Abstract: A fusion device assembly for fusion of a joint, including a fusion device, including a distal end, a proximal end, a radially outward facing surface including threading, a bore extending from the proximal end, at least one flute arranged proximate the distal end, and at least one aperture arranged adjacent to the at least one flute, and a reversibly connected hollow drive shaft for insertion of said device which, in a some embodiments, is hollow to allow addition of supplementary bone graft materials or products, should this be desired, without altering the position of the deployed device.

Abstract: An expandable facet joint fixation device, including a first collar, a central shaft including a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably connected to the first collar, a second collar including a radially inward facing surface, the second collar concentrically arranged around the central shaft, and one or more expandable members, each of the one or more expandable members including a first arm hingedly connected to the first collar, a second arm hingedly connected to the second collar, the second arm hingedly connected to the first arm, wherein when the second collar is displaced in a first axial direction relative to the first collar, the one or more expandable members displace radially outward in a first radial direction.

Abstract: A protective helmet, including an outer shell including at least one aperture, an inner shell slidingly connected to the outer shell, and at least one expandable bladder positioned between the outer shell and the inner shell, wherein, when a force strikes the helmet, the at least one expandable bladder is operatively arranged to displace radially outward in the at least one aperture and protrude beyond an outer surface of the outer shell.

Abstract: A fusion device assembly for fusion of a joint, including a first screw portion, including a first distal end, a first proximal end, a first radially outward facing surface, and a first hole, a second screw portion, including a second distal end, a second proximal end, and a second radially outward facing surface, and a section, including a first end slidably engaged with the first hole, a second end non-rotatably secured to the second distal end, and a third radially outward facing surface.

Abstract: A fusion device assembly for fusion of a joint, including a fusion device, including a distal end, a proximal end, a radially outward facing surface including threading, a bore extending from the proximal end, at least one flute arranged proximate the distal end, and at least one aperture arranged adjacent to the at least one flute, and a reversibly connected hollow drive shaft for insertion of said device which, in a some embodiments, is hollow to allow addition of supplementary bone graft materials or products, should this be desired, without altering the position of the deployed device.

Abstract: An expandable intervertebral fusion implant, including a first vertical member, an inferior component, including first longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, and a second longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, and a superior component, including a third longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, and a fourth longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, wherein the superior component is operatively arranged to displace relative to the inferior component.

Abstract: An expandable intervertebral fusion implant, including a first vertical member, an inferior component, including first longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, and a second longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, and a superior component, including a third longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, and a fourth longitudinal member pivotably connected to the first vertical member, wherein the superior component is operatively arranged to displace relative to the inferior component.

Abstract: A pivotable wire assembly, including a pivotable wire, including a first section having a first end and a second end, a pivotable section, and a second section connected to the second end via the pivotable section, the second section having an engaging portion, wherein the first section is pivotably displaceable relative to the second section.

Abstract: An expandable intervertebral fusion implant capable of being expanded in three dimensions, said implant including an inferior component, including a plate, and a first wedge slidably connected to the plate, the first wedge having a first surface, and a superior component including a second wedge, the second wedge having a second surface, wherein the first surface is operatively arranged to engage the second surface to displace the superior component relative to the inferior component. The surfaces of the wedges may be angled and include a plurality of corrugations or steps which engage to allow the implant to expand and collapse.

Abstract: A stand-alone expandable interbody spinal fusion device, including a superior component, an inferior component, and an expansion mechanism operatively arranged to displace the superior component relative to the inferior component, the expansion mechanism including a threaded rod including a first end engaged with the superior component and a second end engaged with the inferior component, wherein when the threaded rod is rotated in a first circumferential direction, the superior component is displaced in a first direction relative to the inferior component.

Abstract: An expandable intervertebral fusion implant capable of being expanded in three dimensions, said implant including an inferior component, including a plate, and a first wedge slidably connected to the plate, the first wedge having a first surface, and a superior component including a second wedge, the second wedge having a second surface, wherein the first surface is operatively arranged to engage the second surface to displace the superior component relative to the inferior component. The surfaces of the wedges may be angled and include a plurality of corrugations or steps which engage to allow the implant to expand and collapse.

Abstract: An assembly for generating energy from waves, comprising a concentric ring flywheel operatively arranged to generate electrical current, the concentric ring flywheel comprising a first shaft including an input end and an output end, a plurality of rings, the plurality of rings including at least a first ring, including a first radially inward facing surface arranged to connect with the output end of the first shaft, and a first radially outward facing surface, a second ring arranged concentrically around the first ring, the second ring including a second radially inward facing surface and a second radially outward facing surface, one or more first clutch connectors arranged in a first space radially arranged between the first and second rings to non-rotatably connect the second ring and the first ring, and a wave energy capture device operatively arranged to rotate the first shaft.

Abstract: An extended release immunomodulatory implant operatively arranged to facilitate bone morphogenesis, including an inner portion including one or more interleukins, and an outer portion including an immunomodulatory stimulant such as an antigen.

Abstract: An extended release immunomodulatory implant operatively arranged to facilitate bone morphogenesis, including an inner portion including at least one growth factor, a first layer including at least one of one or more interleukins and capsaicin, and a second layer including an antigen operatively arranged to activate an innate immune system.

Abstract: An expandable intervertebral implant, including a support component, an inferior component, including a first proximate end connected to the support component, a first distal end, a first top surface, and a first bottom surface, a superior component, including a second proximate end connected to the support component, a second distal end, a second top surface, and a second bottom surface, and a wedging component operatively arranged to be slid along the first top surface and the second bottom surface and expand the expandable intervertebral implant.

Abstract: A method for creating a segmented alignment rod, the method including receiving a request for a segmented alignment rod, receiving at least one image of a deformed spine, generating, a normal spinal curvature, and generating a segmented alignment rod design.

Abstract: A wave energy capture device, including a wave chamber arranged to engage a body of water including a plurality of waves, including a floor having a front end and a rear end, a first opening arranged proximate the front end, a second opening arranged proximate the rear end, and a hose arranged on said floor and extending from the first opening to the second opening, the hose operatively arranged to fill with water from the body of water, and a cylinder arranged on the floor proximate the front end, the cylinder connected to the wave chamber via one or more springs, wherein, when one of the plurality of waves enters the first opening, the cylinder is displaced along the floor from the front end toward the rear end, and expresses the water in the hose in a first direction from the front end toward the rear end.

Abstract: A pivotable wire assembly, including a pivotable wire, including a first section having a first end and a second end, a pivotable section, and a second section connected to the second end via the pivotable section, the second section having an engaging portion, wherein the first section is pivotably displaceable relative to the second section.

Abstract: A segmented rod assembly for aligning a spine including a plurality of vertebrae, including a rod, including a plurality of segments, the plurality of segments having at least a first segment arranged to be connected to a first vertebra of the spine, the first segment including a first body and at least one tang extending from the first body, and a second segment arranged to be connected to a second vertebra of the spine, the second segment including a second body and at least one channel arranged in the second body, wherein the at least tang is operatively arranged to engage the at least one channel, and at least one tensioning member arranged within the plurality of segments, the at least one tensioning member having a first end secured to the first segment and a second end.

Abstract: A wave energy capture device, including a wave chamber arranged to engage a body of water including a plurality of waves, including a floor having a front end and a rear end, a first opening arranged proximate the front end, a second opening arranged proximate the rear end, and a hose arranged on said floor and extending from the first opening to the second opening, the hose operatively arranged to fill with water from the body of water, and a cylinder arranged on the floor proximate the front end, the cylinder connected to the wave chamber via one or more springs, wherein, when one of the plurality of waves enters the first opening, the cylinder is displaced along the floor from the front end toward the rear end, and expresses the water in the hose in a first direction from the front end toward the rear end.