Patents by Inventor Anthony Carlone

Anthony Carlone has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Expandable ports and methods for minimally invasive surgery
    Patent number: 7594888
    Abstract: An expandable port for minimally invasive surgery includes a first section, a second section, and at least one intermediate section. The port is expandable from a closed configuration in which the first section is proximate the second section along at least a portion of a length of the first section to an expanded configuration in which the first section is spaced apart from the second section. The intermediate portion spans a gap between the first section and the second section when the port is in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Depuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond, Shinikequa White, Richard Pellegrino, Anthony Carlone, William Frasier, Connie Marchek, Brian Murphy, Stephen Connolly, Nicholas Pavento, Sara Dziedzic
  • Adjustable access device for surgical procedures
    Publication number: 20060200185
    Abstract: An access device for providing access from a skin incision to a surgical site is described. The access device has a first section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a first path therethrough. The access device has a second section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a second path therethrough, the second section is movable relative to the first section, and the first and second sections cooperate to form a continuous path such that movement of the second section changes the length of the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Connie Marchek, William Frasier, Anthony Carlone, Katherine Herard, Nicholas Pavento, Timothy Beardsley, John Malone
  • Adjustable access device for surgical procedures
    Publication number: 20060200186
    Abstract: An access device for providing access from a skin incision to a surgical site is described. The access device has a first section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a first path therethrough. The access device has a second section having a proximal end and a distal end defining a second path therethrough, the second section is movable relative to the first section, and the first and second sections cooperate to form a continuous path such that movement of the second section changes the length of the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Connie Marchek, William Frasier, Anthony Carlone, Katherine Herard, Nicholas Pavento, Timothy Beardsley, John Malone, Sara Dziedzic, Sheryl Frank, Stephen Connolly, Sean Selover
  • Expandable ports and methods for minimally invasive surgery
    Publication number: 20060106416
    Abstract: An expandable port for minimally invasive surgery includes a first section, a second section, and at least one intermediate section. The port is expandable from a closed configuration in which the first section is proximate the second section along at least a portion of a length of the first section to an expanded configuration in which the first section is spaced apart from the second section. The intermediate portion spans a gap between the first section and the second section when the port is in the expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond, Shinikequa White, Richard Pellegrino, Anthony Carlone, William Frasier, Connie Marchek, Brian Murphy, Stephen Connolly, Nicholas Pavento, Sara Dziedzic
  • Surgical retractor systems and illuminated cannulae
    Publication number: 20050159651
    Abstract: This invention includes surgical retractors that comprise an expandable frame that includes at least two base components, a connector, and at least two retractor blades attached to the expandable frame. Also included are surgical retractors that comprise a housing component that includes a cylindrical portion and a contiguous blade portion, assemblies comprising a surgical retractor assembled to at least one obtruator, illuminated surgical cannulas, and methods of using the same during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Depuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond, Connie Marchek, Thomas Higginbotham, Anthony Carlone, Katherine Herard, Timothy Beardsley
  • Surgical methods and surgical kits
    Publication number: 20050159650
    Abstract: This invention includes surgical retractors that comprise an expandable frame that includes at least two base components, a connector, and at least two retractor blades attached to the expandable frame. Also included are surgical retractors that comprise a housing component that includes a cylindrical portion and a contiguous blade portion, assemblies comprising a surgical retractor assembled to at least one obtruator, illuminated surgical cannulas, and methods of using the same during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond, Connie Marchek, Thomas Higginbotham, Anthony Carlone, Katherine Herard, Timothy Beardsley
  • Telescoping blade assembly and instruments for adjusting an adjustable blade
    Publication number: 20050137461
    Abstract: A retractor blade assembly includes a fixed blade having a longitudinal axis and an adjustable blade operatively coupled to the fixed blade and adjustable relative to the fixed blade along the longitudinal axis of the fixed blade. The adjustable blade may include a flexible tab that is movable between a first position, in which the tab is generally co-planar to the adjustable blade, and a second position, in which the tab is oriented generally transverse to the adjustable blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Connie Marchek, Thomas Higginbotham, Douglas Raymond, Michael Mahoney, William Frasier, Anthony Carlone, Paul Maguire