| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7553330 |
Methods of reinforcing an intervertebral disc annulus |
June 30, 2009 |
| Methods of reinforcing annulus fibrosis tissue within an intervertebral disc include the implantation of a support member also functioning as a barrier to resist damage to the tissue or herniation of tissue outside the disc. The device may be anchored to the surrounding tissue. The d |
| 7553329 |
Stabilized intervertebral disc barrier |
June 30, 2009 |
| Presented are new resilient sheet-like surgical meshes that may be compressed for minimally invasive delivery in the intervertebral discs. According to one or more embodiments, the surgical mesh can be robust, fatigue resistant, stable and capable of withstanding the dynamic environm |
| 7513911 |
Method of implanting dynamically stable spinal implant |
April 7, 2009 |
| Devices for implantation into an intervertebral disc can include a membrane support member to augment a disc having a defect. A defect in the anulus of a disc can be repaired using a prosthesis such as a barrier. The barrier can include a sealant and an enlarger. The barrier can be i |
| 7500978 |
Method for delivering and positioning implants in the intervertebral disc environment |
March 10, 2009 |
| The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for delivering medical devices, such as implants, to desired tissue sites, such as the intervertebral disc. In one aspect, an intervertebral disc repair and diagnostic device that is minimally invasive and that provides p |
| 7470284 |
Cardiac valve procedure methods and devices |
December 30, 2008 |
| The present invention discloses devices and methods for performing intravascular procedures with out cardiac bypass. The devices include various embodiments of temporary filter devices, temporary valves, and prosthetic valves. The temporary filter devices have one or more cannulae wh |
| 7220281 |
Implant for reinforcing and annulus fibrosis |
May 22, 2007 |
| Reinforcement of annulus fibrosis tissue within an intervertebral disc can be achieved through implantation of a support member also functioning as a barrier to resist damage to the tissue or herniation of tissue outside of the disc. The device may be anchored to the surrounding tissue. |
| 7144397 |
Minimally invasive system for manipulating intervertebral disc tissue |
December 5, 2006 |
| The present invention relates generally to intervertebral disc devices and methods and instrumentation for intervertebral disc procedures. An intervertebral disc repair and diagnostic device that is minimally invasive, actively guided, and provides direct and consistent access to the |
| 7124761 |
Deployment devices and methods for vertebral disc augmentation |
October 24, 2006 |
| Apparatus and methods are directed at stabilizing somatic implants. A site within a body is selected that has a first region having a tight and/or changing curvature bordered by a second region or regions having minimal or constant curvature. An apparatus that has a flexible portion and |
| 7094258 |
Methods of reinforcing an annulus fibrosis |
August 22, 2006 |
| Methods of reinforcing annulus fibrosis tissue within an intervertebral disc include the implantation of a support member also functioning as a barrier to resist damage to the tissue or herniation of tissue outside the disc. The device may be anchored to the surrounding tissue. The d |
| 6913608 |
Automated annular plication for mitral valve repair |
July 5, 2005 |
| A novel system for performing a heart valve annuloplasty. The system involves the use of a plication band. In one embodiment, the annulus of the valve is reduced by constriction of the plication band itself. More particularly, each plication band enters the tissue at two or more points |
| 6896690 |
Cardiac valve procedure methods and devices |
May 24, 2005 |
| The present invention discloses devices and methods for performing intravascular procedures with out cardiac bypass. The devices include various embodiments of temporary filter devices, temporary valves, and prosthetic valves.The temporary filter devices have one or more cannulae which p |
| 6883520 |
Methods and apparatus for dynamically stable spinal implant |
April 26, 2005 |
| Apparatus and methods are directed at stabilizing somatic implants. A site within a body is selected that has a first region having a tight and/or changing curvature bordered by a second region or regions having minimal or constant curvature. An apparatus that has a flexible portion and |
| 6821276 |
Intervertebral diagnostic and manipulation device |
November 23, 2004 |
| The present invention relates generally to intervertebral disc devices and methods and instrumentation for intervertebral disc procedures. An intervertebral disc repair and diagnostic device that is minimally invasive, actively guided, and provides direct and consistent access to the |
| 6769434 |
Method and apparatus for performing a procedure on a cardiac valve |
August 3, 2004 |
| A method for deploying an aortic valve prosthesis includes the steps of: making a first opening leading to the left atrium; passing the valve prosthesis through the opening and into a cardiac chamber of the left side of the heart using a first manipulation instrument; making a second |
| 6702826 |
Automated annular plication for mitral valve repair |
March 9, 2004 |
| A novel system for performing a heart valve annuloplasty. The system involves the use of a plication band. In one embodiment, the annulus of the valve is reduced by constriction of the plication band itself. More particularly, each plication band enters the tissue at two or more points |
| 6692513 |
Intravascular filter with debris entrapment mechanism |
February 17, 2004 |
| Apparatus for filtering and entrapping debris in the vascular system of a patient, the apparatus including a filter to allow blood to flow therethrough and to restrict passage of debris, wherein the filter captures debris carried in a first direction of blood flow. The apparatus furt |
| 6520937 |
Fluid injection device |
February 18, 2003 |
| A catheter for use in vasculature or other body lumen includes a fluid injection bypass tube, leading to a elastically compressible pump bulb. Upon compression of the pump bulb, fluid such as contrast solution is injected through a one-way valve, into the catheter manifold lumen, and |
| 6508839 |
Devices and methods of vertebral disc augmentation |
January 21, 2003 |
| Devices for implantation into an intervertebral disc can include a membrane support member to augment a disc having a defect. A defect in the annulus of a disc can be repaired using a prosthesis such as a barrier. The barrier can include a sealant and an enlarger. The barrier can be |
| 6482235 |
Devices and methods of vertebral disc augmentation |
November 19, 2002 |
| Devices for implantation into an intervertebral disc can include a membrane support member to augment a disc having a defect. A defect in the annulus of a disc can be repaired using a prosthesis such as a barrier. The barrier can include a sealant and an enlarger. The barrier can be |
| 6425919 |
Devices and methods of vertebral disc augmentation |
July 30, 2002 |
| A disk herniation constraining device for implantation into a vertebral disk can include a support member for support of a herniated portion of a disk. The support member can be connected to an anchor. The constraining device can include the insertion of augmentation material within the |
