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7618424 |
Orthopedic instrument
An apparatus for use in orthopedic distraction or compression is disclosed. In the illustrated embodiments, two arms are provided that are connected by a rod or bar with a mechanism that enables...
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7618422 |
Tibial augmentation guide
A guide for use in making tibial augmentation cuts is disclosed. The guide is preferably for use subsequent to an initial cut being made. A method of utilizing the guide, as well as making the...
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7618420 |
Locking intramedullary jig
A locking intramedullary alignment jig for use in bone resection, especially for the proximal tibial has an axially extending intramedullary rod for insertion into the medullary canal of the tibia....
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7618419 |
Method and system of computer assistance for the reduction of a fracture
A method and system of computer assistance to the preparation of the reduction of a fracture such that a patient's bony fragments are separated into first and second bone segments, with in bone...
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7615051 |
Craniofacial fracture reduction assembly
A Craniofacial Fracture Reduction Assembly may include a reduction platform, a threaded fragment manipulator, and an adjustable support assembly. The reduction platform has at least one receiving...
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7608079 |
Unicondylar knee apparatus and system
A device for resecting a bone to receive an implant comprising a resection guide and a cutting device. The resection guide is operable to be secured to a bone. The cutting device operable to cut...
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7608077 |
Method and apparatus for spinal distraction and fusion
The invention provides an implantable spinal distraction/fusion rod with varied thread pitch and diameters along different portions of its length that it is capable of distracting two or more...
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7601154 |
Unicondylar knee instrument system
The present invention provides for an apparatus for cutting a tibia, a stylus, an apparatus for cutting a femur, an apparatus for aligning a femoral cutting guide, and an ankle clamp in support of...
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7591821 |
Surgical technique and instrumentation for minimal incision hip arthroplasty surgery
Improved instruments for modifying a shape of a proximal femur of a patient for installation of a stem of a femoral component of a prosthetic hip during hip replacement surgery, comprising a handle...
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7588574 |
Kits for enabling axial access and procedures in the spine
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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7582090 |
Bone preserving total hip arthroplasty using autograft
Methods and instruments for use of a patient's native and existing cancellous bone as a packing material for the intramedullary canal in total hip arthroplasty and subsequent revision hip surgery....
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7569059 |
Method and apparatus for surgical repair
A method and apparatus for performing a surgical repair may involve the use of a guide to form a passageway through the body portion, such as bone. In addition, or alternately, the guide may be...
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7549993 |
Constant lift cam spreader
A cam spreader having a substantially rigid body with a proximal end defining a handle and a distal end defining a cam. The cam has at least a first lobe, the first lobe having an outer surface in...
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7510557 |
Cutting guide
The present invention provides a system and method of performing surgery on a patient's joint. The method includes making an incision proximal to the joint. The incision exposes at least a portion...
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7507253 |
Implantable brace for a fracture and methods
An implantable brace for immobilizing a fracture and promoting osteogenesis is placed in an osteotomy. The implantable brace may be preformed or made by a method in which the implantable brace is...
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7497869 |
Methods and devices for a minimally invasive placement of a rod within a patient
The present application is directed to devices and methods for positioning a rod within a patient. One embodiment of the device may include an elongated inserter having a first end and a second...
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7491204 |
Instruments and method for preparing an intervertebral space for receiving an artificial disc implant
Instruments and methods for preparing an intervertebral space for receiving an implant. An adjustable trial implant has an adjustable stop mechanism having a stop member connected thereto to vary...
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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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7488323 |
Method and apparatus for manipulating bone during a surgical procedure
A method and apparatus for performing a procedure by manipulating a bone are disclosed. The apparatus can include a bone engaging portion and a digital manipulation portion. The bone engaging...
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7481842 |
Implant system
The invention relates to an implant system having at least one shaft of a prosthesis, in particular a hip joint prosthesis, which can be anchored without cement, and a set of instruments for the...
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7481813 |
Securing device and corresponding methods thereof for bone fixation systems
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices, systems and associated methods for use in rod reduction and set screw insertion for a bone/spinal fixation system. In one embodiment of...
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7431723 |
Device and method for separation of modular orthopaedic elements
A tool, system and method for separating connected orthopaedic components are disclosed. The system includes two orthopaedic components that are connected end to end. One of the orthopaedic...
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7390327 |
Punch apparatus and method for surgery
A bone implantation instrument, punch apparatus and method of forming a recess in a bone are described. The instrument and apparatus include a punch that is extracted from the bone by prying force.
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7377921 |
Damping element and device for stabilization of adjacent vertebral bodies
A damping element ( 1 ) includes: (a) two spring elements ( 2, 4 ) which are coaxial with or parallel to a longitudinal axis ( 3 ) and two axially end-side connectors ( 5, 6 ), where (b) the first...
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7371260 |
Method and instrumentation for the preparation and transplantation of osteochondral allografts
Provided are procedures and instruments for preparing and transplanting osteochondral allograft plugs to a host bone to repair an articular cartilage defect. An allograft bone plug having a...
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7371238 |
Method and device for treating scoliosis
This invention relates to a spinal facet cap for treating scoliosis, the facet cap comprising a shim portion for inserting into a facet joint of a spine, and an alignment portion for maintaining...
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7326203 |
Device for advancing a functional element through tissue
This invention relates to an apparatus for incrementally advancing functional probes through tissue.
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RE39995 |
Minimally invasive intramedullary nail insertion instruments and method
A minimally invasive reaming assembly for creating an entry portal into the canal of a bone and for providing a working channel in which to ream the canal of a bone. The assembly includes a sleeve,...
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7303565 |
Apparatus and method for performing spinal surgery
A cutting guide for use in spinal surgery includes a sidewall defining an internal cavity. A chisel guide, for use with the cutting guide, includes a first block member to be inserted into the...
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7296998 |
Hydrophilic high density PTFE medical barrier
A medical barrier includes a sheet of unsintered substantially unexpanded hydrophilic polytetraflouroethylene (PTFE) polymer material having a density in a range of about 1.2 gm/cc to about 2.3...
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7282054 |
Adjustable cut block
The present invention provides a cut block for cutting the femur and tibia during knee replacement surgery.
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7282053 |
Method of using fracture fixation plate for performing osteotomy
A fixation plate includes a set of threaded peg holes adapted to individually receive fixation pegs therethrough and non-threaded alignment holes having a relatively smaller diameter than the peg...
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7270655 |
Autologous material delivery apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for providing autologous medical treatment to a patient. The apparatus is characterized by its provision of a harvest catheter operatively connected to a pump and a delivery...
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7252671 |
Systems and methods for treating vertebral bodies
A filler instrument comprises a first chamber section having a first cross sectional area and a second chamber section having a second cross sectional area less than the first cross sectional area....
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7241298 |
Universal alignment guide
A universal alignment guide for universally positioning an instrument with respect to a bone to facilitate resecting the bone along desired orientations. The alignment guide comprises a spheroidal...
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7237556 |
Image-guided fracture reduction
Embodiments of the present invention include products and methods for reducing fractures with the aid of image guidance. In one embodiment, products and methods are directed to reduction for the...
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7234468 |
Transverse cavity device and method
A method for treating a compression fracture in a bone includes the step of forming a transverse cavity and then applying a force within the cavity generally normal to a surface of the bone to...
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7229446 |
Tool system for adapting a bone plate
A tool system for working on a bone plate is described. The tool system includes a first tool and a second tool, used at the same time as the first tool to shorten or bend the bone plate. Each of...
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7226451 |
Minimally invasive access device and method
A device that provides access to a surgical location within a patient has an elongate body that has a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner surface. The inner surface defines a passage that...
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7226450 |
Tissue penetrating device and methods for using same
A device for tissue, especially hard tissue, penetration which incorporated a novel paddle-shaped needle for low friction rotatory penetration of the tissue. A controlled delivery or extraction...
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7223269 |
Facet fusion system
A facet fusion system comprises a trochar and a retractor arranged and configured for use during percutaneous retraction. A facet bur is adapted for decorticating the facet joint. The trochar,...
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7175629 |
Extractable filler for inserting medicine into vertebral body
An extractable device is used to insert a medicinal filling into a vertebral body. The device comprises a filling member and a pasty medicine. The filling member is made of a flexible and permeable...
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7175628 |
Extractable filler for inserting medicine into animal tissue
An extractable device is used to insert a medicinal filling into an animal tissue. The device comprises a filling member and a pasty medicine. The filling member is made of a flexible and hermetic...
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7169151 |
Bone regeneration device for long bones, and method of use
A method of stimulating bone regeneration in a discontinuous section of a long bone in a subject requiring same, comprising the step of applying to said discontinuous section of the bone an...
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7160306 |
Surgical instruments and a set of surgical instruments for use in treatment of vertebral bodies
Various surgical instruments for use in the treatment of vertebral body compression fractures, used respectively for: widening a working path; reducing deformity; inserting a filler; and impacting...
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7150751 |
Modular tool connection assembly
A modular tool connection assembly includes a housing which defines the main axis of assembly with a linear bore for containing the components of the assembly. The housing contains a connector...
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7147643 |
Implantation system and aiming device for the same
An implantation system for a locking nail has an aiming device, wherein the locking nail is formed for detachable attachment to the aiming device at the one end thereof. The nail has two locking...
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7147639 |
Disposable external fixation device
A novel disposable axial external fixation device for reducing bone fractures, of the type comprising an extendible rod-like middle body and oppositely located bone screw clamps which are...
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7141053 |
Methods of minimally invasive unicompartmental knee replacement
A method of minimally invasive unicompartmental knee replacement includes accessing a knee through a minimal incision, forming a planar surface along a tibial plateau of the knee, forming a planar...
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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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