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Izi Medical Products

Bevenue Medical, Inc.

Laurent B Schaller

Jeffrey L Emery

James K Lee

Timothy J McGrath

Liem Ho

John P Nguyen

Ryan Jeffrey Connolly

Steven Golden

Douglas M Lorang

Andrew Huffmaster

Steve Golden

David Needleman

John D Nguyen

John E Ashley

J Brook Burley

Isidro Matias Gandionco

Nga Doan

Ebrahim Mohammad Quddus

Barry N Gardiner

Art Hill

Charles T Maroney

Sandeep Kunwar

Russell Borg

Ricardo J Simmons

Richard G Fessler

Stephen D Ainsworth

Joseph Creagan Trautman

Helson Pacheco-Serrant

Joshua M Ammerman

Patricia McHale

Sid Gandionco

Cong Thach

Jeffrey A Doelling

Arthur Hill

Mark Y Hirotsuka

Larry T Khoo

Uriel Hiram Chee

Justin Taber

Robert Hergenrother

Frederick J Serrahsu

Ronald W Scheldrup

Kathleen Woodside

Phillip Drews

Michael Baldwin

Demetri Mavroidis

Harold F Carrison

Erik T Engelson

Jay J Qin

Andrew S Lee

Duane Dickens

Gregory E Mirigian

Hiram Chee

James Lee

Tom Breton

Norman Fung

Sean M Tutton

Patricia Hsin-Yi Ho

Mark Glowacki

Timothy J Mcgrath

Steven S Golden

David S Needleman

Timothy Mcgrath

Articulated instruments that include tools for disrupting and/or distracting tissue, and methods of using the same.

Articulated instrumentation and methods of using the same

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for distracting tissue. The devices and methods may include insertion of first and second elongated members into the space between two tissue layers, with an augmenting elongated member at least partially inserted therebetween to form a distraction device between the tissues to be distracted. At least one of the first and second elongated members may be formed of a flexible core member with a plurality of rigid veneer members spaced along the length of the core member. At least one of the elongated members may include a shaping member that automatically moves from a generally linear configuration to a generally less linear configuration. A deployment catheter may include a deformable distal end to allow augmentation of the tissue distraction device during implantation. An injection aid may be provided for introducing a filler material into an interior defined by a deployed tissue distraction device.

Minimally invasive interbody fusion

An apparatus for disrupting tissue in the intervertebral disc space that includes a barrier member having a first configuration for insertion into the disc space and a second configuration when deployed within the disc space. The second configuration of the barrier member is adapted to at least partially define a perimeter of a working region within the disc space. The apparatus also includes a tissue disruption tool configured for insertion into the working region.

Apparatus and methods for disrupting inter vertebral disc tissue

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for distracting tissue. The devices and methods may include insertion of first and second elongated members into the space between two tissue layers, with an augmenting elongated member inserted therebetween to form a distraction device between the tissues to be distracted. The distraction device defines a generally annular configuration, with a locking member secured to one of the elongated members at a plurality of locations to maintain the distraction device in the generally annular configuration. The augmenting elongated member may be shorter than the first and second elongated members such that a window is defined between the proximal and distal ends of the augmenting elongated member when the distraction device and the first and second elongated members are in the generally annular configuration. Bone graft  material or bone filler may be introduced into the interior of the distraction device through the window.

Spinal fusion implants and devices and methods for deploying such implants

Methods and apparatus for accessing and repairing a vertebral disc include a pad with a central cut-out mounted to the skin of a patient or, alternatively, a pedicle-mounted support. An incision is made and then a corridor is created using an elongated guide and a series of dilating tubes. An access to the disc space is created through the superior articular process and the facet joint using the corridor defined by the dilating tubes. Nucleus material is removed from the disc space and the vertebral endplates are prepared. The disc space may be sized to select a suitable implant, which is advanced through the corridor and into the disc space following discectomy and endplate preparation. Bone graft material may be inserted into the disc space following installation of the implant and then posterior rigid fixation may be achieved using percutaneous pedicle screws, followed by closure of the site.

Minimal impact access system to disc space

Apparatus and methods for disrupting intervertebral disc tissue

Methods and systems for closing an opening or defect in tissue, closing a lumen or tubular structure, cinching or remodeling a cavity or repairing a valve preferably utilizing a purse string or elastic device. The preferred devices and methods are directed toward catheter-based percutaneous, transvascular techniques used to facilitate placement of the devices within lumens, such as blood vessels, or on or within the heart to perform structural defect repair, such as valvular or ventricular remodeling. In some methods, the catheter is positioned within the right ventricle, wherein the myocardial wall or left ventricle may be accessed through the septal wall to position a device configured to permit reshaping of the ventricle. The device may include a line or a plurality of anchors interconnected by a line. In one arrangement, the line is a coiled member.

Catheter-based tissue remodeling devices and methods

Method and apparatus are disclosed for distracting tissue and particularly spinal tissue. The device and method may include insertion of at least one elongated member and an augmenting member to form a structure between the tissues to be distraction, such that a dimensional aspect of the structure is augmented upon movement of the augmenting structure.

Devices for treating the spine

Growing community of inventors

Los Altos, CA, United States of America

Laurent B Schaller