US Patent No: 6,648,890
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Bone fixation system with radially extendable anchor
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Nov 18, 2003
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Apr 10, 2001
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09/832,289
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Abstract
Disclosed is a bone fixation device of the type useful for connecting soft tissue or tendon to bone or for connecting two or more bones or bone fragments together. The device comprises an elongate body having a distal anchor thereon. A proximal anchor is axially movably disposed with respect to the distal anchor, to accommodate different bone dimensions and permit appropriate tensioning of the fixation device.
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Cited Art
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| 5,957,924 Installation tool for suture anchor | 27 | 1997 | |
| 6,001,100 Bone block fixation implant | 79 | 1997 | |
| 6,010,513 Device for installing a tissue fastener | 34 | 1997 | |
| 6,015,410 Bioabsorbable surgical implants for endoscopic soft tissue suspension procedure | 46 | 1997 | |
| 5,984,966 Bioabsorbable bone block fixation implant | 41 | 1998 | |
| 6,007,580 Joint prosthesis | 38 | 1998 | |
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| 5,217,462 Screw and driver | 81 | 1991 | |
| 5,242,447 Pin with tapered root diameter | 68 | 1992 | |
| 5,498,265 Screw and driver | 38 | 1994 | |
| 5,772,662 Femoral fixation system | 110 | 1996 | |
| 6,004,327 Ratcheting compression device | 28 | 1997 | |
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| 4,978,349 Fixation plate | 73 | 1989 | |
| 5,300,074 Two-part angle plate | 65 | 1991 | |
| 5,908,422 Helical osteosynthetic implant | 52 | 1998 | |
| 6,068,648 Tissue anchoring system and method | 168 | 1998 | |
| 5,997,541 Threaded washer | 64 | 1998 | |
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| 6,468,309 Method and apparatus for stabilizing adjacent bones | 51 | 2000 | |
| 6,551,322 Apparatus for implantation into bone | 41 | 2000 | |
| 6,544,265 Apparatus for implantation into bone related applications | 19 | 2001 | |
| 6,551,319 Apparatus for implantation into bone | 49 | 2001 | |
| 6,527,774 Apparatus for attaching fractured sections of bone | 32 | 2001 | |
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| 5,628,751 Orthopedic fastener applicator with rotational or longitudinal driver | 35 | 1995 | |
| 5,720,753 Orthopedic fastener | 113 | 1995 | |
| 5,713,903 Orthopedic fastener | 132 | 1996 | |
| 5,948,000 System for suture anchor placement | 79 | 1997 | |
| 5,928,244 Tissue fastener implantation apparatus and method | 63 | 1997 | |
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| 5,728,116 Spiral surgical tack | 98 | 1996 | |
| 6,036,701 Spiral surgical tack | 75 | 1997 | |
| 5,904,696 Spiral surgical tack | 85 | 1997 | |
| 5,984,927 Device for sutureless attachment of soft tissue to bone | 75 | 1998 | |
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| 4,640,271 Bone screw | 101 | 1985 | |
| 5,062,849 Joint for coupling two elongated prosthesis sections | 22 | 1990 | |
| 5,122,141 Modular intramedullary nail | 90 | 1990 | |
| 5,167,664 Ratcheting bone screw | 67 | 1991 | |
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| 5,501,695 Fastener for attaching objects to bones | 108 | 1994 | |
| 5,741,282 Soft tissue fastener device | 74 | 1996 | |
| 5,725,541 Soft tissue fastener device | 102 | 1997 | |
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| 5,449,359 Elastic clip for osteosynthesis | 72 | 1994 | |
| 5,947,999 Surgical clip and method | 88 | 1996 | |
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| 5,968,044 Bone fastener | 98 | 1996 | |
| 5,935,129 Methods and apparatus for anchoring objects to bone | 98 | 1997 | |
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| 5,976,139 Surgical fastener assembly | 59 | 1996 | |
| 6,183,474 Surgical fastener assembly | 67 | 1999 | |
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| 4,796,612 Bone clamp and method | 68 | 1986 | |
| 4,903,692 Bone clamp installation tool | 47 | 1989 | |
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| 4,688,561 Bone handling apparatus and method | 93 | 1985 | |
| 5,370,646 Bone clamp and installation tool | 92 | 1992 | |
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| 5,167,663 Femoral fracture device | 53 | 1991 | |
| 5,549,610 Femoral intramedullary nail | 66 | 1994 | |
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| 6,001,101 Screw device with threaded head for permitting the coaptation of two bone fragments | 71 | 1997 | |
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| 5,626,613 Corkscrew suture anchor and driver | 147 | 1995 | |
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| 4,968,317 Surgical materials and devices | 141 | 1988 | |
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| 4,743,257 Material for osteosynthesis devices | 86 | 1986 | |
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| 5,954,747 Meniscus repair anchor system | 132 | 1997 | |
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| 4,917,554 Screw unit to join semi-rigid mats together | 37 | 1989 | |
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| 5,928,235 Osteosynthesis auxiliary for the treatment of subtrochanteric, peritrochanteric, and femoral-neck fractures | 77 | 1997 | |
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| 4,898,186 Osteosynthetic pin | 97 | 1988 | |
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| 5,782,865 Stabilizer for human joints | 117 | 1996 | |
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| 5,893,850 Bone fixation device | 95 | 1996 | |
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| 4,873,976 Surgical fasteners and method | 377 | 1984 | |
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| 5,246,441 Bioabsorbable tack for joining bodily tissue | 210 | 1991 | |
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| 6,005,161 Method and device for reconstruction of articular cartilage | 61 | 1995 | |
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| 6,007,566 System for anchoring tissue to bone | 76 | 1997 | |
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| 5,997,538 Rotationally ratcheting bone screw | 26 | 1998 | |
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| 6,319,254 Compression osteosynthesis screw, and an ancillaty device for use therewith | 74 | 2000 | |
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| 6,019,762 Adjustable length orthopedic fixation device | 36 | 1998 | |
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| 6,126,661 Intramedullary cavity nail and kit for the treatment of fractures of the hip | 70 | 1998 | |
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| 5,662,683 Open helical organic tissue anchor and method of facilitating healing | 175 | 1995 | |
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| 6,168,595 Modular intramedullary fixation system and insertion instrumentation | 64 | 1999 | |
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| 6,371,989 Method of providing proper vertebral spacing | 108 | 2000 | |
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| 5,364,398 Modular femoral fixation system | 116 | 1992 | |
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| 4,827,917 Fermoral fracture device | 90 | 1986 | |
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| 5,728,097 Method for subcutaneous suprafascial internal fixation | 183 | 1996 | |
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| 5,989,255 Orthopaedic done screw apparatus | 39 | 1998 | |
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| 6,083,244 Apparatus and method for tendon or ligament repair | 61 | 1997 | |
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| 5,849,004 Surgical anchor | 178 | 1996 | |
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| 5,059,193 Expandable spinal implant and surgical method | 650 | 1990 | |
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| 4,275,717 Intramedullary fixation device for fractured tubular bones | 134 | 1979 | |
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| 4,463,753 Compression bone screw | 200 | 1981 | |
| 4,667,663 Intramedullary nail used to unite separated fragments of fractured long bone | 36 | 1984 | |
| 4,790,304 Self-locking pin device particularly useful for internally fixing bone fractures | 53 | 1985 | |
| 4,632,101 Orthopedic fastener | 183 | 1985 | |
| 4,721,103 Orthopedic device | 233 | 1986 | |
| 5,098,433 Winged compression bolt orthopedic fastener | 163 | 1989 | |
| 5,092,891 Cement plug for the medullary canal of a bone and coacting tool for installing same | 61 | 1990 | |
| 5,250,049 Bone and tissue connectors | 109 | 1992 | |
| 5,536,127 Headed screw construction for use in fixing the position of an intramedullary nail | 94 | 1995 | |
| 5,871,485 Device for internal fixation of femoral neck fractures | 25 | 1998 | |
| 5,993,459 Suture anchor installation system with insertion tool | 100 | 1998 | |
| 6,558,389 Endosteal tibial ligament fixation with adjustable tensioning | 26 | 2001 | |
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Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | May 18, 2015 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |