William J Reimels, 73Beaverton, OR

2009031, Dec 24, 2009

Jun 18, 2009

12/456602

Thomas Purcell - Del Mar CA, US
William Reimels - Oceanside CA, US

ALPHATEC SPINE, INC. - Carlsbad CA

A61B 17/58

606 99

A surgical implant insertion system for deployment and removal of an implant into a vertebral body. The system includes an actuation rod, an actuator handle coupled to the actuation rod, and an inserter locking tube disposed over the actuation rod and coupled to an inserter handle. Upon insertion of the implant into the vertebral body using the inserter handle, the actuator handle is turned causing the actuation rod to expand or compress the implant disposed at a distal end of the inserter locking tube.

2012007, Mar 29, 2012

Sep 22, 2011

13/240846

William Reimels - Carlsbad CA, US

Alphatec Spine, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

A61B 17/70

606249

An interspinous process spacer includes a main body, a first wing, and a screw. The main body includes a first securing member extending from a top portion of the main body that engages a first vertebra and a bottom portion of the main body that engages a second vertebra. The first wing pivotably couples to a distal portion of the main body and includes a second securing member extending parallel to the first securing member to form a first clamp. The screw is positionable within the main body and includes a distal end that positions the first wing between a first position and a second position. The first clamp includes a first diameter in the first position and a second diameter in the second position.

2012024, Sep 27, 2012

Mar 8, 2012

13/414876

William Reimels - Oceanside CA, US

Alphatec Spine, Inc. - Carlsbad CA

A61F 2/44
A61B 17/88

623 1716, 606 86 A

An expandable intervertebral spacer includes a body, a proximal end, and a distal end. The body includes quadrants that form a substantially cylindrical shape in a first configuration and a substantially cuboidal shape in a second configuration. Each quadrant includes a ramp portion with a ramp and a landing and a sliding portion with a sliding side and a foot. The ramp portion of a first quadrant engages the sliding portion of a second quadrant. The proximal end and the distal end couple with the plurality of quadrants and transfer an actuating force to expand the body from the first configuration to the second configuration.

5152790, Oct 6, 1992

Mar 21, 1991

7/672893

Thomas D. Rosenberg - Salt Lake City UT
Gerard S. Carlozzi - Weymouth MA
William J. Reimels - Brockton MA

American Cyanamid Company - Stamford CT

A61F 208

623 13

A ligament graft replacement system (10) having an anchor assembly (16) on one end. The anchor assembly (16) includes an insert member (18), a threaded sleeve (22) and a rotatable ring (20) to which the graft (24) is attached. A harvested or synthetic graft (24) used as a replacement for a torn ligament or tendon is secured to the rotatable ring (20) by sutures (46) and the anchor assembly (16) is screwed into a tunnel (26) drilled in a bone or bone-like structure. The anchor assembly (16) includes a hexagonal opening (36) through its length for receiving a hex driver (48) in its trailing end (36) or its leading end (34). The anchor assembly (16) also preferably has a self-tapping thread (30) on its outer surface. The rotatable ring (20) is secured over annular flange (40) at the trailing end of the threaded sleeve (22) and has a plurality of openings or slots (50 ) to which the sutures (46) are attached.

6022360, Feb 8, 2000

Aug 3, 1998

9/128079

William J. Reimels - Scituate MA
Richard F. Wenstrom - Norwood MA

Ethicon, Inc. - Somerville NJ

A61B 1704

606144

A device for grasping sutures includes an elongate housing and a hollow introducer needle attached to a distal end of the housing. The introducer needle has an open distal end having a sharpened, tissue penetrating edge. A suture grasping element is disposed in the open distal end of the introducer needle and is movable at least between first and second positions corresponding to the retracted and extended positions of the suture grasping element, respectively. The suture grasping element may consist of two jaws, one jaw having a pod located on a distal end thereof and one jaw being movable between opened and closed positions. In the closed position, the pod contacts a distal portion of the other jaw in a manner sufficient to retain a suture between the jaws. In additional embodiments, the suture grasping element may also consist of a substantially diamond-shaped wire loop or two wire-like members or a substantially U-shaped hook.

6019768, Feb 1, 2000

Nov 18, 1997

8/972860

Richard F. Wenstrom - Norwood MA
William J. Reimels - Scituate MA

Ethicon, Inc, - Somerville NJ

A61B 1758

606104

A suture anchor retriever is adapted to remove a suture anchor from bone or other bodily member, the suture anchor being threaded and having a proximally-extending connector portion provided with a bore for receiving a suture, and having a pair of channels extending proximally to a proximal end of the connector portion. The anchor retriever comprises a stem portion having a socket portion at a distal end thereof, the socket portion being configured to fit snugly around the connector portion and within the channels so as to engage the suture anchor connector portion both externally and internally thereof, and a grip portion fixed to the stem portion at a proximal end of the stem portion. The stem portion is turnable around a lengthwise axis thereof by manipulation of the grip portion so as to bring surfaces of the socket portion to bear against complementary surfaces of the anchor connector portion, whereby to turn the anchor in the bone so as to retrieve the anchor from the bone.

5505736, Apr 9, 1996

Sep 8, 1995

8/525496

William J. Reimels - Brockton MA
John Prudden - Newtonville MA

American Cyanamid Company - Wayne NJ

A61B 1756

606 72

A fastener including an elongated body having one or more ridges passing across its exterior surface intersecting root portions between them. Each ridge has a crest portion with edges bounded by distal and proximal slope portions extending inwardly from the crest edges to the root portions. A coating is disposed on the crest portion and at least part of the distal slope portion but not on at least part of the root portion. The coating has a selected coefficient of friction different from that of the exterior surface of the elongated body. The fastener further includes an element for engaging a driver to enable insertion of the elongated body into a tissue of the patient. The coating modifies the amount of force which must be applied to the driver to insert the fastener.

5910148, Jun 8, 1999

Aug 6, 1997

8/907223

William J. Reimels - Scituate MA
Richard F. Wenstrom - Norwood MA

Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. - Westwood MA

A61B 1704

606144

A device for grasping sutures includes an elongate housing and a hollow introducer needle attached to a distal end of the housing. The introducer needle has an open distal end having a sharpened, tissue penetrating edge. A suture grasping element is disposed in the open distal end of the introducer needle and is movable at least between first and second positions corresponding to the retracted and extended positions of the suture grasping element, respectively. The suture grasping element may consist of two jaws, one jaw having a pod located on a distal end thereof and one jaw being movable between opened and closed positions. In the closed position, the pod contacts a distal portion of the other jaw in a manner sufficient to retain a suture between the jaws. In additional embodiments, the suture grasping element may also consist of a substantially diamond-shaped wire loop or two wire-like member.