Patents by Inventor Gary Dix

Gary Dix 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).

  • SCREW GUIDE AND TISSUE RETRACTOR INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20220151643
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for performing spinal surgery having a handle assembly, a screw guide, and a retractor. A shaft is provided with a handle, a neck portion and a connecting portion. The screw guide is provided with a connecting element coupled to the connecting portion of the handle assembly. A retractor for retracting tissue is coupled to the screw guide, wherein the neck portion of the handle assembly is provided with a spring loaded sleeve adapted to engage one of a plurality of holes positioned on a portion of the connecting element. The connecting portion is pivotably coupled to the connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Black, Gary Dix, Carl Lauryssen
  • Screw guide and tissue retractor instrument
    Patent number: 11253274
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for performing spinal surgery having a handle assembly, a screw guide, and a retractor. A shaft is provided with a handle, a neck portion and a connecting portion. The screw guide is provided with a connecting element coupled to the connecting portion of the handle assembly. A retractor for retracting tissue is coupled to the screw guide, wherein the neck portion of the handle assembly is provided with a spring loaded sleeve adapted to engage one of a plurality of holes positioned on a portion of the connecting element. The connecting portion is pivotably coupled to the connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Mediccal, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Black, Gary Dix, Carl Lauryssen
  • System To Assist Thermoforming Of Non-Woven Fabrics
    Publication number: 20170297228
    Abstract: A system and method for thermoforming of non-woven fabric is presented. The system includes an air supply, a heating system in fluid communication with the air supply, a pressure and flow equalization element in fluid communication with the heating system, electrical controls in communication with the heating system and the pressure and flow equalization element, a pneumatic element in fluid communication with the pressure and flow equalization element, and a forming head for receiving a thermoformable non-woven fabric and for thermoforming said thermoformable non-woven fabric into a desired shape. The thermoforming process is a two-stage process, a first stage comprises a pre-heat stage wherein a heated flow of air is directed onto the thermoformable non-woven fabric and the second stage comprises flowing a continuous amount of air to increase an amount of heat available to the thermoformable non-woven fabric during thermoforming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE MOLD SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Derek Helmer, Sean Wright, Gary Dix, Paul Boudreau
  • SCREW GUIDE AND TISSUE RETRACTOR INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20170143353
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for performing spinal surgery having a handle assembly, a screw guide, and a retractor. A shaft is provided with a handle, a neck portion and a connecting portion. The screw guide is provided with a connecting element coupled to the connecting portion of the handle assembly. A retractor for retracting tissue is coupled to the screw guide, wherein the neck portion of the handle assembly is provided with a spring loaded sleeve adapted to engage one of a plurality of holes positioned on a portion of the connecting element. The connecting portion is pivotably coupled to the connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Black, Gary Dix, Carl Lauryssen
  • Screw guide and tissue retractor instrument
    Patent number: 9597095
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for performing spinal surgery having a handle assembly, a screw guide, and a retractor. A shaft is provided with a handle, a neck portion and a connecting portion. The screw guide is provided with a connecting element coupled to the connecting portion of the handle assembly. A retractor for retracting tissue is coupled to the screw guide, wherein the neck portion of the handle assembly is provided with a spring loaded sleeve adapted to engage one of a plurality of holes positioned on a portion of the connecting element. The connecting portion is pivotably coupled to the connecting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC
    Inventors: Michael Black, Gary Dix, Carl Lauryssen
  • Screw Guide and Tissue Retractor Instrument
    Publication number: 20100298647
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for performing spinal surgery having a handle assembly, a screw guide, and a retractor. A shaft is provided with a handle, a neck portion and a connecting portion. The screw guide is provided with a connecting element coupled to the connecting portion of the handle assembly. A retractor for retracting tissue is coupled to the screw guide, wherein the neck portion of the handle assembly is provided with a spring loaded sleeve adapted to engage one of a plurality of holes positioned on a portion of the connecting element. The connecting portion is pivotably coupled to the connecting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Black, Gary Dix, Carl Lauryssen