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Surgery > Instruments > Orthopedic Instrumentation > Means For Use In Bone Reperation > Screw Or Pin Placement Or Removal Means Screw Or Pin Placement Or Removal MeansScrew Or Pin Placement Or Removal Means 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.11/02/06 - 20060247658 - Instrument and method for guiding surgical implants and instruments during surgery An apparatus is provided for guiding a surgical implant to a bone anchor during surgery. The apparatus includes a bone anchor extender releasably attachable to the bone anchor wherein the bone anchor extender clips onto a head portion of the bone anchor to assist in guiding the surgical implant to ... 10/26/06 - 20060241649 - Screw extraction and insertion device A screw insertion/extraction device is disclosed that is useful as a tool for screw insertion and extraction procedures. The device includes a shaft sleeve that is formed to define a passage for accommodating the shaft of a wrench. In an exemplary embodiment, the shaft sleeve has a proximal portion and ... 09/28/06 - 20060217738 - Method for reversible fixing of a tool to an implantable element and device for carrying out such a fixing method A method for reversible fixing of a tool to an implantable element, when fitting of a dental prosthesis is performed, comprises, in a first step, reversible fixing of a hollow intermediate connecting part onto an external complementary part of the tool. In a second step, the method consists in placing ... 07/27/06 - 20060167465 - System for facilitating attachment of a delivery instrument with a bone screw A system for facilitating attachment of a bone anchor with an instrument includes an alignment device having an anchor opening sized and shaped to receive a bone anchor in a predefined orientation and a guide tube connectable to the alignment device. The guide tube may have a lumen for receiving ... 07/13/06 - 20060155298 - Instrument guide and implant holder An instrument guide and implant holding device is provided which releasably secures an implant to the instrument guide. The device provides a convenient guide for surgeons to perform various operative techniques on the subject bone without the need for separate devices, and allows all these operative techniques to be performed ... 07/06/06 - 20060149291 - Self retaining set screw inserter A self retaining screw inserter for inserting, positioning and removing a set screw of a spinal fixation system, includes an active reverse-collet retainer. The active reverse-collet retainer has fingers configured to move outward to engage and retain a set screw. When engaged, the fingers flare outward to engage the set ... 06/22/06 - 20060135960 - Bone screw comprising a tangential cutting edge The invention relates to a bone screw having a longitudinal axis and a threaded shaft which has an external thread of an external diameter DA, a front thread end and a thread profile. The thread profile has a front thread flank that is oriented towards the front thread end. The ... 06/15/06 - 20060129164 - Medical instrument for manipulating objects that have a hollow channel A medical instrument is used for manipulating objects that have a hollow channel. The medical instrument has a handle at the proximal end and a distal tip that can be inserted into the hollow channel of the object to be manipulated. An expander mechanism is provided for the radial expansion ... 05/25/06 - 20060111730 - Deformity reduction instrument and method The present invention provides a medical device for reducing a rod towards a bone fastener, the medical device having a shaft defining a proximal end and a distal end, where the shaft further defines a first threaded portion. A gripper assembly may be coupled to the distal end of the ... 04/20/06 - 20060085012 - Torquing device delivered over a guidewire to rotate a medical fastener The invention provides an endovascular torquing device for a rotational fastener and a system and method for endovascular delivery of a rotational fastener to a treatment site within a patient. The torquing device comprises a flexible body portion having a guidewire lumen extending longitudinally there through. A coupling portion formed ... 01/19/06 - 20060015123 - Guide assembly for intramedullary fixation and method of using the same An intramedullary fixation assembly usable with different long bone types and a guide assembly for guiding deployment of the intramedullary fixation assembly. The intramedullary fixation assembly includes a fixation member that has ends and a curved body extending between the ends. The curved body of the fixation member has a ... 12/29/05 - 20050288682 - Suture anchor inserter An inserter for inserting a suture anchor into bone. The inserter has external markings that uniquely identify the orientations and the relative longitudinal positions of at least two suture passages through a suture anchor releasably engaged with the inserter. The markings assist a surgeon in determining a preferred placement and ... 10/27/05 - 20050240199 - Suture anchor installation system and method An apparatus for placement of a suture anchor having a suture connected thereto includes a handle dimensioned for engagement by the user and an elongated member connected to the handle and extending therefrom. The elongated member has an anchor mount for mounting a suture anchor. The handle includes a frame ... 10/20/05 - 20050234472 - Placement of fasteners into bone System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for retrograde placement of fasteners into bone. ... 10/13/05 - 20050228400 - Instrument for inserting, adjusting and removing pedicle screws and other orthopedic implants An instrument for inserting, adjusting and engaging an implant, such as a polyaxial screw of a spinal fixation system, includes at least one retratractable tab for engaging a corresponding recess on the implant and a shaft that moves relative to the retractable tab. The movable shaft selectively moves the tab ... 10/06/05 - 20050222576 - Expandable medical access device An access device comprises a thin-walled sheath that is insertable into a patient through a small surgically created incision. The incision may be created using a cutdown or a percutaneous method such as that known as the Seldinger technique. Once inserted and advanced to the target surgical site, the sheath ... 10/06/05 - 20050222575 - Adjustable tool for cannulated fasteners A tool is disclosed for use in forming holes in bone and for driving a cannulated fastener into the formed hole. The tool may having a cutting tip for drilling a hole into bone, and may have a shaft and sleeve for accepting the cannulated fastener and for driving it ... 09/29/05 - 20050216027 - Extraction screwdriver The present invention provides a simplified bone fastener removal tool which allows the surgeon to remove bone screws or other bone fasteners from bone, and from bone plates incorporating fastener locking elements. The tool includes an inner shaft which axially engages the bone fastener, a drive shaft which allows the ... 08/04/05 - 20050171554 - Open intervertebral spacer Open chambered spacers, implanting tools and methods are provided. The spacers 500′ include a body 505′ having a wall 506′ which defines a chamber 530′ and an opening 531′ in communication with the chamber 530′. In one embodiment the wall 506′ includes a pair of arms 520′, 521′ facing one ... 07/07/05 - 20050149054 - Gravity dependent pedicle screw tap hole guide and data processing device A gravity dependent pedicle screw tap hole guide comprises a guide shaft maintainable parallel to a drill bit during the drilling of a pedicle screw tap hole; an accelerometer associated with a reference direction and responsive to gravity to determine an angular difference between an acting direction of gravity and ... 07/07/05 - 20050149053 - Instruments and methods for bone anchor engagement and spinal rod reduction An instrument for engaging a bone anchor may include a first implant engaging member having a proximal end and a distal end and a second implant engaging member having a proximal end and a distal end. The second implant engaging member may be pivotally connected to the first implant engaging ... 07/07/05 - 20050149052 - Offset orthopaedic driver and method A driver and method are presented for driving fasteners inside of an orthopaedic implant. ... 07/07/05 - 20050149051 - Device for extraction of pins at fixation means for fixation of bone fragments at bone fractures The present invention relates to a device for extraction of pins at fixation means for fixation of bone fragments at bone fractures. The fixation means (2) includes a sleeve (6) and at least one pin (7) provided in said sleeve. The sleeve (6) has at a front end portion (9) ... 06/16/05 - 20050131422 - Methods and devices for spinal fixation element placement Minimally invasive methods and devices are provided for positioning a spinal fixation element in relation to adjacent spinal anchors. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is a percutaneous access device that can be coupled to a spinal anchor, and the method includes the step of positioning a spinal fixation element ... 06/02/05 - 20050119667 - Clip-type surgical instrument for spinal implant The surgical instrument according to the present invention comprises a main body (101) comprising a horizontal tube (102) extending by a frame (103) that is formed as an integral unit with a fixed handle (104), a movable handle (105) acting on a driving device (108) guided within the frame (103) ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |