Patents by Inventor John A. Sazy

John A. Sazy 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).

  • Intervertebral cage and method of use
    Publication number: 20040143330
    Abstract: An intervertebral prosthesis for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of the human spine is shown. The prosthesis is formed as a unitary cage body configured and sized to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae in a single step implantation procedure. The cage body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during an implantation procedure. The cage body can be formed as an interlinked mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: DePuy AcroMed, Inc.
    Inventor: John A. Sazy
  • Intervertebral cage and method of use
    Patent number: 6648915
    Abstract: An intervertebral prosthesis for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of the human spine is shown. The prosthesis is formed as a unitary cage body configured and sized to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae in a single step implantation procedure. The cage body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during an implantation procedure. The cage body can be formed as an interlinked mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Inventor: John A. Sazy
  • INTERVERTEBRAL CAGE AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20020055781
    Abstract: An intervertebral prosthesis for implantation between adjacent vertebrae of the human spine is shown. The prosthesis is formed as a unitary cage body configured and sized to be inserted between adjacent vertebrae in a single step implantation procedure. The cage body is banana shaped as viewed from above, the body having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface defining an internal recess for receiving cancellous bone material during an implantation procedure. The cage body can be formed as an interlinked mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Publication date: May 9, 2002
    Inventor: JOHN A. SAZY