Article: Patent No. 7,591,838 Issued on Sept. 22, Assigned to Aesculap for Orthopedic Fixation Device (U.S., German Inventors)

Article: WIPO: Inventors in Indiana, Washington Develop Orthopedic ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 30, 2008 ;     432 words ... ... Jeff D. Gordon of Seattle, have developed an orthopedic fixation device. According to an abstract posted by the World ... Organization, the invention relates to an "orthopedic fixation device comprises a plate defining a longitudinal axis ...

Article: New Product Indications and Old Injuries Provide Stability for ...
PR Newswire;  July 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... information, U.S. Orthopedic Fixation Device Markets, explores the ... growth of the overall orthopedic fixation device markets through 2005 ... bioresorbable products. U.S. Orthopedic Fixation Device Markets analyzes the ...

Article: California, Georgia Inventors Develop Orthopedic ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 16, 2007 ;     475 words ... ... medical devices. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subcutaneously formed in place orthopedic fixation device is provided, such as for fixation of the spine or other bone or bones. The device comprises an inflatable ...

Article: Elastic stable intramedullary nails.(STUDENT ...
Radiologic Technology;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... with avoiding the physes. The Rush nail was a more evolved fixation device and is considered the prototype for modern elastic intramedullary ... With this design, the surgeons were able to create a fixation device that was both elastic and stable) The nails can be made ...

Article: Loads on an internal spinal fixation device during ...
Physical Therapy;  January 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... often stabilized by an internal spinal fixation device. The 2 longitudinal rods of the paired ... and compression) component in the fixation device depends mainly on the spinal level ... act in opposite directions) in the fixation device depends mainly on the surgical procedure ...

Article: Indiana, Washington, Connecticut Inventors Develop External Bone, ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 16, 2008 ;     542 words ... ... developed an external bone/joint fixation device. According to the U.S. Patent ... Office: "An external foot/ankle fixation device has a one-piece frame component ... ankle of a patient. The external fixation device provides a stable fixation platform ...

Article: California Inventors Develop Supplemental Spine Fixation ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 12, 2007 ;     534 words ... ... developed a supplemental spine fixation device and a method that is used in association with a primary spine fixation device. According to the U.S. Patent ... Office: "The supplemental spine fixation device includes a guide and spacer ...