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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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
7326203 Device for advancing a functional element through tissue  
This invention relates to an apparatus for incrementally advancing functional probes through tissue.
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,...
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...
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...
7282054 Adjustable cut block  
The present invention provides a cut block for cutting the femur and tibia during knee replacement surgery.
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...