| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 606319000 | Including additional head-anchoring means | 21 |
| 20080255622 | FACET FIXATION AND FUSION SCREW AND WASHER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A spinal implant including a stabilization member coupled to an elongate member is herein provided. The implant can be configured for placement within a facet joint in an intra-facet or trans-facet configuration. Also, the implant can include a fusion-promoting bioactive material thereby providing a single device capable of spinal stabilization and/or fusion. Furthermore, a method of placing such an implant within a facet joint in an intra-facet or trans-facet orientation is hereby provided. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090005821 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR STABILIZING BONE COMPATIBLE FOR USE WITH BONE SCREWS - Described herein are devices, systems, and methods for treating bone. Self-expanding stabilization devices for repairing bone may include one or more bone screw attachment regions for attaching a bone screw after or before inserting the device into a subject. The stabilization device may be attached using an inserter. These stabilization devices may be used with bone screws having multiple parts or components. Thus, the stabilization devices described herein may be used to help secure one or more bone screws (in particular pedicle screws) in a subject. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100094358 | SPINAL STAPLE - A bone anchor assembly includes a bone fixation member and a bone screw. The bone fixation member includes at least one opening therethrough for receiving the bone screw. Two pairs of legs extend from a plate portion of the bone fixation member and are configured for insertion into bone. A lip of the opening is configured for engaging a set of threads on the bone screw such that the bone screw and the bone fixation member are affixed to one another once the bone screw is inserted through the opening of the plate portion. An installation tool for inserting the bone fixation member into bone includes a proximal region, a tubular member, a rotatable collar, and a gripping mechanism. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100145397 | ANCHOR-IN-ANCHOR SYSTEM FOR USE IN BONE FIXATION - An anchor-in-anchor fixation system is provided for securing underlying structure, such as bone. The fixation system includes a first bone anchor having a shaft for fixation to underlying bone, and a head that defines an internal bore. A second bone anchor extends through the bore and into underlying bone. A fixation assembly is also provided that includes one or more fixation systems coupled to an auxiliary attachment member configured for long bone fixation, spinal fixation, or fixation of other bones as desired. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20110301652 | HAMMER TOE IMPLANT AND METHOD - An implant is disclosed including an elongate threaded portion and a blade portion extending from the elongate threaded portion. The blade portion has a taper terminating at a point. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110301653 | Hammer toe implant with expansion portion for retrograde approach - An implant for fusing adjacent bones is disclosed. The implant includes an elongate threaded member and a flexible portion extending from the elongate threaded member. The flexible portion includes a plurality of prongs configured to be reversibly compressed toward an axis defined by the elongate threaded member. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120109223 | BONE ANCHORING DEVICE - A bone anchoring device includes a shaft for anchoring in a bone and a head, the shaft including a first section having a plurality of barb elements, the barb elements being elastically deformable relative to the body of the shaft, and a second section including a bone thread for engagement with the bone. The first section is located near the tip of the shaft and allows insertion by pushing whereas the second section provides enhanced resistance against pull-out. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120172936 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING A SYNDESMOSIS INJURY - The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to implantable devices for the treatment of syndesmosis injuries. More specifically, the various embodiments include systems, devices, and methods for implantation of an implantable device having at least one bone anchor for treating such injuries. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20130060295 | HAMMER TOE IMPLANT - An implant is disclosed including an elongate threaded portion and a blade portion extending from the elongate threaded portion. The blade portion has a taper terminating at a point. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130317554 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - In an implantable medical device, a locking mechanism with enhanced frictional stabilization comprises a substantially spherical elongating spring adapted to expand from a collapsed state to an elongated state, wherein the spring volume is increased in the elongated state for increasing a frictional contact with a surrounding surface. A screw or other protruding element is inserted into the spherical elongating spring for driving the expansion thereof. Locking methods include the expansion of a spring within an aperture of a device body for increasing frictional stabilization therein. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140031881 | Ankle Nail Assembly - The present disclosure provides methods and devices that allow for rotational control, compression and fusion of the ankle as required for treatment while providing additional mobility in the movement of the foot. The devices of the present disclosure are configured to go through the talus and tibia for fusion of ankle joint while avoiding the calcaneus and subtalar joint. According to a first aspect, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are curved to provide sufficient area for rotational control and compression of the ankle bones. According to a second aspect, exemplary embodiments of the nails of the present disclosure are configured to be placed at an angle with respect to the intramedullary canal. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140046387 | CLAMPING ELEMENT FOR SETTING A BONE FRACTURE AND FIXATION DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is a clamping element for setting a bone fracture. The element comprises a flexible and substantially non-plastically deformable continuous loop inside which at least two fixing elements can be pushed through, and an extension element of alterable length that can be inserted into and is expandable inside the continuous loop in such a manner that in order to enable the extension element to apply forces to the fixing elements, said forces being directed towards each other, a predetermined tensile stress can be generated over the circumference of the continuous loop. Also disclosed is a setting device comprising the clamping element. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140052196 | HAMMER TOE IMPLANT WITH LIVING HINGE AND METHOD - An implant is disclosed including an elongate threaded portion and a blade extending from the elongate threaded portion. The blade having a taper terminating at a point and a biasable cantilever formed in a central portion of said blade and with a free end that protrudes from at least one surfaces when the cantilever is unbiased. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140058462 | HAMMER TOE IMPLANT WITH EXPANSION PORTION FOR RETROGRADE APPROACH - An implant for fusing adjacent bones is disclosed. The implant includes an elongate threaded member and a flexible portion extending from the elongate threaded member. The flexible portion includes a plurality of prongs configured to be reversibly compressed toward an axis defined by the elongate threaded member. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140121714 | BONE GRAFT FIXATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and devices are provided for securing a bone graft to a bone in a manner that ensures compression between the bone graft and bone. In one embodiment, a bone graft is positioned adjacent to a bone surface, a post is implanted in the bone, with the bone graft extending around a portion of the post, and a locking element is applied to the post to compress the bone graft into intimate contact with the bone. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140148863 | ORTHOPAEDIC FIXATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An orthopaedic fixation apparatus includes a first retainer section and a second retainer section. The second retainer section is separable from the first retainer section. A first fastener is insertable into a first opening and a second fastener insertable into a second opening. A retention member is engageable with the first fastener and with the second fastener. The retention member is elongated and flexible. The retention member contacts and extends at least partially around a head portion of the first fastener and extends to a head portion of the second fastener, and also contacts and extends at least partially around a head portion of the second fastener. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150094778 | HAMMER TOE IMPLANT AND METHOD - An implant includes an elongate threaded portion defining a first central longitudinal axis and a groove. The groove defines a second longitudinal central axis that extends in the same direction as the first central longitudinal axis. A blade portion extends from the elongate threaded portion and has a taper terminating at a point. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150335368 | A TWIST-DRIVABLE PIN ASSEMBLY - A twist-drivable pin assembly includes first and second drivers, each having a driving end ( | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150342655 | HAMMER TOE IMPLANT WITH EXPANSION PORTION FOR RETROGRADE APPROACH - A system includes and implant and an elongate device. The implant includes a first bone engaging portion and a flexible portion coupled to an end of the first bone engaging portion at an engagement portion. The flexible portion is configured to be compressed toward a longitudinal axis defined by the flexible portion. The elongate device includes an engagement end that is sized and configured to engage the engagement portion of the implant. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150359573 | Compression Screw Systems for Compressing Bones of the Extremities - Compression screw systems for stabilizing and/or compressing bones of the extremities, characterized by a compression screw component and a hook component. The hook component is received on the compression screw component in any rotational position relative to the compression screw component in order to orient the hook component relative to a bone or bones requiring stabilization and/or compression. The hook component includes an anti-rotation feature, while a configured flange thereof provides a hook that extends about and overhangs a part of the bone. The compression screw component and the hook component may include cooperating structures that allow the hook component to attach to the compression screw component or allow the compression screw component to self-orientate with respect to the hook component upon compressing engagement of the compression screw head with the hook component. The configured flange of the hook component may terminate with a single, double or multiple tined prong. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160100871 | UNIVERSAL ANCHOR FOR ATTACHING OBJECTS TO BONE TISSUE - An anchoring device and method for attaching an object to a bone comprises an anchoring member having proximal and distal ends, with the proximal end being adapted to hold the object to the bone while the distal end is in the bone, and a locking member having proximal and distal ends, with the proximal end adapted to secure the anchoring member into the bone and oppose its pull-out or loosening by stopping its backing or preventing its unscrewing while the distal end is in the bone. Also provided are first and second fasteners, with the first fastener adapted to fit to the proximal end of the anchoring member, and the second fastener adapted to fit to the proximal end of the locking member. The end of the second fastener can have an angle that matches an angle of the locking member. | 04-14-2016 |
