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7582107 |
Compression screw apparatuses, systems and methods
Compression screw apparatuses, systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the compression screw includes a primary screw and a secondary screw. The primary screw includes an at least...
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7578836 |
Orthopedic screw and method
A screw, driving device, and method are provided for repairing a tissue injury of a patient, such as a meniscal tear in a knee or osteochondritis dissecans. The screw has a root, a distal section...
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7335205 |
Implants, device and method for joining tissue parts
Implants ( 7 ) for forming a positive connection with human or animal parts include a material, such as thermoplastics and thixotropic materials, that can be liquefied by means of mechanical...
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7316532 |
Screw with integrated screwdriver
A screw with an integrated screwdriver, the screw having a screw shaft with a thread, a screw head, and a longitudinal axis, and the screwdriver being connected coaxially with the longitudinal axis...
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7306626 |
Method of loading tendons into the knee
A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A...
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7235078 |
Protective devices for use with angled interference screws
A protective device for use with an interference screw used to attach a soft tissue graft within a bone tunnel reduces the tendency of the interference screw to undesirably snag a soft tissue graft...
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7235077 |
Bone fixation device and method
An apparatus and method of reducing and fixating bone fragments during osteosynthesis is disclosed. An internal fixation plate has first and second arms forming an acute angle. Attachment locations...
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7214232 |
Graft fixation device
A graft fixation device combination. The device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The fixation device has two implantation members connected by a graft...
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7211111 |
Apparatus and method for tibial fixation of soft tissue
An apparatus and method for fixation of a soft tissue graft. The apparatus may include a member having a first surface and a second surface. Each of the surfaces extend a distance relative to one...
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7131973 |
Bone anchor implantation device
Bone anchor implantation devices and methods for their use are disclosed. The bone anchor implantation devices have an ergonometric and/or rotatable handle. The bone anchor implantation devices and...
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7118581 |
Method for fixing a soft tissue on a bone
The invention concerns a set for fixing a soft tissue, such as a ligament or tendon on a bone, comprising two nails ( 10 ) and a member for positioning and setting ( 30 ) the nails in the...
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7105029 |
Skeletal fixation device with linear connection
A modular bone implant is connected together using linear compression rather than torque.
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7074203 |
Bone anchor and deployment device therefor
A rivet-like bone anchor has a floating washer at its head that can adapt to an angled bone surface and, thereby, better secure a tissue thereto. The anchor includes a rivet, an expandable sleeve,...
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7063724 |
Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament
Method and apparatus for reconstructing a ligament. A graft ligament support block comprises a body, a graft hole, and a transverse fixation pin hole extending through the body. An installation...
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7063717 |
Biointerference screw fixation technique
Endosteal fixation of a ligament graft with an interference fixation device installed in a retrograde manner in ACL reconstruction is disclosed. The interference fixation device may be a screw or a...
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7033398 |
Sinus tarsi implant
An arthroeresis-prosthesis (endorthosis) system comprising a sinus tarsi implant for the purpose of blocking abnormal motion between the talus and calcaneus while allowing normal motion and...
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7033377 |
Surgical device for capturing, positioning and aligning portions of a severed human sternum
A surgical device for capturing, positioning and aligning portions of a severed human sternum via positioning around the costal cartilage portion of each of a paired set of ribs located on opposite...
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7025786 |
Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament
A crosspin for supporting a graft ligament in a first bone tunnel formed in a bone. The crosspin is positioned in a second bone tunnel extending transverse to, and intersecting, the first bone...
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7022140 |
Acromioclavicular joint prosthesis
The acromioclavicular joint prosthesis of the present invention provides a mechanism for securing the distal or outer end of the clavicle to the acromion of the scapula. The present prosthetic...
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7022129 |
Threaded cable anchor
A bone anchor for securing sutures or cables within a hole opening in a bone includes a screw element and a washer, which is separate from and independent of the screw element. The end of the cable...
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6994725 |
Method and apparatus for reconstructing a ligament
Apparatus is disclosed for reconstructing a ligament, the apparatus including a bone fixation element having a central bore and adapted for positioning in a bone tunnel, a flexible filament...
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6974477 |
System for loading tendons into the knee
A surgical method for loading ligament grafts into a joint. A longitudinal socket formed in a bone is intersected by a transverse pin. A flexible strand is drawn with the pin through the bone. A...
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6955678 |
Soft tissue repair tool
A surgical tool includes a member, a guide wire received within the member by a friction fit, and a guide wire pusher for application of a force to the guide wire to overcome the friction fit and...
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6942667 |
Bone anchor
An apparatus and method for fastening a percutaneous medical device to bone is presented, comprising an anchor which comprises an outer threaded segment and an inner cavity comprising an inner...
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6921402 |
Polymer-based orthopedic screw and driver system with increased insertion torque tolerance and associated method for making and using same
An orthopedic screw with an internal bore and mating driver has a bioabsorbable polymer component. To increase the torque tolerance of the screw and to minimize the likelihood of the driver...
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6902573 |
Instrumentarium for implanting a tendon replacement
An instrumentarium for implanting a tendon replacement in a channel within a bone comprises a suture retention device. Said suture retention device has a plate-shaped body and a cylindrical pin...
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6896678 |
Ceramic-tipped skull pins
A skull pin including a removable tip is disclosed where the tip of the pin is manufactured from a ceramic material. Alternatively, the tip can be manufactured from other insulating, non-conducting...
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6875215 |
Distraction pin for fracture fixation
An internal fixation pin comprises first and second portions with threads of different diameters, but having the same pitch and thread depth. The first portion includes a self-tapping tip. No...
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6830573 |
Surgical fastener system
A surgical fastener system is disclosed. The system includes a surgical fastener, a surgical fastener holder sized and shaped to receive the surgical fastener at least partially therein, and a...
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6827722 |
Method and apparatus for use of a guide wire capturing surgical instrument
Disclosed is a driven surgical driver for wire guide surgical components. The driver has a rotatable drive shaft which is configured to apply driving and rotational forces to a medical device. A...
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6818010 |
Suture anchor system for joining pieces of tissue and instrument for inserting an anchor implant
In a suture anchor system for joining pieces of tissue, in particular, for repairing meniscal tears, comprising at least two arrow-shaped or pin-shaped anchor implants joined to one another by a...
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6808528 |
Apparatus and method for securing a graft ligament in a bone tunnel
Apparatus and method are disclosed for reconstructing a ligament. The method includes the steps of forming a first bone tunnel and a second bone tunnel transverse to, and intersecting one another;...
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6808526 |
Osteosynthesis screw, especially for application by a translaminar vertebral screw
An osteosynthesis screw ( 1 ) used especially for application by a translaminar vertebral screw, comprises a shaft ( 3 ) at least partially provided with a thread ( 2 ) and a head ( 4 ) formed at...
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6780115 |
Method and system for intraoperatively revising the length of fracture fixation screws
The length of a bone fracture fixation screw may be intraoperatively adjusted with the aid of a cutting jig that includes a measuring block which is slidable along a rail adjacent a measuring scale...
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6755836 |
Bone screw fastener and apparatus for inserting and removing same
A system for and methods of easily and securely inserting and removing a fastener usable during orthopedic surgery to promote proper healing of injured bone are disclosed. In at least one...
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6755834 |
Cranial flap fixation device
A cranial flap fixation device utilizing a piece design comprising an inner member and an outer member. The inner member includes a head and a shaft and the outer member comprises a nut for...
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6736819 |
System and method for fixation of bone fractures
The invention facilitates the fixation of bone fractures. In a particular embodiment, the head component includes a tip, cutting threads and mating threads which are inserted into the far cortex of...
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6730089 |
Nested closure plug and set screw with break-off heads
A nested closure plug and set screw arrangement with break-off heads for securing a spinal fixation rod within to a bone screw includes a closure plug advanceable into an open channel of a bone...
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6726689 |
Helical interlocking mating guide and advancement structure
A structure including a pair of helically wound interlocking forms located on a cylindrical closure for an open headed medical implant and in a receiver between arms of the implant respectively....
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6726687 |
Closure plug for open-headed medical implant
A closure for an open headed medical implant, such as a bone screw. The closure having a cylindrical body having an axis of rotation and also having a threaded radially outer surface. The body...
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6719758 |
Kirschner wire with a holding device for surgical procedures
A Kirschner wire 10 for use in endoscopic surgery is provided, as well as methods and apparatus for installing and removing Kirschner wire 10 . Kirschner wire 10 has a holding device 20 for...
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6685708 |
Staples for bone fixation
Apparatus for increasing the span length of a bone staple, which includes two prongs connected by a system which provides a mechanical advantage to facilitate bringing the prongs closer together or...
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6685707 |
Cranial clamp and method for fixating a bone plate
A clamp assembly for repairing a bone defect according to the invention includes a base, a cap opposing the base, and a post connecting the cap and the base in a fastening position on adjacent bone...
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6679889 |
Apparatus and methods for independently conditioning and pretensioning a plurality of ligament grafts during joint repair surgery
Apparatus and methods for conditioning and pre-tensioning soft tissue grafts during joint repair surgery, such as during repair of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The inventive apparatus is...
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6668688 |
Expandable screw apparatus and method thereof
An apparatus for an expandable screw including an outer screw, a inner screw, and an end nut. An assembly and method for driving and expanding an expandable screw apparatus into a surface or...
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6645227 |
Suture anchor
A suture anchor includes a placement portion frangably connected to an attachment portion. The attachment portion includes an outwardly projecting barb. During insertion of the suture anchor within...
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6635063 |
Set of surgical tools and surgical method for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
A surgical inserter is provided which includes (a) a head portion formed with a ring acceptor for accepting a ring of the surgical screw; and (b) a neck portion connected to, or integrally formed...
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6635059 |
Cannulated locking screw system especially for transiliac implant
Screw system is useful for transiliac fixation of a sacrum and/or sacroiliac joint and/or for application in other skeletal areas, and includes a cannulated bone screw preferably capable of...
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6626911 |
Threaded implant, and arrangement and method for such an implant
A threaded implant for screwing into jawbone and supporting a spacer element in the screwed-in position is provided. The implant includes a socket arrangement which can cooperate with a tool for...
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6616667 |
Surgical instrument for tensioning a cable-like tensioning element
The surgical instrument for tensioning a cable-like, a band-like or a cord-like tensioning element ( 5 ) comprises a manually actuatable lever system. Two levers ( 1, 2 )—the first and the second...
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