Patents by Inventor Jill M. Embry

Jill M. Embry 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).

  • Patent number: 8663225
    Abstract: A bone void filler material, including a hydrogel component provided by microparticulates of pre-set hydrogel material dispersed within a carrier component to maintain the microparticulates substantially proximate to one another so that the resulting fill material is rendered as a substantially flowable mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Jill M. Embry
  • Patent number: 7799078
    Abstract: A vertebral lift device including an expandable member made of a bio-compatible material and having a plurality of interconnected structural members, with the expandable member having a first dimension for insertion thereof into a damaged vertebral body having a damaged dimension, the interconnected structural members of the expandable member being expandable to a second dimension substantially corresponding to dimensions of the vertebral body prior to its damage, wherein the expandable member defines a void area within a periphery defined by the structural members when the expandable member is expanded to the second dimension for receiving a restoration agent; and a covering configured to substantially cover the exterior of the expandable member to inhibit leakage of the restoration agent received within the void area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill M. Embry, Robert J. Boock