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7041140 |
Neuro decompression device
A method of using a neuro decompression device is disclosed that significantly reduces fibroplasia proximate to nerve tissue. The device used in the method utilizes particular surface topographies...
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7041135 |
Interbody spinal fusion implants with single-lock for locking opposed screws
An apparatus including an interbody spinal fusion implant having a leading end, a trailing end, and a length therebetween, and opposed upper and lower portions adapted to contact each of the...
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7041138 |
Flexible spine stabilization systems
A spine stabilization system includes a flexible member attachable to a portion of the spinal column. The member includes components that are oriented and function similar to the natural fiber...
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7037339 |
Modular spinal fusion device
An implant is disclosed for use in stabilization of one or more bones, for example, adjacent vertebrae. The implant includes two or more coupled structural elements. Each structural element...
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7033393 |
Self-transitioning spinal disc anulus occulsion device and method of use
An occlusion device for occluding a defect in a spinal disc anulus, including a plate and a retention device. The plate defines an anulus contact face. The retention device extends from the contact...
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7033394 |
Interbody spinal fusion implants with end cap for locking vertebral body penetrating members
An apparatus including an interbody spinal fusion implant having a leading end, a trailing end, and a length therebetween, and opposed upper and lower portions adapted to contact each of the...
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7033392 |
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...
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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...
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7029473 |
Deflectable spacer for use as an interspinous process implant and method
The present invention is a interspinous process device with a deflectable spacer which can be placed between adjacent spinous processes to limit the movement of the vertebrae. The device limits the...
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7022137 |
Bone hemi-lumbar interbody spinal fusion implant having an asymmetrical leading end and method of installation thereof
An interbody spinal implant is formed of cortical bone adapted for placement across an intervertebral space formed across the height of a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies. An...
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7022138 |
Spinal interbody fusion device and method
A disc replacement spinal interbody fusion device is provided having a central sleeve with oppositely left and right-hand threaded axial bores with different diameters. Circumferential threaded...
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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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7018412 |
Allograft spinal implant
An allograft spinal implant includes a generally planar superior end face, a generally planar inferior end face and a generally cylindrical sidewall. The generally cylindrical sidewall extends...
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7018413 |
Modular system for spinal column fusion
The invention relates to a spinal implant consisting of a bone material body which is embodied in a curved manner in its longitudinal direction and is provided with coupling means.
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7011684 |
Intervertebral disk prosthesis
An intervertebral disk prosthesis includes a first part, and the first part has a top, a bottom having an opening, an outer surface, an inner surface and a socket extending into an interior of the...
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7008453 |
Expandable push-in arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion
An at least in part cylindrical push-in interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height.
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7008452 |
Dual durometer elastomer artificial disc
An intervertebral motion disc comprising core material surrounded by a non-resorbable outer shell having a sidewall surrounding the core, wherein the sidewall of the outer shell has a hardness of...
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7004971 |
Annular nucleus pulposus replacement
An annular nucleus pulposus replacement device having a large central cavity.
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7001431 |
Intervertebral disc prosthesis
A system for repairing an intervertebral disc by delivering and curing a biomaterial in situ within the disc. The system includes both a device, having an insertable balloon and related lumen,...
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6997953 |
Method for implanting a laminoplasty
A medical implant device for use in spinal surgery, and more preferably for use in laminoplasty surgery is provided. The implant is a cage-like member having a generally hollow, elongate body with...
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6989031 |
Hemi-interbody spinal implant manufactured from a major long bone ring or a bone composite
An interbody spinal implant comprising cortical bone having a width less than one-half the width of the disc space into which it is adapted to be inserted. The implant has a leading end that is...
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6984245 |
Anterior impacted bone graft and driver instruments
Instrument and implants are disclosed which provide for insertion of an implant into an intervertebral disc space from multiple approaches to the spine. Specifically, as a preferred aspect of the...
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6981975 |
Method for inserting a spinal fusion implant having deployable bone engaging projections
A method is disclosed for inserting an interbody spinal fusion implant for implantation at least in part within and across the generally restored height of a disc space between two adjacent...
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6981990 |
Cervical prosthesis with insertion instrument
A device for implanting a cervical prosthesis includes a cervical prosthesis, an insertion instrument, and a holder which facilitates the connection of the gripping members of the insertion...
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6981989 |
Rotatable and reversibly expandable spinal hydraulic prosthetic device
An improved spinal intervertebral prosthetic device that offers all degrees of motion afforded by the anatomic spinal intervertebral disc, and by virtue of the incorporation of a dashpot assembly...
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6979352 |
Methods of performing embolism-free vertebroplasty and devices therefor
This invention relates to improved vertebroplasty procedures for reducing embolisms, leakage and cement loosening.
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6979353 |
Apparatus for fusing adjacent bone structures
An apparatus for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae includes an implant body dimensioned for positioning within an intervertebral space between upper and lower vertebrae to maintain the...
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6979341 |
Expandable preformed structures for deployment in interior body regions
An expandable structure made from an elastomer material is preformed to a desired geometry by exposure to heat and pressure. The structure undergoes controlled expansion and further distention in...
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6974479 |
System and method for blocking and/or retaining a prosthetic spinal implant
Devices for anchoring and/or blocking spinal implants in an intervertebral disc space are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention the device includes a rigid blocking member having one end...
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6974478 |
Prostheses, systems and methods for replacement of natural facet joints with artificial facet joint surfaces
Cephalad and caudal vertebral facet joint prostheses and methods of use are provided. The prostheses provide an artificial facet joint structure including an artificial articular configuration...
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6972035 |
Expandable threaded arcuate interbody spinal fusion implant with cylindrical configuration during insertion
An at least in part cylindrical threaded interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height.
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6972036 |
Method for laminectomy
A process for performing lumbar laminectomy is characterized by leaving the muscles intact along the base of spinous process and posterior faces of detached portions of lamina, facet joints, and...
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6972019 |
Interbody spinal implant with trailing end adapted to receive bone screws
A spinal fusion implant for insertion between adjacent vertebral bodies has opposed upper and lower surfaces adapted to contact each of the adjacent vertebral bodies from within the disc space, a...
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6969404 |
Annulus fibrosis augmentation methods and apparatus
A device and method are used in fortifying an intervertebral disc having an annulus fibrosis with an inner wall. According to the method, a hole is formed through the annulus fibrosis, and a...
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6966930 |
Facet prosthesis
An article including a facet prosthesis at least partially mounted in a lumen artificially formed between superior and inferior halves of a facet joint, and an elastomeric cushioning element...
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6966931 |
Artificial intervertebral disc with reliable maneuverability
An artificial intervertebral disc includes an upper retaining member secured to an upper vertebra; a lower retaining member secured to a lower vertebra adjacent to the upper vertebra; and a nucleus...
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6964687 |
Anatomical interbody implant and gripper for same
The invention relates to an intersomatic implant designed to be inserted in the disk space defined between two adjacent vertebrae, namely an overlying vertebra and an underlying vertebra, for the...
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6962606 |
Expandable push-in interbody spinal fusion implant
A push-in interbody spinal fusion implant having an expandable height.
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6960232 |
Artificial intervertebral disc
The present invention is directed to the field of prosthetic devices. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention is directed to an artificial disc that can be used as a replacement...
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6958077 |
Inflatable nuclear prosthesis
The nucleus of an intervertebral disc is replaced with a construct including a distendable sack or balloon which is inflated with a hardenable material and is detached in situ when the injected...
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6955691 |
Expandable interfusion cage
An expandable interfusion cage comprising a cage body and a spacer. The cage body includes a seat part which is pierced by an orifice and a branch part which defines therein an inside space and has...
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6953477 |
Laterally expandable cage
A laterally expandable spinal implant includes a central body and two wings that are adapted to be received within an inner chamber formed within the central body. The wings have guide rails that...
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6949123 |
Facet arthroplasty devices and methods
A prosthesis assembly replaces all or a portion of a caudal portion of a left natural facet joint (i.e., a left superior articular process) and all or a portion of a caudal portion of a right...
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6946000 |
Intervertebral implant with deformable wedge
The invention relates to an intervertebral implant including a wedge which is inserted between two spinous processes and has two opposite grooves in which said spinous processes engage, which...
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6942697 |
Pair of lumbar interbody implants and method of fusing together adjoining vertebrae bodies
The pair of lumbar interbody implants is designed to be pushed laterally in a space between adjacent vertebrae for replacing the disc between these vertebrae. Each implant comprises a first and a...
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6936070 |
Intervertebral disc prosthesis and methods of implantation
The present invention provides biocompatible intervertebral disc prostheses that are resilient to compressive forces, that may be adapted to an intervertebral space. When implanted in the spinal...
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6936072 |
Encapsulated intervertebral disc prosthesis and methods of manufacture
The present invention relates generally to intervertebral disc repair devices and methods of manufacture. A method of manufacturing a dynamically responsive encapsulated intervertebral disc repair...
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6932843 |
Apparatus and method for the in-situ formation of a structural prosthesis
An apparatus for in-situ formation of a structural prosthesis includes a tubular member having a proximal end and an opposing distal end. A balloon having a compartment is disposed on the tubular...
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6929647 |
Instrumentation and method for implant insertion
An implant insertion apparatus for guiding surgical instrumentation and facilitating insertion of surgical implants into an intervertebral space includes an adjustable element defining a...
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6929662 |
End member for a bone fusion implant
An end member for use with a bone fusion implant is disclosed. The end member has a first portion, a second portion, and a shoulder connecting the two portions. The second portion is sized to fit...
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