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7618418 |
Plate system for minimally invasive support of the spine
An implantable medical device and methods of use thereof are provided for supporting a structure. The structure supported can include a bony structure. The device is comprised of a support having a...
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7615076 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus
The present invention provides methods and devices for treating the annulus of an intervertebral disc. The methods and devices can employ an expandable treatment device which is deployed at least...
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7585299 |
Dorsal adjusting spinal connector assembly
A connector assembly includes a coupling body for securing an elongate member to an implant engaged to the spinal column. The elongate member is offset to one side of and transversely oriented to...
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7578844 |
Graft ligament anchor and method for attaching a graft ligament to a bone
A graft ligament anchor comprises a ligament engagement member in the form of an expandable elastomeric sleeve of substantially cylindrical shape for disposition in an opening in a bone alongside...
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7575588 |
Midline occipital vertebral fixation system
An occipital plating system includes a plate extending along a longitudinal axis. The plate is engageable to the occiput, and includes at least one coupling member laterally offset relative to the...
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7569054 |
Tubular member having a passage and opposed bone contacting extensions
An apparatus for use in human surgery has a tubular member with a passage for providing protected access to a surgical site. The passage has a minimum width transverse to the mid-longitudinal axis...
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7549999 |
Interspinous process distraction implant and method of implantation
An implant for positioning between the spinous processes, such as the spinous processes of cervical vertebrae, include first and second wings foe lateral positioning and a spacer located between...
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7527611 |
Method and device for delivering medicine to bone
Bone screws and inserts disposed therein or thereon are provided for the delivery of medicants to bone. The bone screws provide a method to strengthen or repair damaged bones, or to promote bony...
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7524324 |
System and method for an interspinous process implant as a supplement to a spine stabilization implant
An implant is used to distract and maintain the distraction of spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae of the spine. The implant can be secured to a spine stabilization system. The combination of...
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7507241 |
Expandable bone device
An expandable bone device including a unitary body extending along a longitudinal axis and including a deformable distal end portion having a collapsed orientation for placement adjacent a spinal...
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7491205 |
Instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the lateral aspect of the spine
An improved method and instrumentation for performing spinal surgery, including discectomy, interbody fusion and rigid internal fixation of the spine, from the lateral aspect of the spine is...
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7491180 |
Apparatus and methods for templating and placement of artificial discs
A method of determining the size and/or placement of a prosthetic disc in a disc space between adjacent endplates of two vertebrae in a selected spinal area, comprising: using a computer to...
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7485120 |
Tapered bone fusion cages or blocks, implantation means and method
A novel device and method for fusions inside a forward widely tapering human disc space. A stabilizing/guiding system is driven into and against the disc space. The device is further stabilized by...
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7481831 |
Method of securing tissue
A retainer member formed of bone secures tissue relative to a bone. The retainer member forms an opening in a compact outer layer of the bone. The retainer member is enclosed in a tubular member or...
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7455683 |
Methods and devices for repairing triangular fibrocartilage complex tears
Methods and devices for repairing the TFCC of a patient's wrist are provided. In general, the device includes first and second anchor bodies that are connected to one another by a suture. The first...
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7455672 |
Method for the delivery of electrical current to promote bone growth between adjacent bone masses
An electrical bone growth promotion apparatus and method for the delivery of electrical current to an implant surgically implanted within the intervertebral space between two adjacent vertebrae of...
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7452359 |
Apparatus for inserting spinal implants
An artificial spinal implant is disclosed which when placed between two adjacent vertebrae directly participates and is incorporated in the ensuing fusion. Instrumentation and procedure is also...
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7431722 |
Apparatus including a guard member having a passage with a non-circular cross section for providing protected access to the spine
Apparatus and a method of inserting spinal implants is disclosed in which an intervertebral space is first distracted, a hollow sleeve having teeth at one end is then driven into the vertebrae...
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7427292 |
Maximal nasal internal support system
The present invention provides a number of novel implants for use in cosmetic and reconstructive nasal surgery, and kits and structural elements comprising various combinations of those implants....
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7378144 |
Oriented polymer implantable device and process for making same
A device is formed by the process into a bone screw or fastener, wherein the head has a degree of polymer alignment and strength, and wherein the shank has a higher degree of polymer alignment and...
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7377934 |
Device and system for anchoring tissue to bone
A device is designed to anchor a tissue to a bone. The device comprises a contractible implant, one or more sutures attached to the implant, and a pasty medicine capable of solidification. The...
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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...
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7322978 |
Bone anchors for use in attaching soft tissue to a bone
Improved bone anchors are disclosed for anchoring one or more sutures attached to soft tissue to a bone. The bone anchor has an anchor body that extends between a distal and a proximal end. A bore...
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7320555 |
Cardan shaft structure with tightness adjustable functions
A cardan shaft structure with tightness adjustable functions has a through-hole passing through spheres located at both ends of the cardan shaft body, and a taper socket respectively installed into...
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7309355 |
Flexible tibial sheath
A radially expandable sheath is provided having a substantially closed distal end with at least two sidewalls extending proximally therefrom and defining a central lumen. Each sidewall can have a...
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7306601 |
External fixation system with provisional brace
System, including methods and apparatus, for provisionally bracing an external fixator while the external fixator is reconfigured.
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7291153 |
Polyaxial screw with improved locking
A polyaxial pedicle screw assembly incorporates a concave portion on a receiver which mates with a convex surface on a head of the screw to form a ball joint. The radius of at least a portion of...
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7288093 |
Spinal fusion implant having a curved end
An artificial spinal implant is disclosed which when placed between two adjacent vertebrae directly participates and is incorporated in the ensuing fusion. Instrumentation and procedure is also...
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7285121 |
Devices and methods for the correction and treatment of spinal deformities
One or more anchors are engaged intravertebrally for attachment of one more constructs thereto to correct or treat spinal conditions or deformities. Methods for inserting the anchors are also...
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7261716 |
Biodegradable interference screw and tool for attaching a transplant to a bone
A biodegradable interference screw for directly affixing a transplant to a bone, the interference screw being provided with at least one longitudinal groove designed to co-act with a tool for...
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7261715 |
Grommet assembly
A connecting device is provided for use in orthopedic surgery, for example to connect a spinal rod and a vertebral screw or hook. The connector generally includes a receiver member for receiving an...
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7261714 |
Screw and rod fixation assembly and device
The present invention provides for a screw and rod fixation assembly for fixing a screw and, optionally, a rod. The screw and rod fixation assembly includes a screw, fixing mechanism, a...
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7235100 |
Knotless tissue anchor
There is disclosed a radially expandable knotless tissue anchor including an expandable outer member defining a bore and an inner member slidably positioned within the bore. Relative longitudinal...
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7217279 |
Suture loop anchor
A suture anchor is provided having a body with at least one suture-receiving channel that extends distally from a proximal end of the body. The suture-receiving channel can include a cavity formed...
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7214225 |
Connector
A connector comprising at least one pair of apertures for receiving a fastener, such as a screw, a load bearing filament extending continuously along a predefined circuitous path which extends...
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7211088 |
Bioabsorbable tissue tack with oval-shaped head and method of tissue fixation using the same
A bioabsorbable, cannulated tissue tack having an oblong head is used in sutureless soft tissue fixation to bone, particularly in arthroscopic shoulder surgery. A plurality of ribs are formed along...
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7207993 |
Apparatus and method for repairing the femur
A method and apparatus for repairing the femur. A connector is provided having a claw-like member to engage with the greater trochanter. Along the body of the connector are a plurality of cable...
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7201751 |
Supplemental spine fixation device
A supplemental spine fixation device and method is used in association with a primary spine fixation device. The supplemental spine fixation device includes a guide and spacer for distracting apart...
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7192445 |
Medical prosthetic devices and implants having improved biocompatibility
Disclosed are medical prosthetic devices or medical implants which exhibit improved biocompatitibly. The devices or implants include a metal material, e.g. titanium, in which the metal surface...
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7189251 |
Open helical organic tissue anchor having recessible head and method of making the organic tissue anchor
The invention relates to a tissue anchor which is an open helix of biocompatible material having a slope of from 0.5 to 10 turns per centimeter, a length from 3 to 75 millimeters, a diameter of...
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7175623 |
Cervical plate with backout protection
The present invention provides a cervical plate with backout protection. In particular, a bushing residing in each of a plurality of through holes has a bottom edge that aligns with a protrusion on...
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7169149 |
Device for external fixation of a proximal fracture of the ulna with a clamped medullar pin and multiple clamped pins holding bone fragments
A device for external fixation of a fracture of the proximal end of the ulna includes an frame having a distal elongated portion extending below the ulna, holding a number of pins extending upward...
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7163561 |
Flanged interbody spinal fusion implants
A flanged interbody spinal fusion implant for insertion at least in part between adjacent vertebral bodies has opposed upper and lower surfaces adapted to contact each of the adjacent vertebral...
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7156847 |
Apparatus for the correction of chest wall deformities such as Pectus Carinatum and method of using the same
An apparatus for the correction of wall chest deformities, such as “Pectus Carinatum”, comprising: a bar ( 10 ) having a flattened cross-section, having a minimum bending strength according to...
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7137986 |
Transconnector for coupling spinal rods
The present invention is directed to a transconnector for coupling first and second spinal fixation rods or other elongate fixation elements. The transconnector includes a male member, a female...
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7115143 |
Orthopedic implant surface configuration
The present invention is a specialized orthopedic implant having an exterior surface for engaging bone. The surface comprises arrayed projections having at least one forward facing facet directed...
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7104992 |
Spinal fixation system
A spinal fixation system includes a rod, an anchor, and a clamp assembly. The anchor is adapted to engage a bone. The clamp assembly secures the anchor to the rod. The clamp assembly includes a...
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7101374 |
Magnetic array implant
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for stabilizing and or maintaining adjacent bone portions in predetermined desired relationships and for constraining one, two or...
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7094239 |
Screws of cortical bone and method of manufacture thereof
A screw formed of cortical bone for use in the human body with an implant having a screw hole for receiving at least a portion of a screw therethrough, includes a shaft with a thread along at least...
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7094236 |
Hybrid interlocking proximal femoral fracture fixation
The present invention provides a unique and novel internal fixation for fixing an intracapsular and extracapsular including substochanteric fracture of a femoral neck while using minimal invasive...
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