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8177787 |
Disposable battery pack for a surgical drill; and method
A surgical procedure is disclosed utilizing a cordless surgical handpiece powered from a sterile battery pack that contains a battery in condition for immediate use without further charging or...
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8167882 |
Minimally invasive bone miller apparatus
A miller assembly for creating a cavity in a bone. The cavity has a cross section which has a generally triangular profile having a first side generally parallel with an axis of the bone and a...
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RE43328 |
Image guided awl/tap/screwdriver
A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided medical and surgical navigation systems that generate images during medical and surgical procedures, includes a guide...
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8156653 |
Safety scalpel with blade retention
A surgical scalpel is presented which combines the attributes of cost-effectiveness in design and safety of single use scalpel devices and the ability to be autoclavable so as to promote the device...
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8157804 |
Expandable blade device for stabilizing long bone fractures
The present invention relates generally to medical devices and medical methods, in particular, devices and methods useful for stabilizing fractures of long bones. In one embodiment, the present...
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8152808 |
Surgical bone cutting assembly and method of using same
The invention is directed toward a surgical kit having component parts capable of use in excising a cartilage defect site on a patient to prepare the same for receipt of an implant plug, the kit...
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8142462 |
Instruments and methods for reducing and stabilizing bone fractures
Instruments and methods for reducing and stabilizing bone fractures are presented. One method provides for cutting a portion of a bone having a fracture to create a cavity, wherein the cavity is...
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8137352 |
Expandable intervertebral tool system and method
The invention includes a system and method for loosening of tissue. In one embodiment, an intervertebral tissue removal system includes at least one abrading member for abrading tissue in an area...
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8133228 |
Chisel system for osteochondral implants and a surgical procedure involving same
A chisel system for harvesting an implantable graft from an area of a human having a cartilage overlying a condyle, according to which a module is provided that has one end connected to a handle. A...
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8123750 |
Apparatus and methods for removal of intervertebral disc tissues
Apparatus and methods for removing tissue from an intervertebral disc are disclosed. The apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. Other apparatus...
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8118845 |
Apparatus and procedure for anterior cervical microdiskectomy
A method is provided to perform an anterior cervical microdiskectomy to remove at least one bone spur on a pair of adjacent vertebrae in a spinal column that includes a posterior longitudinal...
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8114084 |
Expandable blade device for stabilizing compression fractures
The present invention relates generally to medical devices and medical methods, in particular, devices and methods useful for stabilizing compression fractures of the spine. In one embodiment, the...
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8114083 |
Methods and apparatus for improved drilling and milling tools for resection
Milling and drilling tools and soft tissue management techniques are provided for arthroplasty that facilitate intraoperative and postoperative efficacy and ease of use. In one embodiment,...
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8109957 |
Disc nucleus removal devices and methods
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for removing tissue. In one aspect, a device for removing tissue includes a hollow elongate member having an outer wall and a lumen, a selectively...
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8109931 |
Implant site preparation method and relative piezoelectric surgical device
A surgical device for preparation of an implant site is disclosed. The device comprises a body capable of being held by a user and an insert that is capable of being coupled to an end of the body....
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8105327 |
Punch, implant and associated method
An instrument for preparing a cavity for a stem of a prosthetic implant for use in performing joint arthroplasty on a head of a long bone is provided. The instrument includes a body and a punch...
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8092455 |
Device and method for operating a tool relative to bone tissue and detecting neural elements
An apparatus for providing medical treatment includes a tool portion configured to operate relative to bone tissue, a handle portion to operate the tool portion, and a nerve monitoring system to...
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8092456 |
Multiple pathways for spinal nerve root decompression from a single access point
A method of accessing target tissue adjacent to a spinal nerve of a patient includes the steps of accessing a spine location of the patient by entering the patient through the skin at an access...
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8092457 |
Drilling device and drilling procedures for surgical purposes
A medical drilling device for drilling of human or animal tissue carries a drill (7) that is electrically contacted by a bore electrode (9) and a backing electrode (10). Both electrodes (9, 10) are...
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8070750 |
Tunnel notcher and guidewire delivery device
A tunnel notcher and guidewire delivery device is provided for creating a notch and positioning a guidewire within a bone tunnel. In general, the device includes an elongate member having proximal...
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8066707 |
Method for preparing a space in bone to receive an insert
A method is disclosed for preparing a space in bone of a human body to receive an insert at least in part therein. The method is performed with a device having a mid-longitudinal axis and a...
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8062298 |
Flexible tissue removal devices and methods
A device for modifying tissue in a patient may include: an elongate body having a rigid proximal portion and a flexible distal portion having first and second major surfaces; a proximal handle...
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8062319 |
Endoscopic rotary abrader
An endoscopic rotary abrader allowing for increased burr size while maintaining the required minimum clearance between the burr and the hood. This is accomplished either by an offset configuration...
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8057500 |
Flexible inner member having a flexible region comprising a cut with convoluted path areas
A flexible inner member for rotation within an angled outer tubular member of a rotary tissue cutting instrument to cut anatomical tissue includes a flexible region for conforming to the...
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8052706 |
Flexible inner member having a flexible region comprising a labyrinthine cut
A flexible inner member for rotation within an angled outer tubular member of a rotary tissue cutting instrument to cut anatomical tissue includes a flexible region for conforming to the...
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8052689 |
Cut-off acetabular reamer
An acetabular reamer (10, 10′, 10″) is intended in particular for the shaping of the cotyloid cavity in the event of a replacement of a hip joint by total prosthesis. The reamer (10, 10′, 10″) ...
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8052613 |
Spinal nucleus extraction tool
Disclosed are surgical tools, tool sets and methods for percutaneously accessing and preparing treatment sites within the spine for subsequent treatment procedures. The treatment site may be an...
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8043291 |
Bone graft harvest device
A bone harvesting tool includes an elongate hollow collection cannula with a lumen for receiving harvested bone tissue. Holes are formed through the collection cannula to permit visual observation...
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8043292 |
Surgical sagittal saw blade including a guide bar, a blade head and drive rods for pivoting the blade head
A surgical sagittal saw blade that including a guide bar shaped to be releasably secured in a static position to a complementary surgical sagittal saw. A blade is mounted to the guide bar to pivot...
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8038677 |
Surgical instrument
The invention relates to a surgical instrument comprising a handling part and a tool part that encompasses at least one movably mounted tool which is actuated via a force-transmitting and/or...
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8029508 |
Bone cutting apparatus
A bone-cutting apparatus and associated method and system. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a guide removably attachable to a bone, and a rotatable mill coupled to the guide. The guide has...
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8025668 |
Medical device removal system
A medical device removal system includes a vessel filter repositioning or removal device to remove and/or reposition a medical device, such as a vessel filter. The system includes a gripper to grip...
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8025662 |
Bidirectional reaming cutter
A surgical rotary reamer including a shaft and a cutting head connected to the shaft. The cutting head has a plurality of cutting teeth. At least one cutting tooth has a forward portion, a rearward...
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8016834 |
Process and device for treating vertebral bodies
The invention concerns a process for treating of vertebral body (70) with the following steps: introducing a trocar (10) and a trocar jacket (20) into the vertebral body (70), removing the trocar...
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8002783 |
Surgical device for bone surgery
A surgical device (1) for bone surgery including a body (2) able to be gripped by the user and a tip (3) mounted at the head of the body and set in vibration at a modulated ultrasonic frequency to...
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8002774 |
Bone mill including a base and a mill head separate from the base, the mill head including a moveable catch tray
A bone mill including a base and a mill head that is removably attached to the base. A cutting disc is rotatably disposed in the mill head. When the mill head is attached to base, the cutting disc...
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7997174 |
Osteochondral plug graft trimming device and method
A device for trimming an osteochondral plug graft to an implantable configuration includes a blade assembly terminating in a configured leading cutting blade and a plug graft housing comprising a...
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7993340 |
Instruments and techniques for spinal disc space preparation
A milling instrument assembly is provided for vertebral endplate preparation along a cutting path obliquely oriented to the axis of approach to the vertebra. The milling instrument assembly...
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7993348 |
Curved acetabular positioner, impactor and reamer handle
An acetabular instrument has a handle portion having one or more solid nonflexible drive shaft elements therethrough. The shaft elements are connected by a U-joint at one of both ends to form a...
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7988692 |
Surgical tool holder and surgical tool
A surgical tool holder 12 and tool system 10 is provided. The surgical tool holder (12) is adapted to connect to a tool support (14) having an interface receiver (36). The tool support provides a...
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7985225 |
Apparatus and method for sculpting the surface of a joint
Methods and devices for sculpting bones, particularly in preparation for implanting prosthetic devices to replace articulating bone joint surfaces. Improved bone removal devices including burr...
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7963967 |
Bone preparation tool
A bone preparing tool for use with a percutaneous bone access system. The bone access system penetrates the interior of a bone. The bone preparation tool allows a surgeon to prepare the interior of...
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7963915 |
Devices and methods for tissue access
Methods and apparatus are provided for selective surgical removal of tissue. In one variation, tissue may be ablated, resected, removed, or otherwise remodeled by standard small endoscopic tools...
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7959634 |
Orthopedic surgery access devices
The present invention provides instrumentation that facilitates access to both sides of the vertebral body from a single access point. More particularly, the present invention provides bendable...
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7955335 |
Osteochondral plug graft trimming device and method
A device for trimming an osteochondral plug graft to an implantable configuration includes a blade assembly terminating in a configured leading cutting blade and a plug grail housing comprising a...
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7955323 |
Instrument holder and method for a surgical instrument having a park position
A surgical instrument holder has a head assembly and a drive spindle assembly. The head has a second coupling end with a coupling device and interface for receiving and holding a surgical...
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7955336 |
Cutting instrument and method of use for preparing an osteochondral plug for implantation
A cutting instrument and method of use for preparing an osteochondral plug for implantation into a bone defect site. The instrument includes a dual function cutting block, a base holder, a rod...
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7947044 |
Surgical instruments for shaping spinal endplates
The present invention relates to surgical instruments particularly suitable for preparing vertebral endplates during spinal interbody surgical procedures. Methods of using such instruments are also...
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7942879 |
Minimally invasive bone miller apparatus
A milling system is disclosed for creating a cavity in a bone. The cavity has a cross section which has a generally triangular profile having a first side generally parallel with an axis of the...
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7938830 |
Powered tissue modification devices and methods
A device for modifying tissue in a spine may include: a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion having dimensions which allow it to be passed into an epidural space...
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