Patent

The patent is titled “System and method for creating a decision support material indicating damage to an anatomical joint.”

CTL Amedica was granted a U.S. patent addressing a screw offset blocking mechanism that is used in the company's MONET™ Anterior Cervical Fusion System.

Episurf Medical received an additional U.S. patent, “Implant specific drill bit in surgical kit for cartilage repair.” 

BBS-Bioactive Bone Substitutes' patent application regarding a bone protein preparation has been accepted in Canada.

Implanet was granted a patent in Japan for JAZZ Lock® technology, part of its JAZZ™ solutions platform to treat degenerative spine disorders.

Episurf Medical was issued an Intention to Grant for a patent addressing damage marking technology for use in knee repair.

HD LifeSciences received a patent allowance notice addressing fluid channel technology employed in its interbody fusion devices. 

Ziptek received patent allowances in China and Japan for the ZipE resorbable locking suture button. 

aap Implantate was granted a European patent to describe and protect the process by which the company's magnesium implants are coated. 

Episurf Medical will be granted an additional European patent covering specific features for accurate placement of individualized joint implants.

Medicrea was allowed three new U.S. patents relating to the company's proprietary UNiD® Adaptive Spine Intelligence software platform.

Episurf Medical will be granted an additional patent in Japan protecting its Episealer® Femoral Twin joint implant.

Replicel was granted patents in China, Europe and Russia addressing the use of fibroblast cell technology to treat chronically damaged tendons. 

SpineFrontier was issued a U.S. patent protecting a method for posterior cervical decompression using the LESplasty laminoplasty device.

SpineEX was issued its second U.S. patent, addressing a novel mechanism to adjust posterior and anterior sides of an interbody fusion device independently of each other. 

Simplify Medical received its 60th U.S. patent, addressing assembly of its Simplify cervical disc with mobile core retention technology.

KATOR has been granted additional U.S. patents related to the KATOR® Knotless Suture Anchor and the BoneStitch Transosseous Suture Passer.

SpinalCyte was issued a new patent in Canada, related to subjecting fibroblast cells to specific environments to differentiate into chondrocytes for use in joints and spinal discs.

Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics received a second U.S. patent addressing a novel approach for Variable Angle Locking Technology.

iOrthopedics continues to expand its IP portfolio, with pending patents directed to methods of 3D printing its Universally Expanding Cage interbody device.

Aurora Spine was granted a U.S. patent, œExpandable Interspinous Device, covering the company's family of minimally invasive spinal implants.

Ziptek received a second patent on the ZipE® resorbable locking suture button.

BioPoly was granted a European patent addressing design of its partial resurfacing implants.

Episurf Medical received another Notice of Allowance from the USPTO, addressing image segmentation used for 3D joint damage visualization as well as the design of patient-specific implants and instruments.

IntraFuse received a U.S. patent for its FlexThread Intramedullary Fracture Fixation System.

KATOR received a third U.S. patent covering its suture anchor technology.

Aurora Spine acquired an exclusive license to a U.S. patent pertinent to sacroiliac joint repair.

iOrthopedics was granted U.S. Patent No. 10,085,846 for its Universally Expanding Cage interbody device.

Aurora Spine was granted an EU Patent covering ZIP® interspinous devices.

Kuros Biosciences obtained U.S. Patent No. 10,064,892, "Method for producing an osteoinductive calcium phosphate and products thus obtained".

Episurf Medical was granted a new patent in China covering the drill guide for the Episealer® Femoral Twin implant.

Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics was awarded U.S. Patent No. 10,058,362 covering a novel approach for Variable Angle Locking Technology.

Episurf Medical was granted its first patent in Canada (Episealer® Femoral Twin implant) and an additional patent in Australia (3D-based assessment of joint lesions).

Episurf Medical was granted additional patents in Australia and the U.S., protecting features of its Episealer® personalized cartilage implant technology.

206 Ortho was issued a U.S. patent covering a new bio-inspired composite and implants that could fix broken bones without the need for implant removal. 

Tyber Medical announced the allowance for U.S. Patent Application No. 15/213,935 for the TyFix extremity joint fixation system.

The Japanese Patent Office is granting another patent to Episurf Medical, titled "Method and Mode for Manufacturing a Surgical Kit for Cartilage Repair." 

Ceterix Orthopaedics was issued a new U.S. patent for a method of placing a suture around a tear to repair damaged meniscus.

iOrthopedics has received patent awards and allowances for its Universally Expanding Cage, giving exclusive rights in the expandable interbody arena.

Orthocell was granted an additional European patent for its CelGro® collagen device for soft tissue regeneration and repair.

Ortho Regenerative Technologies received a Notice of Allowance from the EU Patent Office, which will protect the formulation of Ortho-R biopolymer for the biologic repair of tissue.   

Episurf Medical will be granted approval for an EU patent addressing a drill guide for use with the Episealer® Femoral Twin implant.

iOrthopedics filed another U.S. patent application on the Universally Expanding Cage, protecting its novel design that supports customized reconstructive spinal surgery.

iOrthopedics was awarded U.S. Patent No. 9,861,494 for a Universally Expanding Spine cage.

Amedica was issued a U.S. patent addressing Ceramic and/or Glass Materials and Related Methods.

Ceterix Orthopaedics was issued U.S. Patent No. 9,913,638 relating to knee meniscus and ACL repair.

Episurf Medical will be granted an EU Patent titled Method and mode for manufacturing a surgical kit for cartilage repair.

Kuros Biosciences was granted a European Patent covering technology for MagnetOs osteoinductive calcium phosphates and their methods of production.

Ortho Regenerative Technologies received an EU Notice of Allowance for a patent that will protect the composition of Ortho-R biopolymer for soft tissue repair.

Spineology received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO that includes three independent device claims covering the Duo intervertebral implant

Simplify Medical received its 50th U.S. patent, addressing the low-profile and anatomically-shaped design of its Simplify® cervical disc replacement.

TranS1 was granted patents addressing presacral interbody fusion technologies, including new expandable cages and a new sacroiliac fusion technique.

Episurf Medical received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO addressing 3D-based assessment of joint lesions.

Advanced Biomedical Technologies was granted a patent, titled "Bone Fracture Plate Made of High Grade Polymer Materials," in The People's Republic of China.

Orthocell was granted an Australian patent, "Sutureless repair of soft tissue," addressing the CelGro® collagen medical device platform. 

Merete was issued a new U.S. patent addressing a bone plate that provides constant compression and locking with a single-hole, one-screw design.

Ceterix Orthopaedics was issued a patent addressing a method to place a suture around a tear in support of meniscus repair.

Episurf Medical was issued a Notice of Allowance for an additional patent in Australia, titled “Method and mode for manufacturing a surgical kit for cartilage repair.”

Orthocell was granted a European Patent covering the manufacture of tendon regeneration cells used to form the Ortho-ATI® Autologous Tenocyte Implantation product.

SpinalCyte was issued Australian Patent No. 2015202319, “Methods and Compositions for Repair of Cartilage Using an In Vivo Bioreactor.”

Band-LOK was allowed two U.S. patents on its proprietary Tether Clamp and Implantation System, a stabilizing bone anchor for use in orthopaedic procedures.

Within 2017, Ziptek received notice of allowance for four patents related to ZipE® resorbable knotless tissue repair, including the method for use.

Emerging Implant Technologies acquired a portfolio of 22 issued and pending patents covering 3D printed expandable spinal fusion cages.

Expanding Orthopedics was granted two additional U.S. Patents covering expandable interbody cage technology.

SurGenTec was issued a U.S. patent protecting its Graftgun® bone graft loading technology used to post-fill all types of implantable cages in situ, including expandable designs.

Pinnacle Spine was granted U.S. Patent No. 9,649,203, Methods of Post-Filling an Intervertebral Implant.

Bone Therapeutics received notice that the European Patent Office will grant the company a patent covering its allogeneic cell therapy technology. 

Carmell Therapeutics was issued Canada Patent No. 2,701,187, addressing Methods and Apparatus for Manufacturing Plasma Based Plastics.

Zyga Technology announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 9,662,124, relating to the design of the SImmetry Decorticator®. 

Creative Medical filed two patent applications regarding use of immune system cells to stimulate blood vessel formation for the treatment of lower back pain, and to support intradiscal stem cell administration to treat degenerative disc disease.

Creative Medical Technology filed a patent application covering synergy between intradiscal stem cell injections and stimulation of blood vessel formation around the spine.

SurGenTec was granted U.S. Patent No. 9,655,748, Bone Graft Delivery System and Method for Using Same, pertaining to the GRAFTGUN® device.

Vertebral Technologies received notice of allowance for its patent, "Methods and Apparatus for Minimally Invasive Modular Interbody Fusion Devices."

Episurf Medical was granted a U.S. patent covering its surgical drill guide with depth adjustment functionality, part of the Episealer® joint implant system.

TheraCell was issued U.S. Patent No. 9,636,436, "Compositions of and Methods for Cancellous Bone Matrix," addressing its ECS™ enhanced cancellous demineralized bone technology.

Providence Medical Technology was issued four additional U.S. patents relating to DTRAX® and CAVUX® posterior cervical spinal fixation technologies.

SpinalCyte was issued Australian Patent No. 2013299505, “Generation of Cartilage Ex Vivo from Fibroblasts.”

Bonutti Research was granted two U.S. patents for technology related to robotic knee arthroplasty.

Aurora Spine was issued U.S. Patent No. 9,603,637, "Polyaxial Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System." 

Episurf Medical was granted an additional patent in Australia, relative to a drill bit used to implant Episealer® knee devices.

Implanet was granted a patent in France, addressing the JAZZ Lock® band implant for the treatment of degenerative spinal disorders.

In 2Q17, Episurf Medical will be granted two patents in China for its implant-specific drill bit and height adjustment drill guide.

SpineGuard was granted a U.S. patent for Dynamic Surgical Guidance™ (DSG) technology addressing the application of bone quality measurement.

Vexim expanded its SpineJack® patent portfolio in Asia with the issuance of new patents in Japan and China. Further, the company is initiating biological and mechanical qualifying tests required to register its products by the China FDA.

BioPoly was granted two additional U.S. patents addressing its material, orthopaedic devices and methods of implantation. 

Vertebral Technologies was granted a U.S. patent addressing modular, in vivo assembly technology and its motion preservation InterCushion® pipeline product.

SIRAKOSS was granted two U.S. patents covering synthetic bone graft technologies, and seeks to raise £3.5MM to £5.0MM in support of U.S. and EU regulatory approvals.

Aurora Spine announced the allowance of U.S. Patent Application No. 14/732,240, "Polyaxial Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System.” 

Osseon received U.S. Patent No. 9,510,885 for a Steerable and Curvable Cavity Creation System, used in the treatment of spinal compression fractures.

Six new patents were granted to Spinal Simplicity in 2016, bringing its portfolio to 52 globally. A new Notice of Allowance in 2017 brings the company's U.S. patent total to 16.

Implanet was granted a European patent for the JAZZ® implant universal tensioning system.

Bodycad was awarded two U.S. patents for improving the accuracy, reproducibility and speed for 3D constructs via MRI and CD images in long and small bone orthopaedic applications.

TheraCell announced pending issuance of a U.S. patent for DBF™ demineralized bone fiber, part of AlloSource's AlloFuse® Cortical Fibers and AlloFuse® Fiber Boats.

Amedica was awarded U.S. Patent No. 9,399,309 for threading sinterable materials, covering methods used for spinal fusion or other biomedical implants.

Phygen received a Notice of Allowance for the Leucadia AutoLok Fixation Screw Assembly under U.S. Patent Application No. 13/274,243.

Episurf Medical received its first granted patent in Australia, covering a surgical drilling guide that supports depth adjustments for use in implantation of patient-specific joint implants.

Implanet was granted a U.S. patent protecting the JAZZ® technology platform through 2032. 

KFx Medical was awarded a third patent (U.S. Patent No. 9,414,835) for self-punching/self-tapping orthopaedic anchors, designed to eliminate the need to drill a hole prior to insertion.

Episurf Medical was granted an EU patent for a surgical drilling guide with functionality for depth adjustments.

NuVasive has agreed to settle its ongoing patent litigation with Medtronic and some of its subsidiaries.

Phygen received U.S. Patent Number 9,387,016 for its interspinous device, the La Costa SnaplokISP.

Carmell Therapeutics received U.S. Patent No. 9,364,503, broadly covering the use of plasma-based materials to deliver drugs and proteins to an injured site.

Aurora Spine was issued U.S. Patent No. 9,364,264, "Dynamic and Non-Dynamic Interspinous Fusion Implant and Bone Growth Stimulation System," covering ZIP® devices including ZIP Ultra®, ZIP 51™, ZIP LP™, Dyna-ZIP™, etc.

MedShape announced that a U.S. District Court ruled to invalidate key claims of a Cayenne Medical patent. Cayenne Medical agreed to withdraw allegations of patent infringement and end litigation on the matter, and MedShape withdrew challenges to the validity of Cayenne Medical's patent claims.

The Chinese Patent Office is issuing Patent Application No. 201180020517.1, "Intervertebral Implants and Graft Delivery Systems and Methods," as an enforceable patent for Pinnacle Spine, covering InFill® fusion technology.

SpinalCyte was issued Canadian Patent No. 2,641,170, “Methods and Compositions for Repair of Cartilage using an In Vivo Bioreactor."

SIGNUS was granted U.S. Patent No. 9,138,326, addressing the ROTAIO® artificial cervical disc. 

BioPoly was granted a U.S. patent protecting the implantation method of BioPoly® partial resurfacing devices.

Episurf Medical was granted a U.S. patent covering a method to manufacture patient-specific joint implants and associated surgical tools.

Silver Bullet Therapeutics was allowed a U.S. patent, "Bone Implants for the Treatment of Infection." 

AlloSource was awarded U.S. Patent No. 9,186,253, Cartilage mosaic compositions and methods, for its ProChondrix® Cartilage Restoration Matrix allograft product.

Band-Lok and Kapstone Medical were issued U.S. Patent No. 9,173,685 for the Band-Lok Tether Clamp and Implantation System, designed to provide stabilization as a bone anchor during an orthopaedic procedure.

BioPoly was issued an additional U.S. patent pertaining to partial resurfacing implant designs and method of implantation.