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7615047 Laser tip incision template for bone surgery  
A shape and depth template for incisions with laser tips, usable in bone surgery, comprising a guiding body for a laser tip provided with two mutually opposite end faces arranged at a preset...
7601152 Expandable orthopedic device  
A device for stabilizing bone includes a tubular body having first and second end regions defining a longitudinal axis therebetween. A plurality of splines extend from the first end region, the...
7530981 Bliskunov device for elongating long bones  
This invention relates to medicine, in particular to surgical devices for curing the locomotor apparatus with the aid of osteosynthesis. In order to improve operational reliability during...
7485119 Method and apparatus for reducing femoral fractures  
A method and apparatus for reducing a hip fracture utilizing a minimally invasive procedure. A femoral implant achieves intramedullary fixation as well as fixation into the femoral head. To...
7381213 Knotless bioabsorbable suture anchor system and method  
A knotless suture system for anchoring tissue to bone is provided. The system includes a suture anchor configured to radially expand into bone. The suture anchor has a proximal end and a distal end...
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...
7255712 Bone growth promoting implant  
A stem-like bone implant includes longitudinal structural members and tension cables that provide curvature control and support, and rigidity against bending and buckling. The longitudinal...
7141067 Intercalary implant  
An intercalary implant has two stem members and a collar. One stem member includes a stem portion to be received in the intramedullary canal of a native end portion of a long bone and a threaded...
7135022 Magnetically-actuable intramedullary device  
The present invention provides a two-part telescopic intramedullary orthopedic device comprising a first section inserted into the medullary cavity of one of the fractured or severed bone ends, and...
7052498 Expandable orthopedic device  
A device for stabilizing bone includes a tubular body having first and second end regions defining a longitudinal axis therebetween. A plurality of splines extend from the first end region, the...
7008425 Pediatric intramedullary nail and method  
An intramedullary nail ( 20 ) and related method for fixing a fracture in a long bone. The nail ( 20 ) comprises an elongate member ( 22 ) having a longitudinal axis ( 54 ), a proximal end section...
6918910 Implantable distraction device  
A subcutaneously implantable distraction device comprises a first arm, having a first skeletal connector for attachment to a first skeletal component at a first location. A second arm has a second...
6908485 Implant for replacing a vertebra  
The invention concerns an implant for replacing a vertebra at least partially, consisting of two parts adapted to be mutually connecting while enabling the adjustment of the implant total...
6849076 Surgical distraction device  
A surgical distraction device is provided for applying extending or tensioning force non-invasively to a patient's skeleton or to an implant which comprises anchoring means for attaching first and...
6811568 Artificial joint  
The present invention provides an artificial joint which can be rapidly, securely and easily fixed while being suited to an inner surface of a bone marrow hole by a novel structure absolutely...
6796984 Device for relative displacement of two bodies  
The present invention relates to devices for moving a two bodies 1, 2 relative to each other. The device of the invention is essentially characterized by the fact that it comprises two parts 11,...
6767350 Fixing element for bone fragments  
The invention relates to a fixing element for fixing a first bone fragment ( 5.1 ), notably an ankle-bone fragment in ankle joint fractures, to a corresponding second bone fragment ( 5.2 ). Said...
6755862 Intramedullary support strut  
An intramedullary support strut for a long bone for a range of different applications including anchoring and fixation. The strut is in the form of nested telescopic members. In the retracted...
6736818 Radially expandable intramedullary nail  
The invention is related to an intramedullary nail for fixation of a fractured bone having a medullary canal. The intramedullary nail may comprise a first radially expandable section provided in a...
6679889 Apparatus and methods for independently conditioning and pretensioning a plurality of ligament grafts during joint repair surgery  
Apparatus and methods for conditioning and pre-tensioning soft tissue grafts during joint repair surgery, such as during repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The inventive apparatus is...
6673079 Device for lengthening and reshaping bone by distraction osteogenesis  
An implantable bone distractor is created which grips both sides of a cut bone by the use of screws and plates, then applies an expansion force between the cut bone edges. This force is applied in...
6660007 Laminoplasty fixation system  
Fixation devices for stabilization and fusion of the lamina after laminoplasty are described. The device comprises of a plate with several holes that receive bone fasteners. The plate is curved at...
6648890 Bone fixation system with radially extendable anchor  
Disclosed is a bone fixation device of the type useful for connecting soft tissue or tendon to bone or for connecting two or more bones or bone fragments together. The device comprises an elongate...
6616668 Adjustable transverse connector for use with a spinal implant system  
The present invention relates to a transverse connector having an assembly, which joins two spinal rods to form a spinal implant construct. The transverse connector has two members each having...
6554833 Expandable orthopedic device  
A device for stabilizing bone includes a tubular body having first and second end regions defining a longitudinal axis therebetween. A plurality of splines extend from the first end region, the...
6554553 Tension adjusting device  
The invention provides an improved Winged Fastener in which a large threaded nut is movably engaged with the threaded sleeve of the Winged Fastener wherein the nut is movable set in a washer such...
6533788 Locking device for intramedullary pin fixation  
A locking device includes a locking sleeve and a handle. The locking sleeve defines a pin channel and a plurality of resilient locking catches. The distal end of the sleeve includes a tip having a...
6524313 Intramedullary nail system  
An intramedullary nail system includes a telescopic nail assembly for use in fixation of long bone fractures. The nail assembly includes a female hollow nail that is attached to the proximal cortex...
6517541 Axial intramedullary screw for the osteosynthesis of long bones  
An axial intramedullary screw having a straight cylindrical outer surface for the operative treatment of long bones, the screw having two tips and a screw thread extending between the tips. At each...
6491696 Device for distracting bone segments, especially in the area of a jaw  
The invention relates to a device for distracting bone segments, comprising at least two components ( 12, 13 ) which can be displaced in relation to each other by means of an adjustment device ( 14...
6454810 Endoprosthesis  
The invention concerns an endoprosthesis ( 1 ) for replacing osseous areas in the diaphysial and metaphysial regions of an elongate bone, said endoprosthesis comprising an intermediate member ( 2 )...
6447515 Bioresorbable implant for fracture fixation  
The present invention contemplates use of a resorbable ceramic or other material inserted into a special container, the outer dimensions of which may be adjusted during insertion to provide firm...
6447514 Polymer filled hip fracture fixation device  
An orthopaedic implant includes a flexible bag; a structural support at least partially within the bag; and a hardened polymer within the bag. The orthopaedic implant is implanted within the bone...
6406234 Blind rivet with fastener  
The present invention relates to an orthopedic fastener for fixing an implant, suture, or tissue to a bone. The fastener comprises a blind rivet and a closing element. The blind rivet includes a...
6383185 Medullary nail for the distraction of bones  
The medullary nail ( 10 ) for bone distraction has an electric motor drive ( 20 ) that is located in its interior ( 11 ), preferably in its interior ( 11 ) in the area of its tip ( 12 ), and is...
6336929 Intramedullary skeletal distractor and method  
A device for effecting progressive elongation of a sectioned bone having no extracutaneous elements, and a method for using the device, are presented. The device, which includes a pair of...
6319255 Prophylactic implant against fracture of osteoporosis-affected bone segments  
A prophylactic implant is provided for protecting osteoporosis-affected bone segments against fractures, in particular the neck of the femur, the vertebral column and the wrist. According to a...
6299642 Bone cement plug for deployment in a bone canal  
A core for forming a bone cement plug for deployment in a bone canal, the core including a base portion defining a bore having internal teeth therein and extending axially and distally from a...
6287310 Fasteners having coordinated self-seeking conforming members and uses thereof  
Fasteners having coordinated self-seeking conforming members for implanting into a cavity such as a hole, tube, or hard tissue defect are provided. An actuator mechanism translates applied force to...
6267764 Osteosynthesis system with elastic deformation for spinal column  
The osteosynthesis system has two anchor members (2) adapted to be fixed to two vertebrae (4), and a link member (6; 106) adapted to interconnect the anchor members and to exert stresses against...
6224600 Intramedullary, flexible fracture fixation device, using bi-axial prestressing  
The invention refers to a prosthetic device for the application of simultaneous axial and transversal prestressing to obtain stable and elastic osteosynthesis of fractures. The device focuses on...
6200317 Device for moving two objects relative to each other  
A device for moving a first object relative to a second object, which device comprises a first part, which can be fixed to the first object, and a second part, which can be fixed to the second...
6174312 Helical wire  
The invention relates to an osteosynthesis aid for treating upper arm fractures close to the head with an elastically derformable helical wire which is inserted laterally into the medullary space....
6149669 Surgical fastener assembly method of use  
A surgical fastener method for fastening a first bio-organic tissue member to a second bio-organic tissue member comprising a plurality of suture anchors for insertion through respective openings...
6129762 Anchor and method for securement into a bore  
An anchor and method for securement into a bore in a medium. The anchor has a first generally hollow cylindrical section having a first plurality of spaced longitudinally directed fingers and a...
6126691 Bone prosthesis fixation device and methods of using same  
A fixation mechanism for use in a prosthesis implantable into bone comprises a main body defining an internal passageway and including a plurality of openings extending between the internal...
6126662 Bone implant  
A kit of assemblable components for implantation into the bone of a mammal for use in distraction osteogenesis. The kit comprises a fixture, a footing and a distracter, the fixture including a...
6120504 Intramedullary nail having dual distal bore formation  
An intramedullary nail having dual distal bore formation is comprised of a nail having a longitudinal centerline extending between a distal end and a proximal end. The nail defines a proximal...
6080157 Device to stabilize the lamina  
6077265 Nail for fixing the position and shape of broken long bones  
A nail for fixing the position and shape of broken long bones is provided. The nail has a longitudinal shank defining a central main body and longitudinal extending, radially directed, ribs,...
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