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7618423 |
System and method for performing spinal fusion
A system and associated methods for performing spinal fusion, involving the use of a graft holder assembly, a locking assembly, and a pair of bone graft implants to simultaneously introduce the...
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7615076 |
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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7608081 |
Rod reducer
A cam coupling rod reducer and method of operation comprises an inner tube comprising a first end having a hole and a second end having a plurality of prongs extending therefrom. The rod reducer...
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7608080 |
Device for inserting implants
A device for inserting implants comprises an elongate, hollow shank with a gripping head at one end to grip and hold an implant. The gripping head includes a movable jaw operatively connected to a...
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7608078 |
Expansion apparatus for adjustable spinal implant
An expansion assembly expands a vertebral implant. The vertebral implant has an inner cylindrical assembly adapted for insertion into an outer cylindrical assembly having an outer wall. The...
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7604640 |
Device and system for applying rotary impact
A device and system for applying rotational impact to screws implanted in bony tissues. Specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure may provide medical professionals the ability to apply...
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7594919 |
Artificial disc inserter
An instrument for inserting an implant is provided. The implant includes a protrusion having a protrusion width for extending into a portion of a bone structure. The instrument includes an...
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7594918 |
Implant placement locator instrument
An implant placement locator instrument includes an elongated handle member that has a first end and a second end, at least one of the first end and the second end being an operative end. The...
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7588573 |
Expansion tool for adjustable spinal implant
A vertebral implant assembly having a tubular body and a pair of endplate assemblies is installed between two vertebral endplates using an apparatus comprising an axle having a proximal end and a...
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7585301 |
Modular hip inserter/positioner
A modular hip body/stem inserter comprises a stem inserter and a holder. A proximal body portion of an implant is loaded, or mounted, onto the holder. A distal stem portion of the implant is...
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7582114 |
Intervertebral stabilizer, methods of use, and instrumentation therefor
An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first surface operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to...
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7582092 |
Assembly tool for modular implants and associated method
An assembly tool for assembly of a first component of a prosthesis to a second component of the prosthesis for use in joint arthroplasty is provided. The tool includes a first member operably...
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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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7575580 |
Instruments, implants and methods for positioning implants into a spinal disc space
Instruments, implants and methods are provided for positioning spinal implants in a spinal disc space between adjacent vertebrae. The instruments provide a low profile engagement with the implants...
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7572281 |
Instrument for guiding a rod into an implant in a spinal fixation system
An instrument for guiding a spinal rod into a rod-receiving portion of an implant comprises a linear portion comprising two relatively moveable shafts, an actuator portion coupled to the linear...
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7563266 |
Slide and kit for delivering implants
A slide instrument has a longitudinal slide portion and spaced walls defining longitudinal channels. The slide instrument may be sized so that it can be inserted through standard arthroscopic...
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7559941 |
Instrument for delivery of implant
A surgical instrument has a main shaft underlying a slide member. The slide member is movable in a proximal-distal direction. The distal end of the slide member has an open position and a closed...
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7559930 |
Surgical tool and method with an actuation mechanism for controlling reciprocation and locking of an anti-rotation member relative to an engagement member for facilitating positioning of an intervertebral device
A surgical tool and method are provided for positioning an intervertebral device between vertebral members. The tool includes an elongate shaft, an anti-rotation sleeve, and an actuation mechanism....
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7549995 |
Surgical instrument for handling an implant
An implant has two parts, each of which includes a joint surface facing the other part, wherein the joint surfaces are in contact with one another in an implanted state and permit pivoting of the...
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7549994 |
Targeting device for a locking nail
A targeting system has a targeting device for a locking nail which is proximally provided with cross-bores the axes of which are disposed in an offset relationship from each other by predetermined...
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7547326 |
Disc annulus repair system
A repair system including a closure prosthesis and deployment device, and associated methods for repairing any imperfection including a flaw, hole, tear, bulge, or, in some cases, a deliberate cut...
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7547309 |
Distractor for lumbar insertion instrument
An instrument and method are disclosed for inserting an artificial intervertebral disc implant having upper and lower parts and a pivot element therebetween into an intervertebral space. The...
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7530982 |
Composite allograft formation instrument
A graft formation and delivery instrument comprising an outer barrel, a piston, and an inner pin. The outer barrel has a center aperture. The piston is seated within the center aperture, has a...
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7527638 |
Methods and devices for minimally invasive spinal fixation element placement
Minimally invasive methods and devices for introducing a spinal fixation element into a surgical site in a patient's spinal column are provided. In general, the method involves advancing a spinal...
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7520879 |
Surgical instruments and techniques for percutaneous placement of spinal stabilization elements
Systems and methods for positioning a connecting element adjacent the spinal column in minimally invasive procedures include instruments that guide the connecting element from a location remote...
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7507243 |
Devices and method for augmenting a vertebral disc
A vertebral disc prosthesis, a method of implanting a prosthesis and a deployment device is provided. The prosthesis may be implanted into the interior region of the vertebral disc so as to...
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7503920 |
Spinal surgery system and method
Apparatus and method for minimally invasive spinal surgery employs an elongated flexible guide element inserted so as to pass in through a first lateral posterior incision, through the spinal...
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7500978 |
Method for delivering and positioning implants in the intervertebral disc environment
The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for delivering medical devices, such as implants, to desired tissue sites, such as the intervertebral disc. In one aspect, an...
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7494492 |
Skin treatment device
A compact hand held device is provided that can be safely used by those suffering from acne, blemished skin or fine wrinkles. The hand held device includes an on/off switch and a button that pulses...
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7494491 |
Device for implanting marking bodies
A device for implanting marking bodies into a bone is provided in the form of forceps whereby comprising a medial forceps handle, a lateral forceps handle, a medial forceps limb, a lateral forceps...
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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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7488330 |
Modular static intervertebral trial
A modular, static intervertebral trial having interchangeable base members having different heights, and interchangeable endplates having different footprints and angles.
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7488328 |
Targeting apparatus for bone fixation device
Apparatus is provided for use with a bone fixation device. The apparatus includes a targeting device, adapted to aid in fixation of the bone fixation device to a bone of a subject. The targeting...
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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...
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7476240 |
Devices and methods for inserting a spinal fixation element
A method for introducing a spinal fixation element between two bone anchors includes engaging a spinal fixation element to a shaft of an instrument, positioning the shaft of the instrument through...
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7476228 |
Distraction screw for skeletal surgery and method of use
An improved distraction bone screw and a method for its use are described. The distraction screw is comprised of an implantable distal segment and a detachably secured proximal segment. The distal...
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7476227 |
Tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis
A tool for placing a malleolar implant for partial or total ankle prosthesis, which includes a spacer block, adapted to be inserted between a tibia and an astragalus of an ankle, a lug secured to...
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7468064 |
Systems and methods for positioning implants relative to bone anchors in surgical approaches to the spine
Devices, instruments, systems and techniques for guiding an implant to a location adjacent a bone anchor include a guide member with a connecting portion and a guiding portion. The connecting...
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7462182 |
Reducing instrument for spinal surgery
An instrument is provided for use in orthopedic surgery for reduction of a connecting member such as a spinal rod toward an anchor. The reducing instrument includes an actuating assembly, a shaft...
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7462180 |
Inserter for a flexible acetabular cup
A prosthesis implantation inserter is used with a flexible acetabular cup which has an opening or openings in its peripheral rim. The inserter has engagement elements which in an operational...
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7445637 |
Vertebra stabilizing assembly
The invention concerns an assembly comprising: a rear damping implant ( 10 ), configured to be laterally placed at the blade-spinal junction of two vertebrae ( 2, 3 ) treated without resection of...
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7431731 |
Method and apparatus for percutaneously securing a bone screw and a bone plate to a bone of a patient
A method of percutaneously implanting a first component and a second component of an orthopaedic assembly into a body of a patient includes the steps of securing a first instrument to the first...
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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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7427293 |
Osteochondral plug graft, kit and method
Each of an osteochondral plug graft and a kit comprises a trapezoid shaped construct configured for osteochondral implanting. An osteochondral regeneration method comprises forming a recipient...
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7419505 |
Collapsible, rotatable, and tiltable hydraulic spinal disc prosthesis system with selectable modular components
A modular hydraulic spinal intervertebral prosthetic device offering individualized optimization of an implantable disc prosthesis by having selectable crown plates modules with differing lordosis...
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7404795 |
Femoral ring loader
An instrument for inserting an implant between vertebral bodies, including a holder adapted to hold the implant during insertion of the implant between the vertebral bodies, a retractor adapted to...
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7396357 |
Ancillary tool and method for positioning a prosthetic acetabulum of a hip prosthesis
An ancillary tool and method for manipulating and implanting a prosthetic acetabulum including a tool provided, adjacent a distal part, with a head for interacting with an endpiece that is used for...
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7387635 |
Surgical instrument for inserting an intervertebral endoprosthesis
Surgical instrument for inserting an intervertebral endoprosthesis consisting of two prosthesis plates and a prosthesis core. The instrument has two prosthesis holders open at the ends that can be...
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7371239 |
Spinal rod insertion instrument
A surgical instrument is provided for urging a longitudinal spinal member into a bone fastener. The surgical instrument may include a holder assembly for engaging a bone fastener, the holder...
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7367979 |
Screwdriver
A scissor-action screwdriver and screwdriver attachment comprises a plurality of arms pivotally attached to one another; a bias element mounted in at least one of the plurality of arms; and a...
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