximates anatomic orientation using interference fixation in a single bone tunnel. The double...
7322986 Bioabsorbable interference screw for endosteal fixation of ligaments  
A bioabsorbable interference screw having a tapered profile which extends along substantially the entire length of the screw. The tapered profile makes the screw easy to insert while providing...
7255700 Device and method of fastening a graft to a bone  
A device and method for fastening one or more graft strands to a bone. The device may include a first member having a first opening and a second member having a second opening. The first member may...
7195634 Corkscrew suture anchor  
A corkscrew suture anchor has a continuous thread spiraling around a tapering central core. At the distal end, the suture anchor terminates in a rounded point. At the proximal end of the suture...
7137987 Distal radius bone plating system with locking and non-locking screws  
A bone plating system for fixating distal or proximal ends of long bones includes a bone plate having a head portion and a shaft portion, and a plurality of bone screws, at least one of which is a...
7074203 Bone anchor and deployment device therefor  
A rivet-like bone anchor has a floating washer at its head that can adapt to an angled bone surface and, thereby, better secure a tissue thereto. The anchor includes a rivet, an expandable sleeve,...
7037309 Self-tapping screw for small-bone surgery  
Self-tapping screw for small-bone surgery, includes a threaded proximal head ( 2 ), a threaded distal shank with greater pitch and an internal cannula ( 4 ), characterized in that the distal shank...
7033398 Sinus tarsi implant  
An arthroeresis-prosthesis (endorthosis) system comprising a sinus tarsi implant for the purpose of blocking abnormal motion between the talus and calcaneus while allowing normal motion and...
7029476 Device at fixing means for fixation of bone fragments at bone fractures  
The present invention relates to a device at fixing means for fixation of bone fragments at bone fractures, wherein the fixing means ( 1 ) preferably is a spike for thigh-bone necks for fixation of...
7025786 Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament  
A crosspin for supporting a graft ligament in a first bone tunnel formed in a bone. The crosspin is positioned in a second bone tunnel extending transverse to, and intersecting, the first bone...
7022129 Threaded cable anchor  
A bone anchor for securing sutures or cables within a hole opening in a bone includes a screw element and a washer, which is separate from and independent of the screw element. The end of the cable...
6994725 Method and apparatus for reconstructing a ligament  
Apparatus is disclosed for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus including a bone fixation element having a central bore and adapted for positioning in a bone tunnel, a flexible filament...
6981974 Cannulated internally threaded bone screw with aperatured insert  
A bone screw assembly comprising: a bone screw with an externally threaded shank having a head integrally formed at the proximal end and defining a cannula extending through the head and shank. An...
6974477 System for loading tendons into the knee  
A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A...
6875216 Tapered bioabsorbable interference screw for endosteal fixation of ligaments  
A bioabsorbable interference screw having a tapered profile which extends along substantially the entire length of the screw. The tapered profile makes the screw easy to insert while providing...
6827722 Method and apparatus for use of a guide wire capturing surgical instrument  
Disclosed is a driven surgical driver for wire guide surgical components. The driver has a rotatable drive shaft which is configured to apply driving and rotational forces to a medical device. A...
6778861 Bone screw comprising a device for electrostimulation  
Bone screw ( 10 a ) having a hollow, tubular shaft ( 12 a ) consisting of metal, such as titanium, the shaft having a head ( 14 a ) at one end and a self-tapping external thread ( 18 a ) at the...
6755835 Bone screw  
In order to produce a bone screw having a screw body which is provided with an external thread and which comprises a flow-through mechanism for bone cement that is used for the production of a...
6706043 Self-cutting, hollow-cylindrical bone anchoring assembly  
A bone anchoring assembly includes at least one fixation plate and at least one bone anchoring element. Each bone anchoring element includes a circular-cylindrical hollow body with an upper end and...
6635059 Cannulated locking screw system especially for transiliac implant  
Screw system is useful for transiliac fixation of a sacrum and/or sacroiliac joint and/or for application in other skeletal areas, and includes a cannulated bone screw preferably capable of...
6596008 Method and instruments for percutaneous arthroscopic disc removal, bone biopsy and fixation of the vertebral  
The insertion points for guide pins used in percutaneous vertebral fixation by pedicle screw are determined by establishing an approach path on a CT image, measuring on the CT image the distance...
6589245 Interference screw  
An interference screw serves for anchoring a flexible transplant like a tendon or a ligament in an opening in a bone. The screw has a screw body, a head at one end of said body and a penetrating...
6575976 Expandable tissue anchor  
A bioabsorbable, cannulated expandable tissue anchor for sutureless soft tissue fixation to bone, particularly in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. The anchor is provided with a ribbed shaft and a...
6569186 Soft tissue screw and fixation device  
A fixation device for engaging the soft tissue in a body. The fixation device includes a body portion and a plurality of teeth. The body portion has a proximal face, a distal face, a central...
6565572 Fenestrated surgical screw and method  
A preferred surgical anchor includes an elongated body with a proximal end and a distal end, a passage extending at least partially through the body from the proximal end, and at least one hole...
6554852 Multi-anchor suture  
A multi-anchor suture is provided which comprises at least two anchors and at least one suture attached to each anchor. The multiple anchors are inserted into a patient's bone and the suture...
6537274 Fixation screw, detachable pin, guide, and frame  
A method of treating a bone fracture includes a step of attaching a pair of bone fragments together with an internal screw. An outrigger pin is then attached to the internal screw. An alignment...
6527777 Device for repairing a soft-tissue tear and method  
A fastener, driving device, and method are provided for repairing a tear in soft tissue of a patient, such as a meniscal tear in a knee. The fastener has a distal section having a narrowing cross...
6517543 Bone connector system with anti-rotational feature  
A bone connector system includes first and second connector members, at least one and preferably both, of which carries an external bone screw thread to permit securance within a bone. One of the...
6517542 Bone anchoring system  
A new bone anchoring system comprises a bone screw and a mechanical insert received in a central bore of the bone screw. The bone screw defines a self-tapping, self-boring tip for easy bone...
6503252 Bone screw, method for producing the threads thereof and drill for drilling holes therefor  
The present invention relates to a bone screw, a method for producing the threads of the bone screw and a drill for drilling holes therefor. The bone screw is adapted for implants for fixation of...
RE37963 Knotless suture anchor assembly  
A one-piece or two-piece knotless suture anchor assembly for the attachment or reattachment or repair of tissue to a bone mass. The assembly allows for an endoscopic or open surgical procedure to...
6461373 Biointerference screw fixation technique  
Endosteal fixation of a ligament graft with an interference fixation device installed in a retrograde manner is disclosed. An interference screw is installed at the top of the tibial tunnel,...
6458134 Bone connector system with anti-rotational feature  
A bone connector system comprises first and second connector members. At least one, and preferably both, of the connector members carries an external bone screw thread to permit securance within a...
6443954 Femoral nail intramedullary system  
An intramedullary system for securing portions of a bone together has a lag screw assembly extending through a radial bore in an intramedullary nail. The lag screw is inserted into one portion of a...
6413260 Bone connector system  
A bone connector system comprises first and second connector members. At least one and preferably both of the connector members carries an external bone screw thread to permit securance within a...
6402757 Cannulated fastener system for repair of bone fracture  
A fastener assembly for repairing fractured bone material includes a wire having a wire leading end for forming a bore through the bone material and a wire trailing end for extending beyond a...
6302899 System, method and apparatus for sternal closure  
A system for closing together a first side of a sternum and a second side of the sternum of a patient. The system includes a first grommet to be disposed in the first side. The system includes a...
6283973 Strength fixation device  
The present invention relates to a screw comprising a screw body including a tip portion having a front face, an end portion having a rear face and being positioned to lie in spaced-apart relation...
6273890 Intra-articular tendon sling fixation screw  
A fixation screw that secures a graft to a bone. The fixation screw is formed with a body member having a distal end, a proximal end, a central axis, and a cannula through the central axis of the...
6214012 Method and apparatus for delivering material to a desired location  
A method and apparatus for the effective delivery of a material, such as cement, to a desired location in a human. In one embodiment of the invention, a bone screw, including a head portion, a...
6214007 Surgical fastener for fixation of a soft tissue graft to a bone tunnel  
A surgical fastener and method for attachment of a soft tissue graft to a bone tunnel is disclosed. The surgical fastener comprises a screw and collar. The screw having a conical head and blunt...
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