Abstract:
An example bone screw is described herein. The bone screw can include a drill bit portion configured to create a pilot hole in a bone of a subject, and a threaded portion arranged proximally with respect to the drill bit portion. The threaded portion can be configured for securing the bone screw in the bone of the subject. Additionally, an outer diameter of the drill bit portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the threaded portion.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a surgical instrument configured for attachment to a surgical device. The surgical instrument includes a distal region having a curved internal surface configured to mate with a curved external surface of the surgical device, a rotational locking feature that limits rotational movement of the instrument with respect to the surgical device, and an axial locking feature that limits axial movement of the blade with respect to the surgical device. Methods of using the surgical instruments include sliding the axial locking feature past a corresponding axial locking feature on the surgical device, locking the axial locking feature to the corresponding axial locking feature on the surgical device (thereby limiting axial movement of the elongated blade with respect to the surgical device), adjusting the position of the surgical device using the surgical instrument, and disengaging the axial locking feature (for example, by using a disengagement instrument).
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a sheath that is usable with a medical device, particularly to a sheath that is useable with a medical device and which sheath is expandable in the regions that the medical device is positioned in the sheath, and more particularly to a sheath that is useable with a medical device and which sheath is expandable in the regions that the medical device is positioned in the sheath and which sheath reforms to its same or similar size and shape after the medical device has passed through a portion of all of the sheath. The sheath is used to protect the body passageway of a patient as a medical device is inserted into and/or through the body passageway and to a treatment site.
Abstract:
A medical device at least partially formed of a metal alloy of at least about 99 wt.% of a solid solution of rhenium and tungsten and optionally molybdenum.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for clinical planning and risk management are described herein. An example method can include receiving, using an application program interface (API), clinical data from an electronic medical record, and using the clinical data, creating a risk based model for clinical planning or management. Another example method can include receiving a patient-specific parameter from a navigation system, a wearable device, a smart implant, or a surgical tool, and using the patient-specific parameter, creating or updating a risk based model for clinical planning or management. Another example method can include aggregating population based risk for a medical provider from a plurality of data sources, and displaying the population based risk on a display device of a computing device.
Abstract:
Interbody fusion devices and related methods of manufacture are described herein. An example interbody fusion device can include a plurality of vertebral endplates, and a body extending between the vertebral endplates. The body and the vertebral endplates can define an internal cavity. Additionally, each of the vertebral endplates can include a lattice structure and a frame surrounding the lattice structure, where the lattice structure being configured to distribute load. Each of the vertebral endplates can also include a plurality of micro-apertures having an average size between about 2 to about 10 micrometers (μm), and a plurality of macro-apertures having an average size between about 300 to about 800 micrometers (μm).