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| 20090187247 | Spinal implant having a resorbable anchor device for temporarily securing an interbody device to adjacent upper and lower vertebrae - A spinal implant including an interbody device and an anchor device. The interbody device is sized and shaped to be positioned within an intervertebral disc space between adjacent upper and lower vertebrae. The anchor device is at least partially formed of a resorbable material and is coupled to the interbody device and anchored to the upper and lower vertebrae. The anchor device is configured to temporarily secure the interbody device to the upper and lower vertebrae for a period of time sufficient to facilitate bone growth onto and/or through the interbody device and is thereafter resorbed into the body. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100131067 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT WITH SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA AND ASSOCIATED DIAGNOSTICS MEASURING, MONITORING, AND RESPONSE SYSTEM - A diagnostic system is provided that occupies a small area, provides sensing and transmitting of various diagnostic indicia, and with the aid of a healthcare professional, diagnoses and responds to such measurements. In the context of the spine, the diagnostic system comprises a spinal implant situated between two adjacent vertebrae, an antenna for sending and/or receiving signals to and/or from a remote location, a sensor for measuring at least one diagnostic condition, an activating element that has the ability to affect the at least one diagnostic condition, a power source to provide power to the diagnostic system, and a network that electrically connects the antenna, sensor, activating element and battery source. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100247600 | THERAPEUTIC DRUG ELUTING IMPLANT COVER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A drug-eluting implant cover fabricated from a drug-eluting biocompatible matrix containing at least one elutable drug, a drug-eluting implant cover kit containing at least one drug-eluting implant cover, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100266657 | PREFORMED DRUG-ELUTING DEVICE TO BE AFFIXED TO AN ANTERIOR SPINAL PLATE - A drug-eluting device comprising a drug-eluting matrix containing at least one elutable drug, a method of manufacturing a preformed drug-eluting device, and an implant kit comprising the same. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100268278 | TENSION BAND - Various embodiments of a vertebral tension band assembly and associated connection structure are provided. The tension band assemblies may be attached to vertebral bodies to, for example, connect one vertebrae to another, retain the band in approximately a preferred position by application of tension to the band during insertion and/or limit, impede, inhibit, reduce or interfere with the separation from one vertebra to another and may further block, impede, interfere with, inhibit, reduce or present an obstacle to dislodgement of a spinal implant from between the vertebrae to which it is attached. Flexible band portions of the assemblies may be treated and/or configured to promote bony integration between the band and the associated vertebrae, limit tissue adhesion to the band, and/or to elute a therapeutic substance from the installed band to the surgical site. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100274289 | MEDICAL IMPLANT WITH TIE CONFIGURED TO DELIVER A THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE - Embodiments of the invention comprise a medical implant that delivers a therapeutic substance. In some embodiments, a component that carries a therapeutic substance is a tie secured to all or a portion of a surgical construct, surgical screw, pedicle screw, spinal rod cross-link, other element or device, or an anatomical structure. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274295 | MEDICAL IMPLANT CONFIGURED TO DELIVER A THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE - Embodiments of the invention comprise a medical implant that delivers a therapeutic substance. In some embodiments, a component that delivers a therapeutic substance is a cap secured to a portion of a fastener such as a surgical construct, surgical screw, pedicle screw, spinal rod cross-link, or other connection element or device. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110077685 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE FACET FUSION - Apparatus and methods for facet fusion include an insertion tool and a guide tool coupled to one another. The insertion tool has a proximal end portion and an opposite distal end portion. The distal end portion of the insertion tool is configured to retain an interbody implant, such as, for example, an inter-facet implant configured for placement between a superior facet and inferior facet of a facet joint. The proximal end portion of the insertion tool includes a handle. The guide tool includes an elongated body with a passage extending between and opening at its distal and proximal ends. A linking member extends between and adjustably connects the guide tool to the insertion tool so that the passage of the guide tool is alignable with the interbody implant retained on the insertion tool while the insertion tool and guide tool are in substantially orthogonal relation to one another. | 03-31-2011 |
