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7618431 Oval dilator and retractor set and method  
Access to a greater area of surgical site with minimally invasive procedure is obtained by using two sets of sequentially placed tissue dilators oriented with their axes in a plane parallel to the...
7601157 Devices and methods for the restoration of a spinal disc  
A system and method is provided for maintaining a proper intervertebral disc height during the replacement or augmentation of the spinal disc. In one embodiment, a cannulated distractor is used to...
7601156 Limb lengthener  
A bone distraction device and a method for installing and using the bone distraction device are disclosed. Separated portions of a bone may be coupled to two or more mounts of the bone distraction...
7597695 Posterior oblique lumbar arthrodesis  
Instruments and methods for spinal stabilization are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, the invention provides greater stabilization of vertebral bodies through methods including combinations of...
7588579 Apparatus for intraoral distraction osteotomy to widen the upper jaw  
A distraction device used to widen an upper jaw after cortical osteotomy and fixation of an adjustable bridging onto the bone of the palate with the goal to increase the distance between two...
7578822 Instrument for compression or distraction  
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...
7575576 Wedge ramp distractor and related methods for use in implanting artificial intervertebral discs  
Instruments and methods for distracting an intervertebral space and inserting and impacting artificial intervertebral discs. A wedge distractor employing opposing ramps through which an...
7559931 Surgical orientation system and method  
A system and method for detecting and measuring changes in angular position with respect to a reference plane is useful in surgical procedures for orienting various instruments, prosthesis, and...
7553331 Internal brace for distraction arthroplasty  
A method for treating a patient suffering from osteoarthritis and an internal brace for distraction arthroplasty including femoral and tibial components which can be fixed to a patient's femur and...
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...
7547308 Instrumentation and methods for preparation of an intervertebral space  
An instrument for separating adjacent vertebrae includes a handle assembly and a distal portion at a distal end of the handle assembly. The distal portion includes first and second members movable...
7531002 Intervertebral disc with monitoring and adjusting capabilities  
A prosthetic endplate having articulation surfaces whose relative positions can be post-operatively adjusted.
7527630 Apparatus for the preparation of a femoral condyle  
The invention relates to an apparatus for the preparation of a femoral condyle for the insertion of monocondylar knee implants, comprising a spreading device for the setting of a desired spacing...
7513900 Apparatus and methods for reducing compression bone fractures using high strength ribbed members  
Devices and methods are provided for treating a bone structure (such as, e.g., reducing a bone fracture, e.g., a vertebral compression fracture, or stabilizing adjacent bone structure, e.g.,...
7491205 Instrumentation for the surgical correction of human thoracic and lumbar spinal disease from the lateral aspect of the spine  
An improved method and instrumentation for performing spinal surgery, including discectomy, interbody fusion and rigid internal fixation of the spine, from the lateral aspect of the spine is...
7485121 Midface distractor  
An external midface distractor is disclosed for attachment to the bones of a patient's cranium and midface region for performing an osteogenesis procedure to gradually lengthen a portion of the...
7485120 Tapered bone fusion cages or blocks, implantation means and method  
A novel device and method for fusions inside a forward widely tapering human disc space. A stabilizing/guiding system is driven into and against the disc space. The device is further stabilized by...
7476252 System and techniques for restoring and maintaining intervertebral anatomy  
Techniques and systems for distracting a spinal disc space and supporting adjacent vertebrae are provided. Trial instruments are insertable into the disc space to determine a desired disc space...
7473256 Method and apparatus for spinal distraction  
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...
7326216 Methods and instrumentation for positioning implants in spinal disc space in an anterior lateral approach  
Instruments and methods are provided for positioning one or more implants into a spinal disc space. The instruments and methods have application in an anterior lateral approach to the disc space...
7320686 Device for distracting vertebrae and delivering a flowable material into a disc space  
The present invention provides a device for distracting two vertebral bodies and delivering a flowable material into the disc space, comprising a body having a proximal portion and a distal...
7316685 Distraction instrument for use in anterior cervical fixation surgery  
An intervertebral distraction tool has a clamshell head with upper and lower halves, each having a curvate outer surface and a flat inner surface. The distal side of the head is hinged so that the...
7314468 Method for using arcuate dynamic lordotic guard with movable extensions for creating an implantation space posteriorly in the lumbar spine  
A lordotic guard and method for guiding a bone removal device to form an implantation space in the human spine and, if desired, for inserting a spinal implant into the implantation space.
7311713 Method of interbody fusion with stacked elements  
An apparatus and method for distracting, in a given direction, and supporting two tissue surfaces. A plurality of wafers are consecutively inserted between the two tissue surfaces to create a...
7300441 Technique and instrumentation for preparation of vertebral members  
Instrumentation and techniques for preparing vertebral members for insertion of an implant. Foundation instruments provide a reference relative to the vertebral members. The foundation devices...
7285122 Method and apparatus for resecting a distal femur and a proximal tibia in preparation for implementing a partial knee prosthesis  
A method of resecting a proximal tibia and distal femur for implanting a partial knee prosthesis uses a resecting kit which includes multiple spacers, each of which has a different spacing...
7261720 Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone  
A balloon for use in compressing cancellous bone and marrow (also known as medullary bone or trabecular bone). The balloon comprises an inflatable balloon body for insertion into said bone. The...
7252673 Devices and methods for inserting spinal implants  
An implant inserter is releasably engageable to an implant to facilitate placement of the implant in a minimally invasive approach to space between adjacent spinous processes. The implant inserter...
7244258 Methods and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion  
Methods and instrumentation particularly adapted for disc space preparation for insertion of implants from an anterior approach to the spine are provided. The instruments include a guide sleeve...
7241297 Transpedicular intervertebral disk access methods and devices  
Methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions that change the spacial relationship between the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disks, or that cause instability of the vertebral...
7223270 Light emitting toothbrush for oral phototherapy  
Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that are sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth with a plurality of bristles of elongate shape coupled to an apparatus body....
7217273 Fluid operated retractors  
A fluid operated retractor for use in surgery. The retractor has a portion that is expandable upon the introduction of fluid under pressure. The expandable portion is made of a material strong...
7189242 Method and instrumentation for vertebral interbody fusion  
A method and instrumentation particularly adapted for disc space preparation from an anterior approach to the spine. In one aspect, an expandable template is provided having guides to guide a...
7179263 Methods and instruments for laparoscopic spinal surgery  
Surgical techniques and instruments are provided for performing surgical procedures in a disc space. The instrument includes a sleeve having a distal end and an opposite proximal end and a working...
7169152 Methods and instruments for interbody surgical techniques  
This invention relates to methods and instruments for performing a surgical procedure in a disc space between adjacent vertebrae. The instruments include a distractor and a cutting instrument. In...
7153305 Method for treating tibial plateau compression fractures  
An apparatus and method for distracting, in a given direction, and supporting two tissue surfaces. A plurality of wafers are consecutively inserted between the two tissue surfaces to create a...
7153304 Instrument system for preparing a disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies to receive a repair device  
An instrument system for preparing a disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies to receive a repair device includes a series of distractors for distracting the vertebral bodies in a manner that...
7137985 Marking and guidance method and system for flexible fixation of a spine  
A method and system for marking and guiding the insertion of securing members (e.g., pedicle screws) of a spinal fixation device. In one embodiment, the marking and guidance method and system...
7135026 Laparoscopic spinal stabilization surgical method  
Spinal fusion implants are laparoscopically placed in a disk space separating two vertebrae. Implant tools, including distraction spacers, boring tools and implants, are passed through a cannula...
7128746 Device for treating intervertebral disc herniations  
A method and device for treating human intervertebral disc herniations using an endoscopic procedure. An access port is opened into and through the annulus of a disc to remove nucleus pulposus....
7118579 Instrumentation for inserting an expandable interbody spinal fusion implant  
Instruments and methods for inserting and expanding interbody spinal fusion implants having an expandable height.
7108698 Combined distractor and retractor instrument and methods  
A surgical instrument for use during a spinal surgery procedure. The surgical instrument being configured to distract two adjacent vertebral elements and retract the nerve root to provide access to...
7097647 Tarsal joint space distractor  
This disclosure relates to an improved dual axis surgical retractor for use by orthopedic or podiatric surgeons for controlled distraction of tarsal joints or compression of osseus fragments. This...
7087055 Minimally invasive expanding spacer and method  
A minimaly invasive spacer for positioning between vertebral members. The spacer is adjustable between a first orientation having a reduced size to facilitate insertion between the vertebral...
7081118 Medical tool  
The invention concerns a medical tool, in particular a vertebral distractor ( 1 ), with a first ( 2 ) and a second link part ( 3 ), wherein the first link part ( 2 ) is connected with the second...
7074226 Oval dilator and retractor set and method  
Access to a greater area of surgical site with minimally invasive procedure is obtained by using two sets of sequentially placed tissue dilators oriented with their axes in a plane parallel to the...
7063706 Distraction device  
A distraction device for moving a one-part or two-part or separated bone apart in order to extend or bridge a bone gap. The device is optionally provided in the form of an intramedullary pin, which...
7029498 Variable height vertebral implant  
A height-variable vertebral body implant having a first, essentially U-shaped or C-shaped cage, and vertebral support surfaces formed on the first cage. The first cage is an inner cage, which is...
7011658 Devices and methods for spinal compression and distraction  
A device for applying a corrective force to a spinal column segment is provided that includes a mechanism with opposite first and second engagement ends and driving means for moving the opposite...
7008432 Device for distracting or compressing bones on bone fragments  
The invention relates to a device for exerting axial forces on bone fragments or vertebral bodies. The inventive device comprises a first connecting element, a second longitudinal connecting...
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