Patents by Inventor Bryan D. Milz
Bryan D. Milz 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).
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Patent number: 11969357Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: K2M, INC.Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov
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Patent number: 11918487Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: K2M, Inc.Inventors: Bryan D. Milz, Brian Haight, Justyna Zielinska, Shawn Graham
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Publication number: 20230285162Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spinal implant with a solid frame and a porous inner layer. The implant may have a cavity defined by the porous inner layer. The solid frame may have one or more ribs extending from a medial wall to a lateral wall. The thickness of the porous layer may vary relative the thickness of the solid frame at various locations. An inserter to place a spinal implant and a method to perform same are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Bryan D. Milz, Thomas A. Alheidt, Jessica Centrangol, Christian Karl Schultz, Jason H. Steinke, Steven Willis, Robert Cipoletti, Charles L. Bush, JR., Brad Juchno
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Patent number: 11712273Abstract: Various surgical instruments, implants, and their methods of use are disclosed. The surgical instruments are usable to insert various implants into a patient through an access portal in a minimally-invasive manner. The implants are rotatable between different orientations using the instruments to change the footprint of the implant and allow the implant to be inserted through the minimally-invasive access portal.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Bryan D. Milz, Frank Pinal
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Publication number: 20230190491Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: K2M, INC.Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov
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Patent number: 11648131Abstract: An expandable implant is disclosed in which the implant includes top and bottom plates having angled inner surfaces that interact with expansion members. The expansion members may be situated on an actuator, and may include at least one vertical projection. In some instances, rotation of the actuator in opposing directions about a longitudinal axis may cause the expansion members to move toward or away from one another, thereby resulting in separation of the top and bottom plates. During such expansion of the implant, the at least one vertical projection of the expansion members may be guided at least partially within a recess formed in the first or second plate. Pins may also be included with the expansion members that ride along respective slots in the plates during expansion. An insertion instrument for implanting the aforementioned implant, and methods of using the same, are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: STRYKER EUROPEAN OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Thomas A. Alheidt, Bryan D. Milz, Dan Boljonis, Julien Doreau, Christine Herrmann
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Patent number: 11622867Abstract: Disclosed herein is a spinal implant with a solid frame and a porous inner layer. The implant may have a cavity defined by the porous inner layer. The solid frame may have one or more ribs extending from a medial wall to a lateral wall. The thickness of the porous layer may vary relative the thickness of the solid frame at various locations. An inserter to place a spinal implant and a method to perform same are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLCInventors: Bryan D. Milz, Thomas A. Alheidt, Jessica Cetrangol, Christian Karl Schultz, Jason Steinke, Steven Willis, Robert Cipoletti, Charles L. Bush, Jr., Brad Juchno
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Patent number: 11617659Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: K2M, Inc.Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov
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Publication number: 20230103107Abstract: In one embodiment, an intervertebral implant includes a body and a locking element. The body includes a leading surface and a trailing surface opposite the leading surface. The body also includes first and second bone fastener passageways through the implant body and a cavity in between the first and second passageways. The cavity includes a trailing wall that separates the cavity from the trailing surface. The locking element is disposed in the cavity such that part of the locking element is visible through an access opening in the trailing wall so that the locking element may be rotated from outside of the implant. In a first rotational position, a first part of the locking element is located within one of the first and second passageways and in a second rotational position, the first part of the locking element is inside the body covered by the trailing wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Jared Gordon Struck, Dane Matthew Johannessen, Robert Clint Boyd, Bryan D. Milz, Choll Kim, Alex Mohit, Yashar Javidan
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Patent number: 11583407Abstract: An expandable interbody implant is expandable from a contracted configuration to an expanded configuration by moving opposing first and second vertebral-engaging surfaces apart from one another. The implant includes a locking system for restraining contraction of the implant. The locking system may have a locked configuration, in which the first and second surfaces are prevented from moving back towards the contracted configuration, and the locking system may have an unlocked configuration, in which the first and second surfaces are permitted to move back towards the contracted configuration. The locking system may be controlled by rotation of one or more pinions. The pinions may, in turn, be controlled by linear movement of a rack. The rack may be configured so as to bias the locking system towards the locked configuration. The implant may also include a stop for constraining the maximum expansion of the implant.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.Inventors: Bryan D. Milz, Dan Boljonis
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Publication number: 20220409399Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov
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Patent number: 11534307Abstract: In one embodiment, an intervertebral implant includes a body and a locking element. The body includes a leading surface and a trailing surface opposite the leading surface. The body also includes first and second bone fastener passageways through the implant body and a cavity in between the first and second passageways. The cavity includes a trailing wall that separates the cavity from the trailing surface. The locking element is disposed in the cavity such that part of the locking element is visible through an access opening in the trailing wall so that the locking element may be rotated from outside of the implant. In a first rotational position, a first part of the locking element is located within one of the first and second passageways and in a second rotational position, the first part of the locking element is inside the body covered by the trailing wall.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: K2M, Inc.Inventors: Jared Gordon Struck, Robert Clint Boyd, Dane Matthew Johannessen, Jennifer Anne Moore, Bryan D. Milz, Choll Kim, Alex Mohit, Yashar Javidan
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Publication number: 20220387192Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov
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Publication number: 20220183858Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Bryan D. Milz, Brian Haight, Justyna Zielinska, Shawn Graham
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Patent number: 11298244Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a system that includes an insertion tool and a drill guide. The insertion tool includes a body with a distal portion and a distal end. The body has a first engagement feature extending longitudinally along the distal portion and two arms extending longitudinally from the distal end of the body. The drill guide includes two bores and an open faced channel therebetween. The open faced channel includes a second engagement feature slidably engageable with the first engagement feature on the body of the insertion tool. The two bores are adapted for the disposal of a fastener driver tool therethrough.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: K2M, Inc.Inventors: Christian Karl Schultz, Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov, Brian Haight, Justyna Zielinska, Shawn Graham
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Publication number: 20210353426Abstract: A prosthetic intervertebral spacer includes a body having a front end, a rear end, an anterior side, a posterior side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and an arcuate interface extending away from the body and being connected to the rear end and the posterior side of the body. A method of inserting and positioning the spacer includes engaging a tool to the interface, inserting the spacer at least partially into the intervertebral disc space by moving the tool along an insertion direction, and allowing the spacer to rotate with respect to the insertion direction within the intervertebral disc space while continuing to move the tool along the insertion direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Bryan D. Milz, Christine Herrmann, Lee L. Thibodeau
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Patent number: 11173047Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end along an axis, the distal end configured to abut an implant, and an anchor rod disposable within the lumen of the body for contacting the implant to secure the implant at the distal end of the body. When the anchor rod is disposed within the lumen of the body in a working configuration, the anchor rod is connected to the body at the proximal end of the body and at the distal end of the body to substantially fix the anchor rod from moving along the axis of the lumen. The body includes a handle, a shaft extending distally from the handle, and a torque limiting mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Stryker European Operations Holdings LLCInventors: Bryan D. Milz, Zinoviy Sosnov, Brian Haight, Frank Pinal
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Patent number: 11173046Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a shaft having a distal end connectable with an implant, and a handle connected to a proximal end of the shaft. The instrument defines an internal fluid channel through which a fluid can be passed. A kit includes the instrument and a spinal implant that is expandable through the introduction of the fluid therein. A method of using the instrument includes passing a fluid through an internal fluid channel defined by the instrument and toward the implant.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.Inventors: Frank Pinal, Bryan D. Milz, Dan Boljonis, Collin Desens
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Publication number: 20210338290Abstract: A surgical system includes an implant having a first attachment mechanism and an insertion instrument having a proximal end, a distal end, and a second attachment mechanism disposed at the distal end for removable connection with the first attachment mechanism. The proximal end of the insertion instrument is pivotable with respect to the implant. The insertion instrument can include an inserter and a guide. A method of using the surgical system is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Bryan D. Milz, Dan Boljonis
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Patent number: 11033302Abstract: A surgical system includes an implant having a first attachment mechanism and an insertion instrument having a proximal end, a distal end, and a second attachment mechanism disposed at the distal end for removable connection with the first attachment mechanism. The proximal end of the insertion instrument is pivotable with respect to the implant. The insertion instrument can include an inserter and a guide. A method of using the surgical system is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLCInventors: Bryan D. Milz, Dan Boljonis