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8177785 |
Method for minimally invasive treatment of unstable pelvic ring injuries with an internal anterior fixator and posterior iliosacral screws
The instant invention is a novel method for definitive pelvic stabilization. The method uses the already established principles of anterior external fixation combined with internal hardware placed...
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8167888 |
Tibial spacer blocks and femoral cutting guide
The present invention relates to one or more tibial spacer blocks used during knee arthroplasty, each configured to be temporarily positioned upon a resected proximal portion of a tibia...
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8167953 |
Carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty implants and related jigs, medical kits and methods
Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint implants include a trapezium implant defining an articulating surface and a cooperating first metacarpal implant with a base portion of the first metacarpal...
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8162948 |
Orthopedic implant rod reduction tool set and method
A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws. The tool set includes a pair of end guide tools that receive opposite ends of the rod in channels and under...
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8162947 |
Dome shaped implant and inserter
An implant for resurfacing a joint and a driver for the implant. The inserter attaches to the head of the implant. The inserter is designed to facilitate the handling and insertion of an implant at...
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8157805 |
Apparatus and method for the repair of articular cartilage defects
An encapsulation device for repair of articular cartilage defects includes a body for disposition adjacent a bone in an area of the cartilage defect, and elongated leg structure extending from the...
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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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8152814 |
Separator tool for a modular prosthesis
A tool for separating components of a modular prosthesis includes an upper and lower body, each defining opposing bills at one end that are sized to fit in juxtaposed relation within an initial gap...
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8147495 |
Methods and kits for treating fractures with a biological agent
A method and kit for treating fractures in a subject entailing placing a temporary fixation device containing a wire in a percutaneous manner across a fracture line, drilling across the fracture...
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8147494 |
Osteotomy procedure
An osteotomy resection procedure for removing a wedge from a bone utilizing a localization device. The localization device being used to track reference points associated with the bone, track...
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8147496 |
Surgical universal positioning block and tool guide
A positioning block for use in knee surgery includes a rotational mounting removably engageable to the bone element by a multi-axial fastener such that the mounting element is selectively rotatable...
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8142433 |
Intramedullary nail and targeting instrument
An intramedullary nail and targeting and/or nailing instrument are provided, whereby a connection end of the targeting and/or nailing instrument has an axially parallel protrusion and a connection...
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8142439 |
Method of connecting an impactor to an orthopaedic implant
A method of connecting an impactor to an orthopaedic implant includes the steps of: providing the impactor including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a trigger pivotably connected to...
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8137354 |
Localized cartilage defect therapy
Methods of repairing cartilage defects are provided. The cartilage defect is identified and shaped to prepare the cartilage defect for a localized therapy. The cartilage defect is isolated with an...
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8137361 |
Method and apparatus for constant force tensor/ligament balancer
A tensor/ligament balancer for use in measuring a gap existing between an anatomy is provided. The tensor/ligament balancer can include a first paddle. The tensor/ligament balancer can also include...
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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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8133283 |
Scapho-lunate fixation implants and methods of use
Surgical implants for neighboring bones are disclosed herein. Preferred implants are configured to be implanted into the scaphoid and lunate. Preferred implants include a first plate configured to...
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8133231 |
Instrument kit and method for performing meniscal repair
An instrument kit for performing a repair procedure on a meniscal tear in a knee for use in combination with a mechanical repair device is disclosed. The instrument kit includes at least one...
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8128626 |
System and method for delivery conformation and removal of intramedullary bone fixation devices
A bone fixation system and method for stabilizing a fractured bone by implantation into the intramedullary canal of an implant that is expanded by an implant deformation apparatus, or deformer. The...
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8128630 |
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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8123751 |
Methods and apparatus for access to and/or treatment of the spine
Systems, devices, and methods suitable for use with procedures performed at least partially percutaneously are provided. In some procedures, two or more access devices for providing access to...
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8123752 |
Systems and methods for injecting bone filler into the spine
A method for strengthening a spinous process comprises positioning a framework over an outer surface of the spinous process, the framework comprising a mesh connected to a frame. Bone filler is...
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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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8118811 |
Apparatus for knee surgery and method of use
The present invention comprises a set of instruments and a method for their use in preparing a knee joint to receive knee implants. The inventive instruments and method are generally suitable for...
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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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8114091 |
Surgical instrumentation kit for inserting an ankle prosthesis
A surgical instrument including at least one tibial phantom generally corresponding to at least certain features of the tibial implant. The tibial phantom includes a top surface adapted to move...
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8109932 |
Bone regeneration device for 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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8100914 |
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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8092480 |
Platform cannula for guiding the expansion of expandable bodies and method of use
This invention relates to devices, such as cannulas or needles, which are used for inserting expandable structures, such as medical balloons, into interior regions of a human or animal body, as...
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8080012 |
Ultrasonic sinus membrane/periosteum separation tool set
An ultrasonic sinus membrane/periosteum separation tool set consisting of a cutting tool and a spray nozzle for use with a hand piece of an ultrasonic machine is disclosed. The cutting tool has a...
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8080061 |
Apparatus and methods for treating bone
Implants and methods for bone treatment, preferably minimally invasive treatment, including repositioning of vertebrae may comprise insertion of a bobbin having a wire, string, thread or band,...
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8075618 |
Annulus repair systems and techniques
Systems and methods for repairing annulus defects include at least one blocking member positionable in or adjacent to the annulus defect, at least one attachment portion for securing the blocking...
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8070752 |
Patient specific alignment guide and inter-operative adjustment
A method of preparing a joint for a prosthesis in a patient. The method includes obtaining scan data associated with the joint of the patient, preparing a three-dimensional image of the joint based...
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8070754 |
Spine surgery method and instrumentation
Surgical instrumentation for use in placing an implant into a disc space between a pair of spinal vertebrae may include: (a) a distractor having a distal end that may be placed into the disc space...
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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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8057480 |
Ultrasonic handpiece
An ultrasonic handpiece is used for augmenting a bone screw. The handpieces comprise a housing, an ultrasonic converter shiftingly accommodated in the housing, and a sonotrode connected to one end...
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8057478 |
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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8057474 |
Telescopic strut for an external fixator
A telescopic strut for use with an external fixator includes a tube and a rod, especially a threaded rod being in threaded engagement with the tube. The tube comprises at least one hole for...
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8052691 |
Spring loaded fixation element insertion device
The invention relates to a device for attaching fixation elements to bone, having a longitudinal member with a channel extending therein adapted for receiving at least one fixation element. A shaft...
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8048080 |
Flexible tissue rasp
Methods and devices are described for modifying tissue in a spine of a patient to treat or alleviate spinal stenosis. In one embodiment, a method may include: advancing at least a distal portion of...
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8043295 |
Vertebral spreading instrument comprising markers
A vertebral spreading instrument for moving apart two vertebrae of a spine includes a plurality of spreading fingers and a spreading mechanism for adjusting a distance between the spreading...
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8043253 |
Device and method for rapid aspiration and collection of body tissue from within an enclosed body space
Device and method for rapid extraction of body tissue from an enclosed body cavity. Hollow entry cannula with optional core element provides entry into body tissue space such as bone marrow....
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8038719 |
Methods for less invasive glenoid replacement
The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of...
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8034109 |
Linked slideable and interlockable rotatable components
Medical devices having one or more rotatable linkable components or segments, delivered in a first orientation relative to a component guide into a tissue cavity, such as the interbody vertebral...
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8034056 |
Guide assembly for intramedullary fixation and method of using the same
An intramedullary fixation assembly usable with different long bone types and a guide assembly for guiding deployment of the intramedullary fixation assembly. The intramedullary fixation assembly...
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8034055 |
Method and apparatus for providing access to a presacral space
Methods and apparatus for providing percutaneous access to the presacral space in a minimally invasive, low trauma, manner. A number of related methods and surgical tool sets form a percutaneous...
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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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8025667 |
Apparatus for measuring an angle of a guide wire relative to a bone
A measurement apparatus has a body that includes a reference surface that defines a reference line. The body further includes a first elongate window defining a first measurement line and a first...
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8025663 |
Augments for surgical instruments
A system for establishing a prosthetic gap between first and second bones at a joint comprises an instrument for positioning within the gap between the first and second bones, and an augment for...
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