| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 623170140 | Having ball and socket means | 30 |
| 20080228274 | Intervertebral Prosthesis - An intervertebral prosthesis for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes upper and lower prosthesis plates locatable against respective vertebrae and having opposing, concavely curved recesses therein, and a core located between the plates. The core has opposed, convexly curved surfaces received in the recesses of the plates to allow the plates to slide in articulated manner over the core. The opposed surfaces of the core and the recesses of the plates have cooperating spherical curvatures. The recess of each plate surrounds a locating peg projecting centrally from the base of the recess and is bounded by an annular rim, such that the annular rims of the plates are arranged to contact one another at a predetermined limit of sliding movement of the plates over the core. The peg locates loosely in an opening located centrally in a curved surface of the core, whereby the plates can slide over the core in all directions while the peg holds the core captive. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090204217 | IMPLANT COMPRISING A TWO-PIECE JOINT - An implant, in particular an intervertebral implant, comprising (A) two articulating parts ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090210059 | Vertebral Disc Prosthesis - A prosthesis for a vertebral column has an upper part ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090210060 | Intervertebral Prosthetic Disc With Metallic Core - A prosthetic disc for insertion between adjacent vertebrae includes a core having upper and lower curved surfaces and upper and lower plates. At least one of the curved surfaces of the core is metallic, and in some embodiments the entire core is metallic. Each plate has an outer surface which engages a vertebra and a metallic inner curved surface which is shaped to slide over one of the curved surfaces of the core. In some embodiments, the center of rotation of the core is free to move relative to the upper and lower metallic plates. In some embodiments, one or more channels extend across one or both of the curved surfaces of the core for allowing passage of bodily fluid to promote lubrication between the core and at least one of the plates. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090270986 | Disc Implant - A problem with total disc implant surgery appears to be the positioning of the implant which if not correct may lead to pain and eventually new surgery. The present invention relates to an improved disc implant ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100036496 | V-Shaped Staple for Spinal Prosthesis - An intervertebral implant system for positioning between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra is provided. The implant system comprises an intervertebral implant and a staple. The implant comprises an inferior plate and a superior plate, while the superior plate has a vertebral surface facing the upper vertebra and the inferior plate has a vertebral surface facing the lower vertebra. There are two grooves on at least one vertebral surface extending at an angle outward from a centerline on the vertebral surface as they extend from the anterior portion of the plate toward the posterior portion of the plate. When in use, the staple is associated with the two grooves for maintaining stability of the intervertebral implant and preventing backing out of the intervertebral implant. The staple also has two arms and has a generally rectangular shape prior to use. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100049323 | Artificial Intervertebral Joint Permitting Translational and Rotational Motion - An intervertebral joint prosthesis having a ball component ( | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110224794 | ARTIFICIAL SPINAL DISK - An artificial spinal implant for placement between adjacent vertebrae to replace disk material and to stabilize the involved vertebrae is described. The artificial disk may be disassembled for installation and/or removal for repair, replacement or adjustment, and may be assembled from the front of the spine as individual component parts, thereby permitting alignment of the spine during the assembly process, and the stabilization of the involved vertebrae once assembly has been completed. Further, the components may be chosen from a set of similar components having different sizes, thereby enabling the implant to be tailor fit to the requirements of the patient. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120136443 | IMPLANT SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST THREE SUPPORT ELEMENTS - An implant system that includes a concave spherical-segment-shaped socket part and a corresponding convex spherical-segment-shaped joint part is provided. The joint part rests in the socket part, wherein at least three support elements that describe a spherical triangle or a spherical polygon are arranged on the surface of the joint part or on the surface of the socket part. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120197400 | ARTIFICIAL CERVICAL VERTEBRAE COMPOSITE JOINT - An artificial cervical vertebrae composite joint is composed of two upper and lower fixing members disposed vertically symmetrically, a cervical vertebrae body member, and two connection members, the cervical vertebrae body member being connected between the fixing members through the connection members. The fixing members each have an L shape and comprise a front wing part and a base part. A locking screw hole is formed in the front wing part, and a skidproof groove provided with an inverted tooth and a protrusion is disposed on a middle portion of the base part. A bone grafting hole is transversely disposed through a middle portion of the cervical vertebrae body member, and two cavities are disposed on both upper and lower sides of the cervical vertebrae body member at an axial center of the cervical vertebrae body member to mount the connection members. The connection member has one end mounted in the cavity by means of a fixing ring, and another end connected with the fixing member to form a stable sliding-trough type ball-and-socket joint. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120277863 | Maphbe 1 - The Maphbe 1: Artificial Tissue and Joint Replacement System is a method of replicating the physiological function of tissue as described in the claims. The Maphbe 1 is unique because it employs methods of manufacturing needed to successfully combine the different materials needed to replicate tissue. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120330418 | METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES - A methodology for grafting together adjacent bony structures is provided using an implant device having an endplate with an inner disc portion and outer ring portion spaced from the inner disc portion by a connecting wall disposed therebetween. An endplate interior surface includes a retaining structure for securing the endplate to one of the bony structures, and endplate an exterior surface has an integrally formed socket. A ball-joint rod has a longitudinally extending body and an end, and at least a portion of the ball-joint rod end is curvilinear in shape. The curvilinear ball-joint rod end is rotatably disposed in the endplate socket to fixedly interconnect the bony structures. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130184824 | INTERSPINOUS IMPLANT WITH OVERLAPPING ARMS - Spinal implants and methods of inserting the implants into an interspinous space and into engagement with spinous processes. The implants may include first and second arms that are separately inserted into the patient. The arms may be attached together within the patient in an overlapping arrangement and pivotally connected at a joint. The arms may be moved about the joint with first ends of each of the arms on a first side of the joint contacting against opposing lateral sides of a first spinous process and second ends of each of the arms on a second side of the joint contacting against opposing lateral sides of a second spinous process. A securing member may contact against the arms and secure the orientation of the arms. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130204369 | ARTIFICIAL SPINAL DISC - An artificial disc prosthesis is provided. The prosthesis includes first and second end plates and a nucleus. Each end plate may have one or more rows of keels for fixation to vertebral bodies. The nucleus may engage a slot or trough in an inner surface of an end plate. The trough can be open on the posterior or anterior end to allow the nucleus to slide into the trough without undue distraction of adjacent vertebrae. The nucleus can be prevented from moving out of the trough by inserting a stop in the trough. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130297027 | METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES - A methodology for grafting together adjacent bony structures is provided using an implant device having an endplate with an inner disc portion and outer ring portion spaced from the inner disc portion by a connecting wall disposed there between. An endplate interior surface includes a retaining structure for securing the endplate to one of the bony structures, and endplate an exterior surface has an integrally formed socket. A ball-joint rod has a longitudinally extending body and an end, and at least a portion of the ball-joint rod end is curvilinear in shape. The curvilinear ball-joint rod end is rotatably disposed in the endplate socket to fixedly interconnect the bony structures. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130317614 | METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES - A methodology for grafting together adjacent bony structures is provided using an implant device having an endplate with an inner disc portion and outer ring portion spaced from the inner disc portion by a connecting wall disposed therebetween. An endplate interior surface includes a retaining structure for securing the endplate to one of the bony structures, and endplate an exterior surface has an integrally formed socket. A ball-joint rod has a longitudinally extending body and an end, and at least a portion of the ball-joint rod end is curvilinear in shape. The curvilinear ball-joint rod end is rotatably disposed in the endplate socket to fixedly interconnect the bony structures. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140012378 | Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis Having Multiple Bearing Surfaces - An intervertebral disc prosthesis comprises a left prosthesis component and a symmetric right prosthesis component positioned in an intervertebral space. Each prosthesis component includes a superior vertebra facing surface, an inferior vertebra facing surface, and a substantially spherical bearing surface. The bearing surface is positioned between the superior vertebra facing surface and the inferior vertebra facing surface. The superior vertebra facing surface is provided on a superior endplate and the inferior vertebra facing surface is provided on an inferior endplate. The superior endplate is operable to rotate relative to the inferior endplate upon the bearing surface. Each prosthesis component further comprises an elastic member positioned between an endplate and the bearing surface. The elastic member may be substantially cylindrical with a plurality of resilient ribs. Flexion/extension, lateral bending, and torsional movement are allowed by a combination of endplate rotation upon the bearing surface and compression of the elastic member. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140094915 | VERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS - A prosthesis for a vertebral column has an upper part ( | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140107784 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS AND INTERVERTEBRAL PROSTHETIC UNIT - An intervertebral disc prosthesis ( | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140194990 | Adjustable complex of artificial cervical vertebra and intervertebral connector - An adjustable complex of an artificial cervical vertebra and an intervertebral connector includes: a vertebra body; and two end plates respectively connected to a top end and a bottom end of the vertebra body by spherical joint structures; wherein the vertebra body comprises: an upper vertebra body; and a lower vertebra body; wherein the upper vertebra body is axially connected to the lower vertebra body by a screw thread; a plurality of radial screw holes are correspondingly provided on side surfaces of the upper vertebra body and the lower vertebra body; a length-fixing screw is provided though the radial screw holes of the upper vertebra body and the lower vertebra body; wherein end plate fixing screws are respectively provided on the two end plates. The adjustable complex has a support function of an artificial vertebra and movability of an artificial intervertebral disc. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140309740 | Method of Spinal Treatment - A problem with total disc implant surgery appears to be the positioning of the implant which if not correct may lead to pain and eventually new surgery. The present invention relates to an improved disc implant for total disc replacement, that includes two inter-vertebral elements which are flexibly connected via a coupling mechanism. Following surgery, the relative movability of the two inter-vertebral elements is decreased overtime, as bone ingrowth occurring around the implant and specifically through osseointegrative sections gradually decrease the movability of the elements relative to each other. Following, the relative movability of the implant elements is replaced by fixation of the elements. The fixation has flowingly occurred in a position affected by the movement of the patient, and is thereby more acceptable to the patient. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140364949 | INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESIS - The present invention relates to an intervertebral disk prosthesis comprising at least three parts including a first plate, referred to as the upper plate ( | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140371856 | Prosthetic Intervertebral Disk - An intervertebral disk prostheses for the total replacement of an intervertebral disk of the lumbar and cervical spine has an upper plate having upwardly projecting formations anchoring it to an upper vertebra on its upper face and a concavity on its inner face surrounded by an edge. A lower plate is provided with downwardly projecting formations anchoring it to a lower vertebra on its lower face and a flat inner face surrounding a groove extending front-to-back. A middle plate between the upper and lower plate has on its upper face a convexity that is identically or differently shaped to the concavity on the inner face of the upper plate and a ridge extending front-to-back surrounded by a flat lower face of the middle plate. The ridge has flanks and the groove houses the ridge of the middle plate and permits the ridge to slide front-to-back in the groove. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150025632 | Transforaminal Prosthetic Spinal Disc Apparatus - An intervertebral prosthetic implant having a first endplate having a first surface configured to substantially engage with a first vertebral body and a second surface having an extension with a concave contact surface, the concave contact surface being spaced apart from the second surface. A second endplate is provided with a first surface configured to substantially engage with a second vertebral body and a second surface comprising a convex contact surface, and the second endplate having a securing element positioned along and above the second surface defining a first and second window on opposing sides of the second surface. The securing element extends along the width and length of the lower endplate and configured with an access hole. An extension portion extends from the first surface of the first endplate through the access hole of the securing element and contacts the second surface of the second endplate. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150142113 | Intervertebral Implant - An intervertebral implant comprises first and second parts having outer surfaces engaging adjacent vertebral surfaces. An insert between these parts provides relative movement therebetween. The first and/or second parts may have engagement means in the form of apertures for engagement with insertion instruments. The first and second parts may nest together, in the absence of the insert, for insertion into the intervertebral space. The boundaries of the implant may form a working space which would include insertion instruments therein. A detent and detent recess may be provided for engagement of the insert and one of said first and second parts. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20160166401 | METHOD AND IMPLANT DEVICE FOR GRAFTING ADJACENT VERTEBRAL BODIES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160175106 | VERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLATION THEREOF | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160175108 | VERTEBRAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLATION THEREOF | 06-23-2016 |
| 20170231779 | PROSTHETIC DISC FOR INTERVERTEBRAL INSERTION | 08-17-2017 |
| 20170231781 | Spinal Fusion Apparatus | 08-17-2017 |
