Newsletter
Week of
January 1, to February 17, 2006

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Patent Number

Title

Inventor Name

Assigee/Applicant Name

Main IPC

 

US6981948

Bone marrow aspiration system

Pellegrino; Richard C.|Voellmicke; John C.

DePuy Spine, Inc.

A61B 10/00

 

US6981973

Low profile vertebral alignment and fixation assembly

McKinley; Laurence M.

 

A61B 17/56

 

US6981975

Method for inserting a spinal fusion implant having deployable bone engaging projections

Michelson; Gary K.

SDGI Holdings, Inc.

A61B 17/58

 

US6981981

Inflatable device for use in surgical protocol relating to fixation of bone

Reiley; Mark A.|Scholten; Arie|Talmadge; Karen

Kyphon Inc.

A61M 29/00

 

US6981989

Rotatable and reversibly expandable spinal hydraulic prosthetic device

Fleischmann; Lewis W.|Galuardi; Christopher

X-Pantu-Flex DRD Limited Liability Company

A61F 2/44

 

US6981990

Cervical prosthesis with insertion instrument

Keller; Arnold

Cervitech, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6983546

Device and method for determining parameters of blind voids

Li; Lehmann K.

SDGI Holdings, Inc.

A61B 5/107

 

US6984217

Cervical distraction device

Becerra; Carlos|Smith; Norman A.|Randel; Markus|Copeland; Tony

North American Medical Corporation

A61F 5/00

 

US6984234

Bone plate stabilization system and method for its use

Bray; Robert S.

RSB Spine LLC

A61B 17/80

 

US6984238

Devices and methods for performing avascular anastomosis

Gifford, III; Hanson S.|Bolduc; Lee R.|Stein; Jeffrey A.|DiCesare; Paul C.|Costa; Peter F.|Holmes; William A.

 

A61B 17/11

 

US6984245

Anterior impacted bone graft and driver instruments

McGahan; Thomas V.|DeRidder; Steven D.|Buskirk; Dayna|Lange; Eric C.

SDGI Holdings, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6984246

Artificial intervertebral disc flexibly oriented by spring-reinforced bellows

Huang; Shih-Shing

Tain-Yew Shi

A61F 2/44

 

US6984247

Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent

Cauthen; Joseph C.

Anulex Technologies, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6986771

Spine stabilization system

Paul; David C.|Lee; Andrew

Globus Medical, Inc.

A61B 17/56

 

US6986772

Dynamic lordotic guard with movable extensions for creating an implantation space posteriorly in the lumbar spine

Michelson; Gary K.

 

A61B 17/56

 

US6986788

Intervertebral allograft spacer

Paul; David C.|Emch; Hansjuerg|Schenk; Beat

Synthes (U.S.A.)

A61F 2/44

 

US6986789

Intervertebral implant

Schultz; Robert|Lindner; Stephan

Aesculap AG & Co. KG

A61F 2/44

 

US6987136

Bioactive spinal implant material and method of manufacture thereof

Erbe; Erik M.|Murphy; James P.|Pomrink; Gregory J.

Vita Special Purpose Corporation

A61F 2/28

 

US6988983

Implantable self-inflating attenuation device

Connors; Kevin G.|Pintauro; William L.|Wallin; Sheila K.|Kilcoyne; John T.|Cao; Hung H.|Nguyen; Khoi M.|Yurek; Matthew T.

Solace Therapeutics, Inc.

A61F 2/00

 

US6989011

Spine stabilization system

Paul; David C.|Lee; Andrew

Globus Medical, Inc.

A61B 17/56

 

US6989012

Plating system for stabilizing a bony segment

LeHuec; Jean-Charles|Dickman; Curtis A.|Liu; Mingyan|Josse; Loic|Lange; Eric C.

SDGI Holdings, Inc.

A61B 17/56

 

US6989031

Hemi-interbody spinal implant manufactured from a major long bone ring or a bone composite

Michelson; Gary K.

SDGI Holdings, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6989032

Artificial intervertebral disc

Errico; Joseph P.|Dudasik; Michael W|Zubok; Rafail|Ralph; James D.|Tatar; Stephen

SpineCore, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6989033

Implant for recreating verterbrae and tubular bones

Schmidt; Karlheinz

 

A61F 2/28

 

US6991603

Insertion tube device

Krupa; Robert J.|Laflash; William F.|Maher; Matthew G.|Root; Thomas V.|Tillinghast; Ralph C.

Optim, Inc.

A61B 1/00

 

US6991617

Vascular treatment method and device

Hektner; Thomas R.|Andrle; Edward S.|Kugler; Chad|Olson; Matt

 

A61M 31/00

 

US6991632

Adjustable rod and connector device and method of use

Ritland; Stephen

 

A61B 17/70

 

US6991642

Wire and lock mechanism

Petersen; Scott R.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

A61M 29/00

 

US6991643

Multi-barbed device for retaining tissue in apposition and methods of use

Saadat; Vahid

USGI Medical Inc.

A61B 17/11

 

US6991652

Tissue engineering composite

Burg; Karen J. L.

 

A61F 2/12

 

US6991653

Vertebral body and disc space replacement devices

White; John L.|DeRidder; Steven D.|Berry; Bret M.|Frey; George|Moore; Jeffrey D.|Scifert; Jeffrey L.|Drewry; Troy D.|Smithey; Jeffrey S.|Lange; Eric C.

SDGI Holdings, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6991654

Systems and techniques for restoring and maintaining intervertebral anatomy

Foley; Kevin T.

SDGI Holdings, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6991656

Method and apparatus for performing a minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty

Mears; Dana

 

A61F 2/32

 

US6993374

Instrumentation and method for mounting a surgical navigation reference device to a patient

Sasso; Ricardo

 

A61B 5/05

 

US6994683

Portable lumbar traction device

Starr; David

 

A61F 5/00

 

US6994727

Total disc implant

Khandkar; Ashok C.|Brodke; Darrel S.|Lakshminarayanan; Ramaswamy

Amedica Corporation

A61F 2/44

 

US6994728

Cervical disc replacement method

Zubok; Rafail|Valdevit; Antonio|Dudasik; Michael W.|Errico; Joseph P.

SpineCore, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6994729

Cervical disc replacement

Zubok; Rafail|Valdevit; Antonio|Dudasik; Michael W.|Errico; Joseph P.

SpineCore, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6997890

Halo orthosis

Stamper; Richard E.|Meek; Matthew P.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

A61F 5/00

 

US6997900

Connector for use with a medical catheter and medical catheter assembly

Weststrate; Patrice A.|Holmes; John C.

Scimed Life Systems, Inc.

A61M 29/00

 

US6997927

closure for rod receiving orthopedic implant having a pair of spaced apertures for removal

Jackson; Roger P.

 

A61B 17/58

 

US6997929

Tissue distraction device

Manzi; Richard J.|Logan; Joseph N.|Wysocki; Steven J.|Bono; Frank S.|Raymond; Spanky A.

Spine Wave, Inc.

A61B 17/58

 

US6997938

Embolic protection device

Wang; Ling|Willard; Martin

SciMed Life Systems, Inc.

A61M 29/00

 

US6997939

Methods, systems, and devices for deploying an embolic protection filter

Linder; Richard J.|Edmiston; Daryl R.|Johnson; Steven W.

Rubicon Medical, Inc.

A61M 29/00

 

US6997953

Method for implanting a laminoplasty

Chung; Jae-Yoon|Michielli; Michael Carl

DePuy Spine, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6997954

Cervical disc replacement method

Zubok; Rafail|Valdevit; Antonio|Dudasik; Michael W.|Errico; Joseph P.

SpineCore, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6997955

Cervical disc replacement

Zubok; Rafail|Valdevit; Antonio|Dudasik; Michael W.|Errico; Joseph P.

SpineCore, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6997956

Spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and spinal disc annulus stent

Cauthen; Joseph C.

Anulex Technologies, Inc.

A61F 2/44

 

US6998134

Biologically active implants

Schmidmaier; Gerhard|Raschke; Michael|Stemberger; Axel

 

A61F 13/00

 

US2006004326

Apparatus and kit for injecting a curable biomaterial into into an intervertebral space

Collins; Keith|Wilson; Thomas G.|Carter; Andrew

 

A61M 25/06

 

US2006004357

Polyaxial screw

Lee; Andrew|Iott; Andrew

 

A61B 17/56

 

US2006004358

In-situ formed posterolateral fusion system

Serhan; Hassan|Slivka; Michael Andrew

DePuy Spine, Inc.

A61B 17/70

 

US2006004359

Orthopedic fixation device

Kramer; Ulrich|Schumacher; Joerg|Potulski; Michael|Beisse; Rudolf|Kozak; Jeffrey Alan

AESCULAP AG & Co. KG

A61B 17/56

 

US2006004360

Orthopedic fixation device

Kramer; Ulrich|Schumacher; Joerg|Potulski; Michael|Beisse; Rudolf|Kozak; Jeffrey Alan

AESCULAP AG & Co. KG

A61B 17/56

 

US2006004363

Occipitocervical plate