Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090131755 | RETRACTOR FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY - A surgical retractor comprises an elongate member having a coupling region disposed at one end thereof. The retractor is adapted to engage a base of a head of a pedicle screw. The coupling region of the elongate member has a filament-receiving hole adapted to receive a filament which captures the head of the pedicle screw. During surgery, a physician may retract muscle and soft tissue by simply pressing the elongate member against such tissue. | 05-21-2009 |
20120016428 | BUNION CORRECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - In one aspect of the invention, a method includes locating an anchor attachment point on a first elongated bone with a first bone axis, locating a second anchor attachment point on a second elongated bone with a second bone axis, the second bone axis being misaligned relative to the first bone axis and the bones being separated by an articulating joint. The method further includes mounting a tensioning implant between the two attachment points and biasing the first and second | 01-19-2012 |
20120071814 | BARRIER CATHETER - Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one example, a catheter includes a fluid exchange portion and a member attached to the fluid exchange portion for biasing fluid flow at the treatment site. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078220 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one aspect of the invention, a catheter includes a terminal end with a fluid exchange portion. The terminal end may further include a diffuser. The terminal end may further include a barrier. | 03-29-2012 |
20120245512 | NON-LINEAR FREE STATE CATHETER - Devices and methods are disclosed to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. For example, a catheter is provided having a terminal end with a non-linear shape such that fluid is delivered to or drained from an area of a treatment site. | 09-27-2012 |
20130023988 | SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - Methods and instruments for repairing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented. | 01-24-2013 |
20130041466 | SOFT TISSUE RECONSTRUCTION - Methods and instruments for reconstructing soft tissues of a skeletal joint such as for example of the foot or hand are presented. | 02-14-2013 |
20130123809 | TRANSOSSEOUS ATTACHMENT INSTRUMENTS - Techniques and instruments for surgical transosseous attachment to a bone include a guide able to guide the formation of intersecting bone tunnels and a retriever able to retrieve a suture through the bone tunnels. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123840 | TRANSOSSEOUS ATTACHMENT - Techniques and instruments for surgical transosseous attachment to a bone include a guide able to guide the formation of intersecting bone tunnels and a retriever able to retrieve a suture through the bone tunnels. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123842 | SUTURE ANCHOR - Suture anchors are disclosed having suture locking features able to lock multiple suture ends extending from a body tissue, such as from a bone tunnel, with a single device. | 05-16-2013 |
20130123843 | METHOD OF ANCHORING A SUTURE - Suture anchors and associated methods are disclosed having suture locking features able to lock multiple suture ends extending from a body tissue, such as from a bone tunnel, with a single device. | 05-16-2013 |
20140107712 | FUSION IMPLANT - Implants, instruments, and methods are presented for fixing adjacent bone portions to promote fusion of the bone portions. | 04-17-2014 |