Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
606323000 | Hollow (e.g., with socket or cannula etc.) | 20 |
20090204159 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DEFORMITY CORRECTION - An adapter including a coupling portion defining a lumen to receive a pedicle post, an intermediate portion including a first end fixedly attached to a side of the coupling portion and including a second end distal from the coupling portion, and a bolt. A proximal end of the bolt is rotatably coupled to the second end of the intermediate portion and a distal end of the bolt includes a connector. | 08-13-2009 |
20120203289 | CRANIAL IMPLANT - An implant, such as a cranial implant, for attachment to a defect in a bone structure having an edge is described. The implant comprises a direction of extension and a rim extending substantially perpendicular to the direction of extension of the implant. The rim is configured to be attached to the edge of the bone structure and comprises at least one mounting portion configured to accommodate a fastener such that at least a portion of the fastener is extendible in a direction extending away from the rim at an angle which is at most acute with respect to the direction of extension of the implant. The implant is configured such that upon placing the implant in the defect, the fastener is extendible into the edge of the bone defect in a controllable manner. | 08-09-2012 |
20130030478 | ANCHOR WIRE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical guide wire comprising a guide wire hollowed sleeve member and a retention member provided through a hollowed central portion of the sleeve member. The sleeve member includes at least one retention member operational port allowing the retention arm to laterally extend therethrough and retract therein as desired. The functional end of the locking member can be of any reasonable shape and may include one or multiple extending retention arms. A solid penetrating head is integrated into the hollowed sleeve member or the retention member allowing for direct insertion during use. The operational port may be located through either a sidewall or the distal end of the sleeve member. The medical guide wire can be functionally reversed using a feature of a central actuating member to retain the retention arms of a respective hollowed sleeve member in a retracted, insertion configuration and release the retention arms for deployment. | 01-31-2013 |
20130046351 | FIXATION SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPEDIC DEVICES - A fixation system configured to releasably secure an orthopedic implant to a bone. The fixation system including at least one expandable member that is inserted through the lumen and positioned in cancellous bone near the distal portion of the orthopedic implant. A delivery tube delivers a flowable biomaterial to the expandable member. The expand fixation structure includes at least one dimension greater than a corresponding dimension on the orthopedic implant to secure the orthopedic implant in the bone. An insert is secured in the lumen to releasably attach the fixation system to the orthopedic implant. The expandable member is detachable from the orthopedic implant to facilitate subsequent removal of the orthopedic implant from the bone. | 02-21-2013 |
20130072993 | BONE ANCHORING ELEMENT - A bone anchoring element includes a shaft for anchoring in a bone, the shaft having a tubular body. The shaft comprises a plurality of barb elements, wherein each barb element is formed as continuous one-piece part with the tubular body. Each each barb element is moveable between a first position adjacent to the tubular body and a second position further from the tubular body than the first position. The barb elements are arranged along at least one helical line around an axis of the shaft. | 03-21-2013 |
20130103101 | SLEEVE - A sleeve for attachment to an end of a bone fixation element includes an elongated tubular element having a central bore extending therethrough. The tubular element has a proximal portion and a distal portion connected to one another by a web. The proximal and distal portions are separated from one another by a slot extending into the elongated tubular element. The is being sized so that, application of a shearing force to the proximal portion axially displaces the proximal portion relative to the distal portion deforming the web so that the web partially overlays the central bore locking an element received therein in the central bore | 04-25-2013 |
20130144348 | Fixation System for Orthopedic Devices - A fixation system configured to releasably secure an orthopedic implant to a bone. The orthopedic implant has at least one lumen extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion configured to extend through cortical portions and into cancellous portions of the bone. The fixation system includes a flowable biomaterial that flows through the lumen into the cancellous portion of the bone in an expanded configuration with at least one dimension greater than a corresponding dimension on the orthopedic implant located generally along a pull-out direction of the orthopedic implant. An insert is positioned in the lumen and in engagement with the flowable biomaterial located in the cancellous portion of the bone, such that the orthopedic implant is detachable from the biomaterial in the cancellous portion of the bone to facilitate subsequent removal of the orthopedic implant from the bone. | 06-06-2013 |
20130197592 | ANCHORING CANNULA - An apparatus and method for an anchoring cannula including a first cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the oppositely disposed distal end along the longitudinal axis. A second cannula is concentrically arranged within the lumen of the first cannula, the second cannula having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the oppositely disposed distal end along the longitudinal axis. The second cannula includes an expandable portion connected to the distal end that is configured to expand when the second cannula is advanced out of the distal end of the first cannula and to change to an unexpanded configuration when retracted back into the distal end of the first cannula. | 08-01-2013 |
20130211466 | BONE FASTENER AND METHODS OF USE - A bone fastener includes a head, an elongated shank defining a longitudinal axis having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is connected to the head and the elongated shank has an inner surface defining a longitudinal cavity disposed along the longitudinal axis and at least one transverse cavity positioned in the elongated shank. The inner surface defining the transverse cavity and the elongated cavity as well as the outer surface of the elongated shank has bone conductive material disposed thereon so as to promote bone growth into the transverse cavities, elongated cavity and on the surface of the elongated shank in order to secure the bone fastener to bone. The distal end of the bone fastener can be configured to have cutting features that cut into bone and self-pack the elongated cavity with autograft material as it is inserted into bone. | 08-15-2013 |
20130261677 | GRAFT ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A graft anchor has first and second arms each having a leading end, a trailing end, an inner surface, and an outer bone contactable surface. The graft anchor also has a resilient bridge extending between the inner surface of the first arm and the inner surface of the second arm to space apart the first arm and the second arm. The resilient bridge defines a graft receiving pathway between the inner surfaces of the first and second arms. The resilient bridge also defines a deflection point about which a force acting upon the resilient bridge in a direction from the leading end to the trailing end causes the leading ends of the first and second arms to move toward one another and the trailing ends of the first and second arms to move away from one another. | 10-03-2013 |
20130317555 | IMPLANT AND SYSTEM FOR BONE REPAIR - Devices and methods for treating bones wherein the devices include a generally elongated implant that has a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and an intermediate portion therebetween. The implant also includes a lumen extending therethrough. The intermediate portion includes a configuration for engaging bone structure to substantially immobilize the implant within the bone structure. The intermediate portion also includes openings therein that are in communication with the lumen. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317556 | OSTEOSYNTHESIS PIN - The invention relates to an osteosynthesis pin, in particular for a fracture of a calcaneum, made up of a generally cylindrical hollow body comprising an axial bore extending over the entire length thereof, a plurality of through-holes staggered longitudinally relative to one another and intended for attachment screws to pass therethrough, and at least one oblong opening suitable for an ancillary instrument to pass therethrough for repositioning fractured bone fragments. | 11-28-2013 |
20140088654 | Bone Splint - A bone splint manufactured in a polylactide copolymer, the splint comprising an elongate bridging member adapted to be secured to and across fractured bone ends and means to reduce the effective length of the bridging member so that, in use, the splint holds the bone ends together. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094860 | EXPANDABLE SCREW AND METHODS OF USE - An expandable screw includes generally a shaft, a head, and a cut pattern. The shaft includes a longitudinal axis, an outer surface including a thread to engage bone, and an expandable region configurable between a first state with a first radius measured from the longitudinal axis to the outer surface and a second state having a second radius measured from the longitudinal axis to the outer surface. The head coupled with the shaft at a neck is configured to receive a driving instrument to insert and drive the shaft into the bone when the expandable region is in the first state. The cut pattern on the shaft permits at least partial nesting of a first portion of the expandable region within a second portion of the expandable region in the second state. | 04-03-2014 |
20150094779 | CABLE TIE L-PIN - A device for treating a bone includes (a) an elongate body sized and shaped for insertion into a bone and extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end, the elongate body including a channel extending therethrough and a coating along an outer surface thereof, the coating adapted to absorb a selected frequency of light such that, when the selected frequency of light is applied thereto, portions of the coating melt to form a mass; and (b) a first anchor member slidably mountable over the elongate body and movable therealong from a first position at the proximal end of the elongate body to a second position adjacent a bone into which the elongate body has been inserted to cooperate with the mass to fix the elongate body to the bone. | 04-02-2015 |
20150134016 | BONE ANCHOR AND BONE ANCHORING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME - A bone anchor includes: a main body defining a longitudinal axis and including a head; at least one insertion hole which extends from a first opening formed in the head to a second opening formed in the main body, the at least one insertion hole having an axis which is arranged to be inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the main body at an angle, and the insertion hole being configured to receive and guide therethrough a pin-shaped element to be anchored within a bone or bone fragment; and a locking device configured to lock the position of the pin-shaped element inserted within the at least one insertion hole in an axial direction. | 05-14-2015 |
20150343206 | HARD TISSUE ANCHORS AND DELIVERY DEVICES - The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for anchoring medical devices to hard tissues, such as bones or bony structures, particularly vertebrae. By anchoring these medical devices directly to the surrounding hard tissue, the devices are anchored closer to the source of treatment. This provides additional stability and reduces migration of the device at the treatment site. Also, by attaching to hard tissue rather than soft tissue, a stronger attachment is often able to be made. | 12-03-2015 |
20150351815 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC REPAIR - According to some embodiments, an implant for correcting a deformity in or near a joint of a subject includes an implant body having an internal lumen, a suture side hole or window extending through a wall of the implant body and providing access to the internal lumen through an exterior of the implant body, a tension assembly comprising a first bone anchor and a second bone anchor, wherein the first and second bone anchors are configured to be placed on opposite sides of the implant body, and an adjustable suture loop coupling the first bone anchor to the second bone anchor, wherein at least a portion of the at least one adjustable suture loop is positioned within the internal lumen of the implant body. | 12-10-2015 |
20160000489 | Composite Metal and Bone Orthopedic Fixation Devices - Composite orthopedic devices that facilitate spine stabilization, such as: bone screws, rods, plates, interbodies, and corpectomy cages are disclosed. They are designed to provide both strength and load carrying capabilities, while increasing bio-integration of the devices with the surrounding bone tissue. They are constructed of composite layers of allograft and/or autograft bone and a structural material, such as titanium alloy or carbon/graphite fiber composite. Cannulations within the device are loaded with a mixture of stem cells, particles of allograft and/or autograft bone, and bone growth factors, such as BMP-2. The cannulations are connected to the surface of the device via multiple fenestrations that provide pathways to supply the bone/stem cell mixture to the surface, allowing living bone tissue to grow and insure bio-integration. The devices can also have radiofrequency (RF) stimulation implantation within the structure of the implanted device, capable of responding to external RF stimulation of enhanced bone growth. | 01-07-2016 |
20190142482 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORTHOPEDIC REPAIR | 05-16-2019 |