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Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor

20120123514 - Method and device for treatment of arrhythmias and other maladies: Devices and methods are described for treating maladies such as atrial fibrillation. The devices and methods, in some implementations, include two rings separated by a helical winding. The rings and at least one helical winding provide mechanical pressure against an adjacent tissue, e.g., the tissue of a vessel, and the... Agent: Medical Device Innovations Inc.

20120123510 - Method of positioning a tubular element in a blood vessel of a person: A method of positioning a tubular element inside a main blood vessel of a person. The tubular element has a main tube with one or more side openings and a transport wire extending through each side opening. A fixator being positioned in each branch vessel and the corresponding guide wire... Agent: Endovascular Development Ab

20120123511 - Prosthesis deployment system for vascular repair: A deployment system for vascular repair of a transected body vessel is provided. The system can include a prosthesis, an inner sheath, and an outer sheath. The inner sheath can be configured to selectively retain a first portion of the prosthesis in the compressed configuration, leaving a remaining portion of... Agent: Cook Critical Care Incorporated

20120123512 - Sutureless vascular anastomosis connection: Techniques for sutureless vascular anastomosis are described, including an incision seal including a base configured to partially house an outer surface of a main vessel, the base being formed using a material that is configured to be penetrated by a barb disposed on a connector the main vessel being secured... Agent:

20120123513 - Sutureless vascular anastomosis connection: Techniques for sutureless vascular anastomosis are described, including an incision seal including a base configured to partially house an outer surface of a main vessel, the base being formed using a material that is configured to be penetrated by a barb disposed on a connector the main vessel being secured... Agent:

20120123517 - Delivery systems for delivering and deploying stent grafts: A delivery system for delivering and deploying a stent graft includes a curved guidewire catheter, an apex release catheter, an apex capture device, a relatively rigid, hollow catheter, and a distal nose. The apex capture device includes a distal capture portion fixedly connected to the distal end of the guidewire... Agent: Bolton Medical, Inc.

20120123516 - Stent delivery systems and locking members for use with stent delivery systems: Stent delivery systems, locking members for preventing unwanted actuation of a actuation member on a stent delivery system, and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include an inner member. A deployment sheath may be disposed about the inner member. A stent... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20120123515 - System and method for removing an implanted object in a passageway in a patient: A system for removing an implanted stent or other object from a passageway in a patient includes a housing, an expansion element that operates between an enlarged mode in which the expansion element may radially expand to a diameter larger than the object diameter and a collapsed mode in which... Agent:

20120123518 - Flow-deflecting medical device: The disclosure relates to a flow-deflecting medical device comprising a support structure and two flow-deflecting members attached to the support structure. The first flow-deflecting member is movable to a position in which it contacts and substantially seals against the second flow-deflecting member.... Agent: Cook Medical Technologies LLC

20120123521 - Bioabsorbable stents with reinforced filaments: According to an aspect of the present invention, a stent is provided, which contains at least one filament that has a longitudinal axis and comprises a bioabsorbable polymeric material. Polymer molecules within the bioabsorbable polymeric material are provided with a helical orientation which is aligned with respect to the longitudinal... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20120123520 - Blood-flow tubing: An artificial or modified natural blood flow tubing has a helical-flow inducer to induce helical flow in such a fashion as to eliminate or reduce turbulence. One inducer is a tubular stent of expansible mesh having a helical vane.... Agent: Tayside University Hospitals Nhs Trust

20120123522 - Method of treating a dilated ventricle: A method of reducing ventricular dilation comprises placing one or more cardiac bridges into vessels extending along a length of the ventricle. Each cardiac bridge preferably includes a pair of anchors and a bridge member secured therebetween. The tension in the bridge member compresses the ventricle and thereby reduces the... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20120123523 - Reinforcing ring: A reinforcing ring (10) for a fenestration (32) of a stent graft which can be surface treated such as by passivation and/or electropolishing. The reinforcing ring has several turns of a substantially inextensible resilient wire (12) in a circular two dimensional planar shape and terminal ends (14) at each end... Agent: Willam A. Cook Australiapty, Ltd

20120123519 - Tubular silk compositions and methods of use thereof: Described are tubular silk fibroin compositions and methods for their manufacture and use. Tubular compositions as described herein can be produced in a range of high burst strengths, can easily be made in a range of inner diameters, can be derivatized with functional moieties, and can be produced in a... Agent: Trustees Of Tufts College

20120123524 - Flexible stent with improved axial strength: A stent comprises a generally cylindrical band having a pattern of alternating first and second struts, the first struts being wider than the second struts, the first and second struts being of substantially the same length.... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20120123525 - Radiopaque intraluminal stents comprising cobalt-based alloys containing one or more platinum group metals, refractory metals, or combinations thereof: Embodiments are directed to radiopaque implantable structures (e.g., stents) formed of cobalt-based alloys that comprise cobalt, chromium and one or more platinum group metals, refractory metals, or combinations thereof. Platinum group metals include platinum, palladium, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, and iridium. Here, the term “refractory metals” include zirconium, niobium, rhodium, molybdenum,... Agent:

20120123527 - Hydrogel enhanced medical devices: The present disclosure generally provides a stent-graft for insertion into a body vessel that comprises hydrophilic polyurethane hydrogel cuffs and an elongated cylindrical body. This stent-graft exhibits an enhanced ability to maintain its original position when placed into a patient and resist the potential of migration without causing excessive discomfort... Agent: Cook Medical Technologies LLC

20120123526 - Thoracic aortic stent structure: A thoracic aortic stent structure, including a main stent having at least one sub-stent which is formed as a piece on the main stent; and a membrane covering the main stent and the at least one sub-stent, and having at least one side-opening corresponding to a free end of the... Agent:

20120123529 - Prosthetic heart valve: Embodiments of a radially collapsible and expandable prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. A valve frame can have a tapered profile when mounted on a delivery shaft, with an inflow end portion having a smaller diameter than an outflow end portion. The valve can comprise generally V-shaped leaflets, reducing material within... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20120123528 - Staged deployment devices and method for transcatheter heart valve delivery: A delivery device for a collapsible heart valve includes an operating handle and a catheter assembly. The operating handle includes a frame defining a movement space therein, a carriage assembly moveable in a longitudinal direction within the movement space, and a coupler having locked and unlocked conditions, the coupler being... Agent:

20120123530 - Prosthetic heart valve with dissimilar leaflets: An anatomically approximate prosthetic heart valve includes dissimilar flexible leaflets, dissimilar commissures and/or a non-circular flow orifice. The heart valve may be implanted in the mitral position and have one larger leaflet oriented along the anterior aspect so as to mimic the natural anterior leaflet. Two other smaller leaflets extend... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20120123532 - Devices and methods for reducing mitral valve regurgitation: A mitral valve annulus reshaping device includes at least a portion that is formed of a biocompatible shape memory alloy SMA having a characteristic temperature, Af, that is preferably below body temperature. The device is constrained in an unstable martensite (UM) state while being introduced through a catheter that passes... Agent: Cardiac Dimensions, Inc.

20120123531 - Percutaneous transcatheter repair of heart valves: Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for repairing heart valves through percutaneous transcatheter delivery and fixation of annuloplasty rings to heart valves. An annuloplasty ring includes an outer hollow member including a plurality of segments. Adjacent segments cooperate with one another to change the outer hollow member from an elongate... Agent: Micardia Corporation

20120123533 - Corneal implants and methods and systems for placement: A system comprising a hollow member is used to deliver a constrained corneal implant into a corneal pocket. The hollow member may be tapered and the system may further include an implant deformation chamber and an axial pusher to advance the implant through the hollow member.... Agent:

20120123534 - Modified monovision by extending depth of focus: Depth-of-focus (DoF) is extended in a presbyopic patient by inducing different higher order aberrations, e.g. spherical aberration, to each of the two eyes. That method will result in improving binocular through-focus visual performance and outperform traditional monovision. The aberration can be induced in any suitable way, such as by an... Agent: University Of Rochester

20120123536 - Methods and systems for breast reconstruction: Methods for optimal breast reconstruction are disclosed. The methods include steps for performing a mastectomy that preserves a breast skin envelope. A prosthesis may be inserted into the breast and may be inflated to preserve the shape of the breast skin envelope. The prosthesis may include, a base, a balloon... Agent:

20120123535 - Therapeutic breast implants: A breast implant and process to optimize the treatment of breast cancer patients that offers more effective alternatives in breast reconstruction and simultaneously administers regional therapies in order to minimize the possibility of local recurrences. The breast implant comprises an inner porous core contained by an elastic holding layer with... Agent:

20120123537 - Tissue expander with self-healing anterior side: A tissue expander includes an elastomeric shell having an anterior inside surface and a posterior inside surface with a self-healing layer abutting only a portion of the anterior inside surface. The layer is spaced apart from the posterior inside surface while facilitating folding of the shell prior to insertion into... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20120123538 - Ossicular prosthesis having helical coil: An ossicular prosthesis includes a proximal end provided with an open conically helical coil for engaging a first ossicular structure, and a distal bell head, piston, or shoe for engaging a second ossicular structure. A connecting element extends therebetween the two to hold the helical coil structure which engages the... Agent:

20120123539 - Moldable cushion for implants: Custom moldable cushions for covering medical implants fastened to a bone are provided. Such cushions inhibit irritation of the surrounding soft tissue by covering the bone-implant interface and by reducing friction caused by movement of soft tissue adjacent the implant. Such cushions may also be employed to spread and absorb... Agent:

20120123541 - Adjustable suture-button constructs for ligament reconstruction: An adjustable suture-button construct for ligament reconstruction. The construct is a knotless, adjustable, flexible suture loop, a first fixation device (a free or removable slotted button) and optionally a second fixation device (a fixed, non-removable button). Suture ends of the knotless suture loop provide a variable-length graft support that can... Agent:

20120123540 - Canine ligament bone anchor and method: The canine ligament bone anchor of the invention includes a first femoral tunnel, a transverse femoral tunnel in communication with the first femoral tunnel, the first femoral tunnel and the transverse femoral tunnel forming a chamber, an end portion of a graft positioned through the first femoral tunnel and into... Agent:

20120123542 - Artificial bone constituent unit and artificial bone constituent system: Provided are an artificial bone constructing unit which is capable of being built into a free shape according to build-up design, and effectively guiding bone replacement, and an artificial bone system. Specifically disclosed are an artificial bone constructing unit and an artificial bone constructing system, wherein in principal, the artificial... Agent: The University Of Tokyo

20120123543 - Methods and apparatus for performing therapeutic procedures in the spine: Methods for correcting a deformity in the spine by forming a trans-sacral axial instrumentation/fusion axial bore through vertebral bodies in general alignment with a visualized, anterior axial instrumentation/fusion line in a minimally invasive, low trauma, manner and providing a therapy to the spine employing the axial bore. Curved or relatively... Agent: Trans1 Inc.

20120123546 - Implant apparatus for spinal fusion: An implant apparatus and a method for spinal fusion from oblique, lateral, ALIF, PLIF, and TLIF approach are disclosed. The apparatus can be configured to include an expandable implant cage and an inserter. The cage can be inserted between endplates of upper and lower vertebra using lateral, ALIF, PLIF, and... Agent: MedeviceIPHoldings, LLC.

20120123547 - Intervertebral disc strain-relief support: The invention relates to an intervertebral disk strain-relief support as an implant between spinous processes of adjacent vertebral bodies, comprising a carrier element having an opening and having first retaining wings, and a central element that has second retaining wings and that can be inserted into the opening of the... Agent:

20120123544 - Intervertebral spacer and method of installation thereof: The present invention provides an intervertebral spacer capable of being installed into an intervertebral disc space. In one embodiment, the intervertebral spacer comprises a body portion. The body portion comprises a first end, a second end, a first side portion connecting the first end and the second end, and a... Agent:

20120123548 - Methods of delivering an implant to an intervertebral space: According to some embodiments, a method for promoting spinal fusion using a spinal implant comprises providing a spinal implant, wherein the spinal implant comprises an anterior wall, a posterior wall and two lateral walls configured to extend between the anterior wall and the posterior wall. In some embodiments, the spinal... Agent: Pinnacle Spine Group, LLC

20120123545 - Total disc implant: A total disc implant (TDI) is provided for total replacement of a spinal disc or discs in a human patient or other mammal, wherein the TDI is designed to maintain a substantially full range of natural motion (ROM) following implantation. The TDI generally comprises, in one preferred form, upper and... Agent: Amedica Corporation

20120123549 - Jawbone prosthesis and method of manufacture: A biological jawbone prosthesis is made according to a method that includes the steps of collecting animal material from a bovine or porcine source, the animal material being a jawbone, shaping the animal material to provide a desired shape for the jawbone implant, removing cells from the animal material, crosslinking... Agent: Grandhope Biotech Co., Ltd.

20120123550 - Implantable patella component having a thickened superior edge: An orthopaedic implant includes a patella component having a posterior bearing surface configured to articulate with the femoral condyles of a femur, and an anterior surface having a number of pegs extending outwardly therefrom. The superior edge of the patella component is thickened relative to conventional dome-shaped patella components.... Agent:

20120123551 - Femoral and tibial bases: Various embodiments are directed to femoral and tibial bases that form structures of an implantable mechanical energy absorbing system. According to one embodiment, the bases include a low-profile body having a elongate and a curved body portion. One end of the base is elevated as compared to another end. An... Agent: Moximed, Inc.

20120123552 - Knee joint device and method: A medical device for implantation in a knee joint of a human patient is provided. The medical device comprises: an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface comprises: a first point, a second point, a third point, a fourth point, a fifth point, and a sixth point, all... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120123553 - Joint implant fixation system: Disclosed are embodiments of an improved joint prosthesis that can provide the option to improve initial stability without removing the implant or altering the preparation. Embodiments of improved joint implant components can comprise one or more expandable, hollow segmented posts. Methods of implant fixation are also disclosed. Disclosed methods can... Agent:

20120123554 - Proximally self-locking long bone prosthesis: A femoral stem hip implant for insertion into a surgically created aperture in a femur includes a monolithic femoral stem made of shape memory material. The stem is configured to be inserted into the aperture, has a proximal portion and a longitudinal axis. The shape memory material within the proximal... Agent: Mx Orthopedics, Corp.

20120123555 - Ceramic-ceramic articulation surface implants: A prosthesis for articulation (e.g., hip or joint prosthesis) is provided, which includes a pair of articulation components respectively defining a pair of articulation surfaces movably engageable with each other. In some embodiments, each of the articulation surfaces is formed from a biocompatible ceramic (e.g., doped silicon nitride ceramic) having... Agent: Amedica Corporation

20120123556 - Pyloric obesity valve: The pyloric obesity valve includes a tubular valve body having proximal and distal ends. The valve body has an intermediate section which is between the proximal and distal ends. The proximal end is enlarged transversely relative to the intermediate section. The valve body has an inner surface and a lumen.... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20120123557 - Double cross-linkage process to enhance post-implantation bioprosthetic tissue durability: Bioprosthetic tissues and methods for making same, comprising fixing bioprosthetic implant tissue by treatment with 0.1 to 10 wt. % glutaraldehyde at elevated temperature, capping said fixed tissue by treatment with a diamine crosslinking agent, and treating said capped tissue with about 0.6 wt. % glutaraldehyde.... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20120123558 - Prosthetic apparatus and control method: The invention provides a prosthetic apparatus (10) and method of operating the same. The prosthetic apparatus (10) includes an upper limb prosthesis (12) comprising at least one mechanically operable digit (14) and at least one sensor configured to be disposed on the user. The at least one sensor being operative... Agent:

20120123559 - Pump comprising a moving wall and use of a pump of this type: The invention relates to a pump comprising a wall, which forms an enclosed fluid volumetric space and which can be moved by a first force in a direction resulting in a decrease in volume and, after a preceding decrease in volumetric space, can be moved by a second force in... Agent: Otto Bock Healthcare Gmbh

20120123560 - Silicone liner unit used for prosthetic limbs: A silicone liner unit used for prosthetic limbs includes a silicone liner portion, a smooth outer layer, an inner layer and an innermost layer. The silicone liner portion is made of silicone elastoomer liner and has an open end. The smooth outer layer is made of Hl a—methyl-Disilane or a... Agent:

20120116490 - Balloon catheter, in particular for delivering drugs or stents in the region of a stenosis: a cover sheath (15) which is seated in a covering position over the contracted balloon (7) and is displaceably guided on the outer shaft (4) and which is displaceable on the outer shaft (4) in the proximal direction via its front opening (17) by the dilating balloon (7) while continuously... Agent: Biotronik Ag

20120116492 - Medical device: A medical device includes yarns made of a shape memory material and polymer yarns, wherein the yarns made of said shape memory material include polymer sheathing.... Agent: Deutsche Institute F&#xfc R Textil-und Faserforschung Denkendorf Stiflung Des &#xf6 Ffentlichen Rechts

20120116491 - Occlusion crossing device and method: A stent delivery catheter for positioning a stent across a lesion of a blood vessel is disclosed. The catheter includes an inflation balloon coupled to a distal region of the elongate shaft of the catheter and a stent loaded on the inflation balloon. The catheter may also include an occlusion... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20120116494 - Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery system: Implantable medical endoprosthesis delivery systems and articles are provided.... Agent: Stryker Corporation

20120116493 - Stent delivery system: A stent delivery system includes a distal-side tube, a proximal-side tube, a fixing tube, a stent containing tubular member, a stent in the stent containing tubular member, and a pulling wire for moving the stent containing tubular member to the proximal side. The distal-side tube includes a distal-side priming slit... Agent: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha

20120116495 - Compliant venous graft: A venous graft for replacement of a section of an artery and methods of making the graft. The graft comprises a flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support and a vein segment carried within and having an ablumenal surface in contact with and supported by the tubular support, the venous graft... Agent:

20120116496 - Stent structures for use with valve replacements: The present embodiments provide a medical device for implantation in a patient comprising a stent and a valve. The stent comprises a proximal region comprising a cylindrical shape having a first outer diameter in an expanded state, and a distal region comprising a cylindrical shape having a second outer diameter... Agent:

20120116497 - Artificial valve for implantation: An artificial heart valve consists of two or more valve members (10, 20) stacked one upon the other in a housing (40) and having blood flow passages (13, 23) that can be aligned with each other in order to open the valve and allow blood flow through the valve and... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116498 - Aortic valve prostheses: The present embodiments provide a valve for implantation in a patient, for example, an aortic valve. The valve comprises a proximal region comprising a cylindrical shape, and a distal region having a generally rectangular shape comprising opposing flat surfaces that are separated by narrower flat sides. A tapered region is... Agent:

20120116499 - Marker composite and medical implant comprising an x-ray marker: A marker composite for medical implants composed of a biocorrodible metallic material and a medical implant comprising an X-ray marker which was made of the marker composite. The marker composite contains a large number of particles composed of a radio-opaque metal, which are embedded in an electrically non-conductive polymer. The... Agent: Biotronik Ag

20120116500 - H-side branch stent: Provided is an H-side branch stent including a first stent having a plurality of cells and a hollow cylindrical shape, at least one bridge having one end connected to a distal end of the first stent, and a second stent having a front end connected to the other end of... Agent: Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University

20120116501 - Biodegradable drug delivery material for stent: A stent is fabricated utilizing a polymer that is selected for its tendency to degrade from the surface inwardly rather than undergo bulk erosion so as to substantially reduce the risk of large particles becoming detached and being swept downstream. Such polymer is hydrophobic yet has water-labile linkages interconnecting the... Agent: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.

20120116503 - Coated medical devices and methods: The invention relates to medical device systems that include a delivery instrument comprising a sheath having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface; a radially-expandable frame disposed at least partially within the sheath, the frame having an abluminal surface at least partially in contact with the luminal surface of the... Agent: Med Institute, LLC

20120116502 - Surface textured implants: Devices and methods for controlling the flaking of coating fragments from medical implants and improving the delivery of therapeutic agents from such coatings are described.... Agent: Biosensors International Group, Ltd.

20120116504 - Reliably retained shape memory ophthalmological implants: An implantable ophthalmological device (10) in the form of a punctal plug or canalicular implant is configured for use at or near the nasolacrimal drainage system. In a deployed state, the device (10) may include an elongated body (25), an anchor (15) operably connected to the elongated body (25), a... Agent: Endoshape, Inc.

20120116505 - System and device for correcting hyperopia, myopia and presbyopia: The present invention includes an ophthalmic device and system of mounting for correcting hyperopia, myopia and presbyopia. The present invention includes a limbus ring mountable in an encircling relation to a central optic zone of a cornea on a limbus annulus surrounding the cornea. In the limbus ring defines a... Agent:

20120116506 - Accommodating intraocular lens system including a bag: An accommodating intraocular lens kit for implantation into an eye, comprising an accommodating intraocular lens having at least one biasing element, a biocompatible bag having a size and shape to conform to an interior surface of a capsular bag, and an apparatus for transferring accommodative force of the eye from... Agent:

20120116507 - Retinal prosthesis: The present invention relates to retinal prostheses, and in particular to the transfer of electrical power and data from outside of the human body to such a prosthesis. The retinal prosthesis comprises: A retinal electrode array implanted in the eye to stimulate the retina. A receiving coil implanted sub-sclerally to... Agent:

20120116508 - Breast implant system: A breast implant system comprises at least one first element (1) and at least one second element (2) for implantation in the patient's body so as to form part of a breast implant (10). The first element is displaceable relative to the second element, when implanted in the patient's breast,... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116509 - Breast implant system: A breast implant system comprises at least one casing (3, 4) with a flexible outer shape for implantation in a patient's body so as to form part of a breast implant (10) and further comprises at least one first element (1) contained in the casing and optionally at least one... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116510 - Methods of use of cartilage implants: Methods of using cartilage implant devices are provided. The methods include locating articular cartilage having a leasion, and utilizing an implant having dimensions compatible with the lesion. The method further includes forming a cavity in the articular cartilage, subchondral bone, and cancellous bond, and engaging the implant with the cavity... Agent: Moirai Orthopedics, LLC

20120116511 - Porous and nonporous materials for tissue grafting and repair: Implants having improved mechanical properties and/or degradation profiles, kits including such implants, and methods of producing and using the same.... Agent:

20120116513 - Anatomic total disc replacement: An artificial spinal disc prosthesis that can be implanted to replace a damaged natural spinal disc. A nucleus of compressible elastomeric material is surrounded by a winding of a slender strand of flexible tension-bearing material oriented at a pitch angle relative to a central axis. The orientation of the winding... Agent:

20120116516 - Artificial disc prosthesis for replacing a damaged nucleus: A multi-piece disc replacement implant for replacing a disc removed by a discectomy including an upper plate member, a lower plate member, and an intermediate resilient member providing movement between the two plate members replicating the natural movement of the spine. The plate members are rigid and have orthogonal sidewalls... Agent:

20120116515 - Demineralized cortical bone implants: Implants comprising a plurality of separate cortical bone units, which have been at least partially demineralized and are osteoinductive, are described herein. The implants can be used in methods for treating bone. Also, disclosed are methods for treating spinal conditions using these implants. The spinal conditions include but are not... Agent:

20120116517 - Device for establishing an anatomical reference point of an intervertebral disc: The disclosure relates to a device for establishing an anatomical reference point of an intervertebral disc for the attachment of at least one instrument Intended for the implantation, through a posterior or posterolateral approach, of a disc prosthesis or osteosynthesis cage as a replacement for the intervertebral disc. The device... Agent: Spinevision Sa

20120116512 - Intervertebral disk prosthesis notably for cervical vertebrae: A prosthesis comprises having two portions independent of each other, a first portion and a second portion, at least one of which includes an articular surface, said first portion and said second portion each comprising a circular seat delimited by an arched wall. An element of the prosthesis is an... Agent: Medicrea International

20120116520 - Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus: The present invention provides methods and devices for treating the annulus of an intervertebral disc. The methods and devices can employ an expandable treatment device which is deployed at least partially in the subannular space. Fixation devices and methods are also disclosed, which help to secure the treatment device in... Agent: Anulex Technologies, Inc.

20120116518 - Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for vertebral body replacement: A selectively expanding spine cage has a minimized diameter in its unexpanded state that is smaller than the diameter of the neuroforamen through which it passes in the distracted spine. The cage conformably engages between the endplates of vertebrae to effectively distract the anterior disc space, stabilize the motion segments,... Agent: Coalign Innovations, Inc.

20120116514 - Semi-biological intervertebral disc replacement system: Disclosed is a system and method for a partially biological disc replacement that stimulates natural fibrous, cartilaginous or other tissue growth in the DDD cavity, resulting in a partial biological disc replacement. Multiplicities of fibronous pieces of fibro-cartilaginous tissue promoting material are inserted into the DDD cavity inducing tissue growth.... Agent:

20120116519 - Surgical extractor and method of removing intervertebral disc prosthesis: A method of removing an intervertebral disc prosthesis from an intervertebral disc space includes the steps of: a) providing a surgical extractor with two legs; b) individually inserting the legs, while the legs are completely detached from each other, into the intervertebral disc space; c) rotating the legs so that... Agent:

20120116522 - Adjustable absorber designs for implantable device: A system for manipulating energy transferred by members defining a joint. The system includes a first attachment structure configured to be attached to a first member of the joint and a second attachment structure configured to be attached to a second member of the joint. There is also an adjustable... Agent: Moximed, Inc.

20120116523 - Joint device and method: A mould adapted to be introduced into a joint of a human patient for resurfacing at least one carrying contacting surface of said joint is provided. The mould is adapted to receive material for resurfacing at least one carrying contacting surface of said joint. The mould is further adapted to... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116521 - Modular long bone prosthesis: A prosthesis for partial replacement of a long bone in humans or animals, the prosthesis including: a proximal or distal end component forming one component of a prosthetic joint; a shaft on or assembled with the distal or proximal end component in use; a stem for engagement in a resected... Agent: Stanmore Implants Worldwide Limited

20120116524 - Early intervention knee implant device and methods: A replacement knee implant has a femoral implant and a tibial implant, each of which are inset in a bone surface. The tibial implant is generally elongated with one end rounded and an opposite end conforming to the shape of the tibia, and is made of a metal alloy or... Agent: New York University

20120116525 - Femoral trochlea prostheses: Various embodiments of femoral trochlea prostheses useable in a knee joint. The knee joint includes a patella and a distal femur with a femoral trochlea, or patello-femoral groove. In one embodiment, a femoral trochlea prosthesis includes a nonarticulating surface including contoured surfaces and/or planar surfaces. The present disclosure also provides... Agent: Zimmer Technology, Inc.

20120116526 - Hip joint method: The present invention relates to a method of treating a hip joint of a human patient by providing at least one hip joint surface, said hip joint comprising a caput femur and an acetabulum, said method comprising the steps of: cutting the skin of said human patient, dissecting an area... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116527 - Surgical prostheses: A prosthesis arranged to be coupled to a bone. The prosthesis comprises a substrate (2) having a surface (6). The surface (6) of the substrate (2) has a first area and a second area, the first area being treated such that osteointegration is promoted more than in the second area.... Agent: Depul International Limited

20120116529 - Hip joint device: A medical device for fixation in a femoral bone of a patient is provided, the medical device comprises: a connecting portion adapted to be connected to a prosthetic hip joint contacting portion, an expanding portion, and a bone contacting surface on the expanding portion. The expanding portion could be adapted... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116530 - Hip joint device and method: A medical device for treating hip joint osteoarthritis by providing a joint surface is provided. The medical device comprises at least two artificial hip joint surface parts, wherein said at least two artificial hip joint surface parts are adapted to be connected to each other to form an artificial hip... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116531 - Hip joint device and method: A medical device for treating hip joint osteoarthritis in a human patient by providing at least one artificial hip joint surface is provided. The medical device is adapted to be inserted through a hole in said pelvic bone from the opposite side from said acetabulum, to be in contact with... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116532 - Hip joint device and method: A medical device for treating hip joint osteoarthritis in a human patient by providing at least one artificial hip joint surface is provided. The hip joint having a ball shaped caput femur as the proximal part of the femoral bone with a convex hip joint surface towards the centre of... Agent: Milux Holdings Sa

20120116533 - Hip joint device and method: A medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a patient, the natural hip joint having a ball shaped caput femur integrated with a collum femur having a collum and caput center axis, extending longitudinal along the collum and caput femur, in the center thereof, as the proximal part... Agent: Miluxholding Sa

20120116534 - Hip joint device, system and method: An implantable medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a human patient is provided. The medical device comprises: at least one artificial hip joint surface adapted to replace at least the surface of at least one of the caput femur and acetabulum. At least one artificial hip joint... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120116535 - Telescopic prosthesis: A modular prosthesis according to embodiments of the present invention includes a diaphyseal element adapted for implantation into a bone, a metaphyseal element with a mount adapted to receive a prosthetic articulating surface, a fluid reception chamber formed between the diaphyseal element and the metaphyseal element, the fluid reception chamber... Agent:

20120116536 - Implantable digestive tract organ: An implantable digestive organ is provided for the transport of materials through the digestive tract and in one particular application to an artificial large bowel for replacing all or part of a colon. The prosthetic organ of one embodiment includes an outer support structure, an expandable member or members located... Agent:

20120116528 - Temporary protective gastrointestinal device: Disclosed is an intraluminal gastrointestinal (GI) device that is placed at the time of surgery to protect a freshly constructed GI anastomosis, GI staple-line, or the like. For the esophagus and stomach, the device covers the esophagus, stomach, and anastomosis/staple-line. For the pancreas or biliary duct, the device covers the... Agent:

20120116537 - Outer ear musculature detection means: The invention relates to an auxiliary device for a living being having a) a means for detecting outer ear musculature (3) detecting an activation of at least a part of the outer ear musculature (21 to 28) of a living being, and b) a control device (4) connected to the... Agent:

20120116539 - Custom-fitted prosthetic socket devices and methods for producing same: Methods of producing a custom-fitted prosthetic socket device for a residual limb include covering the distal end thereof with a liner, positioning the covered end within a socket cup to maintain a spaced relationship between the exterior of the liner and the interior of the socket cup, introducing an expandable,... Agent:

20120116538 - Process to enhance fittings including novel flexure imparted and customizable liners and suspension sleeves: An improved liner or suspension sleeve having an upper zone aligned above an articulating joint of a body; a lower zone aligned below said articulating joint; and a medial zone of flexure comprising ridges aligned with an posterior portion of said articulating joint; whereby the region corresponding to an articulating... Agent:

20120116540 - Prosthetic foot and method of making: A prosthetic foot is made by machining or molding a prosthetic foot profile to have a plurality of slots in and along the length of the forefoot region of the foot shape to achieve the appropriate roll-over shape during walking, and slotting the heel region of the machined foot shape... Agent: Northwestern University

20120109277 - Apparatus and method for penetrating and enlarging adjacent tissue layers: A catheter for penetrating and dilating a passage from a first body lumen to a second body lumen comprises a catheter body, a tapered dilating tip at a distal end of the catheter body, a reciprocatable needle carried in a central passage of the catheter body, a deployable anchor carried... Agent:

20120109279 - Apparatus and method of placement of a graft or graft system: A fenestrated graft deployment system, with a delivery catheter having a catheter body, An endoluminal prosthesis having a main graft body, the main graft body having a lumen therethrough and a first opening laterally through a wall of the main graft body. A first guidewire prepositioned within the delivery catheter... Agent: Endologix, Inc.

20120109276 - Catheter, system for applying an intraluminal endoprosthesis and method for producing same: The present invention relates to a catheter comprising a balloon (10, 30) and at least one pharmaceutically active substance. To enable more accurate dosing of the pharmaceutically active substance, the pharmaceutically active substance is disposed in a reservoir (15, 35) inside the balloon (10, 30) or on the balloon (10,... Agent: Biotronik Ag

20120109278 - Neurotoxic agents and medical devices therefor: Devices and methods to treat atrial fibrillation via inhibition of nerves which innervate the pulmonary vein are provided.... Agent:

20120109275 - Stent with radially asymmetric force distribution: An expandable stent comprising a tubular main body with a lumen along a longitudinal axis, characterized in that the main body has at least one radially asymmetrically expandable portion, wherein the radially asymmetrically expandable portion has an expandability which is increased in comparison to the average expandability in the rest... Agent: Biotronik Ag

20120109280 - Torsion constrained stent delivery system: A stent delivery system and a method are provided. The stent delivery system includes an inner and outer elongate shaft. The outer shaft is coaxially positioned over at least a portion of the inner shaft and the inner shaft is rotatably positionable relative to the outer shaft about a longitudinal... Agent: Cook Medical Technologies LLC

20120109282 - Energized stents and methods of using the same: The present disclosure relates to surgical systems including energized/energizable stents, and methods of using the same in the prevention of restenosis. A surgical system for treating a stenosis and/or a restenosis site s provided. The surgical system includes an electrosurgical generator; an energy transmitting conduit connectable to the electrosurgical generator;... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20120109281 - Sheaths used in polymer scaffold delivery systems: A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. A sheath is placed over the crimped scaffold after crimping to reduce recoil of the crimped polymer scaffold. The sheath is removed before the medical device is implanted within the body.... Agent:

20120109283 - Stent having adjacent elements connected by flexible webs: A stent incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent, spaced-apart stent elements. Preferably the spaced-apart adjacent stent elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having space provided between adjacent windings. Other stent forms such as multiple,... Agent:

20120109284 - Bare metal stent with drug eluting reservoirs having improved drug retention: Implantable medical devices may be utilized to locally delivery one or more drugs or therapeutic agents to treat a wide variety of conditions, including the treatment of the biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the implantable medical device. These therapeutic agents may be released under controlled and directional conditions... Agent:

20120109286 - Antimicrobial coatings: The present invention relates to methods for forming antimicrobial coatings, and to compounds suitable for forming the antimicrobial coatings, and to substrates coated with the antimicrobial coatings. The coatings are formed by vapour phase plasma polymerisation of metal ion complexes each having at least one polymerisable ligand, which includes a... Agent:

20120109285 - Method for mass transer of micro-patterns onto medical devices: This invention is directed to a new method of mass-transfer/fabrication of micro-sized features/structures onto the inner diameter (ID) surface of a stent. This new approach is provided by technique of through mask electrical micro-machining. One embodiment discloses an application of electrical micro-machining to the ID of a stent using a... Agent: Palmaz Scientific, Inc.

20120109287 - Method of electroplating a conversion electron emitting source on implant: Methods for preparing an implant coated with a conversion electron emitting source (CEES) are disclosed. The typical method includes cleaning the surface of the implant; placing the implant in an activating solution comprising hydrochloric acid to activate the surface; reducing the surface by H2 evolution in H2SO4 solution; and placing... Agent:

20120109288 - Reconfiguring heart features: Among other things, a heart tissue support has gripping elements, each element having a free end that is sharp enough to penetrate heart tissue when pushed against the tissue, and a feature to resist withdrawal from the tissue after the sharp free end has penetrated the tissue. Among other things,... Agent: Millipede LLC, A Michigan Corporation

20120109289 - Reconfiguring heart features: Among other things, a heart tissue support has gripping elements, each element having a free end that is sharp enough to penetrate heart tissue when pushed against the tissue, and a feature to resist withdrawal from the tissue after the sharp free end has penetrated the tissue. Among other things,... Agent: Millipede LLC, A Michigan Corporation,

20120109290 - Prosthesis for repairing heart valves: The present invention relates to a prosthesis and a method for extending the valve leaflets (2a, 2b, 2c) of a heart valve (2) using the prosthesis (1). The prosthesis (1) comprises at least two strip elements (3-5), each of which has two opposed ends (3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b)... Agent:

20120109291 - Artificial valve prosthesis with a free leaflet portion: One embodiment of the present invention provides an implantable valve prosthesis. The valve prosthesis includes a frame defining a lumen extending between a proximal frame end and a distal frame end along a longitudinal axis, and a first valve leaflet positioned within the lumen and having a distal edge attached... Agent: Cook Medical Technologies LLC

20120109292 - Infra-orbital implant: An infra-orbital implant is provided for surgically altering the appearance of an infra-orbital region of an associated human eye. The implant includes a body made from a biocompatible material adapted for use with human tissue. The body includes an anterior surface and a posterior surface. The anterior surface of the... Agent: Epitera Solutions, Inc.

20120109293 - Biological artificial cornea and method of making: An artificial cornea for implantation into a human body is made by a method that includes the steps of providing a natural animal cornea that has a substrate, crosslinking and fixing the substrate, minimizing the antigens from the substrate, and coupling an active layer to the substrate.... Agent: Grandhope Biotech Co., Ltd.

20120109294 - Vision correction system: A vision correction system comprising an intraocular lens having a lens body and one or more haptics is provided. The lens body may be configured to be positioned posteriorly to an iris of an eye and may have a convex anterior surface, a concave posterior surface, and a circumferential edge... Agent:

20120109296 - Flexible artificial retina devices: An implant apparatus comprising a plurality of photo sensors, a plurality of micro electrodes and circuitry coupled to the photo sensors and the micro electrodes are described. The photo sensors may receive incoming light. The circuit may drive the micro electrodes to stimulate neuron cells for enabling perception of a... Agent: National Tsing-hua University

20120109295 - Methods and apparatuses for configuring artificial retina devices: Methods and apparatuses for configuring an implantable device to interface with retina cells are described. The device may comprise an array of pixel units capable of stimulating the retina cells are described. The pixel units may operate in a mode of operation selected from a plurality of modes including a... Agent: National Tsing-hua University

20120109298 - Nasal implant introduced through a non-surgical injection technique: A method for non-surgically treating an internal nasal valve of a patient comprising, injecting a working device into the internal nasal valve of the patient, wherein the injected working device in the nasal tissue causes an alteration of an internal or external nasal valve. A device introduced by injection into... Agent: Nasoform, Inc.

20120109297 - Universal implant: A universal implant for an implantable medical device, the universal implant including a plurality of functional components, having a plurality of hardware components disposed in a housing, and an auxiliary component interface disposed in a surface of the housing and configured to electrically connect any one of a plurality of... Agent:

20120109299 - System and method for ligament reconstruction: Systems and methods for ligament reconstruction provides an implant configured to position ligaments in the anatomic positions to thereby to restore the native anatomy and function of the reconstructed area. The implant includes a sheath, a first ledge, a second ledge, a first anchor and a second anchor. The sheath... Agent:

20120109300 - Skin substitute membrane, mold, and method of evaluating external preparation for skin: A skin substitute membrane includes a surface on one side including a groove-shaped depressed portion and a planar portion, the depressed portion having a cross section having a chamfered V-letter shape, the surface having an arithmetic mean roughness Sa of more than or equal to 10 μm to less than... Agent: Shiseido Company, Ltd.

20120109301 - Modified polymeric materials and methods of modifying polymeric materials: Methods of forming polymeric articles using plasma treated polymer resins, and orthopedic implants comprising a polymeric article wherein the polymeric article has reactive groups bonded to polymer molecules in an interior region of the polymeric article.... Agent: Zimmer, Inc.

20120109302 - Medical implant and method for photodynamic therpy: An implant and method for insertion between adjacent vertebral members. The implant comprises an implant body with a base section having a plurality of base extensions, and an end cap adapted for selective axial positioning at a selected point on the base section. The end cap comprises a locking apertures... Agent: Warsaw Orthopedic

20120109303 - Implant assemblies, devices and methods for providing stabilization between first and second vertebrae: Systems, methods and devices for providing stabilization between first and second vertebrae are provided. More particularly, in one form an implant assembly includes first and second end members configured to engage with the first and second vertebrae, respectively, and a support body configured to extend between and engage with the... Agent: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

20120109304 - Medical implant and method for photodynamic therapy: Embodiments of the invention include a medical implant for delivering photodynamic therapy. A device that includes a vertebral interbody device, alone or in combination with other complimentary elements, may be configured to deliver one or more therapeutic substances in combination with light emissions to provide photodynamic therapy.... Agent: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

20120109305 - Intervertebral cage having flexibility: An intervertebral cage having flexibility is provided wherein a housing itself has a plate spring form having proper elasticity. The housing can have a shape memory characteristic to obtain a modulus of elasticity suitable for differing spinal loads according to each patient, thereby absorbing a shock applied to a spine.... Agent:

20120109317 - Device for distracting body tissue: An expandable interbody fusion device includes superior and inferior plates that are configured to receive a sequentially inserted stack of expansion members or wafers. The superior and inferior plates include features that at least initially interlock the two plates until the superior plate is dislodged by pressure from the growing... Agent: Spine Wave, Inc.

20120109319 - Interbody cage: The invention relates to an interbody cage, including a cage body (1) comprising a first and second vertebral bearing element (2a, 2b) each provided with a surface (3a, 3b) capable of bearing against upper and lower vertebrae (4a, 4b), respectively, wherein the first and second vertebral bearing elements (2a, 2b)... Agent:

20120109308 - Intervertebral implant: An intervertebral implant includes a three-dimensional body and a securing plate. The three-dimensional body includes a front surface and a rear surface. The three-dimensional body further includes a plurality of boreholes for accommodating fixation elements. The intervertebral implant also includes a front plate disposed at the front surface of the... Agent:

20120109309 - Intervertebral implant: The intervertebral three-dimensional structure comprises a top side, an underside, a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of boreholes designed to receive affixation elements.... Agent:

20120109310 - Intervertebral implant: The intervertebral three-dimensional structure comprises a top side, an underside, a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of boreholes designed to receive affixation elements.... Agent:

20120109311 - Intervertebral implant: The intervertebral three-dimensional structure comprises a top side, an underside, a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of boreholes designed to receive affixation elements.... Agent:

20120109312 - Intervertebral implant: The intervertebral three-dimensional structure comprises a top side, an underside, a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of boreholes designed to receive affixation elements.... Agent:

20120109313 - Intervertebral implant: The intervertebral three-dimensional structure comprises a top side, an underside, a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of boreholes designed to receive affixation elements.... Agent:

20120109316 - Intervertebral implant, insertion tool and method of inserting same: An intervertebral implant, alone and in combination with an insertion tool for inserting same and a method for inserting same. The implant has upper and lower parts which have universal movement relative to each other. Each of the upper and lower parts also has a surface engaging an adjacent vertebrae.... Agent:

20120109314 - Method of using an anti-growth matrix as a barrier for cell attachment and osteo-inductive factors: The present invention generally relates to a method of using a matrix as a barrier for unwanted cell attachment and bone formation in unwanted areas of the human body during implant procedures. More specifically, a growth-inhibiting matrix may be used to prevent migration of osteo-inductive agents or bone tissue from... Agent: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

20120109318 - Prosthetic intervertebral discs: Prosthetic intervertebral discs, systems including such prosthetic intervertebral discs, and methods for using the same are described. The subject prosthetic discs include upper and lower endplates separated by a compressible core member. The subject prosthetic discs exhibit stiffness in the vertical direction, torsional stiffness, bending stiffness in the sagittal plane,... Agent:

20120109306 - Spinal implant: A spinal implant configured for implantation in an intervertebral disc space is disclosed. The implant comprises a section for engaging a vertebral body. The section comprises a bone-engaging surface configured to engage at least a portion of a vertical surface and/or an endplate surface of the vertebral body. The section... Agent: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

20120109315 - Total disc replacement device: An intervertebral implant for implantation between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra having a central axis. The implant may have a first member with a top surface for contacting at least a portion of the upper vertebra and a bottom surface as well as a second member with a... Agent: Synthes Usa, LLC

20120109307 - Vertebral implant end cap: An implant and method for insertion between adjacent vertebral members. The implant comprises an implant body with a base section having a plurality of base extensions, and an end cap adapted for selective axial positioning at a selected point on the base section. The end cap comprises locking apertures and... Agent: Wasaw Orthopedic, Inc.

20120109320 - Set of glenoid components for a shoulder prosthesis: This set (J) comprises glenoid components (S1, S2, M1, M2, L1, L2) that each include a body (S1.1, S2.1, M1.1, M2.1, L1.1, L2.1) defining, on two of its opposite faces, respectively, a joint surface (S1.2, S2.2, M1.2, M2.2, L1.2, L2.2), intended to cooperate with a humeral head, and a bearing... Agent:

20120109321 - Modular humeral head resurfacing system: A set of surgical components for use in a joint arthroplasty to reconstruct a head of a joint is provided. The set of surgical components can include a head member having a first articulating surface opposite a first fixation surface. The first fixation surface can define a first portion that... Agent: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.

20120109322 - System and method for fracture replacement of comminuted bone fractures or portions thereof adjacent bone joints: The system and method serves in facilitating replacement of comminuted bone fractures or portions thereof adjacent bone joints. The system and method employs a prosthesis to replace at least a portion of the comminuted bone fractures. The prosthesis serves in reproducing the articular surface of the portion or portions of... Agent:

20120109323 - Modular prosthesis and use thereof for replacing a radial head: A tool provides for coupling a first prosthetic to a second prosthetic. The tool can include a first arm having a first concave bearing surface configured to apply a force in a first direction. The tool can also include a second arm having a hook shaped member. The hook shaped... Agent: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.

20120109324 - Low stress all poly tibial component: A tibial component for use in conjunction with a knee replacement surgery. An inferior surface of the tibial component may be concave to thereby improve bonding between the tibial component and a tibia. The tibial component may produce low stress in the cement mantle during in-vivo loading. A stem extending... Agent:

20120109325 - Tibial component of a knee prosthesis having an angled cement pocket: An implantable orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a component that is configured to be coupled to a surgically-prepared bone. A fixation side of the component includes a fixation surface that has an angled cement pocket formed therein.... Agent:

20120109326 - Prosthetic device with multi-axis dual bearing assembly and methods for resection: An orthopedic prosthesis, system and method has a dual bearing component that, along with first and second bone anchoring components, provides multi-axial movement separately with respect to both the first and second bone anchoring components. An ankle prosthesis, system and method may thus be fashioned utilizing these principles that includes... Agent:

20120109328 - Acetabular labrum implant: A labrum implant can include a body portion and an attachment member. The body portion can be formed of a biocompatible flexible polymer and can include a base, an opposed upper end opposite the base, an interior femoral head engaging side, and an opposed exterior side. The interior side can... Agent: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.

20120109329 - Hip joint device, system and method: A medical device, system, and method for treating hip joint osteoarthritis by providing a hip joint surface is provided. The hip joint comprising an acetabulum, being a part of the pelvic bone, comprising an acetabulum surface, and a caput femur, being a part of the femoral bone, comprising a caput... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120109330 - Hip joint device and method: A medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a patient is provided. The medical device comprises a first and second piece and a releasing member adapted to, in a first state hold the first piece attached to the second piece, and in a second state release the first... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120109331 - Acetabular cartilage implant: Disclosed is a system for replacing a portion of cartilage in an acetabulum. A prosthesis can be positioned within an acetabulum to form a portion of the articulation surface within the acetabulum and to articulate with a femoral bone. For example, an acetabular prosthesis can be implanted to articulate with... Agent: Biomet Manufacturing Corp.

20120109327 - Hip joint device: A medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a patient is provided. The hip joint has a caput femur integrated with a collum femur having a collum and caput center axis, extending longitudinal along the collum and caput femur,in the center thereof. The medical device comprises an elongated... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120109333 - medical device and a method for treating a hip joint: A medical device for treating hip joint osteoarthritis by providing at least one hip joint surface for a human patient is provided, wherein said medical device has a largest diameter or a largest cross-sectional distance, and an opening, and wherein said largest diameter or cross sectional distance is adapted to... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120109334 - Hip joint device: A locking member for implantation in a hip joint of a patient is provided. The hip joint has a caput femur integrated with a collum femur having a center axis extending longitudinal along the collum and caput femur in the center thereof. The locking member is adapted to assist in... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120109332 - Medical device for releasing in a hollow organ and insertion system for medical devices: A medical device for releasing in a hollow organ having a hollow cylindrical body that can be transferred in a compressed state having a reduced diameter and in an expanded state having an enlarged diameter. The body having a stop means at the proximal and/or distal axial end thereof having... Agent: Acandis Gmbh & Co. Kg

20120109335 - Method and apparatus for restoring articular cartilage: The present invention comprises the provision and use of new and improved arthroscopic instrumentation for (i) harvesting a tissue biopsy from a non-critical section of a joint, and (ii) sizing and seating an autologous graft at an implant site.... Agent:

20120109336 - Prosthetic liner with proximal seal: A prosthesis suspension assembly comprising: a prosthetic socket having an open proximal end and a closed distal end and an interior surface complementally configured to a residual limb of an amputee, an interface or liner for receiving the residual limb and fittingly received in the socket, a distal outer surface... Agent:

20120109337 - Finger element: The invention relates to a finger element, comprising a carrier component (1), a first finger member (5) having a first articulated connection (2) to the carrier component, a second finger member (6) having a second articulated connection (7) to the first finger member, an actuator for the first articulated connection... Agent:

20120101560 - Retractable flow maintaining stent wire: The present invention is a self-expanding stent delivered to the affected site within the human body with a guide wire and hand-manipulable control apparatus. The stent is capable of full expansion only along a pre-determined length of its body with the remainder of the overall length tapering (in substantially conical... Agent:

20120101561 - Stent delivery catheter with rapid exchange capabilities: A stent delivery system having rapid exchange capabilities for delivering a self-expandable stent. The system includes a delivery catheter and a sheath positionable in the lumen of the delivery catheter. The delivery catheter includes an elongate shaft extending distally from a hub assembly. The elongate shaft includes a lumen extending... Agent: Stryker Corporation

20120101563 - Delivery system for branched stent graft: A delivery system for a branched stent graft comprises a double-layer sheath (3, 13) containing the stent graft and a towing and releasing mechanism which tows and releases the stent graft from the double-layer sheath (3, 13). After being bound, a stent main body (8) and a stent branch (11)... Agent:

20120101562 - Stent delivery system: Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using stent delivery systems are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include an inner member. A sheath may be disposed about the inner member. The sheath may include a compressible coil. A stent may be disposed between the inner member and... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20120101564 - Stents with attached looped ends: An open frame prosthesis is formed with looped end terminations at its proximal and distal ends. At one end of the prosthesis, the filaments or strands are welded together in pairs to form strand couplings. A plurality of loop segments are connected to the strand couplings, one loop segment for... Agent: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

20120101565 - Bioabsorbable stent having radiopacity:

20120101567 - Percutaneously implantable flap stent, device for applying the same and method for producing the flap stent: A valve stent includes a plurality of crown elements arranged coaxially one behind the other, each formed by several u-shaped bends with at least one base and two ends. The bases of one crown element are connected to the ends of another crown element via connection bars. To produce this... Agent:

20120101566 - Stent having improved stent design: A stent is provided having a base body circumscribing a cylindrical shape and radially expandable from a contracted starting position into a dilated support position, including a plurality of meander-shaped struts disposed in the circumferential direction and arrayed on one another in the axial direction, each strut being meander-shaped in... Agent: Biotronik Vi Patent Ag

20120101568 - Device for regulating blood: An implantable device for regulating blood flow through a blood vessel comprising an elongated support dimensioned and configured to be implanted in a blood vessel. The support includes a linking member linking axially spaced apart portions to one another. A valve membrane extends between the axially spaced apart support portions... Agent: Deep Vein Medical, Inc.

20120101569 - Devices and methods for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system: In an embodiment, a device for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system comprises a cap and a reducing member. The cap has a piston member that seats a prosthesis. The piston member has at least one side wall configured to contact a portion of the side of the prosthesis... Agent:

20120101570 - Methods for implanting a valve prothesis: A method for implanting a valve prosthesis at a native cardiac valve complex of a subject comprises implanting a distal fixation member of the valve prosthesis downstream of a native valve of the native valve complex such that two or more engagement arms of the distal fixation member apply, to... Agent: Medtronic Ventor Technologies Ltd.

20120101571 - Heart valve prosthesis and method: A heart valve prosthesis (100) comprises a housing component (110) and a valve component (130). The housing component (110) comprises a housing body (111) having a housing passage (112) extending therethrough. The housing body (111) is configured to be located in, or adjacent to and communicating with, a native valve... Agent: Percutaneous Cardiovascular Solutions Pty Limited

20120101572 - Mitral bioprosthesis with low ventricular profile: A heart valve prosthesis configured for placement at a mitral valve in the heart is disclosed that includes a stent-like support structure for supporting a prosthetic mitral valve. The support structure is configured to have a low ventricular profile with only a short length thereof protruding into the left ventricle... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20120101573 - Mechanical heart valve apparatus: A mechanical heart valve apparatus includes a loop-shaped frame defining a valve opening and formed with a pair of transverse slot units and a pair of longitudinal slots; and a pair of valve plates mounted on the loop-shaped frame. Each of the valve plates includes a pair of first studs... Agent: National Taiwan Ocean University

20120101575 - Apparatus and methods for nipple and breast formation: Apparatus and methods for nipple and breast formation are described where devices precondition or expand a target nipple tissue to reduce the pressure exerted by the skin on an eventual implant. Generally, the apparatus comprises a mold having a contact surface which is curved in conformance with a breast upon... Agent: Tautona Group Research And Development Company, L.L.C.

20120101574 - Implantable materials: A textured breast implant is provided which generally includes a fluid fillable elastomeric shell having a texture defined by struts, for example, hollow struts, defining interconnected open cells. Methods of making the texture include applying a silicone dispersion to a base material and removing the base material from the coating... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20120101576 - Expandable orthopedic implant system and method: An orthopedic implant includes a first member that defines a longitudinal axis, a first wall and a second wall. The first wall defines at least a portion of a chamber. The second wall defines a first graft containment cavity. The chamber is separate from the first graft containment cavity. A... Agent: Warsaw Orthopedic

20120101577 - Activatable devices containing a chemonucleolysis agent: Effective devices and methods using a chemonucleolysis agent are provided for treating an intervertebral disc or treating spinal arachnoiditis. The devices and methods comprise a chemonucleolysis agent to degrade or to shrink at least a portion of the intervertebral disc. In some embodiments, the methods and devices are configured to... Agent: Kyphon Sarl

20120101578 - Devices containing a chemonucleolysis agent and methods for treating an intervertebral disc or spinal arachnoiditis: Effective devices and methods using a chemonucleolysis agent are provided for treating an intervertebral disc or treating spinal arachnoiditis. The devices and methods comprise a chemonucleolysis agent to degrade or to shrink at least a portion of the intervertebral disc. In some embodiments, the methods and devices are configured to... Agent: Kyphon Sarl

20120101582 - Implants and methods for spinal fusion: An implant is provided for performing spinal fusion. The implant includes an implant body having a leading side and a trailing side at opposing ends along a longitudinal axis. Between the leading side and trailing side are an upper surface, a lower surface, an anterior side, and a posterior side.... Agent: Nuvasive, Inc.

20120101580 - Intervertebral implant: An intervertebral implant includes a three-dimensional body and a securing plate. The three-dimensional body includes a front surface and a rear surface. The three-dimensional body further includes a plurality of boreholes for accommodating fixation elements. The intervertebral implant also includes a front plate disposed at the front surface of the... Agent:

20120101581 - Intervertebral implant: The intervertebral three-dimensional structure comprises a top side, an underside, a front face, a rear face, and a plurality of boreholes designed to receive affixation elements.... Agent:

20120101579 - Prosthetic intervertebral disc with movable core: An intervertebral disc for a prosthetic intervertebral disc system for insertion from a posterior of the spine includes first and second end plates sized and shaped to fit within an intervertebral space, each end plate having a vertebral contacting surface and an inner surface, a first bearing surface on an... Agent: Spinalmotion, Inc.

20120101583 - Set of reconstruction of a fractured shoulder joint: A set of reconstruction includes an element of reconstruction (1) having a base part (11) and an upper part (10) connected to the base part (11) or intended to be connected to this base part (11); the base part (11) includes elements (12, 25, 26) for its mounting on the... Agent: Fx Solutions

20120101584 - Patellar implant with variable weights for knee repair surgery: The present disclosure relates to a device for repairing a patient patella. The device comprises a patellar trial piece and a patellar implant. The patellar trial piece has selectable variable weights to correct mechanical properties of the patient patella. Such mechanical properties to be corrected include a moment of inertia... Agent:

20120101585 - Motion facilitating tibial components for a knee prosthesis: An orthopaedic tibial prosthesis includes a tibial baseplate sized and shaped to cover substantially all of a resected proximal tibial surface, and a tibial bearing component sized to leave a posteromedial portion of the tibial baseplate exposed when the tibial bearing component is mounted to the baseplate. The exposed posteromedial... Agent: Zimmer, Inc.

20120101586 - High flexion articular insert: A knee prosthesis is provided that allows for increased flexion. The knee prosthesis includes (a) a femoral component adapted to fit on a distal end of the femur which includes a lateral condylar structure and a medial condylar structure and (b) an intermediate structure configured to cooperate with a femoral... Agent: Smith & Nephew, Inc.

20120101587 - Knee joint device and method: A medical device for implantation in a knee joint of a human patient is provided. The medical device comprises: an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface comprises: a first point, a second point, a third point, a fourth point, a fifth point, and a sixth point, all... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120101588 - Hip joint device and method: A medical device for implantation in a hip joint of a human patient is provided. The natural hip joint having a ball shaped caput femur as the proximal part of the femoral bone with a convex hip joint surface towards the centre of the hip joint and a bowl shaped... Agent: Milux Holding Sa

20120101590 - Ceramic ball socket insert having inverse-conical guide pins: A hip joint prosthesis having a socket insert and a hip socket, a conical guide pin being situated on the pole of the socket insert and a guide bore being situated at the base of the hip socket and the guide pin being located in the guide bore in the... Agent:

20120101591 - Stem with pressfit porous element: An implant assembly comprises a stem and an augment. The augment includes a porous outer region which is integrally formed onto a solid inner region. The augment further includes, solid posts integrally formed on the solid inner region and extend through the porous outer region to the outer surface of... Agent: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.

20120101592 - Pyrolytic carbon implants with porous fixation component and methods of making the same: An orthopedic implant including an articulation portion having a pyrolytic carbon bearing surface and a porous bone on- or in-growth structure, and methods of making the same.... Agent: Zimmer, Inc.

20120101593 - Implantable polymer for bone and vascular lesions: A solidifying implant composition of a polymer mixed with a bioabsorbable solvent. A method of treating a patient, by implanting the solidifying implant composition into bone, and solidifying the implant composition. A method of improving bone structure in patients by applying the solidifying implant composition to bone, shoring up bone... Agent: Bios2 Medical, Inc.

20120101589 - Prosthetic devices coated with heated cross-linked fibrin: The present invention relates to methods of coating prosthetic devices with dried fibrin. Particularly, the present invention relates to methods of coating the surface of prosthetic devices with fibrin and drying the fibrin-coated prosthetic devices at moderately-high temperatures for extended periods of time under low atmospheric pressure to obtain prosthetic... Agent: Hadasit Medical Research Services And Development Ltd.

20120101594 - Endoscopic implantable device and method for the apposition of the stomach walls for reducing the stomach internal volume in a weight loss surgery procedure: The present invention is referred to an endoscopic implantable device for the apposition of the stomach walls for reducing the stomach internal volume, comprising a cylindrical elongated body comprising two hinged halves, each of which having a plurality of suction nozzles and a set of aligned grabbing teeth. Said suction... Agent:

20120101595 - Communication interface for sensory stimulation: Techniques, apparatuses, and systems for interfacing multiple sensors with a biological system can include amplifying signals from respective sensors associated with an external device; modulating the amplified signals based on respective different frequency values; and summing the modulated signals to produce an output signal to stimulate a biological system.... Agent: Arizona Board Of Regents For And On Behalf Of Arizona State University

20120101596 - Method for setting up a control and technical orthopedic device: The invention relates to a method for setting up a control, and to a control for a technical orthopedic device, and a technical orthopedic device as such. Actuations of the technical orthopedic device (1) are provided by means of an output device (2, 3), biomettric signals are received by sensors... Agent: Otto Bock Healthcare Products Gmbh

20120101597 - Adjustable socket system: An adjustable socket system is configured to accommodate a residual limb. The adjustable socket system has first and second opposed sides and includes a rigid first component arranged along the first side of the socket. An adjustable second component has a plurality of interconnected vertebrae elements connected to the first... Agent:

20120101598 - Dynamic support apparatus and system: A dynamic support apparatus having a frame, a dynamic interface, a temperature control mechanism, and a control system. The dynamic interface is capable of changing its geometry and is disposed on the top surface of the frame. The control system is operably connected to the dynamic interface and controls the... Agent: Deka Products Limited Partnership

20120101599 - Momentum free bearing for use in prosthetic and orthotic devices: A momentum free bearing assembly for use in orthotic and prosthetic devices and a prosthetic knee incorporating the same are disclosed. The bearing assembly includes an engaging ring having a swivel portion received within the engaging ring. The engaging ring is received within a bore in a mount. Retainer rings... Agent: