Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100145459 | ZERO-PROFILE INTERBODY SPACER AND COUPLED PLATE ASSEMBLY - An implant for insertion into a disc space between vertebrae, wherein the implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion coupled to the spacer portion, two bone fixation elements for engaging the vertebrae and a retention mechanism for preventing the bone fixation elements from postoperatively backing-out of the plate portion. The retention mechanism may be in the form of a spring biased snapper element that is biased into communication with the bone fixation elements so that once the bone fixation element advances past the snapper element, the snapper element is biased back to its initial position in which the snapper element interfaces with the bone fixation elements. Alternatively, the retention mechanism may be in the form of a propeller rotatable between a first position in which the bone fixation elements are insertable to a second position where the bone fixation elements are prevented from backing-out. | 06-10-2010 |
20100145460 | ZERO-PROFILE INTERBODY SPACER AND COUPLED PLATE ASSEMBLY - An implant for insertion into the disc space between vertebrae. The implant including a spacer portion, a plate portion coupled to the spacer portion, a plurality of bone fixation elements for engaging the vertebrae and a retention mechanism for preventing the bone fixation elements from postoperatively uncoupling from the implant. | 06-10-2010 |
20100305704 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH FIXATION GEOMETRY - An intervertebral spacer implant ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100312346 | LOW PROFILE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - The present invention is directed to a low profile intervertebral implant ( | 12-09-2010 |
20110137347 | NON-FUSION SCOLIOSIS EXPANDABLE SPINAL ROD - A growing rod for mounting between attachment mechanisms that are secured to anatomical structures of a patient having scoliosis. The growing rod includes a base rod having an attachment end, an extendable rod that is translatable relative to the base rod along a longitudinal axis and a housing enclosing at least a portion of the extendable rod therein. A magnet is rotatably mounted within the housing and is enclosed by a top magnet cover and a bottom magnet cover. The magnet includes a first pole and a second pole. A gear reduction mechanism is associated with the magnet and the extendable rod. The gear reduction mechanism reduces an output rotation to the extendable rod relative to an input rotation from the magnet. | 06-09-2011 |
20110172710 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER IMPLANTS AND METHODS - An interspinous process spacer for implantation in an interspinous space between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process includes a balloon-like body, a first deployable protrusion and a second deployable protrusion. The body has a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends. The spacer is arrangeable in an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The first deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the proximal end and the second deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the distal end. The first and second deployable protrusions are oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis in the unexpanded configuration and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in the expanded configuration. | 07-14-2011 |
20110190817 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE INTERSPINOUS PROCESS SPACER IMPLANTS AND METHODS - An interspinous process spacer for implantation in an interspinous space between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process includes a balloon-like body, a first deployable protrusion and a second deployable protrusion. The body has a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal and distal ends. The spacer is arrangeable in an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration. The first deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the proximal end and the second deployable protrusion is mounted proximate the distal end. The first and second deployable protrusions are oriented generally parallel to the longitudinal axis in the unexpanded configuration and generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in the expanded configuration. | 08-04-2011 |
20120004692 | Remotely Adjustable Tissue Displacement Device - The invention relates to an apparatus for displacing tissue within the body, wherein the apparatus includes two or more attachment members selectively displaceable with respect to each other via a driving member. The driving member preferably is rotatable and is caused to rotate by a magnetic actuator that can be activated by a magnetic field from outside the body. | 01-05-2012 |
20120130428 | NON-FUSION SCOLIOSIS EXPANDABLE SPINAL ROD - A growing rod for mounting between attachment mechanisms that are secured to anatomical structures of a patient having scoliosis. The growing rod includes an outer housing and an inner housing disposed within the outer housing. The inner housing includes a magnet assembly including a magnet having a first pole and a second pole and a gear reduction mechanism coupled to the magnet. A first rod is secured to the inner housing and a second rod is secured to the outer housing. The gear reduction mechanism reduces an output rotation of the magnet to rotate a driver that operates to move the inner housing along a longitudinal axis with respect to the outer housing. | 05-24-2012 |
20120323330 | LOW PROFILE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - The present invention is directed to a low profile intervertebral implant ( | 12-20-2012 |
20140100663 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH FIXATION GEOMETRY - An intervertebral spacer implant ( | 04-10-2014 |
20140148905 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH FIXATION GEOMETRY - An intervertebral spacer implant ( | 05-29-2014 |