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Implantable craniofacial bone distractor expansion tool, home-use

20 GUDID devices

A hand-held, manual device intended to be used by a layperson to adjust an intraoral implantable craniofacial bone distractor to progressively lengthen the distractor, typically during expansion of the maxilla. It is used by the patient in the home for dail...

Craniofacial bone distractor extension

9 GUDID devices

A partially-implantable device intended to be temporarily used as an extension for an implanted or partially-implanted craniofacial distractor allowing connection to the central adjustment thread of the distractor when its location is made difficult to acce...

Orthopaedic surgical distractor, internal

2,859 GUDID devices

A hand-held manual surgical instrument designed to invasively distract (force apart) two bone surfaces to enable a surgical procedure. It typically aids in fracture reduction by helping to temporarily stabilize bones prior to definitive surgical fixation. I...

Implantable craniofacial bone distractor

1,231 GUDID devices

An implantable or partially-implantable device intended to temporarily distract (force apart) the two bone surfaces of the mandible (the lower jawbone) or maxilla (the upper jawbone) during craniomaxillofacial (CMF) distraction. It functions as a single-pat...

Implantable cervical facet joint distractor

157 GUDID devices

A sterile wedge-shaped device intended to be inserted within a cervical facet joint (spinal joint), i.e., intra-facet, for joint distraction; the distraction is intended to facilitate nerve root decompression and stabilization of the spine in the treatment ...

Orthopaedic surgical distractor, external

152 GUDID devices

A hand-operated surgical instrument designed to noninvasively distract (force apart) a joint to facilitate an orthopaedic surgical procedure (e.g., hip arthroscopy). It is a mechanical tool with a manual trigger, for distraction and release, intended to be ...

Implantable craniofacial bone distractor

46 GUDID devices

A non-powered implantable or partially-implantable device intended to temporarily distract (force apart) the two bone surfaces of the mandible (the lower jawbone) or maxilla (the upper jawbone) during craniomaxillofacial (CMF) distraction. It functions as a...

Spinal intraoperative positioning pin, reusable

20 GUDID devices

A nonimplantable thin rod intended to be temporarily introduced, with a dedicated inserter (not included), into vertebral bone to assist with the positioning of an implantable device and/or surgical instrument (e.g., fixation plate, distractor/retractor) du...

Spinal intraoperative positioning pin, single-use

15 GUDID devices

A nonimplantable thin rod intended to be temporarily introduced, with a dedicated inserter (not included), into vertebral bone to assist with the positioning of an implantable device and/or surgical instrument (e.g., fixation plate, distractor/retractor) du...

Craniofacial alignment rod

14 GUDID devices

A surgical instrument typically used in pairs to facilitate correct cranial orientation of craniofacial implants (e.g., fixation plates being attached to jaw bones) and other devices (e.g., craniofacial distractors) during their application in craniofacial ...

Implantable cervical facet joint distractor

8 GUDID devices

A non-powered wedge-shaped device intended to be inserted within a cervical facet joint (spinal joint), i.e., intra-facet, for joint distraction; the distraction is intended to facilitate nerve root decompression and stabilization of the spine in the treatm...

Spinal intraoperative positioning/manipulation pin, single-use

5 GUDID devices

A nonimplantable rod with an external cylindrical and/or polygonal drive intended to be temporarily introduced, with a dedicated tool (not included), into vertebral bone to: 1) assist with positioning of an implantable device; and/or 2) interface with a sur...

Spinal intraoperative positioning/manipulation pin, reusable

2 GUDID devices

A nonimplantable rod with an external cylindrical and/or polygonal drive intended to be temporarily introduced, with a dedicated tool (not included), into vertebral bone to: 1) assist with positioning of an implantable device; and/or 2) interface with a sur...