Patents Represented by Attorney Denko Coburn & Lauff LLP
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Patent number: 8343219Abstract: An intersomatic cage, an intervertebral prosthesis, an anchoring device and an instrument for implantation of the cage or the prosthesis and the anchoring device are provided. An intersomatic cage or an intervertebral prosthesis fit closely to the anchoring device, which includes a body of elongated shape on a longitudinal axis, of curved shape describing, along the longitudinal axis, an arc whose dimensions and radius of curvature are designed in such a manner that the anchoring device may be implanted in the vertebral plate of a vertebra by presenting its longitudinal axis substantially along the plane of the intervertebral space, where the anchoring device is inserted, by use of the instrument, through a slot located in at least one peripheral wall of the cage or on at least one plate of the intervertebral disc prosthesis to penetrate into at least one vertebral plate.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2008Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Jérôme Allain, Jean Lombard, Jeff Phelps, Pierce D. Nunley, Charles Gordon, Vincent J. Leone, Michael M. D. Hisey
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Patent number: 8344251Abstract: The present disclosure describes a plate assembly for an electrical outlet. In some embodiments, the plate assembly includes a strapping plate that is attachable to the electrical outlet, and a cover plate sub-assembly that is selectively attachable to the strapping plate. In some embodiments, the cover plate sub-assembly includes a body portion that lies in a first plane, and a first retention member that is fixed to the body portion, and that lies in a second plane parallel to the first plane. The first retention member selectively engages the strapping plate to releasably secure the cover plate sub-assembly thereto. Embodiments of an electrical outlet assembly that implement the plate assembly are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: 360 Electrical, LLCInventor: Brandon Eshelman
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Patent number: 8286742Abstract: Engine exhaust is sent to a reformer, which produces hydrogen from fuel remaining in the exhaust. The hydrogen may be stored in a hydrogen tank, and may be used by a fuel cell to produce electricity to recharge a vehicle battery and/or to supply propulsion current to an electric propulsion system.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: EnergyYield LLCInventor: Robert Hotto
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Patent number: 8267999Abstract: The present invention relates to an intervertebral disk prosthesis comprising at least three parts including a first plate, referred to as the upper plate (1), a second plate, referred to as the lower plate (2), and a core (3), the upper surface of the core (3) being in contact with at least part (10) of the lower surface of the upper plate (1) and the lower surface of the core (3) being in contact with at least part of the upper surface of the lower plate (2), and the lower plate (1) being movable at least with respect to the core (3), characterized in that there are cooperation means between the lower to plate (2) and the core (3), so as to limit or eliminate translation movements of the core (3) with respect to the lower plate (2) along an axis substantially parallel to the lower plate (2), and to limit or eliminate rotation movements of the core (3) with respect to the lower plate (2), around an axis substantially perpendicular to the lower plate (2), the planes passing through the upper (1) is and lowerType: GrantFiled: April 15, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Jacques Beaurain, Jean-Marc Fuentes, Jean-Marc Vital, Thierry Dufout, Jean Huppert
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Patent number: 8262700Abstract: A transverse spinal linking device links at least one spinal osteosynthesis bar to a transverse bar. The device may include a first part that has a vertical axis and a first jaw, a second part that has a second jaw, and a clamping resource. The first part may include a sliding surface, which may be inclined in relation to the vertical axis, and which may mate with at least one sliding surface of the second part. The sliding surfaces may be configured so that the descent of the second part results in an approach of the jaws, with the clamping action of the clamping resource causing the fixing and/or the locking of the device on the osteosynthesis bar and the fixing and/or the locking of the transverse bar.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Paul Cho, Gregory Hoffman, Hervé Chataigner
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Patent number: 8257439Abstract: The present invention relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis comprising at least three pieces including an upper plate, a lower plate, and a movable core at least in relation to a plate, wherein it also comprises two anatomic adaptation elements of which each has, on one hand, a surface in contact with a surface of a vertebra and, on the other hand, a face of which at least a part has a surface in contact with at least a part of the plate opposite to which the anatomic adaptation element is mounted, the anatomic adaptation elements being fixed onto the plates via fixation means.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventor: Willem Zeegers
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Patent number: 8241359Abstract: This present invention concerns a transforaminal intersomatic cage for an intervertebral fusion graft, and an instrument and method for implanting the cage, an embodiment of the cage having a body in the shape of a circular arc and comprising a lateral concave surface, a lateral convex surface, a straight upper surface, a straight lower surface and an end wall having at least one hole, called the end hole, designed to receive a rod of an instrument for implanting the cage between the vertebrae, wherein: the end hole has an orientation that is more or less tangential to the circular arc described by the body; the extremity opposite to the end wall of the body includes a return part extending the body toward the center of the circle on which the circular arc described by the body lies.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2007Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Reginald James Davis, Kevin Kaufman, Greg Hoffman, Alan McGee, Jean Huppert, Hugues Mousselard, Ludovic Rillardon
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Patent number: 8221422Abstract: A device for sectioning a vertebral lamina, which can comprise a base for positioning the device and protecting the medullar canal when sectioning the lamina, sectioning means slide-mounted in the base along a first axis, a first piston slide-mounted in a sleeve of the sectioning means along a second axis secant to the first sliding axis of the sectioning means, a second piston made integral with the first piston and slide-mounted in the base along a third axis, the sectioning means being provided with a cutting element oriented in opposite direction to the second piston with respect to the sleeve, and the sliding of the second piston along the third axis causing the sliding of the sectioning means along the first axis via the first piston.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventor: Paolo Mangione
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Patent number: 8221457Abstract: The present invention relates to an osteosynthesis device, particularly for spinal support or correction, enabling easier and compact implantation, that can be particularly used in the case of implantation via the anterior approach, and a preassembly method for such a device. Said device comprises implants screwed into two vertebrae and one plate characterized in that the plate is joined to at least one implant by attachment structure able to hold said plate without preventing the implant from rotating on its screwing axis, or without preventing a specified clearance of the plate with respect to the implant. In this way, said attachment structure make it possible to continue screwing the implant, or adjust the position of the plate after the plate has been on the implant.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2002Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Joël Delecrin, Jérôme Allain, Patrick Tropiano, Serge Ganglof, Rémi Poncer
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Patent number: 8210853Abstract: There is provided systems and methods for a reorientable electrical outlet. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing configured to be coupled to an electrical power source, the housing having a first rotation stop, and an electrical plug receptacle, mountable within the housing, the insert having a second rotation stop, the first and second rotation stops configured to cooperate with each other to limit rotation of the insert within the aperture at a number of degrees, wherein the plug receptacle is configured to receive an electrical plug.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: 360 Electrical, LLCInventor: Kimberly R. Gerard
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Patent number: 8162988Abstract: An osteosynthesis device is proposed, particularly for spinal support or correction, enabling easier and compact implantation, that can be particularly used in the case of implantation via the anterior approach, and a preassembly method for such a device. In various embodiments, the device comprises implants screwed into two vertebrae (0) and a plate (2) used to hold and displace the spine. In various embodiments, the plate (2) comprises on at least one of its ends at least one longitudinally elongated opening, the opening having firstly at least one part opening onto an edge of the plate, or one part of a sufficiently large size (s210b) to be able to be inserted without disassembly in the fixation means of an implant (1) already screwed into the spine when the fixation means are already assembled.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2002Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Joël Delecrin, Jérôme Allain, Patrick Tropiano, Serge Ganglof, Rémi Poncer
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Patent number: 8147556Abstract: Intervertebral arthrodesis for insertion in an intervertebral space separating opposite faces of two adjacent vertebrae has a ring shaped intervertebral cage having a bar that extends perpendicular to the axis of the spine. The bar has a height less than the rest of the cage. A surface of the cage contacting the vertebrae has an undulating shape for limiting sliding of the cage in a plane parallel to the vertebrae faces.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Christian Louis, Jean Huppert, Patrick Tropiano, Thierry Dufour
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Patent number: 8007283Abstract: There is provided systems and methods for a reorientable electrical outlet. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing configured to be coupled to an electrical power source, the housing having a first rotation stop, and an electrical plug receptacle, mountable within the housing, the insert having a second rotation stop, the first and second rotation stops configured to cooperate with each other to limit rotation of the insert within the aperture at a number of degrees, wherein the plug receptacle is configured to receive an electrical plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: 360 Electrical, LLCInventor: Kimberly R. Gerard
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Patent number: 8002835Abstract: The present invention relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis preferably comprising at least three pieces including an upper plate (1), a lower plate (2) and a mobile core (3) at least in relation to the lower plate (2), co-operation means (23, 33) allowing to limit or eliminate the movements of the core (3) in relation to the lower plate (2), in translation and in rotation, respectively, about an axis substantially parallel to the lower plate (2) and about an axis substantially perpendicular to the lower plate (2), at least one part of the surface of at least one plate being concave and complementary with a convex surface (30) of the core (3), with which it is in contact, wherein the tip (31) of the convex surface (30) of the core (3) is off centre, in at least one direction, in relation to the centre (32) of this convex surface (30).Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: LDR MedicalInventor: M. Willem Zeegers
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Patent number: 7902458Abstract: The present disclosure describes a plate assembly for an electrical outlet. In some embodiments, the plate assembly includes a strapping plate that is attachable to the electrical outlet, and a cover plate sub-assembly that is selectively attachable to the strapping plate. In some embodiments, the cover plate sub-assembly includes a body portion that lies in a first plane, and a first retention member that is fixed to the body portion, and that lies in a second plane parallel to the first plane. The first retention member selectively engages the strapping plate to releasably secure the cover plate sub-assembly thereto. Embodiments of an electrical outlet assembly that implement the plate assembly are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: 360 Electrical, LLCInventor: Brandon Eshelman
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Patent number: 7842088Abstract: The invention relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis comprising at least two plates, namely first and second plates, articulated about each other by means of a curved surface, namely articulation, of at least one of the plates, each of the plates comprising a surface known as a contact surface, intended to be in contact with a vertebral plate of one of the vertebrae between which the prosthesis is intended to be inserted, this contact surface for each of the plates comprising a geometrical centre at equal distance from at least two diametrically opposite points located on the periphery of the plate, in which the geometric centres of the plates are not vertically aligned, this off-setting of the geometrical centres of the plates engendering an off-setting of the edges of the plates in at least one direction perpendicular to the vertical axis of the spinal column.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: LDR MedicalInventors: Ralph Rashbaum, Kee D. Kim, Hyun Bae
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Patent number: 7760513Abstract: Flexible circuitry is populated with integrated circuitry (ICs) disposed along one or both of its major sides. The populated flexible circuitry is disposed proximal to a rigid substrate to place the integrated circuitry on one or both sides of the substrate with one or two layers of integrated circuitry on one or both sides of the substrate. The rigid substrate exhibits adhesion features that allow more advantageous use of thermoplastic adhesives with concomitant rework advantages and while providing flexibility in meeting dimensional specifications such as those promulgated by JEDEC, for example.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Entorian Technologies LPInventors: Julian Partridge, David Roper, Paul Goodwin
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Patent number: 7759791Abstract: A system and method for assembling dual-die integrated circuit packages using thermocompression bonding or thermosonic bonding to bond a second die to a substrate opposite a first die bonded to the substrate. The second die is bonded using heat conducted through the first die to the substrate, and optionally through an underfill material. The first and second die are connected such that bumps are connected to common bonding pads on the substrate. Bumps on one of the die extend through openings in the substrate to connect to the common bonding pads. The bonding pads are within the perimeter of the first die.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Entorian Technologies LPInventors: Julian Partridge, Leland Szewerenko, James Douglas Wehrly, Jr.
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Patent number: 7753682Abstract: There is provided systems and methods for a reorientable electrical outlet. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing configured to be coupled to an electrical power source, the housing having a first rotation stop, and an electrical plug receptacle, mountable within the housing, the insert having a second rotation stop, the first and second rotation stops configured to cooperate with each other to limit rotation of the insert within the aperture at a number of degrees, wherein the plug receptacle is configured to receive an electrical plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: 360 Electrical, LLCInventor: Kimberly R. Gerard
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Patent number: 7695518Abstract: An intervertebral nucleus prosthesis is proposed, which is characterized in that it consists of at least one, in particular, spherical body movable in two directions of a plane and made of a rigid, non-oxidizing, biocompatible material with a diameter adapted to the biological nucleus, the spherical body being mounted non-displaceably but freely rotatably about its center in a cage and protruding at both opposite sides in the form of a spherical cap from the cage. Also proposed is a method for implanting such a prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: LDR MedicalInventor: Michel Gau