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7381752 |
Selective, controlled manipulation of polymers
The present invention provides partial and complete shielding approaches to alter the cross-linking characteristics of irradiated polymers, such as polyethylene. Irradiated polymers and fabricated...
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7374577 |
Implant device for osseointegration to endure weight
Disclosed herein is an implant device for osseointegration to endure weight. This implant device includes an insert-type implant inserted into an amputated end of a thighbone or a lower leg bone of...
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7371408 |
Bone graft substitute composition
A bone graft substitute composition comprising calcium sulfate; a mixing solution selected from the group consisting of sterile water, sodium chloride, phosphate buffered saline, potassium...
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7291179 |
Bone graft substitute composition
Bone graft substitute compositions and methods of making the compositions are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of making a composition includes contacting a mixing solution with a first...
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7268114 |
Protein and process for preparing the same
A protein having amino acid sequence in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the Sequence Listing derived from human MP52, and a dimer protein thereof. A homodimer protein described above can be obtained by...
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7264584 |
Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the body
A method of turning a medical device, having a magnetically responsive element associated with its distal end, at an operating point within an operating region inside a patient's body from an...
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7255712 |
Bone growth promoting implant
A stem-like bone implant includes longitudinal structural members and tension cables that provide curvature control and support, and rigidity against bending and buckling. The longitudinal...
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7252685 |
Fusion implant and method of making same
The present invention provides an implant for use in fusing adjacent bony structures. The implant comprises at least one structural member combined with at least one flexible planar member to...
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7252684 |
Ceramic in replacement components
A method and apparatus for a prosthesis. At least a portion of the prosthesis is made from a ceramic that is treated with ion implantation, which causes a controllable, bilateral compressive stress...
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7244275 |
Orthopedic implant surface configuration with a projection having a back cut
The present invention is a specialized orthopedic implant having an exterior surface for engaging bone. The surface comprises arrayed projections having at least one forward facing facet directed...
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7226484 |
Tear resistant gels and articles for every uses
Soft, tear resistant gel, gel composites and gel articles for various uses formed from one or a mixture of two or more block copolymers with or without one or more selected other polymers and...
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7207991 |
Method for the endoscopic correction of spinal disease
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...
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7198642 |
Orthopaedic spacer
Two spacer components and a retaining ring are part of an orthopaedic system. The system may also include trial or implant stem components that are inserted or implanted in the proximal and distal...
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7192445 |
Medical prosthetic devices and implants having improved biocompatibility
Disclosed are medical prosthetic devices or medical implants which exhibit improved biocompatitibly. The devices or implants include a metal material, e.g. titanium, in which the metal surface...
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7189263 |
Biocompatible bone graft material
Biocompatible bone graft material having a biocompatible, resorbable polymer and a biocompatible, resorbable inorganic material exhibiting macro, meso, and microporosities.
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7186362 |
Methods of improving the wear resistance of prosthetic medical devices
A prosthetic medical device exhibiting improved wear resistance is fabricated by sealing at least one polyolefinic material in an airtight container and providing an inert atmosphere within the...
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7186267 |
Porous and/or polycrystalline silicon orthopaedic implant
The invention relates to orthopaedic implant materials and devices comprising porous and or polycrystalline silicon. Such materials and devices may be used in the treatment of one or more of the...
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7163965 |
Process for producing porous composite materials
This invention relates to a process for producing porous and composite materials comprising steps of: freezing a complex containing at least one calcium salt selected from calcium carbonate,...
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7150879 |
Neutral self-setting calcium phosphate paste
The present invention provides a novel process for producing a calcium phosphate cement or filler which hardens in a temperature dependent fashion in association with an endothermic reaction. In...
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7147666 |
Monolithic implants with openings
A monolithic bioresorbable implant includes optimally designed openings to treat tissue disorders or drug delivery. Preferably, the implant is made from calcium salts. A method of filling a...
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7141067 |
Intercalary implant
An intercalary implant has two stem members and a collar. One stem member includes a stem portion to be received in the intramedullary canal of a native end portion of a long bone and a threaded...
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7132110 |
Tissue repair compositions and methods for their manufacture and use
An osteogenic composition is prepared by a process including the steps of subjecting demineralized bone to an extraction medium to produce an insoluble extraction product and a soluble extraction...
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7125423 |
Intercalary prosthesis, kit and method
An intercalary prosthesis spans a space in the shaft of a long bone between native proximal and distal ends of the long bone. The intercalary prosthesis has first and second intercalary segments...
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7122810 |
Method for manufacturing endo-osseous implants or medical prosthesis by ionic implantation technique
The method comprises the ion implantation of controlled quantities of elements such as CO, C or O in endo-osseous implants or prostheses manufactured in metals, metallic alloys or biocompatible...
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7119038 |
Method for making a porous calcium phosphate article
The present invention discloses a method for making a porous calcium phosphate article including i) preparing a shaped article from a paste containing a calcium phosphate cement, a pore-forming...
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7118705 |
Method for making a molded calcium phosphate article
The present invention discloses a method for making a molded calcium phosphate article including impregnating a rigid shaped article of calcium phosphate in an impregnating liquid for a period of...
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7115143 |
Orthopedic implant surface configuration
The present invention is a specialized orthopedic implant having an exterior surface for engaging bone. The surface comprises arrayed projections having at least one forward facing facet directed...
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7113841 |
Implant forming method
An implant designing method to be applied to a body of bone which has a bone deficient portion, wherein the bone being substantially symmetric with respect to a plane of symmetry, includes...
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7087082 |
Bone implants with central chambers
A bone fusion implant for repair or replacement of bone includes a hollow body formed from at least two bone fragments which are configured and dimensioned for mutual engagement and which are...
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7070621 |
Low profile fusion cage and insertion set
A bone fusion implant system including a first implant body having substantially flat top and bottom surfaces for engaging opposing vertebrae and a side wall extending between the top and bottom...
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7056577 |
Body for providing ingrowth and growth of bone tissue and/or connective tissue and method of making such a body
A body, such as a grain, for providing ingrowth and growth of bone tissue and/or connective tissue. The body consists of a plastic or non-essentially elastic biocompatible material, preferably...
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7045125 |
Biologically active composites and methods for their production and use
Biologically active composites containing calcium phosphate, more specifically beta-tri-calcium phosphate, and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of...
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7044968 |
Compound bone structure of allograft tissue with threaded fasteners
A composite allograft bone device having a first bone member body with a face that defines a plurality of spaced projections forming a pattern and a second bone member body defining a face that...
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7037867 |
Artificial bone graft substitute using calcium phosphate compounds and method of manufacturing the same
A bone graft substitute using magnesium substituted calcium phosphate compounds and a method of manufacturing the same is provided in which the bone graft substitute is used for recovering bones...
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7019192 |
Composition for filling bone defects
The invention is directed toward a formable bone composition for application to a bone defect site to promote new bone growth at the site which comprises a new bone growth inducing compound of...
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7018414 |
Support device for vertebral fusion
A support for vertebral fusion prevents subsidence and eliminates the need for posterior surgery and instrumentation. The support is constructed from cadaveric vertebrae or an implantable man-made...
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7018411 |
Endoprothesis with galvanised silver layer
A bone replacement endoprosthesis has a metallic support structure, at least part of the surface of which is galvanically silvered. Beneath the silver layer a bond layer is provided which can...
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7014661 |
Transcutaneous prosthesis
A transcutaneous prosthesis is disclosed comprising a first component ( 1 ) shaped for implantation into a bone ( 2 ), a second component ( 4 ) intended for location between the bone ( 2 ) and the...
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7008450 |
Porous hydroxy apatite containing silicon and magnesium, and a preparation method thereof
Disclosed are a silicon- and magnesium-containing porous hydroxyapatite, and a preparation method thereof which comprises the steps of performing a hydrothermal treatment of a natural coral and...
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7004977 |
Soft tissue substitute and method of soft tissue reformation
A soft tissue implant material is formed from biologically-compatible polymeric particles. The particles may have a diameter of up to about 500 microns and intraparticulate pores sized for ingrowth...
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7004974 |
Material for bone reconstruction
The invention relates to a preparation for restoring bone in the body of humans or animals in connection with an existing structure, a bone implant or some other prosthetic construction, as well as...
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6989030 |
Transplant material and method for fabricating the same
A transplant material which is capable of imparting desired mechanical properties, elevating bone tissue repair speed and improving biocompatibility. This transplant material comprises an...
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6988015 |
Bone implant
The inventive bone implant for replacing defective joint sockets comprises a base body ( 10 ) consisting of preserved natural spongiosa with an approximately hemispherical cavity ( 12 ).
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6976999 |
Prosthetic device and method of making the same
A method of making a non-modular prosthetic device for a joint arthroplasty. The method comprises molding a polymer interlayer between a porous metal structure and a polymer insert, wherein the...
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6974625 |
Oxidized zirconium on a porous structure for bone implant use
A composition, a medical implant constructed from the composition, and a method of making the composition are described. The composition is a composite material, comprising a porous, reticulated,...
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6932842 |
Method for generating patient-specific implants
An implant is generated which is functionally and aesthetically adapted to the patient with a greater degree of precision, irrespective of the size, form and complexity of the defect, whereby the...
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6899107 |
Osteoinduction of cortical bone allografts by coating with biopolymers seeded with recipient periosteal bone cells
A method by which immune responses to cortical bone grafts and other substrates (e.g., cement, IPN, etc.) can be minimized and at the same time graft osteoinductive potential can be improved, and...
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6887272 |
Artificial pyramid
Disclosed is an artificial vertebra having a bone-marrow regenerating function, comprising a hydroxyapatite (HAp)/collagen (Col) composite body formed by pressure-dehydrating a coprecipitate of...
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6881227 |
Hydroxylapatite material containing tricalcium phosphate with microporous structure
The invention relates to a hydroxylapatite material containing phosphate wherein the microporous structure of algae hard-tissue raw material is retained in the end product and which can be obtained...
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6869445 |
Packable ceramic beads for bone repair
Adherent packed beds of ceramic beads, each comprising a ceramic body coated with a biodegradable polymer, and fabric bags containing such beads in a packed, self-supporting configuration. The...
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