Fluid manifold connector and fluid manifold assembly

The high-pressure fluid manifold connection assembly includes a one-piece tube collar with an annular relief cavity that surrounds a high-pressure fluid tube. The tube includes a hole that passes through the tube and which is not aligned with an exit hole in an annular relief cavity of the tube collar.

Method, Implant & Instruments for Percutaneous Expansion of the Spinal Canal

A bone saw and a method for using the bone saw. The bone saw includes a saw blade comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a distal tip comprising a cutting edge. The flexible saw blade is rectangular in shape over at least a portion thereof. The bone saw further includes a saw handle base insert a saw shaft tip assembly comprising an opening through which the flexible saw blade is advanced. The saw shaft tip assembly may comprise a saw shaft tip comprising a channel comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a saw channel insert disposed within the channel of the saw shaft tip to form a lumen between the saw shift tip and the saw channel insert. The bone saw may further comprise a saw blade advancement mechanism coupled to the flexible saw blade for moving the flexible saw blade in discrete amounts. 1. A bone saw assembly , comprising:a flexible saw blade comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a distal tip comprising a cutting edge, wherein the flexible saw blade is rectangular in shape over at least a portion of a length thereof;a saw handle base insert; and a saw shaft tip comprising a channel comprising a distal end and a proximal end; and', 'a saw channel insert disposed within the channel of the saw shaft tip to form a lumen between the saw shift tip and the saw channel insert and an opening through which the flexible saw blade is advanced., 'a saw shaft tip assembly comprising2. The bone saw assembly of claim 1 , wherein:the channel of the saw shaft tip comprises a floor comprising a curved portion at the distal end of the channel,the saw shaft tip further comprises a curved abutment disposed on the curved portion of the floor of the channel of the saw shaft tip,the saw channel insert comprises a distal end, a proximal end, a floor comprising a curved portion at the distal end of the saw channel insert, and a groove disposed in the curved portion of the floor of the saw channel insert,the groove is sized and shaped to complement the curved ...

Surgical implants for percutaneous lengthening of spinal pedicles to correct spinal stenosis

An implant to separate a vertebral cut has an upper portion, lower portion, and inner member. The inner member communicates with a swivelable coupling located at each end of the inner member. Each swivelable coupling also interacts with a respective one of the upper and lower portion, within an inner bore thereof. Movement of the inner member relative to one or both of the upper and the lower portions, via one or both swivelable couplings, translates the upper portion away from the lower portion, about a vertebral cut, to widen the vertebral cut and expand the spinal canal. Swivelable action of the couplings allows angulation of the inner member, relative to a longitudinal axis of the implant, to accommodate a natural lateral shift occurring during a widening of a vertebral cut.

Surgical Implants For Percutaneous Lengthening Of Spinal Pedicles To Correct Spinal Stenosis

An implant for expanding a spinal canal having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an inner member. The inner member communicates with a swivelable coupling located at each end of the inner member within the implant. Each swivelable coupling also interacts with a respective one of the upper and lower portion, within an inner bore thereof. Accordingly, movement of the inner member relative to one or both of the upper and the lower portions, via one or both swivelable couplings, translates the upper portion away from the lower portion, about a vertebral cut, to widen the vertebral cut and expand the spinal canal. The swivelable action of the couplings during translation allows angulation of the inner member, relative to a longitudinal axis of the implant, to accommodate a natural lateral shift occurring during a widening of a vertebral cut. 1. An implant for expanding a spinal canal , comprising:an upper portion and a lower portion, each having an inner bore;an inner member configured to communicate with a swivelable coupling at each end thereof, each swivelable coupling configured to interact with a respective upper or lower portion, within the inner bore thereof, wherein movement of the inner member relative to one or both of the upper and the lower portions, via one or both swivelable couplings, translates the upper portion away from the lower portion, about a vertebral cut, to widen the vertebral cut, thereby expanding the spinal canal, wherein swivelable action of the couplings during translation allows angulation of the inner member, relative to a longitudinal axis of the implant, to accommodate a change in shape of a vertebra during widening of the vertebral cut.2. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the inner bore of each of the upper and the lower portions is conically shaped to accommodate angulation of the inner member during translation claim 1 , whereby the inner member angulation compensates for a lateral shift of the upper portion relative to the lower ...

Minimally invasive method and apparatus for stabilizing the spinal column

Implant for stabilizing a spinal column including a pedicle screw, an elongated member, and a retainer for a stabilizing rod. The elongated member can be polyaxially movably connected to the pedicle screw, and have external threads over a longitudinal periphery thereof. The retainer can be one piece, or can include an upper retainer portion and a lower retainer portion. The retainer, or the upper and lower retainer portions, can each have an opening therethrough to receive a stabilization rod to fix one implant to another. In one aspect, the upper retainer portion is internally threaded to engage external threads of the elongated member, the upper retainer portion threadably translating longitudinally along the elongated member by rotation of the elongated member about a longitudinal axis thereof. The upper retainer portion translates toward the lower retainer portion to secure and retain the rod therebetween.

Method, implant and instruments for percutaneous expansion of the spinal canal

A bone saw and a method for using the bone saw. The bone saw includes a saw blade comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a distal tip comprising a cutting edge. The flexible saw blade is rectangular in shape over at least a portion thereof. The bone saw further includes a saw handle base insert a saw shaft tip assembly comprising an opening through which the flexible saw blade is advanced. The saw shaft tip assembly may comprise a saw shaft tip comprising a channel comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a saw channel insert disposed within the channel of the saw shaft tip to form a lumen between the saw shift tip and the saw channel insert. The bone saw may further comprise a saw blade advancement mechanism coupled to the flexible saw blade for moving the flexible saw blade in discrete amounts.

Minimally Invasive Method And Apparatus For Stabilizing The Spinal Column

Implant for stabilizing a spinal column including a pedicle screw, an elongated member, and a retainer for a stabilizing rod. The elongated member can be polyaxially movably connected to the pedicle screw, and have external threads over a longitudinal periphery thereof. The retainer can be one piece, or can include an upper retainer portion and a lower retainer portion. The retainer, or the upper and lower retainer portions, can each have an opening therethrough to receive a stabilization rod to fix one implant to another. In one aspect, the upper retainer portion is internally threaded to engage external threads of the elongated member, the upper retainer portion threadably translating longitudinally along the elongated member by rotation of the elongated member about a longitudinal axis thereof. The upper retainer portion translates toward the lower retainer portion to secure and retain the rod therebetween. 1. An implant for stabilizing a spinal column , comprising:a pedicle screw;an elongated member polyaxially movably connected to the pedicle screw, the elongated member having external threads over at least a portion of a longitudinal periphery thereof; and 'the upper retainer portion is internally threaded to engage the external threads of the elongated member, the upper retainer threadably translating longitudinally along the elongated member by rotation of the elongated member about a longitudinal axis thereof, whereby the upper retainer portion translates toward the lower retainer portion to secure and retain a rod between the upper retainer portion and the lower retainer portion, thereby providing a fixing of one implant to another.', 'a retainer having an upper retainer portion and a lower retainer portion, the upper and the lower retainer portions each having a concave opening therethrough to receive a rod used to fix one implant to another; wherein2. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the elongated member further includes a break-away reveal providing for ...

Fluid manifold connector and fluid manifold assembly

The high-pressure fluid manifold connection assembly includes a one-piece tube collar with an annular relief cavity that surrounds a high-pressure fluid tube. The tube includes a hole that passes through the tube and which is not aligned with an exit hole in an annular relief cavity of the tube collar.

Minimally invasive method and apparatus for stabilizing the spinal column

Method, implant and instruments for percutaneous expansion of the spinal canal

A bone saw and a method for using the bone saw. The bone saw includes a saw blade comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a distal tip comprising a cutting edge. The flexible saw blade is rectangular in shape over at least a portion thereof. The bone saw further includes a saw handle base insert a saw shaft tip assembly comprising an opening through which the flexible saw blade is advanced. The saw shaft tip assembly may comprise a saw shaft tip comprising a channel comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a saw channel insert disposed within the channel of the saw shaft tip to form a lumen between the saw shift tip and the saw channel insert. The bone saw may further comprise a saw blade advancement mechanism coupled to the flexible saw blade for moving the flexible saw blade in discrete amounts.

Surgical implants for percutaneous lengthening of spinal pedicles to correct spinal stenosis

Minimally invasive method and apparatus for stabilizing the spinal column

Implant for stabilizing a spinal column including a pedicle screw, an elongated member, and a retainer for a stabilizing rod. The elongated member can be polyaxially movably connected to the pedicle screw, and have external threads over a longitudinal periphery thereof. The retainer can be one piece, or can include an upper retainer portion and a lower retainer portion. The retainer, or the upper and lower retainer portions, can each have an opening therethrough to receive a stabilization rod to fix one implant to another. In one aspect, the upper retainer portion is internally threaded to engage external threads of the elongated member, the upper retainer portion threadably translating longitudinally along the elongated member by rotation of the elongated member about a longitudinal axis thereof. The upper retainer portion translates toward the lower retainer portion to secure and retain the rod therebetween.

Surgical implants for percutaneous lengthening of spinal pedicles to correct spinal stenosis.

Un implante para expandir un conducto raquídeo que tiene una porción superior, una porción inferior, y un miembro interno. El miembro interno se comunica con una articulación giratoria ubicada en cada extremo del miembro interno dentro del implante. Cada articulación giratoria además interactúa con una de las respectivas porciones superior e inferior, dentro de un orificio interno de ellas. En conformidad, el movimiento del miembro interno con respecto a una o a ambas de las porciones superior e inferior, a través de una o de ambas articulaciones giratorias, traslada y aleja la porción superior de la porción inferior, alrededor de un corte vertebral, para ampliar el corte vertebral y expandir el conducto raquídeo. La acción giratoria de las articulaciones durante la traslación permite la angulación del miembro interno, con respecto a un eje longitudinal del implante, para admitir que ocurra un desplazamiento lateral natural durante una ampliación de un corte vertebral.