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7361192 Spinal disc prosthesis and methods of use  
The subject invention provides a modular six-degrees-of-freedom spatial mechanism for spinal disc prosthesis, with three rotational and three translational degrees-of-freedom within the entire...
7329259 Articulating spinal implant  
Disclosed are methods and devices for accessing and treating the spine, while minimizing trauma to surrounding tissue. A device is introduced through tissue, to an access point on the spine. The...
7291172 Artificial intervertebral disc  
Artificial intervertebral disc, comprising a nucleus of flexible material with the shape of a flattened body, with a lower and an upper side connected by a lateral surface, having a...
7291150 Intervertebral stabilising device  
The invention concerns a device comprising an implant ( 18 ) designed to be inserted at least partially between the vertebral bodies ( 4, 4 ′) of two neighbouring vertebrae, said implant ( 18 )...
7255713 Systems and methods for agent delivery  
Systems, bone screws, and methods for delivering a treatment agent into or near a bone, such as a vertebra are provided. The system include a hollow prosthetic vertebral body having one or more...
7235102 Prosthetic components with contained compressible resilient members  
One or more rigid components associated with an articulating bone are used to encase, encapsulate, contain, or otherwise protect a compressible/resilient member. The embodiments are applicable not...
7201774 Artificial intervertebral disc replacements incorporating reinforced wall sections  
An Artificial Disc Replacement (ADR) includes a body and/or outer wall that is fortified, reinforced, stiffened or otherwise strengthened with a higher durometer, for example, where it rests...
7182783 Selectively expandable composite structures for spinal arthroplasty  
Embodiments include selectively expandable composite structures useful as spinal arthroplasty devices such as intervertebral disc prostheses. The structures may comprise an outer shell comprised of...
7077865 Method of making an 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,...
7066958 Prosthetic components with partially contained compressible resilient members  
One or more rigid components associated with an articulating bone are used to encase, encapsulate, contain, or otherwise protect a compressible/resilient member. The embodiments are applicable not...
7066957 Device and assembly for intervertebral stabilization  
The invention concerns a staiblizing device ( 150 ) designed to link two vertebrae, comprising at least two chambers ( 156, 158, 186, 188 ) arranged proximate to said vertebrae, said chambers...
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,...
6984246 Artificial intervertebral disc flexibly oriented by spring-reinforced bellows  
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...
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...
6969405 Inflatable intervertebral disc replacement prosthesis  
An intervertebral disc replacement prosthesis which can be implanted in a collapsed state, then expanded within the disc space such that minimally invasive surgical techniques may be employed for...
6960215 Tactical detachable anatomic containment device and therapeutic treatment system  
Devices and methods for the controlled delivery of therapeutic agents into bone and soft tissue to prevent the unintentional migration of therapeutic agents from the treatment site. The containment...
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...
6893465 Vividly simulated prosthetic intervertebral disc  
A prosthetic intervertebral disc includes an upper fusion member adapted to be gradually fused and secured to an upper vertebra, a lower fusion member adapted to be gradually fused and secured to a...
6893464 Method and apparatus for providing an expandable spinal fusion cage  
The spinal fusion cage of the invention comprises two opposing end plates, and three opposing collapsible legs. The two opposing end plates and three opposing collapsible legs are adapted to be...
6849092 Implantable prosthetic or tissue expanding device  
A keratin hydrogel-filled implantable prosthetic device. One device is a breast implant for augmenting or reconstructing a human breast including an envelope containing a keratin hydrogel. One...
6835207 Skeletal implant  
Skeletal implant of the type to be used for connecting at least two elements of the skeleton. The implant has two parts. Each of the parts is capable of being connected to one of the elements. The...
6805715 Method and 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....
6783546 Implantable prosthetic or tissue expanding device  
A keratin hydrogel-filled implantable prosthetic device. One device is a breast implant for augmenting or reconstructing a human breast including an envelope containing a keratin hydrogel. Another...
6764514 Prosthetic apparatus and method  
A prosthetic nucleus for implantation in a chamber of an intervertebral disc after removal of at least a portion of a damaged or degenerated nucleus from the chamber, comprising a wafer of...
6736850 Vertebral pseudo arthrosis device and method  
A pseudo arthrosis device disposed in a patient between two adjacent vertebrae. The device has an enclosure with a plurality of compressible flexible members packed longitudinally therein. The...
6733533 Artificial spinal disc  
A spinal disc prosthesis used to replace a natural human spinal disc that has been damaged by trauma or disease and a method of using the same. The spinal disc of the present invention includes, in...
6733532 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with improved mechanical behavior  
An intervertebral disc prosthesis comprising two plates and a cushion interposed between the plates is contemplated. The cushion includes a compressible body having two ends in contact with the...
6716246 Process and device for facilitating the implantation of biological material  
This invention refers to a device and the procedure for the formation of fibrocollagen tubes that are of use as neovascularized reservoirs to favor the implant of cells and/or substances producing...
6706069 Spinal grooved director with built in balloon  
The present invention is directed toward a grooved director with a built in balloon which is inflated by a pump to a predetermined pressure to expand the walls of a collapsed vertebra. The device...
6692528 Devices that change size/shape via osmotic pressure  
Devices implantable in animal bodies, possibly configured as self-inflating spinal disc prostheses. Alternatively, non-implantable water-desalination and/or purification devices. The devices...
6692495 Vertebral fixator and articulation  
The invention relates to an intervertebral and intravertebral fixation making exclusive use of this space. The vertebral fixation uses rods or screws perpendicular to the articular faces of the...
6645248 Artificial intervertebral disc  
The invention relates to an artificial intervertebral disc for implanting between two vertebral bodies (W) comprising two end plates ( 1, 2 ) which bound a hollow space ( 4 ), which is filled with...
6582467 Expandable fusion cage  
Disclosed is an expandable fusion cage which facilitates the fusion of adjacent bony surfaces, preferably those in the spine. In a preferred embodiment, the fusion cage. The surfaces of the cage...
6582466 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with reduced friction  
An intervertebral disc prosthesis includes two opposing plates, a flexible seal extending between the two plates for forming a fluid-tight chamber between the two plates, a first fluid provided in...
6533817 Packaged, partially hydrated prosthetic disc nucleus  
A packaged prosthetic disc nucleus including a prosthetic disc nucleus and a retainer. The prosthetic disc nucleus includes a hydrogel core formed to hydrate from a dehydrated state. Further, the...
6527804 Intervertebral disk prosthesis  
An intervertebral disc prosthesis comprising two plates and a cushion interposed between the plates is contemplated. The cushion includes a compressible body having two ends in contact with the...
6482234 Prosthetic spinal disc  
A prosthetic spinal disc may include a nucleus and an annulus that together may be optionally shaped, using a computed tomography (CT) scan, ultrasound imaging and/or magnetic resonance imaging...
6443988 Mold apparatus and kit for in situ tissue repair  
A method, and related composition and apparatus for repairing a tissue site. The method involves the use of a curable polyurethane biomaterial composition having a plurality of parts adapted to be...
6419704 Artificial intervertebral disc replacement methods and apparatus  
Artificial disc replacements for natural intervertebral discs make use of a shaped body having a final volume sized to consume at least a portion of an intervertebral disc space, and a filling...
6398811 Composited intervertebral bone spacers  
Described are intervertebral spacer assemblies having reinforcing members or space-filling members. Also described are methods for fabricating intervertebral spacers, as well as methods for fusing...
6395034 Intervertebral disc prosthesis  
An intervertebral disc is replaced with a construct including an expandable stent having convex heads and a hardenable material, such as a resin, which is injected into the intervertebral space...
6395032 Intervertebral disc prosthesis with liquid chamber  
An intervertebral disc prosthesis includes two opposing plates and a flexible seal extending between the two plates for forming a closed chamber therebetween. The disc prosthesis also includes a...
6375682 Collapsible, rotatable and expandable spinal hydraulic prosthetic device  
A spinal prosthetic device ( 10 ) which is hydraulically expanded or retracted, either pre-implantation or in-situ, thereby being adjustable for the exact intravertebral axial spacing required for...
6261586 Bone graft composites and spacers  
A bone graft substitute including a composition of natural selectively deactivated bone material which has been processed to remove associated non-collagenous bone proteins, said bone material...
6248131 Articulating joint repair  
A method and related materials and apparatus for using minimally invasive means to repair (e.g., reconstruct) tissue such as fibrocartilage, and particularly fibrocartilage associated with...
6187048 Intervertebral disc implant  
An implant for forming an intervertebral disc nucleus pulposus prosthesis includes a conformable material adapted to fill cavities within the disc and to at least partially polymerize in-situ to...
6187043 Implantable prosthetic device  
An implant and coverings for an implant for use in the human body are disclosed. Coverings for implants are constructed to present a biocompatible surface to the body and to provide a textured...
6183518 Method of replacing nucleus pulposus and repairing the intervertebral disk  
A process for repairing the annulus fibrosus, and replacing the nucleus pulposus. Removal of the nucleus pulposus and only as much of the annulus fibrosus and intervertebral disk as is necessary is...
6022376 Percutaneous prosthetic spinal disc nucleus and method of manufacture  
A capsule-shaped prosthetic spinal disc nucleus for implantation into a human intradiscal space, made of a substantially inelastic constraining jacket surrounding an amorphous polymer core. The...
5549679 Expandable fabric implant for stabilizing the spinal motion segment  
A method for stabilizing a spinal motion segment by boring and excising an opening in a disc nucleus, inserting a fabric bag having a pore size between about 0.25 and 5.0 mm, packing the bag with a...
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