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| 20080200915 | MARKED TOOLS - A surgical apparatus, the apparatus comprising: (a) a cutting tool comprising an axial member with a proximal end and a distal end, the axial member characterized by at least two adjacent axial sections, wherein differences between each of the sections are visually discernible when viewed in a projection x-ray image; and (b) a hollow tube adapted for parallel alignment with the cutting tool and selectively axially positionable to be adjacent at least a selective one of said axial sections and block x-ray radiation from at least one of passing through or passing adjacent said selected section so that said projection indicates a relative axial position of said hollow tube and said cutting tool. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080212405 | Mixing Apparatus - A mixing apparatus comprising: a) a mixing well characterized by an internal volume not exceeding 100 ml.; b) a drive mechanism including a stationary circumferential gear on an inner surface of the mixing well; and c) a planetary mixing element driven by a mixing element gear which engages the stationary circumferential gear. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080228192 | Cannula - A bone cement cannula, the cannula comprising: a tube including a section adapted for plastic deformation; and a lumen in the tube capable of resisting forces of a viscous material propelled therethough at a pressure of at least 100 atmospheres. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20090054934 | EXPANDABLE FILLERS FOR BONE CEMENT - Methods, systems, and mixtures deliver a bone cement to a void in a bone, and provide an expandable filler for expanding the volume of the bone cement. The void in the bone is accessed and a bone cement material is introduced into the void in the bone. An expandable filler is introduced into the void in the bone. The introduction of the filler can take place simultaneously with the introduction of the bone cement or before or after the bone cement. The expandable filler can be expanded and the bone cement can be allowed to set. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090143637 | Methods and Apparatus for Correction of Urinary and Gynecological Pathologies, including Treatment of Male Incontinence, and Female Cystocele - The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for treatment of male incontinence and a method for female cystocele repair in which a sling material is positioned between the descending rami of the pubic bone. In such an operation a “hammock-like” sling material is positioned below the urethra in males, or below the posterior bladder wall in the case of cystocele in females. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090264892 | Methods, Materials and Apparatus for Treating Bone or Other Tissue - A method of treating a vertebra, comprising:
| 10-22-2009 |
| 20090264942 | Methods, Materials and Apparatus for Treating Bone and Other Tissue - A method of treating a vertebra, comprising:
| 10-22-2009 |
| 20100023017 | INSTRUMENTATION KIT FOR DELIVERING VISCOUS BONE FILLER MATERIAL - A bone filler material delivery system comprising a longitudinal channel, wherein said channel incorporates a perforated segment at least partially along, at or substantially near its distal end, and wherein said channel is sealed at its distal end so the filler material may be delivered only by the lumen and through the perforated segment peripheral wall/s. Optionally, said system comprising an expandable-collapsible permeable bag capable of being inserted into a bone while in collapsed configuration and then to expand within the bone when filled with bone voids filler. The mesh structure is designed to allow such permeable bag to expand to a predetermined size or shape under certain pressures, and further allows exudation of said bone void filler through its walls. One satisfactory result is achieved by extracting the permeable bag out of treated body, thus promoting a flow of the bone void filler through its pores into the cancellous bone and/or cavity in the bone. The procedure described promotes height restoration of the bone while leaving only filler material inside the body, while introducing it in an enhanced controlled manner. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100065154 | Fluid Delivery System - A fluid delivery system for dispensing a liquid from a sealed container directly into a closed chamber comprises a container containing a liquid component of bone cement and plugged with a plug, and a closed chamber comprising a receiving port for receiving the sealed container, wherein the receiving port is configured to receive the liquid component in direct response to manual insertion of the sealed container through the receiving port using an open loop system. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100069786 | INTEGRATED BONE BIOPSY AND THERAPY APPARATUS - Apparatus and method for extracting a biopsy sample and injecting a therapeutic material through a same cannula are presented. The apparatus is particularly adapted to sampling and treating cancellous bone tissue. A cannula, which may be configured to undergo a particular plastic transformation during use, may be used with a stylet and/or biopsy needle and with a material source operable to supply a therapeutic material such as a bone filler or cement through the stylus under pressure. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100131045 | STENT DESIGNS, MATERIALS AND PROCESSING METHODS - Stents and methods for design, usage and manufacture, using novel materials and designs, for example, high yield strength, low Young modulus, cold worked and/or with low elongation requirements. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100168271 | BONE CEMENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - A bone cement comprising an acrylic polymer mixture which is formulated to have a relatively high viscosity for a relatively long window, due to distributions of molecular weights and/or sizes of acrylic beads. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100312054 | PROSTATIC TISSUE REMOVAL AND/OR PROSTATIC CAPSULOTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS - Apparatus and methods are provided including identifying a subject as suffering from a disorder of an organ of the subject. In response to the identifying, a shaft is inserted into the organ, not via a natural lumen of the subject. Using a laser beam emitted from a distal portion of the shaft, a portion of the organ is ablated. A vicinity of the portion of the organ is cooled by introducing a fluid to the vicinity, and, subsequently aspirating the fluid therefrom, the introduction and aspiration of the fluid being performed via the shaft, while the shaft is inside the organ. Other embodiments are also described. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110160575 | MICROPOROUS BALLOON CATHETER - A method and system for delivering a medicament into tissue, for example via a balloon with small pores. Optionally, the pressure used is high enough to cause jetting, but the pore sizes, pore density, pressure and/or delivery time are such that the jetting do not cause unacceptable tissue damage. Optionally, the pores are smaller than 2 microns, are between 300 and 600 per square centimeter and the pressure is above 8 atmospheres. | 06-30-2011 |
