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20100274246 | EXPANDABLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL FOR SMALL BONE FIXATION - The present invention provides method and device for fixating a fractured bone by inflating an intramedullary nail using a manually operated nail inflation syringe. Optionally, the nail is provided attached to an insertion device that may also function as the inflation syringe. The two attached items are preferably provided as a single detachable element—sterile and ready for use. | 10-28-2010 |
20110282395 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL BONE IMPLANT - A composite bone implant. In some embodiments, one or more features are provided, such as markers for passageways, axial engagement of bone screws, sliding support of bone screws and/or a cannulated channel for a guide wire. | 11-17-2011 |
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20080200915 | MARKED TOOLS - A surgical apparatus, the apparatus comprising: (a) a cutting tool comprising an axial member with a proximal end and a distal end, the axial member characterized by at least two adjacent axial sections, wherein differences between each of the sections are visually discernible when viewed in a projection x-ray image; and (b) a hollow tube adapted for parallel alignment with the cutting tool and selectively axially positionable to be adjacent at least a selective one of said axial sections and block x-ray radiation from at least one of passing through or passing adjacent said selected section so that said projection indicates a relative axial position of said hollow tube and said cutting tool. | 08-21-2008 |
20080212405 | Mixing Apparatus - A mixing apparatus comprising: a) a mixing well characterized by an internal volume not exceeding 100 ml.; b) a drive mechanism including a stationary circumferential gear on an inner surface of the mixing well; and c) a planetary mixing element driven by a mixing element gear which engages the stationary circumferential gear. | 09-04-2008 |
20080228192 | Cannula - A bone cement cannula, the cannula comprising: a tube including a section adapted for plastic deformation; and a lumen in the tube capable of resisting forces of a viscous material propelled therethough at a pressure of at least 100 atmospheres. | 09-18-2008 |
20130123791 | Methods, Materials and Apparatus for Treating Bone and Other Tissue - A bone cement comprising a first component and a second component, wherein contacting the first component and the second component produces a mixture which attains a high viscosity an initial period and the viscosity of the mixture remains relatively stable for a working time of at least 5 minutes after the initial setting period, and the mixture is suitable for in-vivo use. | 05-16-2013 |