Theken Spine, LLC

Meditech Spine, LLC

Stryker Corporation

Asfora Ip, LLC

Adam C Sclafani

Wilson Theophilo Asfora

Bruce D Henniges

Richard Franklin Huyser

James Bruffey

Bret Everette Hartzell

Eric Flickinger

Stephen B James

Brian James VanDerWoude

Daniel Stephen Savage

Dennis Alan Stratton

Eric A Lab

Marshall Proulx

Douglas L Tyler

Douglas Campbell

Jason John Gromek

Jacob C Foor

Sangwook Tim Yoon

Timothy Austin

Brian VanderWoude

Brian J Vanderwoude

Denis A Stratton

Christopher M Tague

Marshall K Proulx

Daniel G Boyle

A spinal cage with a wall extending in a longitudinal direction defining an interior space is disclosed. There is also provided a deployable element in movable relation to the spinal cage.

Spinal cage having deployable member

A device for placement between two adjacent spinous processes of a spinal column to treat a spinal condition, and a method for performing a procedure on a spine of a patient, are provided. The device may include a first member, a second member mounted onto the first member, and a locking plug configured to restrict movement of the second member relative to the first member. The method may include positioning a portion of a first member between two adjacent spinous processes of the spine, advancing a second member along a length of the first member, and restricting the second member from moving relative to the first member.

Interspinous process device and method

Disclosed are improved spinal implants that are configured to help prevent post-operative migration of the implant. In some embodiments, the implant system includes multi-axial tooth geometry and other geometrical configurations such as but not limited to peripheral curvatures that aid in the prevention of such post-operative migration. Also disclosed are asymmetrical implants having superior and inferior surfaces with different angulations relative to the sagittal midline.

Spinal implants

Systems for improved methods of performing a spinal fusion procedure that include an implant having an alignment guide system. The alignment guide system may include one or more guide lines configured to provide a visual indication when the implant is properly aligned within the disc space. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more tamp levelers that also aid with the proper alignment of the implant within the disc space.

Spinal implant alignment guide systems

A personal protection system for providing a sterile barrier around medical/surgical personnel. The system includes a helmet over which a hood or a toga suspended. A microphone, an amplifier and a speaker are mounted to the helmet. Speech of the individual wearing the personal protection system is picked up by the microphone and amplified speech is broadcast by the speaker. The speaker is outwardly directed so as to broadcast the speech out through the hood or toga covering the helmet.

Medical/surgical personal protection system including a helmet, a hood and a speaker that broadcasts speech outside of the hood

A personal protection system for providing a sterile barrier around medical/surgical personnel. The system includes a helmet over which a hood or a toga suspended. The helmet has a chin bar that extends forward of the face of the individual wearing the system. At least one manually actuated control for regulating one aspect of operation of the system is mounted to the chin bar. Sometimes the control is a button that is depressed to control the operation of a helmet mounted fan that draws air into the hood or toga. A microphone may also be mounted to the chin bar.

Medical/surgical personal protection system including a helmet and a hood, the helmet having chin bar-mounted controls

Embodiments are disclosed which provide a spinal cage with a wall extending in a longitudinal direction defining an interior space. There is also provided a spin-plate that may be assembled into the spinal cage. The spin-plate may comprise a blade and a disc on a common shaft, and may be rotatable from an undeployed position to a deployed position. In some embodiments, the spin-plate may be assembled into the spinal cage by a translational motion perpendicular to a rotational axis of the spin-plate. The spin-plate may be captured in the spinal cage for certain angular positions. In some embodiments, there may be a snap-in feature when the spin-plate is assembled into the spinal cage, and there may be a rotational feature such that increased torque is required to advance beyond certain points.

Spinal cage having deployable member which is removable

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Uniontown, OH, United States of America

Adam C Sclafani