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 |
20090171401 | Pedicle screw with a closure device for securing a rod for stabilization of the vertebral column - A pedicle screw ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090254128 | Pedicle screw with a closure device - A pedicle screw with a closure device ( | 10-08-2009 |
20110029022 | SPINAL COLUMN IMPLANT - A spinal column implant ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110152969 | EXTRAOCULAR EPIRETINAL IMPLANT - The object of providing a visual prosthesis in the form of a retinal implant, which is distinguished by the least possible space requirement inside the eye, is achieved according to the present invention by a visual prosthesis having an intraocular implant and an extraocular implant, which supplies the intraocular implant with energy and controls it. The visual prosthesis according to the invention therefore offers the advantage that virtually all the electronic components, which do not necessarily need to be accommodated with the intraocular implant inside the eye, can be arranged outside the eyeball, for example on the sclera. In this way, the space requirement of the stimulation system inside the eye is reduced and the operative intervention for implanting the stimulation system inside the eye is kept as small as possible. The present invention furthermore discloses a bidirectional inductive interface between an extracorporeal part of the visual prosthesis and an intracorporeal part, comprising the intraocular and extraocular implants, via which an current supply and bidirectional data transmission can be carried out. | 06-23-2011 |
20120184994 | VERTEBRAL COLUMN IMPLANT - A vertebral column implant comprises a connecting element, which is insertable in the vertebral bodies of a vertebral column via several bone screws. The screws are each provided with a head part for receiving the connecting element, by means of which a firm connection is achievable between bone screws and connecting element. The connecting element is composed of rigid sections and elastic sections. Here the rigid sections are connectible to the elastic sections via connecting devices. The connecting devices are designed such that the rigid sections and the elastic sections, in each case connected to to one another, are aligned substantially coaxially, and their connection is form-fitting. | 07-19-2012 |
20120184996 | VERTEBRAL COLUMN IMPLANT - A vertebral column implant comprises a connecting element, which is insertable in the vertebral bodies of a vertebral column via several bone screws. The screws are each provided with a head part for receiving the connecting element, by means of which a firm connection is achievable between bone screws and connecting element. The connecting element is composed of rigid sections and elastic sections. Here the rigid sections are connectible to the elastic sections via connecting devices. The connecting devices are designed such that the rigid sections and the elastic sections, in each case connected to one another, are aligned substantially coaxially, and their connection is form-fitting. | 07-19-2012 |
20120253400 | VERTEBRAL COLUMN IMPLANT - A vertebral column implant for stabilizing and stiffening of vertebral bodies of a vertebral column comprises at least one first and at least one second bone screw, which is screwable into a vertebral body. A first rigid connecting element is insertable into first receiving means of the first bone screw. A second elastic connecting element is insertable into second receiving means of the second bone screw. The connecting means are installed on a further bone screw and comprise a first and second clamping device for respectively holding tightly the first and second connecting element. The first clamping device has a U-shaped receiving part for the end region of the first connecting element, which is designed spherical, a clamping means being placeable on the U-shaped receiving part, with which clamping means the spherical end region is able to be clamped against the bottom surface of the U-shaped receiving part. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253401 | VERTEBRAL COLUMN IMPLANT FOR STABILIZATION AND STIFFENING OF VERTEBRAL BODIES OF A VERTEBRAL COLUMN - A vertebral column implant for stabilizing and stiffening of vertebral bodies of a vertebral column comprises at least one first bone screw, screwable into a vertebral body, and at least one second bone screw. A first rigid connecting element, is insertable into first receiving means of the first bone screw. A second elastic connecting element, is insertable into second receiving means of the second bone screw. The connecting means comprise two arms, which form a U-shaped recess. Insertable into a first region of the U-shaped recess is an end region of a first connecting element. Insertable into a second region of the U-shaped recess is an end region of a second connecting element. Inserted between the two arms is a pressing element. Placed on the arms and are clamping means, with which the pressing element is pressed against two end regions of the first and second connecting elements. | 10-04-2012 |
20130123855 | SPINAL COLUMN IMPLANT WITH PEDICLE SCREWS, AND THE CORRESPONDING PEDICLE SCREW - A spinal column implant, comprising a connection element ( | 05-16-2013 |