Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Synthes Usa, LLC

Synthes Gmbh

David T Banks

Lawton Laurence

Joshua McManus

Heather Cannon

Vincent E Mandes

Tom Overes

Wamis Singhatat

Adam I Lehman

Rudolf Bertagnoli

Dominique D Messerli

Scott P Larsen

Ray Adams

Vincent Mata

Joel Helfer

Daniel Vennard

Jamie Manos

James Talbot

Ken Underhill

Vinny Mata

An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies or between two bone portions. The implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion operatively coupled to the spacer portion and one or more blades for securing the implant to the adjacent vertebral bodies. The blades preferably include superior and inferior cylindrical pins for engaging the adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant may be configured to be inserted via a direct lateral trans-psoas approach. Alternatively, the implant may be configured for insertion via an anterior approach.

Intervertebral implant with blades for connecting to adjacent vertebral bodies

A bi-directional suture passing instrument configured to approach soft tissues perpendicularly, enables safer and more efficient surgical repairs and minimally invasive techniques to be employed, useful in areas such as annulus repair, meniscal repair, shoulder arthroscopy, hernia repair, laparoscopic repair, and wound closure.

Bi-directional suture passer

An intervertebral implant () for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies or between two bone portions. The implant includes a spacer portion (), a plate portion () operatively coupled to the spacer portion and one or more blades () for securing the implant to the adjacent vertebral bodies. The blades preferably include superior and inferior cylindrical pins () for engaging the adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant may be configured to be inserted via a direct lateral transposals approach. Alternatively, the implant may be configured for insertion via an anterior approach.

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David T Banks