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Surgery > Instruments > Orthopedic Instrumentation Orthopedic InstrumentationOrthopedic Instrumentation patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.09/07/06 - 20060200126 - Tortuous path injection device Devices and methods for delivering therapeutic or diagnostic agents to a target tissue of a human body are disclosed. A catheter in accordance with the present invention includes an injection catheter assembly having a first elongated member with a proximal end, a distal end, an external surface, and an inside ... 09/07/06 - 20060200125 - Equipment for repairing biological tissue, such as a tendon or a ligament and, in particular, the calcanean tendon The invention relates to equipment for repairing biological tissue, such as a tendon or a ligament and, in particular, the calcanean tendon. The inventive equipment comprises a link (3) and elements (5) which are used to stop the link (3) in relation to the fragments of tissue to be repaired. ... 04/27/06 - 20060089641 - Universal coupler A universal coupler for coupling multiple orthopedic instruments is disclosed. The universal coupler includes a body having a boss and an internal bore, a locking shaft having a first portion and a second portion, a trigger including a trigger bore, and a connection portion. The trigger is operable between a ... 04/20/06 - 20060084975 - Expansion apparatus for adjustable spinal implant An expansion assembly expands a vertebral implant. The vertebral implant has an inner cylindrical assembly adapted for insertion into an outer cylindrical assembly having an outer wall. The vertebral implant is expandable along an implant axis defined by the outer and inner cylindrical assemblies. The expansion assembly comprises an axle ... 03/09/06 - 20060052780 - Wedge plate inserter/impactor and related methods for use in implanting an artificial intervertebral disc A wedge plate inserter/impactor instrument is provided primarily for holding, inserting, repositioning, removing, impacting, extracting, and otherwise manipulating an artificial intervertebral disc having features suitable for being manipulated thereby. A spring-loaded holding pin of the instrument can be used to engage a corresponding hole on the disc and confront the ... 11/17/05 - 20050256525 - Dilation introducer for orthopedic surgery The dilation introducer has a locked assembled configuration for placement of the dilation introducer against a patient's tissue to be treated, and an unlocked, collapsed configuration for dilating the patient's soft tissue down to tissue to be treated. Dilator tubes are successively released and advanced to progressively expand the patient's ... 09/15/05 - 20050203508 - Method and apparatus for reducing femoral fractures An improved apparatus for reducing a hip fracture utilizing a minimally invasive procedure which does not require incision of the quadriceps. A femoral implant in accordance with the present invention achieves intramedullary fixation as well as fixation into the femoral head to allow for the compression needed for a femoral ... 09/01/05 - 20050192569 - Apparatus for spinal stabilization An apparatus is disclosed for connecting first and second elongated spaced apart spinal rods to one another which includes an elongated body portion, a clamp portion depending from the body portion for engaging a spinal rod, the clamp portion defining a deformable clamp body having opposed clamp arms configured for ... 08/11/05 - 20050177153 - Minimally invasive orthopaedic apparatus and methods Apparatus and methods for use in the performance of minimally invasive orthopaedic procedures, including apparatus and methods for use in the performance of such procedures under the visualization of an endoscope, are herein disclosed. Such procedures include a minimally invasive intramedullary nailing procedure, a minimally invasive bone graft harvesting procedure, ... 08/11/05 - 20050177152 - Cross link system A cross link system provides stability to spinal rods by maintaining a set distance between the rods. The cross link has a bar with connectors on each end formed with grooves that engage each of the spinal rods. Each of the connectors has a cam that can be manipulated to ... 06/30/05 - 20050143732 - Bone treatment instrument and method Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is used in the case of bone. A photosensitizing drug is administered to a mammal. A bone insertion member is secured into bone. A fiber optic cable sheath extends from within the bone insertion member and is accessible. A fiber optic cable is inserted in the fiber ... 06/30/05 - 20050143731 - Tibial condylar hemiplasty tissue preparation instruments and methods A method for resecting at least a portion of a lateral or medial facet at the proximal end of a tibia includes forming a tunnel having a proximal end on a lateral, medial, or anterior side of a proximal end of a tibia and a distal end on a lateral ... 06/09/05 - 20050124990 - Bone plate holder and screw guide A holder for an osteosynthesis fixation device or bone plate and the screws or other mechanical fasteners for affixing the bone plate to bone matter, the holder temporarily retaining the bone plate and screws during the affixation procedure and providing guide bores to properly align the driver tool and the ... 06/09/05 - 20050124989 - Mechanical bone tamping device for repair of osteoporotic bone fractures A mechanical bone tamping device for osteoporotic repair include a pair of arms mounted on a spreading mechanism such as a screw jack. The mechanism is introduced into a small hole in a vertebra through a cannula, and is then operated to spread the arms apart, forming a cavity which ... 06/09/05 - 20050124988 - Modular navigated portal A modular portal for use with a computer-aided surgical navigation system. The modular portal is configured to receive a wide number of surgical items in either rotating or non-rotating fashions. A surgical reference associated with a base of the modular portal may be repositioned with respect to the base to ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |