Abstract: According to one aspect, a surgical suturing device (10) is proposed for closing an incision or two layers of a target soft tissue (70). The suturing device (10) comprises: a shuttle driving mechanism (14) for driving a shuttle (36) of a suture holder assembly (30); a soft tissue window (22) for receiving at least a portion of the target tissue (70); an ejection window (23) sized and shaped to allow a suture holder assembly (30) to be ejected out of the suturing device (10) through the ejection window (23); and a chamber (26) for receiving a set of suture holder assemblies (30). The suturing device can be used to create suture loops through the target tissue.

Abstract: There is proposed a bone fastener assembly comprising a bone fastener comprising a bone fastener head and a bone fastener shaft, a correction instrument and/or a locking insert, and a rod receiving head. The rod receiving head includes at least two rod receiving passages, and which can thus be connected to two rods. Moreover, the movement of the rod receiving head in relation to the bone fastener can be blocked prior to placing a rod into the rod receiving head. The proposed bone fastener assembly may be used for example for correcting larger spinal deformities.

Abstract: A spinal bone fastener assembly connects or aligns at least two rods and includes a bone fastener having a bone fastener head and a bone fastener shaft with a shaft axis. The assembly further includes an elongated connector head for receiving the two rods, at least one rod fastener, at least one bone fastener engaging insert and/or at least one rod receiving inlay. The connector head includes one rod receiving passage extending longitudinally or at least two rod receiving passages extending sideways through the elongated connector head. The connector head also includes an elongated bone fastener head receiving recess, which is open to the head bottom side, and at least one locking feature for engaging with the rod fastener. The recess provides at least one translational degree of freedom for the bone fastener, and at least one rotational degree of freedom for the bone fastener around the shaft axis.

Abstract: A spinal rod connector assembly is provided for connecting and axially aligning two in situ spinal posterior rod portions. The spinal rod connector assembly comprises a rod connector and one or more rod fasteners. The rod connector comprises a rod receiving passage extending between two opposite ends of the rod connector. Seats are provided along the passage to engage with the rod portions when the spinal rod assembly has been implanted. The rod connector comprises one or more locking holes extending from the connector top side into or towards the rod receiving passage. The one or more locking holes being sized and shaped for engaging with the one or more rod fasteners.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to overcome at least some of the problems associated with elongating an existing pedicle screw and rod construct. To this end, there is proposed a spinal rod assembly for elongating an in situ spinal posterior rod system by connecting the spinal rod construct to a head of an in situ bone fastener. The spinal rod assembly according to one embodiment comprises a rod connector and at least one rod fastener, wherein the rod connector comprises a first connector head and a second connector head, connected by an elongated bar, and forming a space between the first and second connector heads. The first connector head comprises a first pocket for receiving a first rod end, while the second connector head comprises a second pocket for receiving a second rod end.

Abstract: A device for intraoperative, image-controlled navigation during surgical procedures in the spinal and/or adjacent thorax, pelvis or head regions, includes multiple non-x-ray detection devices to be distributed about at least one object to be operated on, and to intraoperatively capture real time image and position data, respectively including information relating to the outer contour of at least one subregion of the object, and to the subregion position relative to the respective detection device. Also, a position determining device for determining respective detection device position relative to a stationary reference system, and a data processing device operatively connected with the detection devices and the position determining device are designed to create, based on the respective detection device image and position data and the position determining device position data, a virtual real-time image, referenced with respect to the reference system, of the object, and displayed on an image display device.

Abstract: A device for intraoperative, image-controlled navigation during surgical procedures in the spinal and/or adjacent thorax, pelvis or head regions, includes multiple non-x-ray detection devices to be distributed about at least one object to be operated on, and to intraoperatively capture real time image and position data, respectively including information relating to the outer contour of at least one subregion of the object, and to the subregion position relative to the respective detection device. Also, a position determining device for determining respective detection device position relative to a stationary reference system, and a data processing device operatively connected with the detection devices and the position determining device are designed to create, based on the respective detection device image and position data and the position determining device position data, a virtual real-time image, referenced with respect to the reference system, of the object, and displayed on an image display device.