Medos International Sarl

Depuy Spine, Inc.

Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.

Depuy Mitek, Inc.

Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

Depuy Acromed, Inc.

Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc.

Depuy International Limited

Michael S Varieur

Kevin John Zylka

Scott Presbrey

Dean C Taylor

Gary Fernandes

Lauren Ardito

Thomas J Runco

Brian D Busconi

Thomas J Gamache

Mark A Manasas

José E Lizardi

Mehmet Ziya Sengun

Carl F Livorsi

Eduard Grinberg

Daniel Adams

Dennis M Burke

Kevin J Zylka

Hassan A Serhan

Francisco A Amaral

Richard W Fournier

Stephen Ferrer Wilson

Peter O Newton

Ian Charles Burgess

Mark Gracia

Andrew Ira Spitzer

Anthony P Sanders

Kenneth Connell

Christopher Gowland

Carrie A Breech

Felix G Quevedo

David B Spenciner

Alfred F DeCarlo, Jr

John R Cournoyer

Pierre S Ostiguy

Paul Salvas

Carl G Souza

Charles W Jaggers

Franciso A Amaral

Chris Gowland

Thomas J Ronco

Ian Torode

An implant assembly includes a screw body, including anchor portion and proximal head portion, and a cradle movably mounted in the screw body to allow for controlled angulation between a spinal connection element disposed in the cradle and the screw body. The cradle is pivotable in one or more selected directions about one or more axes relative to the screw body. The cradle may be generally, substantially spherical in shape and allow for unrestricted movement in one or more directions around one or more axis.

Adjustable implant assembly

Cutting instruments and related methods are disclosed herein in which the diameter of the retrograde cutting blade can be adjusted to any of a plurality of diameter settings, allowing the same instrument to be used to form holes of different diameters. The limit diameter can be preset such that, during the cutting operation, the user need not be concerned with selecting the appropriate diameter, but rather can simply deploy the cutting blade until the preset limit is reached. Cutting instruments are also disclosed in which the retrograde cutting blade is distinct from the forward drilling tip and protected within a cavity formed in the body of the instrument when not in use, as are instruments in which the user is given visual and/or tactile feedback to confirm desired positioning of the cutting blade.

Retro-cutting instrument with adjustable limit setting

Devices, systems, and methods are provided for ligament repair procedures, and can be used to establish a location and trajectory for forming a bone tunnel in bone. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical guide for using in a ligament repair procedure includes a guide arm and a carriage that can be selectively locked along the guide arm to define an angle of the bone tunnel. The guide arm also defines a location of a distal end of the bone tunnel. In some embodiments the carriage is configured to have a bullet side-loaded into it, and the bullet can be used to define a location of a proximal end of the bone tunnel. The present disclosure also provides for a gage that limits the distance a drill pin that drills the bone tunnel can travel. A variety of other, devices, systems, and methods are also provided.

Surgical guide for use in ligament repair procedures

Universal surgical guide systems and methods

Side-loading carriage for use in surgical guide

Adjustable length surgical screws and inserters for adjustable length surgical screws and methods of using the screws and inserters are provided. In general, a fixation device such as a surgical screw can be configured to have an adjustable length. The fixation device can have one or more break points along a longitudinal axis thereof. In an exemplary implementation, the fixation device can include a plurality of break points. The plurality of break points can be formed at different predetermined axial positions along the fixation device's longitudinal axis. The fixation device can be configured to break at each of its one or more break points, for example breaking along a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fixation device.

Adjustable length surgical screws and inserters for adjustable length surgical screws

Methods and devices are provided for anchoring graft to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a bone cavity is created in bone, a graft is partially advanced into the bone cavity, and a hardenable filler material is inserted into the cavity. The hardenable filler material can change from a viscous first state to a harder second state, compressing the graft against the walls of the bone cavity and thereby anchoring the graft within the cavity. The hardenable filler material can be inserted in an open sac, a closed sac, other carriers or housings, or directly into the bone cavity.

Methods and devices for anchoring a graft to bone

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Portsmouth, RI, United States of America

Michael S Varieur