William Kaiser, San Jose US
William Kaiser, San Jose, CA US
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20090131956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PASSING SUTURE THROUGH THE LABRUM OF A HIP JOINT IN ORDER TO SECURE THE LABRUM TO THE ACETABULUM - A suture passer comprising: | 05-21-2009 |
20100016892 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING SOFT TISSUE TO BONE - Apparatus for securing an object to bone, the apparatus comprising: | 01-21-2010 |
20100076440 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ARTHROSCOPIC MICROFRACTURE SURGERY - A microfracture instrument for applying microfracture therapy to a bone, the microfracture instrument comprising: | 03-25-2010 |
20100312179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRACTING A JOINT, INCLUDING THE PROVISION AND USE OF A NOVEL JOINT-SPACING BALLOON CATHETER AND A NOVEL INFLATABLE PERINEAL POST - A method for creating space in a joint, the method comprising: | 12-09-2010 |
20110166579 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ACCESS INTO A JOINT - Devices and methods are disclosed for providing access to a central compartment of a hip joint. The devices can access the central compartment by distracting all or a portion of the labrum. The labrum can be distracted by advancing a device underneath the bottom edge of the labrum, and using the device to further distract the labrum. Some devices can move underneath the labrum to provide a gap for other devices to access the central compartment. | 07-07-2011 |
20120239046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRACTING A JOINT - A joint-spacing balloon catheter comprising: | 09-20-2012 |
20140066939 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRACTING A JOINT - A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, comprising applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074094 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING ARTHROSCOPIC MICROFRACTURE SURGERY - A microfracture instrument for applying microfracture therapy to a bone, the microfracture instrument comprising: | 03-13-2014 |