Assignee
TRANS1 INC
US·38 granted patents·14 pending applications·6,307 citations·filing 2000–2011
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52 records- 0198US6921403B2Method and apparatus for spinal distraction and fusionTRANS1 INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 26, 2005·571 cites·77 claims
- 0298US6899716B2Method and apparatus for spinal augmentationTRANS1 INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 31, 2005·503 cites·40 claims
- 0398US6790210B1Methods and apparatus for forming curved axial bores through spinal vertebraeTRANS1 INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 14, 2004·566 cites·15 claims
- 0498US6740090B1Methods and apparatus for forming shaped axial bores through spinal vertebraeTRANS1 INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 25, 2004·556 cites·36 claims
- 0597US7799033B2Access kits for enabling axial access and procedures in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·164 cites·12 claims
- 0697US7547317B2Methods of performing procedures in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 16, 2009·135 cites·13 claims
- 0797US7014633B2Methods of performing procedures in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 21, 2006·423 cites·32 claims
- 0897US6558386B1Axial spinal implant and method and apparatus for implanting an axial spinal implant within the vertebrae of the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·462 cites·17 claims
- 0996US7799032B2Guide pin introducer for guiding instrumentation through soft tissue to a point on the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·118 cites·6 claims
- 1096US7794463B2Methods and apparatus for performing therapeutic procedures in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·116 cites·3 claims
- 1196US7763025B2Spinal fusion kit for guiding instrumentation through soft tissue to a point on the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 27, 2010·157 cites·12 claims
- 1295US7601171B2Spinal motion preservation assembliesTRANS1 INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 13, 2009·101 cites·22 claims
- 1395US7087058B2Method and apparatus for providing posterior or anterior trans-sacral access to spinal vertebraeTRANS1 INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 8, 2006·333 cites·48 claims
- 1494US7914535B2Method and apparatus for manipulating material in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 29, 2011·60 cites·20 claims
- 1594US7744599B2Articulating spinal implantTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 29, 2010·122 cites·17 claims
- 1694US7727263B2Articulating spinal implantTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 1, 2010·119 cites·21 claims
- 1794US7491236B2Dual anchor prosthetic nucleus apparatusTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 17, 2009·180 cites·20 claims
- 1894US7309338B2Methods and apparatus for performing therapeutic procedures in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 18, 2007·201 cites·44 claims
- 1993US7776068B2Spinal motion preservation assembliesTRANS1 INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 17, 2010·90 cites·28 claims
- 2093US7641657B2Method and apparatus for providing posterior or anterior trans-sacral access to spinal vertebraeTRANS1 INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 5, 2010·112 cites·9 claims
- 2193US7608077B2Method and apparatus for spinal distraction and fusionTRANS1 INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 27, 2009·104 cites·25 claims
- 2293US7588574B2Kits for enabling axial access and procedures in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 15, 2009·166 cites·17 claims
- 2393US7473256B2Method and apparatus for spinal distractionTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 6, 2009·181 cites·39 claims
- 2492US7500977B2Method and apparatus for manipulating material in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 10, 2009·159 cites·22 claims
- 2591US7938836B2Driver assembly for simultaneous axial delivery of spinal implantsTRANS1 INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 10, 2011·57 cites·35 claims
- 2690US7905908B2Spinal mobility preservation methodTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·35 cites·20 claims
- 2790US7740633B2Guide pin for guiding instrumentation along a soft tissue tract to a point on the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 22, 2010·127 cites·25 claims
- 2889US7547324B2Spinal mobility preservation apparatus having an expandable membraneTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 16, 2009·106 cites·8 claims
- 2982US8038680B2Drivers for inserts to bone anchorsTRANS1 INC·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 18, 2011·22 cites·4 claims
- 3082US8034055B2Method and apparatus for providing access to a presacral spaceTRANS1 INC·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 11, 2011·21 cites·34 claims
- 3180US7569056B2Methods and apparatus for forming shaped axial bores through spinal vertebraeTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 4, 2009·64 cites·19 claims
- 3279US7905905B2Spinal mobility preservation apparatusTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·15 cites·22 claims
- 3379US7776042B2Methods and apparatus for provision of therapy to adjacent motion segmentsTRANS1 INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 17, 2010·15 cites·36 claims
- 3479US7632274B2Thin cutter blades with retaining film for preparing intervertebral disc spacesTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 15, 2009·29 cites·17 claims
- 3578US8052613B2Spinal nucleus extraction toolTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 8, 2011·39 cites·34 claims
- 3677US7530993B2Method of spinal fixationTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 12, 2009·39 cites·4 claims
- 3775US7717919B2Application of therapy aligned to an internal target pathTRANS1 INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 18, 2010·13 cites·14 claims
- 3872US7717958B2Prosthetic nucleus apparatusTRANS1 INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 18, 2010·26 cites·3 claims
- 3960US2009270902A1Bone dilator system and methodsTRANS1 INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4060US2009292287A1Methods and apparatus for tools in axially oriented bores through spinal vertebraeTRANS1 INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4159US2009124859A1Methods of use of an exchange system for soft tissue access pathwayTRANS1 INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4259US2009240293A1Methods and apparatus for performing procedures in the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4358US2008154275A1Methods of use of an exchange system for soft tissue access pathwayTRANS1 INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4457US2008097452A1Method and apparatus for spinal distractionTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4555US2008195156A1Methods for Deploying Spinal Motion Preservation AssembliesTRANS1 INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4655US2011270312A1Spinal implantTRANS1 INC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4753US2010145462A1Preformed membranes for use in intervertebral disc spacesTRANS1 INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4852US2006264957A1Apparatus for performing a discectomy through a trans-sacral axial bore within the vertebrae of the spineTRANS1 INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4948US2008262555A1Percutaneous delivery of facet screws using depth control indicatorTRANS1 INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 5048US2008033466A1Surgical cutter with exchangeable cutter bladesTRANS1 INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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