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

20090270969 - Delivery system having a release mechanism for releasing an object carried by a catheter as well as a release mechanism of a delivery system: A delivery system having a release mechanism (70) for releasing an object (12), in particular, a supporting body, which is carried by the catheter (20), whereby the catheter (20) has at least one outer shaft (50) which is relatively displaceable toward the object (12) to release the object (12). The... Agent: Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein

20090270965 - Endovascular prosthesis for ascending aorta: An endoluminal prosthesis for treating a diseased portion of the ascending aorta includes a tubular graft material having an outer surface and an inner surface and a support structure coupled to the graft material. An anchoring device is coupled to the proximal end of the support structure to engage the... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270970 - Implantable intraluminal device and method of using same in treating aneurysms: A method and apparatus for reducing blood flow to an aneurysm proximate to a bifurcation having a source blood vessel a first branch vessel and a second branch vessel, the method comprising: providing a first mesh-like tube of bio-compatible material, the first mesh-like tube exhibiting a porosity index pre-selected to... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090270967 - Stent attachment and deployment mechanism: A stent attachment and deployment mechanism is utilized to prevent the distal end of an endoprosthesis comprising fixation barbs or other fixation mechanism from deploying prior to the remaining sections of the fixation device. With this stent attachment and deployment mechanism accurate deployment may be achieved.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090270968 - Stent for branched vessel and balloon catheter unit having the same: A stent for branched vessel by which a stent for main vessel can be inserted in the main vessel easily without interference with the stent for branched vessel that was already installed is disclosed. The stent for branched vessel of the present invention for expanding a constricted branched vessel is... Agent: Park Law Firm

20090270966 - Stent graft system and method of use: A stent graft system and method of use includes a stent graft for fixation at an attachment site with graft material defining at least one opening having an opening perimeter; a support attached to the graft material; a guide rail attached around the opening perimeter; and a helical anchor having... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270964 - Toroidal balloon system and method of use: A toroidal balloon system apparatus and method for use in a vessel includes a catheter defining an inflation lumen and having an inflation port in communication with the inflation lumen; and a toroidal balloon attached to the catheter. The toroidal balloon defines a balloon lumen in communication with the inflation... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270972 - Endovenous valve transfer stent: An endovenous valve transfer stent (10) has an elongated tubular open-work body (12) having a network of longitudinally extending ribs (13) interconnected by laterally extending zigzag struts (14). The struts define a plurality of barbs (15, 17) in opposing longitudinal directions. The body (12) has a first end and a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090270971 - Prosthesis fixation apparatus and methods: A tubular prosthesis comprises a tubular graft; and an undulating stent having a plurality of apexes, a first end defined at least in part by a first group of the apexes, and a second end defined at least in part by a second group of the apexes, the first group... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270973 - Stent assembly for the treatment of vulnerable plaque: An intravascular stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, is designed to treat a lesion with vulnerable plaque by reducing the fibrous cap stresses. A polymeric sleeve having first and second ends interconnects a first metallic stent and a second metallic stent. The first... Agent: Fulwider Patton, LLP (abbott)

20090270974 - Vascular stenting for aneurysms: Described herein are flexible implantable occluding devices that can, for example, navigate the tortuous vessels of the neurovasculature. The occluding devices can also conform to the shape of the tortuous vessels of the vasculature. In some embodiments, the occluding devices can direct blood flow within a vessel away from an... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090270975 - Methods and devices for protecting a passageway in a body when advancing devices through the passageway: A liner is advanced through a narrowed region in a vessel such as the internal carotid artery. The liner is advanced through the narrowed region in a collapsed position. A stent is then advanced through the liner and expanded to open the narrowed region. The liner may also have an... Agent: Hoekendijk & Lynch, LLP

20090270977 - Stent fixation system: A stent fixation system 3 for fixation of a stent, comprising two retaining areas 10 which are connected by a connecting area 12 to form a fixation tubing. The retaining areas 10 provide a retaining structure which is designed to hold at least one stent strut 2 of the stent... Agent: Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein

20090270976 - Stent graft fixation system and method of use: A stent graft fixation system and method of use includes a stent graft system for fixation to a vessel wall, the system having a helical anchor and a stent graft. The helical anchor has a number of coils with a point at one end and a helical anchor axis, and... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270979 - Biodegradable metallic stent: A biodegradable metal stent having delayed degradation after implantation, the stent comprising a stent material coated with at least one wax material, Also provided is a method for manufacturing and use of such a stent.... Agent: Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein

20090270978 - Coated embolization device: Described are embolization devices having unique bioactive coatings, as well as methods for their manufacture and use. An illustrative embolization device of the invention comprises an embolic body and a coating material comprising biotropic extracellular matrix material immobilized on a surface of the embolic body. The biotropic extracellular matrix material... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20090270980 - Methods and devices for improving mitral valve function: The various aspects of the invention pertain to devices and related methods for treating heart conditions, including, for example, dilatation, valve incompetencies, including mitral valve leakage, and other similar heart failure conditions. The devices and related methods of the present invention operate to assist in the apposition of heart valve... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090270981 - Apparatus and method for pneumatically driving an implantable medical device: A driver is disclosed for powering a pneumatically operated implantable device, such as an artificial heart with a left and a right ventricle. The driver includes a pair of compressors that each has a first and a second compression chamber. In a first mode of operation, both the first and... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090270982 - Device to store and inject corneal graft: Devices and methods for storing and injecting a corneal tissue graft are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a tissue container and an adaptor configured to be coupled to the tissue container. The tissue container defines an interior region configured to receive a precut corneal tissue graft therein.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090270983 - Intraocular lens: The invention concerns an intraocular lens with negative spherical aberration and a method of determining the refractive power of intraocular lenses. In the environment of immersion medium the intraocular lens refracts an incoming wave with an elliptically oblongly curved wave front into an outgoing wave with a substantially spherical wave... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090270984 - Intraocular lens: An intraocular lens in which deterioration in contrast is suppressed even when the optical axis of the intraocular lens is decentred from the optical axis of the eyeball when the intraocular lens is inserted into the eye while the advantage of a conventional aberration reduction type intraocular lens that the... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20090270985 - Flush patch for elastomeric implant shell: An elastomeric prosthetic implant having a shell and a patch providing a reinforced access region on the shell for introduction of manufacturing implements, such as a gel-filling tool. The shell may cover the entire inner face of the patch, or a substantial part thereof, and a peripheral edge of the... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

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 (1) for total disc replacement, comprising two inter-vertebral elements (2) which are flexibly connected... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090270992 - Artificial intervertebral disc implant: The invention relates to an artificial intervertebral disc for placement between adjacent vertebrae. The artificial intervertebral disc is preferably designed to restore disc height and natural disc curvature, allow for a natural range of motion, absorb shock and provide resistance to motion and axial compression. Furthermore, the intervertebral disc may... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP

20090270988 - Artificial spinal disc implant: An artificial spinal disc implant is provided that may be implanted between adjacent vertebrae in the spine to replace, repair or augment a natural spinal disc. The spinal disc implant may be characterized by one or more biomechanical properties that approximate those of a natural spinal disc. The implant is... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090270987 - Expandable vertebral implants and methods of use: Illustrative embodiments disclosed herein are directed to vertebral implants and methods of use. In one embodiment, the implant includes first and second end members with an intermediate cage. The cage may be inflatable such that the implant is positionable between a collapsed state with a first reduced height to facilitate... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090270991 - Spinal fusion implant with bone screws: An interbody spinal fusion implant made of a material other than bone adapted for placement across an intervertebral space formed across the height of a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant has a leading end that is curved to form a portion of a circle from side... Agent: Martin & Ferraro, LLP

20090270989 - Spinal implants and methods: Spinal implants are disclosed that can be used for annular repair, facet unloading, disc height preservation, disc decompression, or for sealing a portal through which a nucleus implant was placed. In some embodiments, an implant is placed within the intervertebral disc space, primarily within the region of the annulus fibrosus.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090270990 - Vertebral cage device with modular fixation: Intervertebral arthrodesis for insertion in an intervertebral space separating opposite faces of two adjacent vertebrae has a ring shaped intervertebral cage having a bar that extends perpendicular to the axis of the spine. The bar has a height less than the rest of the cage. A surface of the cage... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090270993 - Orientation feature on eccentric glenosphere: A convex bearing head having a fixation hole is provided. The bearing head is eccentric about an axis defined by the fixation hole and configured to be secured to a mounting plate attached to a bone surface. The unsecured bearing head is rotatable upon the mounting plate about the fixation... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090270994 - Medial and lateral femoral implants for single-compartment knee prosthesis: A single-compartment knee prosthesis provides different femoral implants for the medial and lateral compartments. Both femoral implants feature distinct bends and slight twists following the anatomical shape of the corresponding compartment, of about 22° for the medial implant (11) and 14° for the lateral femoral implant (31). The complementary tibial... Agent: James C. Wray

20090270995 - Tibial insert and associated surgical method: A tibial insert includes a platform defining an upper bearing surface and a bottom surface. A keel of the tibial insert is coupled to the bottom surface of the platform. A surgical method for knee anthroplasty is also disclosed.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090270996 - Modular orthopaedic components: Modular neck components for hip implants having independent variables associated with physical characteristics of the implant, including leg length, offset, and anteversion. During surgery, the surgeon may be confronted with a need to change a preoperatively-chosen modular neck. For example, the surgeon may desire a change in at least one... Agent: Zimmer Technology - Baker & Daniels

20090270998 - Artificial bone and method for producing the same: An artificial bone which is excellent in the ability to form bone in a living body, reliably thereof, and has high mechanical strength. The process comprises the steps of: mixing granules, composed of a titanium or a titanium alloy powder and an organic binder, with a particulate pore-forming material, pressure-molding... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090270997 - Use of nanomaterials based on titanium dioxide and zirconium diozide as coatings for osteointegrated biomedical prostheses, and osteointegrated biomedical prostheses prepared therewith: The present invention proposes novel materials and methods, for preparation of coatings based on titanium dioxide for osteointegrated biomedical prostheses. The coatings are realized with nanomaterials having antibacterial properties, and have the purpose of: promoting osteointegration of the implants, and, at the same time, reducing reaction attributable to inflammatory processes... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090270999 - Patch for endoscopic repair of hernias: In some embodiments, a method of repairing a hernia may include one or more of the following steps: (a) introducing a patch prosthesis into a patient, (b) positioning the patch prosthesis over the hernia, (c) removing a wire frame from the patch prosthesis and the patient, (d) wrapping the patch... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20090271000 - Dynamic support apparatus: 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: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090264976 - Combination dilator-embolic protection device: A combination dilator-embolic protection device and method for simultaneously dilating a stenotic body vessel while providing protection from embolic debris and constant perfusion through a treatment site is disclosed. The device includes an expandable dilator-filtration component having a first filtration segment, a second filtration segment and an interior volume, wherein... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264977 - Family of electrodes for use in performing in situ fenestration using a plasma rf catheter: To facilitate the widespread use of the RF plasma catheter to provide in situ fenestration of a main stent-graft, potential side-effects of the fenestration are ameliorated using an electrode from a family of electrodes. Specifically, a family of electrodes is provided so that for a particular application, an appropriate electrode... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264978 - Friction-release distal latch implant delivery system and components: Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for the delivery of medical implants. A distal end portion of the implant is coupled with a delivery device by surface friction between the implant and an underlying surface such that the distal end portion is frictionally locked and maintained in the appropriate... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090264979 - Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deployment: Blood vessels and other body lumens are stented using stent structures comprising a plurality of radially expansible rings where at least some of the rings comprise axially extending elements which interleave with axially extending elements on adjacent unconnected rings. The ring structures may be open cell structures or closed cell... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP (client No 021629-000000)

20090264980 - Device delivery catheter having a curved distal tip: A catheter for delivery of intraluminal and expandable devices. The catheter is provided with a flexible curved tip distal to the device loaded onto the catheter for delivery to a desired site within a body conduit. The curved distal tip causes the catheter to rotate to a preferred rotational orientation,... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20090264981 - Method of using optical coherence tomography (oct) in surgery: Methods comprising the use of optical coherence tomography to examine a harvested conduit for its suitability for grafting, to examine a candidate conduit prior to harvesting for coronary artery bypass graftings to assess the quality of an anastomosis, to assess the quality of the suturing of a small vessel or... Agent: Castellano PLLC

20090264983 - Device, a kit and a method for treatment of disorders in the heart rhythm regulation system: A tissue lesion creating device is structured and arranged to be inserted through the vascular system into a body vessel adjacent the heart and to be subsequently subjected to a change of shape in order to penetrate into the heart tissue. The tissue lesion creating device may thus be used... Agent: Inskeep Intellectual Property Group, Inc

20090264982 - Stent with auxiliary treatment structure: A medical device for treatment of a stenosed body lumen, includes an open-ended cylindrical body carried on a distal end of a catheter for insertion of the device into the body lumen and placement at the stenosed site. The cylindrical body is movable between a collapsed position for insertion into... Agent: Dennis H. Lambert

20090264984 - Advanced endovascular graft: This invention is a system for the treatment of body passageways; in particular, vessels with vascular disease. The system includes an endovascular graft with a low-profile delivery configuration and a deployed configuration in which it conforms to the morphology of the vessel or body passageway to be treated as well... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090264985 - Branch vessel suture stent system and method: A branch vessel suture stent system and method including a branch vessel suture stent having a stent body having a first end, a second end, and a central axis, the first end having a first periphery; and shape memory hooks disposed about the first periphery, each of the shape memory... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264975 - Medical devices having a coating of inorganic material: In one aspect, a medical device has a first configuration and a second configuration, a reservoir containing a therapeutic agent, and a barrier layer disposed over the reservoir, wherein the barrier layer comprises an inorganic material. In another aspect, a medical device has a reservoir containing a therapeutic agent, a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090264986 - Helical stent having improved flexibility and expandability: A stent includes a central portion of helically wound undulations formed of struts, cylindrical end portions, and transition zones between the helical portion and the cylindrical 5 portions. According to a first aspect of the invention, the torsional flexibility of the stent is maximized by having bridges connecting adjacent winding... Agent: C. R. Bard, Inc. Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.

20090264987 - Stent graft delivery system and method of use: A stent graft delivery system and method of use including a delivery system for a stent graft having a runner; a stent graft blank having at least one non-stented portion, the stent graft blank being positionable over the runner; and a stent graft cover having a stent graft cutter disposed... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264988 - Stent graft delivery system including support for fenestration in situ and a mechanism for modeling: A system and method for delivering a self-expanding stent graft within a segment of a body vessel having a branch vessel extending therefrom. The graft includes one or more self-expanding stents for anchoring the graft to the vessel wall and has a stent-free body portion positionable across the branch vessel.... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264989 - Prosthetic heart valve systems: A heart valve that can be expanded following its implantation in a patient, such as to accommodate the growth of a patient and the corresponding growth of the area where the valve is implanted, and to minimize paravalvular leakage. In one aspect, the invention may maximize the orifice size of... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090264990 - Radiopaque imprinted ink marker for stent graft: A tubular synthetic endoluminal graft having at least one radiopaque ink marker pattern to radiographically delineate the surface of the graft cloth. The radiopaque ink marker includes a matrix of ink dots defining an annular band about a circumference of the graft. The endoluminal graft including at least one stent... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264991 - Branched vessel prosthesis: The present disclosure describes an implantable branched vessel prosthesis, such as a prosthetic valve, having both a radially expandable annular portion and a laterally extendable branch portion. Methods of delivering the branched vessel prosthesis to a branched body vessel are also provided, as well as delivery systems comprising the branched... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/indy/cook Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090264992 - Combination barb restraint and stent attachment deployment mechanism: An aneurysmal repair system that utilizes a modified apex and delivery device is designed for accurate endoprosthesis delivery and deployment. The modified apex utilizes segments that overlap and hold one another down as well as the fixation barbs attached thereto. The delivery device holds or secures at least one section... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090264993 - Endovascular prosthesis for ascending aorta: An endoluminal prosthesis for use in the ascending aorta is disclosed. The prosthesis includes a tubular graft material having an outer surface and an inner surface, a support structure coupled to the graft material, and a plurality of anchors extending from a proximal end of the support structure. Each anchor... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264994 - Apparatus and methods for treating tissue: Apparatus and methods are provided for thermally and/or mechanically treating tissue, such as valvular structures, to reconfigure or shrink the tissue in a controlled manner. Mechanical clips are implanted over the leaflets of a valve, e.g., in the heart, either alone or after thermal treatment to cause the valve to... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20090264996 - Set of annuloplasty devices with varying anterior-posterior ratios and related methods: Described is a set of at least two annuloplasty devices having a particular size that corresponds to an inter-trigonal or inter-commissural distance of a heart valve annulus, wherein the at least two annuloplasty devices have different anterior-posterior ratios. Also, described is a kit for annuloplasty repair of a heart valve... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090264995 - Transvalvular intraannular band for valve repair: Mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the mitral annulus a transvalvular intraannular band having an elongate and arcuate body. The elongate and arcuate body has a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, a second anchoring portion... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090264997 - Everting heart valve: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an expandable anchor configured for endovascular delivery to a vicinity of the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is adapted to wrap about the anchor, for... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090264999 - Accommodating 360 degree sharp edge optic plate haptic lens: An accommodating intraocular lens having an optic and portions extending from the optic radially outwards preferably with fixation devices at their distal ends, the optic designed such that it has a sharp posterior edge for 360 degrees of its perimeter and the lens designed such that the optic can move... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090264998 - Interfacial refraction accommodating lens (iral): This invention relates to intraocular lenses. More particularly, this invention relates to intraocular lenses that have the ability to alter the light refractive power in response to changes in the tension of the ciliary muscle or ciliary body of the eye or any other accommodative forces. Lenses of this invention... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c. Intellectual Property Department

20090265000 - Small incision intraocular lens with anti-pco feature: A thin intraocular lens for inhibiting posterior capsular opacification (PCO) includes an optic having an anterior concave region, a posterior concave region, a sharp edge which extends posteriorly and between the posterior concave region and at least a portion of an outer-most peripheral edge surface.... Agent: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

20090265001 - Methods for making oxidation resistant polymeric material: The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant medical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods of making antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medical devices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion and materials used... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090265002 - Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament: A method for securing a graft ligament in a bone tunnel is provided. The method includes looping a graft ligament through a graft hole in a graft ligament support block, advancing the graft ligament support block into the bone tunnel, withdrawing the graft ligament support block back down the bone... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090265003 - Apparatus and method for reconstructing a ligament: A system for use in reconstructing a ligament is provided. The system includes a graft ligament support block and an installation tool. The support block includes a body having a distal and proximal ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the proximal end being tapered so as to facilitate withdrawal... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090265004 - Retrograde fixation technique with insert-molded interference screw: Endosteal fixation of a ligament graft with a bioabsorbable interference screw installed in a retrograde manner in ACL reconstruction. The bioabsorbable interference screw is insert-molded with a length of suture extending from the distal tip of the screw for pulling the interference screw into the joint and into position for... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090265005 - Bioreactor system and method of enhancing functionality of muscle cultured in vitro: A method of producing organized skeletal muscle tissue from precursor muscle cells in vitro comprises: (a) providing precursor muscle cells on a support in a tissue media; then (b) cyclically stretching and relaxing the support at least twice along a first axis during a first time period; and then (c)... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090265006 - Lateral spinous process spacer: Interspinous process implants are disclosed. Also disclosed are systems and kits including such implants, methods of inserting such implants, and methods of alleviating pain or discomfort associated with the spinal column.... Agent: Globus Medical, Inc. Attn: Brian Malm

20090265008 - Spinal implant apparatus and methods: A method of inserting and positioning an intervertebral spacer is provided. The spacer includes a longitudinal axis, an on-axis interface coincident with or parallel to the longitudinal axis, and an off-axis interface angled to the longitudinal axis. The spacer's front end may be curved. The method may include inserting the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090265007 - Vertebral interbody compression implant: An apparatus and method for securing boney structures is disclosed which includes a compression mechanism and a force transfer mechanism. The compression mechanism may have bone engagement members that have one portion slideably coupled to a housing positioned within the implant and another portion rotatably coupled to the implant so... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090265009 - Cement shroud for use with cemented prosthetic implant: A shroud for protecting exterior portions of a prosthetic implant from adhesive and a method for utilizing the same. The shroud includes a hub, a rim, and at least one bridge connecting the hub and the rim. The rim of the shroud may be sized to cover substantially the same... Agent: Zimmer Technology - Baker & Daniels

20090265010 - Shoulder prosthesis with humeral fracture stem: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a shoulder prosthesis. These embodiments may relate to a shoulder prosthesis including, for example, a humeral stem for fracture indication. Of note, certain embodiments of the present invention provide a humeral prosthesis with improved integration of the tuberosities around the humeral... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090265011 - Femoral component of an artificial knee joint: A femoral component of an artificial knee joint is configured with multiple different facets which are similar in size and shape for many different sizes, to simplify an associated method for forming a distal end of the femur to receive the femoral component. Jig embodiments are provided to form surfaces... Agent: Bradley P. Heisler Heisler & Associates

20090265012 - Implants for partial knee arthroplasty: The present invention provides a method and device for restoring individual patient joint kinematic using minimally invasive surgical procedures. The instrumentation of the invention sculpts the articular surface of a first bone that normally articulates in a predetermined manner with a second bone. The implant system is comprised of implants... Agent: Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP

20090265014 - Method and apparatus for attaching soft tissue to an implant: A system and method for attaching soft tissue to a prosthetic implant can include a prosthetic component that defines a soft tissue attachment region having an attachment surface thereon. A first construct can be formed of porous metal and be removably coupled to the attachment surface. A second construct can... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090265013 - Tibial component of an artificial knee joint: A tibial component of an artificial knee joint is provided which cooperates with a femoral component to allow pivoting rotation of the artificial knee joint in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. The tibial component includes a plate with a tapered dovetail rib thereon which allows an insert to be... Agent: Bradley P. Heisler Heisler & Associates

20090265015 - Method and apparatus for attaching soft tissue to bone: A system and method for attaching soft tissue to a prosthetic implant can include a prosthetic component that defines a soft tissue attachment region having an attachment surface thereon. A first construct can be formed of porous metal and be removably coupled to the attachment surface. A second construct can... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090265016 - Material for surgical use in traumatology: The present invention relates to a material, structure, and method for surgical use in traumatology. More particularly, the present invention relates to a composite material, a temporary biocompatible support structure, and related methods of use of the same in aiding osteosynthesis during healing of a bone fracture. The material keeps... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090265017 - Rigid bone graft substitute: A bone graft substitute includes a porous matrix at least partially covered by a reinforcing outer layer. The porous matrix may be a collagen-ceramic composite, and the reinforcing outer layer may be formed from highly cross-linked collagen. The implant may also include one or more reinforcement ribs, which may be... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090265018 - Powered leg prosthesis and control methodologies for obtaining near normal gait: A powered leg prosthesis includes powered knee joint comprising a knee joint and a knee motor unit for delivering power to the knee joint. The prosthesis also includes a prosthetic lower leg having a socket interface coupled to the knee joint and a powered ankle joint coupled to the lower... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090265019 - Prosthetic foot with two leaf-springs joined at heel and toe: A prosthetic foot includes a pair of elongated forefoot leaf springs with proximal ends coupled to an attachment member and extending in an arc to distal ends with the forefoot leaf springs being oriented with one over another. The pair of forefoot leaf springs has different lengths and is coupled... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090259285 - Bifurcated delivery system: A delivery system for a stent to a bifurcated region includes an elongated shaft with first and second branches extending from the elongated shaft. First and second branches have first and second balloons mounted thereon, respectively. A first guidewire extends the entire length of the delivery system and into the... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259288 - Catheter device for delivery of stents to bifurcated arteries: The present invention uses several innovative means in order to place two stents into branched arteries that have atherosclerotic disease. The stent delivery catheter has means to place two separate guide wires into the two arteries, deploy the first stent in the main artery and provide an opening in the... Agent: Kajane Mcmanus

20090259287 - Loading apparatus and method for expandable intraluminal medical devices: An apparatus for loading an expandable intraluminal medical device into a delivery device has a flexible main body with first and second rolled ends that enable the main body to alternatively adopt a substantially flat configuration that exposes a portion of the inner surface and a helical configuration that defines... Agent: Buchanan Intellectual Property Office LLC

20090259289 - Method of stent mounting to form a balloon catheter having improved retention of a drug delivery stent: A method of mounting a drug delivery stent on a balloon of a balloon catheter. The method securely mounts the drug delivery stent on the balloon without damaging the drug delivery layer of the stent. In one embodiment, the method generally comprises positioning a drug delivery stent on a balloon... Agent: Fulwider Patton, LLP (abbott)

20090259284 - Resonating stent or stent element: A tubular member adapted for endovascular delivery in a human patient comprises a tubular wire framework and the tubular wire framework forms the core of a signal device. The signal device further includes a coil, which is wrapped around the core to form an inductor, and a capacitor coupled to... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259286 - Sheath with radio-opaque markers for identifying split propagation: A medical device delivery system includes a self-expanding medical device mounted on a balloon portion of a catheter. A sheath is provided around the medical device to hold the device in place with the device staying in a compressed state. The balloon portion is inflated to cause the sheath to... Agent: Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090259290 - Fenestration segment stent-graft and fenestration method: A method includes deploying a fenestration segment stent-graft into a main vessel such that a fenestration section of the fenestration segment stent-graft covers a first branch vessel emanating from the main vessel. The fenestration segment stent-graft includes a proximal section, a distal section, and the fenestration section attached to and... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259291 - Stent-graft and apparatus and fitting method: A stent-graft (100) is provided with a tightenable loop element (104) having a first end terminated in a slip knot or self-tightening knot (112) and a second end which is received in and can slide in the knot (112). The knot (112) is tied by a suture to the stent-graft... Agent: Cook Group Patent Office

20090259292 - Multiple orifice implantable heart valve and methods of implantation: A surgically implantable multiple orifice heart valve having a valve frame with at least two orifices, each of which can accommodate a tissue valve.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090259293 - Side branch stent having a proximal split ring: A stent has a generally cylindrical body portion and is intended for placement in a side branch vessel associated with a bifurcated or trifurcated vessel. The side branch stent includes a proximal split ring formed of two detached semi-circular portions, a first semi-circular portion and a second semi-circular portion. The... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259294 - Removable stent-graft: A removable device such as a stent-graft, intended for applications where it may be desirable to remove the device at some time following implantation. The stent-graft of the present invention includes a helically-wound stent component provided with a covering of graft material. It is removable by gripping an end of... Agent: Wayne D. House W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

20090259295 - Method of delivering graft material without the use of a stent: A method of delivering a tubular endoluminal graft through a body lumen in which the graft is expanded and temporarily held in place by an expandable support structure at the distal end of a graft delivery system until staples from an endovascular stapling device can be delivered to permanently secure... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259296 - Gate cannulation apparatus and methods: A representation of a prosthesis opening is created and a device having a marker is tracked through the opening while monitoring the relative positions of the opening representation and the marker on a display. In one alternative, a representation is made on a display of the center of the contralateral... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259297 - Implantable medical devices fabricated from polyurethanes with grafted radiopaque groups: Medical devices, such as stents, fabricated from a polymer including degradable polymer segments joined by di-urethane linkages with radiopaque functional groups chemically bonded to the polymer are disclosed.... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20090259298 - Bifurcated graft deployment systems and methods: A deployment catheter for deploying an endoluminal vascular prosthesis that has at least a main graft portion and a first branch graft portion. The deployment catheter preferably comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, and an outer sheath and an inner core that... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090259299 - Side branch stent having a proximal flexible material section: A stent system for placement in a bifurcated vessel includes a side branch stent. The side branch stent includes an expandable metallic distal section and a proximal section. The distal end of the proximal section is coupled to the distal section. The proximal section is made from a flexible material... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259300 - Medical devices with an interlocking coating and methods of making the same: Disclosed herein are medical devices, such as intravascular stents, for delivering a therapeutic agent to the body tissue of a patient, and a method for making such medical devices. More particularly, the medical devices have a coating that includes a polymer that adheres to the surface of the medical device... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090259302 - Coating comprising poly (ethylene glycol)-poly (lactide-glycolide-caprolactone) interpenetrating network: Methods for fabricating coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed. The method comprises forming a coating on an implantable device comprising an interpenetrating network or semi-interpenetrating network. The interpenetrating network or semi-interpenetrating network comprises poly(ethylene glycol) and an aliphatic polyester copolymer. It is also provided an implantable device and a... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20090259301 - Detector for abnormal conditions inside body: An implant capable of sensing pressure, force, pH level or any other condition releases a chemical into the body when a pre-set limit is exceeded. The chemical is chosen to be detectable by the person without the need of any external equipment. Typical chemicals are dyes causing coloration visible to... Agent: Daniel Gelbart

20090259303 - Tool for implantation of replacement heart valve: An implant holder for removably retaining an implant during an implantation procedure includes a holder device having a frame defining a chamber. The frame may be configured for removable retention of an implant, such as the flexible bioprosthetic heart valve, substantially within the chamber. The removable retention of the implant... Agent: Haugen Law Firm Pllp 1130 Tcf Tower

20090259304 - Devices and methods for treating valvular regurgitation: A system for treating mitral valve regurgitation includes a tensioning device having a plurality of helical anchors and a tensioning filament. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for attaching a tensioning device to the annulus of a mitral valve in a trans-leaflet configuration, and applying a tension force... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259305 - Implantable prosthetic holder and handle: An improved implantation holder apparatus and system for holding bioprosthetic aortic valves for insertion into a heart. The handle system interacts with implantation holder and the valve in such a way that commissure support struts may be retracted by simply rotating the handle which allows the surgeon more room to... Agent: Lane Patents LLC

20090259306 - Transcatheter heart valve with micro-anchors: Various embodiments of methods and apparatus for treating defective heart valve are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a transcatheter heart valve is disclosed that includes an expandable shape memory stent and a valve member supported by the stent. A plurality of micro-anchors can be disposed along an outer surface... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20090259307 - Segmented ring placement: Apparatus is provided for repairing a valve of a heart of a patient which includes an annulus and at least first and second leaflets. The apparatus includes an annuloplasty structure, a plurality of tissue anchors, and a plurality of flexible longitudinal guide members removably coupled to the structure. Each of... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090259308 - Artificial heart pump: By inserting a protruding portion 8b, which is installed to a center position of a rear end surface 8x of a fixed body 8, into a hole 4a, which is provided to a center position of an end surface 4x on a side of a fixed body 8 of a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090259310 - Voice prosthesis automatic flange deployment confirmation method: A gel cap is loaded on a folded flange of a voice prosthesis which is loaded on an end portion of an inserter, wherein a tip of the end portion is pressed against a valve flap of the voice prosthesis. The voice prosthesis includes a strap that is stretched for... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20090259309 - Voice prosthesis dilator/sizer: A voice prosthesis dilator and sizer device is provided including an elongated member having a first end with a tip and a flange and a second end with a stop portion. The elongated member includes an intermediate portion with a measuring area disposed adjacent to the flange and including measuring... Agent: Freudenberg-nok General Partnership Legal Department

20090259313 - Manufacturing and material processing for prosthetic devices: Methods of manufacturing prosthetic devices for use as an artificial meniscus are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods include injection molding a resilient core material, tensioning reinforcing fibers around the injection molded core, and injection molding an outer layer to embed the reinforcing fibers within the prosthetic device. In some... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090259314 - Meniscus prosthetic device selection and implantation methods: Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a direct geometrical matching process, a correlation parameters-based matching process, and a finite element-based matching process. The... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090259312 - Meniscus prosthetic devices with anti-migration features: A prosthetic device for use as an artificial meniscus is disclosed. The prosthetic device restores shock absorption, stability, and function to the knee joint after removal of the damaged natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the prosthetic device includes an anti-migration feature. The anti-migration feature is a bridge for engagement with... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090259311 - Tensioned meniscus prosthetic devices and associated methods: A prosthetic device for use as an artificial meniscus is disclosed. The prosthetic device restores shock absorption, stability, and function to the knee joint after removal of the damaged natural meniscus. In some embodiments, the prosthetic device is pre-tensioned to improve the fit of the prosthetic device within the knee... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090259315 - Electroactive polymer based artificial sphincters and artificial muscle patches: Provided are artificial muscle patches, which are adapted to be implanted adjacent a patient's heart, and artificial sphincter cuffs, which are adapted to be implanted around a body lumen, such as the urethra, the anal canal, or the lower esophagus. The devices of the present invention comprise: (a) one or... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20090259316 - Spacer devices and systems for the treatment of spinal stenosis and methods for using the same: Spacer devices for treating spinal stenosis are provided herein. In some example embodiments, these devices are configured for attachment on the interspinous ligaments with minimal injury thereto. Also provided are systems for the delivery of the spacer devices, tools for measuring and assessing the interspinous space and methods for using... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090259317 - Cushion bearing implants for load bearing applications: The present invention seeks to provide improved joint implants and methods relating to joint implantation.... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090259318 - Asymmetric formation of sockets and/or socket inserts for the manipulation and supression of natural frequencies: A socket or socket insert for a hip joint prosthesis, the shaft of which can be coupled with a ball head which in turn can be inserted in a rotatable manner in the hemispherical recess of the socket insert wherein the shaft can be implanted in the femur and the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20090259319 - Adjustable, remote-controllable orthopaedic prosthesis and associated method: An implantable, adjustable prosthesis includes a first component which may be moved relative to a second component by use of a transcutaneous control signal. A method of operating such a prosthesis is also disclosed.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090259320 - Generator for prosthesis and orthosis: A means for using body energy to generate electrical current to power the electronics, sensors, actuators and other electronic components in microprocessor-controlled prosthetic or orthotic joints. Furthermore, a means for using the generator to provide swing-phase damping is disclosed whereby the damping level can be controlled and adjusted electronically.... Agent: Miller Thomson LLP

20090254167 - Bifurcated stent delivery system and method of use: An endovascular sleeve which can be utilized to navigate a pair of guidewires to a bifurcated body passageway such that, once in place, the guidewires are substantially untwisted or untangled. This greatly facilitates delivery of the bifurcated stent to the bifurcated artery.... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (c/o Patent Administrator)

20090254168 - Delivery system for medical device: A system for delivery of a medical device to a target site within the body of a patient includes an introducer sheath, and a delivery assembly receivable within a passageway of the sheath. The delivery assembly comprises an inner tubular and an outer tubular member. At least a distal portion... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/indy/cook Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090254165 - Delivery systems and methods of implantation for prosthetic heart valves: A delivery system for delivering an implantable stented device to a lumen of a patient, the delivery system including an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a driver mechanism positioned at the proximal end of the elongated body, an elongated threaded rod located axially distal to... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090254166 - Interventional catheter system and methods: An interventional catheter is adapted for treating a blood vessel. In an embodiment, the catheter includes an elongate shaft sized for insertion in a blood vessel and a stent positioned on a distal region of the elongate shaft. An expandable dilation member is coupled to a distal region of the... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090254170 - Branch stent graft deployment and method: A deployment system for introducing stent grafts which have a side arm or into which a side arm can be deployed. For instance the stent graft can be deployed into the thoracic arch of a patient. The deployment system including an introducer (1), an auxiliary catheter (13) disposed within the... Agent: Cook Group Patent Office

20090254169 - Delivery catheter with constraining sheath and methods of deploying medical devices into a body lumen: A delivery catheter includes a constraining sheath coupled to a distal end of the catheter, and a medical device, such as an embolic protection device (EPD) or a stent, constrained by the sheath. A wire may extend proximally from the constraining sheath and be coupled thereto. A proximal pulling force... Agent: Rissman Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090254171 - Enhanced property metal polymer composite: The invention relates to a metal polymer composite having properties that are enhanced or increased in the composite. Such properties include color, magnetism, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, density, improved malleability and ductility and thermoplastic or injection molding properties.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090254173 - Extendible stent apparatus: An expandable stent includes a tubular structure with an outer surface positionable adjacent to a vessel wall and an inner surface facing a lumen of a body passageway. The tubular structure further includes a plurality of expansion struts, connector struts and cells. The tubular structure has a first diameter which... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090254172 - Self cleaning devices, systems and methods of use: The invention relates to medical devices, systems and methods for preventing the embolic material flowing about a junction of at least one branch blood vessel and another blood vessel from entering the other blood vessel. The device includes a self cleaning flexible filter and a frame. The external surface of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20090254174 - Removable covering for implantable frame projections: The disclosure relates to medical devices for implantation in a body vessel, and methods of using and making the same. A medical device can include a frame with one or more projections each having at least one edge extending from the surface of the frame, and a biocompatible, water-soluble removable... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20090254164 - 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

20090254176 - Valve prosthesis for implantation in body channels: The present invention regards a valve prosthesis (1; 40; 50; 60) comprising a stent (2) and characterised in that it comprises a valve (3) arranged in said stent (2) and bound thereto in at least one pre-established zone so that it can be deformed between a closed state in which... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20090254175 - Valved stent for chronic venous insufficiency: The invention discloses a valved stent and process of manufacture for treating chronic venous insufficiency having the geometry of the supporting frame and its coupling to the membrane of a specific geometry that provides the valvular mechanism for optimal function. The membrane may comprise a decellularized pericardial tissue via chemical... Agent: Hosheng Tu

20090254177 - Method and apparatuses for deploying minimally-invasive heart valves: A system for delivering and deploying a self-expandable heart valve to a site of implantation such as the aortic annulus includes a deployment mechanism that engages the valve and regulates the rate of expansion of both the proximal and distal ends thereof. The heart valve may be a rolled-type valve... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20090254178 - Heart booster pump with magnetic drive: A blood flow pump has a housing with an axis. The pump is mounted concentrically about the axis in the housing, defining a chamber. A pusher plate in the housing is concentric with the axis. The pusher plate is substantially non-rotatable relative to the housing and movable in forward directions... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20090254179 - Method and apparatus for minimally invasive implants: The present invention involves a device and method capable of providing minimally invasive insertion of implants with saline, aqueous or other fluid fillers while preventing deflation and/or migration, as well as monitoring for leakage from, or leakage into, implants (such as breast implants, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, other inflatable devices... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20090254180 - Customizable vertebral replacement assembly system: A customizable vertebral replacement assembly system and methods of using such a system to perform spinal fusions are described. The assembly generally includes a wall that encloses a hollow central core, a plurality of openings arranged in the wall that extend from the exterior or the assembly to the interior... Agent: Kauth , Pomeroy , Peck & Bailey ,llp

20090254182 - Intervertebral implant devices for supporting vertebrae and devices and methods for insertion thereof: Implant devices for implantation within an intervertebral space are provided, together with methods and tools for use therewith. Implant devices of the present invention include an implant body formed of a synthetic bone substitute material, such as a nanocrystalline calcium phosphate material. The implant body and the methods and tools... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090254181 - Intervertebral spacers with side wall accessible interior cavity: Intervertebral spacers and methods of promoting fusion bone growth in the space between adjacent vertebrae are provided. The spacers include an elongated body having a first end, a second end and an outer surface. Side walls connect the first and second ends. The elongated body also defines an interior cavity.... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090254183 - Spinal arthroplasty device and method: An artificial spinal joint and methods for replacing at least a portion of a natural intervertebral disc are provided. In some embodiments, at least portions of facet joints are replaced along with the intervertebral disc.... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen C. Johnson,IPLegal Department

20090254184 - Spinal arthroplasty device and method: An artificial spinal joint and methods for replacing at least a portion of a natural intervertebral disc are provided. In some embodiments, at least portions of facet joints are replaced along with the intervertebral disc.... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen C. Johnson,IPLegal Department

20090254185 - Implant for the treatment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis: Disclosed is an implant for treating lumbar spinal canal stenosis, comprising a spacer that is proved with an elongate interior space into which an insert part can be inserted. A first retaining element is fixed in the spacer in the inserted state. Said first retaining part can be folded apart... Agent: Speckman Law Group PLLC

20090254186 - Nuclear implant: The nuclear implant according to this invention constitutes, between two overlying and underlying vertebrae Va, Vb of a spine segment Sr, an intervertebral support device that damps shock and ensures the mobility of the functional unit that is formed by the vertebrae of a vertebral column, whereby the nuclear implant... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090254187 - Tightenable surgical retractor joint: A tightenable joint for use in a surgical retractor system includes a monolithic, unitary joint body which has a top leg and a bottom leg. The top leg provides a top compression surface and the bottom leg provides a bottom compression surface operating on a ball. A handled cam is... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20090254188 - Articulating surface replacement prosthesis: A prosthesis for attachment to the proximal humerus of a patient during a shoulder arthroplasty has a cup and a spacer. The cup has an articulation surface and an internal surface opposed to the articulation surface. At least a portion of the internal surface is concave. The spacer has a... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090254190 - System and method for trapezium bone replacement: A carpometacarpal joint replacement system for replacing the trapezium bone in the hand is provided. The system includes a trapezial implant for the carpometacarpal joint resulting in replacement of the carpal trapezium bone with a prosthesis having the same anatomical configuration as the trapezium bone. The implant device comprises a... Agent: Ward & Olivo

20090254189 - Wrist prosthesis: A wrist replacement prosthesis includes a radial brace member to be secured to the radius bone, an ulna brace member to be secured to the ulna bone, and an articular member to be secured to the carpal bones.... Agent: Camoriano & Associates

20090254193 - Medical prosthesis implant casting process: A method of casting a hollow hip prosthesis head comprises forming a wax pattern of a femoral head including two cores. The first is a central socket-forming core and the second a ceramic hollow-forming core. The wax pattern is coated with a ceramic slurry to form a shell in which... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090254192 - Bone filler and method for fabricating the same: Provided are a bone filler for orthopedic and dental applications and a method of fabricating the same. The bone filler includes a pillar-like body having at least one through hole. In addition, the method of fabricating a bone filler includes preparing a slurry including a bioactive material, pressing the slurry... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090254191 - Implant with composite coating: Systems and methods are described for implants with composite coatings to promote tissue in-growth and/or on-growth. An implant includes: a substrate; a structured surface formed on at least a portion of the substrate; and a biocompatible coating deposited on at least a fraction of the structured surface. The systems and... Agent: Pandiscio & Pandiscio, P.C.

20090254194 - Phase-and sedimentation-stable, plastically deformable preparation with intrinsic pore forming, intended for example for filling bone defects or for use as bone substitute material, and method of producing it: The object of the invention, to provide a phase and sedimentation-stable, plastically deformable implant material with intrinsic pore formation, that is not complex to create, and that can be inserted into a bone defect by injection or alternatively can be applied to/fitted in a bone defect as a kneadable mass,... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20090254195 - System for improving cardiac function by sealing a partitioning membrane within a ventricle: Partitioning devices that may be secured and sealed within a heart chamber for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion are described herein. The partitioning devices described herein may include a reinforced membrane with outwardly biased members. The reinforced membrane may have a central... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090254196 - Indirect skeletal coupling & dynamic control of prosthesis: Provided is a prosthesis system for indirectly coupling a prosthesis to the skeletal structure of a person. The system includes a plurality of individual magnets and magnet sets attached to a prosthetic socket of a prosthetic device. The magnets may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. A second plurality of magnets... Agent: Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC Glenn H. Lenzen Polsinelli Shughart PC