US 10,610,270 B2 & US 11,826,083 B2
Hybrid Intramedullary Rods
A titanium-alloy nail over-molded with a carbon-fibre-reinforced PEEK outer body — the hybrid construction of GLW Medical’s Artemis PFN. Assignee: GLW, Inc.
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Patent portfolio
The engineers of Bluewater Medical have been inventing in the medical industry for decades and are named on more than 40 patents. Below is a selection — from the patents our references generated for clients — shown with the real products — to inventions used in market-leading products sold today.
Recent Developments
US 11,253,304 B2 & US 11,957,392 B2
Hybrid Cannulated Orthopedic Screws
A cannulated titanium-alloy core with a molded polymer outer body that carries the thread — the hybrid construction of GLW Medical’s Creed screws. Assignee: GLW, Inc.
EP 3668429 B1 & US 11,413,074 B2
Assembly for Assisting with the Positioning of an Intervertebral Implant
An instrument assembly for placing an interspinous wedge and tensioning its band from a posterior-only approach. Assignee: Backbone, the developer of LISA.
EP 3223732 B1 & US 10,398,482 B2
Intramedullary Nail
A proximal femur nail whose recessed lag-screw entry guides a misaligned reamer back into line, protecting the nail. Assignee: Swemac Innovation AB.
EP 3223733 B1 & US 10,779,871 B2
Flexible Surgical Screw Driver
A coil-free flexible driver: an angled coupling transmits torque while an elastic member returns the shaft to alignment. Assignee: Swemac Innovation AB.
EP 3305227 B1 & US 10,610,276 B2
Bone Screw
A bone screw with a flexible connector between head and threaded part that transmits torque yet bends, to bridge a joint gap and support or partly replace ligament stabilization. Assignee: Bluewater Medical GmbH.
Spine
US 6,183,472 B1
Pedicle Screw and an Assembly Aid Therefor
A pedicle screw with features for top-loading a tool that helps insert the spinal rod into the screw, while still allowing top-loading and tightening of the assembly. The instrument became known as the Persuader.
US 6,296,647 B1
Instrument for the Positioning of an Implant in the Human Spine
An instrument for positioning implants in the human spine.
External Fixation
US 9,295,492 B2
Fixation Clamp
A further improved fixation clamp with a washer that slides off sideways, so the clamp can be taken apart for cleaning without tools.
EP 1627608 B1 & US 7,241,074 B2
Clamping and Articulation Element
A one-piece clamping element whose two jaws are joined by a spring hinge; two elements stack into an articulation joint for external fixator frames.
US 7,527,626 B2
External Fixation Element
MRI-safe external fixation: clamps, rods and pins with non-magnetic cores in a non-conductive sheath interrupt the electrical loop of the frame, reducing eddy currents and the heating of pins that can harm the patient.
Bone Plating
US 8,142,485 B2
Bone Connection Device
An insert that turns a non-locking compression hole into a locking screw hole — flexible placement of locking screws without threads in every plate hole.
US 7,648,508 B2
Bone Plating Implants, Instruments and Methods
Implant and instrument features that facilitate minimally invasive bone plating. A broad patent disclosing several new MIS plating approaches.
Intramedullary Nailing
US 8,685,034 B2
Distal Targeting Device
An improved instrument system for targeting and inserting distal locking screws, building on the distal-locking technique first described by Hans P. Granhed in 1998.
US 7,147,643 B2
Implantation System and Aiming Device for the Same
A system of intramedullary nails and instruments that facilitates distal targeting and insertion of distal locking screws.
US 7,763,022 B2
Locking Nail for Treating Fractures of the Proximal Femur
A special geometry around the lag-screw opening reduces local stress, allowing a smaller outer diameter at equal fatigue strength.
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