Zimmer Spine, Inc.

Greatbatch Ltd.

Zimmer Technology, Inc.

Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.

Power Ten , LLC

Hugh D Hestad

Robert Garryl Hudgins

Jack A Dant

Alan E Shluzas

Jeremy Jon Lemoine

Eric P Jerke

Daniel Carlson

Deborah Lynn Hoch

Eric J Lundequam

John Fritz Otte

Thomas J Gisel

Thomas O Viker

Jason Piehl

Steven L Griffith

Jeff Fleigle

David Nuckley

Michael E Lancial

Daniel T Robbins

Zachary M Hoffman

John Dawson

Mark Darst Rice

Mark W Darst Rice

Joseph Aferzon

Robert D Krebs

Bruce H Robie

Reginald James Davis

Rosemary E Thompson

Markus Froehlich

Charles H Perrone, Jr

Paul F Boschert

Christopher Mauhar

Hitesh Mehta

Krishna C Vedula

Mark J Kroll

Krishna Vedula

Rommy U Huleis

W Matthew Kuester

Mark W Rice

Peter G Schulte

Kris Pauna

Rajesh Dwarakanath

David W Castleman

Dean M J Acker

Guido Casutt

Andrew Olson

John J Grabowski

Mike E Lancial

Angela L Hillyard

Daniel G Brown

Jack Maertens

Julie Osterberg

David Mowry

Scott C Lynch

Melanie Chapman

John Maertens

Paul Hickey

John T Maertens

Eric M Simon

Chris Hrabe

Brad Kessler

Christopher Bargsten

Jeremy Lemoine

Daniel A Carlson

Michel E Lancial

Mark Darst W Rice

Matthew W Keuster

In various examples, a method of conductor management within a medical device includes providing a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate includes at least one routing feature. A hole is cut in the at least one routing feature with a cutting device. A conductor is passed through the hole in the at least one routing feature. The routing feature acts to maintain and manage positioning of the conductor within the medical device. The medical device, in some examples, includes a lead, with the conductor connected to an electrode of the lead after being routed through the routing feature.

Method of conductor management within a medical device

A system for installing a vertebral stabilization system. The system includes an installation tool including a handle portion and a shaft extending distally from the handle portion. The shaft includes a conduit and a staple mechanism. The system also includes a flexible implant member extending along the conduit configured to be advanced out from a distal end of the shaft, and a staple housed in the staple mechanism. The staple is configured to secure the flexible implant member to a vertebra. The handle portion is configured to selectively advance the flexible implant member from the shaft and to selectively actuate the staple mechanism.

Spinal stabilization installation instrumentation and methods

In various examples, a component for a medical device is described. The component includes a conductor wire including a connection portion. An electrode is formed from a conductive tube. The conductive tube is compressed at least partially around the connection portion of the conductor wire to at least partially surround and couple to the connection portion.

Electrode connection and method therefor

A uniplanar bone anchor including a housing and a bone screw is provided. The lower region of the housing defines mating elements that mate with engaging elements on the bone screw to limit movement of the housing relative to the bone screw to a single plane.

Uniplanar bone screw

A polyaxial bone anchor including a housing, a bone screw, and a retainer for pivotably coupling the head of the bone screw to the housing. The retainer is positioned into the bore of the housing and includes a plurality of alternating tabs and slots circumferentially arranged to define a cavity for receiving the head portion of the bone screw therein. The retainer is axially moveable in the housing from a first position in which the head portion is not passable through the lower opening of the retainer to a second position in which the head portion is passable through the lower opening of the retainer.

Polyaxial pedicle screw

A vertebral column correction system for correcting a spinal deformity without fusing the joint segments is disclosed. The vertebral column correction system may have first and second vertebral anchors secured to first and second vertebrae. The vertebral column correction system may further comprise one or more intermediate vertebral anchors secured to vertebrae between the first and second vertebrae. A connection member may be disposed within a head portion of the vertebral anchors. At least a portion of the connection member may be a flexible member, such as a flexible cord, configured for tensioning between at least two vertebral anchors for providing a desired amount of tension to apply a correctional force to the spinal column. A spring member, or other tensioning member, may maintain the tension of the connection member.

Spinal correction tensioning system

A polyaxial bone anchor including a housing, a bone screw, and a retainer for pivotably coupling the head of the bone screw to the housing. The retainer is positioned into the bore of the housing and includes a plurality of alternating tabs and slots circumferentially arranged to define a cavity for receiving the head portion of the bone screw therein. The retainer is axially moveable in the housing from a first position in which the head portion is not passable through the lower opening of the retainer to a second position in which lie head portion is passable through the lower opening of the retainer.

A vertebral fixing system having a flexible elongated member, a connecting part, and an anchor, where the anchor may engage a bone structure (e.g., a vertebra) through an opening of the connecting part and the flexible elongated member may connect to the connecting part. In some cases, the vertebral fixing system may include a tightening part configured to apply a tension to the elongated member and/or secure the elongated member with respect to the connecting part. The vertebral fixing system may be configured to receive a rod and may be capable of connecting thereto. The connecting part may have a plurality of connecting members, where at least one of the connecting members includes an opening for receiving the anchor and at least one of the connecting members connects to the elongated member.

Vertebral fixation system

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