| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
| 606298000 | Plate material | 9 |
| 20090287258 | Bone fixation device and method - A plate for contacting at least two cervical vertebrae of a spine, including a first portion configured to contact the first cervical vertebra of the spine, the first portion including a hole arranged on a longitudinal axis of the plate and configured to receive a screw adapted to be screwed into the anterior tubercle of the first cervical vertebra. The plate also includes a second portion configured to contact at least one of the second and third cervical vertebrae of the spine, the second portion including a pair of holes arranged on an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the plate, each of the holes in the pair of holes being configured to receive a screw adapted to be screwed into the body of one of the second and third cervical vertebrae. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090306725 | MAGNESIUM-BASED MEDICAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A magnesium-based medical device which can adjust a degree of corrosion within a wide range of period such that the device can maintain a sufficient strength only during a desired period and disappears within a desired period thereafter and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. A magnesium-based medical device of the present invention is a magnesium-based medical device in which a base material is made of magnesium or a magnesium alloy, wherein a corrosion-resistant film is formed on a surface of the base material, and variation in surface hardness of the formed corrosion-resistant film in the in-plane direction is less than 21 in terms of a dispersion value of Vickers hardness. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20080234755 | CRANIOSPINAL FUSION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for effecting reduction, stabilization and enhancement of fusion of the human cranio-cervical junction, which may be performed in order to relieve mechanical stresses imparted to the spinal cord and brainstem as a result of an abnormal clivo-axial angle, includes steps of achieving the correct craniocervical relationship, of effecting a fusion of a first portion of a bone forming material based structural member to a human cranium, and effecting fusion of a second portion of the bone forming material based structural member to a least one portion of a human cervical spine. Fusion of the bone forming material based structural member to the human cranium may be promoted through the use of plate member that is shaped to define a graft accommodation space between the plate member and the cranium. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080234754 | Novel biodegradable bone plates and bonding systems - The invention relates to novel internal fixation devices, such as bone plates, generally and novel craniomaxillofacial bone plates more specifically and systems for bonding the same. More specifically, the invention relates to bone plates made of a polymer blend of (poly)lactic acid and Ecoflex as well as a novel hot-melt adhesive polymer blend of the same material. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090198286 | BONE FRACTURE FIXATION SYSTEM - A bone fracture fixation system comprising a metallic bone plate having a first composition comprising titanium or a titanium alloy and an opening for receiving a metallic fastener that has a second composition comprising titanium, a titanium alloy, or a stainless steel, and is sized to be received in the opening, and a cold-sprayed metallic coating either within the opening or on the metallic fastener is provided. The cold-sprayed metallic coating comprises a biocompatible metallic material having a third composition different than the first and second compositions. When the metallic fastener is inserted into the opening to stabilize a bone fracture, the cold-sprayed metallic coating may substantially prevent bonding or one or more types of corrosion between the metallic fastener and the metallic bone plate. In another embodiment, the cold-sprayed metallic coating comprises at least one of a cobalt-chrome alloy, gold, a gold alloy, silver or a silver alloy. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20120143259 | IMPLANT - The present invention relates to a implant for implantation into a body of an animal, wherein the implant comprises material of inner core of drupes and/or palm tree fruits. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20100324605 | POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES - High strength bioresorbable polymers suitable for orthopaedic applications comprising sulphonyl diphenol, hydroxybenzoic acid and dicarboxylic acid. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20120277804 | PROSTHESIS WITH A SELECTIVELY APPLIED BONE GROWTH PROMOTING AGENT - An implantable prosthesis system including a selectively applied bone growth promoting agent is disclosed. The types of prostheses which may include a selectively applied bone growth promoting agent include rods, fracture plates, screws, as well as other types of prostheses. Additionally, the structural composition of many types of prostheses may be modified to help induce bone ingrowth and allow for fusion with the implantable prosthesis. | 11-01-2012 |
| 606299000 | Memory material | 1 |
| 20080269808 | Osteosynthetic Implants and Methods of Use and Manufacture - Bone fracture fixation devices, systems and methods of use and manufacture are provided. One such bone fixation device includes an elongate element having a responsive zone. The element is adapted to be coupled to the bone so that the responsive zone is positioned adjacent a fracture or fusion site in the bone. The responsive zone is adapted to apply a desired pressure to the bone when coupled thereto. In some embodiments, the responsive zone comprises a shape memory material, which may be nickel titanium or Nitinol, to apply compressive pressure across the fracture or fusion site for longer periods of time than standard bone screws. | 10-30-2008 |