Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Depuy Spine, Inc.

Medos International Sarl

Depuy Acromed, Inc.

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Medos International S&#xe0;rl

Pionetics Corporation

Emporia Capital Funding LLC

Depay Spine, Inc.

Depuy Sunthes Products, Llc.

John Riley Hawkins

Michael J O'Neil

Michael Alan Fisher

Hassan A Serhan

Michael Andrew Slivka

Amie R Borgstrom

SeungKyu Daniel Kwak

Alexander D Grinberg

Christopher L Ramsay

Douglas Raymond

William Dunbar

Anwar M Upal

Nicholas Pavento

Shawn D Stad

Roman Lomeli

William J Frasier

Christopher Mickiewicz

Edward B Zalenski

Missoum Moumene

Mark T Hall

Thomas J Gamache

Ernest Quintanilha

William C Horton

Charles M Bartish

Sean P Selover

Michael D Sorrenti

John Paul Griffin

Erasmo A Lopez

Sheryl Furlan

Kevin Lee

Michael Jacene

Jennifer DiPietro

Robert Labrom

Lutz Biedermann

Wilfried Matthis

John C Voellmicke

Joseph Peterson

Dennis Chien

Jonathan P Fanger

Andrew Dooris

Ian Charles Burgess

Christopher Rogers

Seungkyu Daniel Kwak

John Dieselman

William L Dunbar, Jr

Mark Lionetto

Zoher S Bootwala

Albert A Montello

Jonathan Bellas

Michael Michielli

Eric David Nyberg

Bradford Currier

Michael Mazzuca

Heiko Koller

Masashi Neo

Christopher Ames

Todd Albert

Matthew Hannen

George W Kayser

Michelle LeClerc

Benjamin Johnston

Benjamin Arnold

Richard G Fessler

Joseph Hernandez

David D Konieczynski

Michael C Gorhan

Ramon Alberto Ruberte

Robert D Fraser

Martin A Reynolds

Tony Tannoury

Christine Rusbarsky

Ronald J Naughton

Paul G Schoenstein

Patrick Fatyol

Claudius Thome

Robert Alan Hart

James Crawford Holmes

Ashok Kumar Janah

Katherine Torres

Ed Zalenski

Stephen T Bornhoft

Roger Berger

Eric Buehlmann

Benjamin Cleveland

Michael Mahoney

Paul Joseph Birkmeyer

Felix Aschmann

Henri Defossez

Glen Arthur Presbrey

Mark Gracia

Andrea Burke

James Murray

Cody Cranson

Katherine Herard

Jan Klett

Stephane Gully

Robert Carruth

Stephen Connolly

Douglas R LaSota

Sheryl Frank

Devices and methods for minimally invasive disc space distraction and implantation are provided. For example, in intervertebral operative spinal procedures, separate or pre-attached spreader blocks can be used to control the directional growth of a distracting balloon. The spreader blocks can provide an initial distraction of the disc space while the distracting balloon provides further distraction of the disc space. When distraction is achieved, an intervertebral implant may be inserted into the distracted disc space. After the implant is firmly implanted, the balloon and spreader block may be removed.

Balloon with shape control for spinal procedures

Various methods and devices are provided for tensioning a tether. In one embodiment, a tether tensioning device is provided and includes an elongate shaft adapted to be positioned adjacent to a bone anchor implanted in bone, and a tensioning mechanism pivotally associated with the elongate shaft and adapted to couple to a tether seated across the bone anchor and to pivot relative to the elongate shaft to apply a tensioning force to the tether.

Instruments and methods for tensioning a spinal tether

An intervertebral fusion device comprising inferior and superior fusion cage devices that provide an ability to correct spondylolisthesis via in-situ adjustment.

Lateral spondylolisthesis reduction cage

Bone anchor assemblies are disclosed herein that can provide for improved fixation as compared with traditional bone anchor assemblies. An exemplary assembly can include a bracket or wing that extends down from the receiver member. The distal portion of the wing can define a bone anchor opening through which one or more auxiliary bone anchors can be disposed to augment the fixation of the assembly's primary bone anchor. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to a proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a caudal direction or a cephalad direction. A distal surface of the distal portion of the wing can be obliquely angled relative to the proximal-distal axis of the spanning portion to face one of a medial direction or a lateral direction. Surgical methods using the bone anchor assemblies described herein are also disclosed.

Multipoint fixation implants and related methods

The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for surgically manipulating tissue. In general, the methods and devices can include an elongate retractor shaft having a distal retractor tip that is configured to manipulate tissue, for example the tip can be configured to separate muscle and nerve fibers surrounding a vertebra. The elongate retractor shaft can include an illumination source such that at least a portion of the surgical field is illuminated by the device when the device is used in the body. A sensor can also or alternatively be included on the elongate retractor shaft, for example on the blunt retraction tip, such that the sensor can monitor physiological parameters of the tissue in or adjacent to the surgical field.

Surgical retractors

An interbody fusion cage having upper and lower canals for receiving the heads of bone screws that have been pre-installed in opposing vertebral body endplates. The proximal wall of the cage preferably has a vertical slot that communicates with each canal and is adapted to allow access by a screwdriver and tightening of the screws.

Zero profile spinal fusion cage

A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical. spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.

Method and devices for a sub-splenius/supra-levator scapulae surgical access technique

A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezius muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.

A separate nub component between the plate and an intervertebral fusion cage, wherein the nub is attached to the plate. The nub lessens the undesired pivotal movement of the plate. It is believed that when the nub fits snugly between the endplates of the adjacent vertebral bodies, it acts as a stop against the undesired pivotal movement of the plate.

Nubbed plate

Devices and methods for enhancing the effectiveness of spinal stabilization, and particularly that of cervical spinal stabilization, are provided herein. More specifically, methods and systems are disclosed for effectively positioning occipital plates and spinal fixation assemblies within target vertebrae, while also reducing any associated patient trauma (e.g., muscle stripping, tissue damage, etc.). The systems and methods can utilize trans-lamina delivery of the spinal fixation assemblies to allow for the positioning of the fixation elements along the midline of the patient's spine.

System and method for cervical midline fixation

Electronic devices that detect their position and/or orientation with respect to earth's frame of reference are described. A coupler can removeably maintain the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can have a housing and the coupler can be included on the housing and arranged to physically connect the housing of the electronic device to the housing of at least one other electronic device. Alternatively, the coupler can be a packaging that maintains the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can be calibrated using the orientation or position information obtained by other electronic devices maintained by the coupler. Further, each electronic device can include a power source that remains inactive until the device is ready for use.

Method and apparatus for intraoperative measurements of anatomical orientation

Disclosed herein are devices and methods for removing tissue. In one aspect, a device for removing tissue includes a hollow elongate member having an outer wall and a lumen, a selectively deployable tissue-cutting element extending from the hollow elongate member, and an actuation member extending through the lumen and coupled to the hollow elongate member at a location that is distal to the tissue-cutting element. Movement of the actuation member can cause the tissue-cutting element to move from the insertion configuration where the tissue-cutting element is not deployed to a tissue-cutting configuration where the tissue-cutting element is deployed such that it is radially extended relative to the insertion configuration.

Disc nucleus removal devices and methods

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Cumberland, RI, United States of America

John Riley Hawkins