Patents by Inventor Michael S. Butler
Michael S. Butler 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: 11896494Abstract: An expandable implant includes an upper main support, a lower main support, an upper pivoting support, and a lower pivoting support. The upper main support and the upper pivoting support are configured to engage a first portion of bone, and the lower main support is coupled to the upper main support and configured to engage a second portion of bone. The upper main support is adjustable relative to the lower main support to adjust height of the implant. The upper pivoting support is rotatably movable relative to the upper main support. The lower pivoting support is coupled to the upper pivoting support, configured to engage the second bone portion, and is rotatably movable relative to the lower main support. Adjusting the upper main support relative to the lower main support causes adjustment of the upper pivoting support relative to the lower pivoting support.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Daniel P. Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
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Patent number: 11813006Abstract: A spine plate implant utilizes cam lock setscrews to retain bone screws in the plate once implanted. A cam lock setscrew is received in a setscrew pocket adjacent a configured bone screw bore of the plate and is configured to allow a bone screw to be received in the plate when in an unlocked rotational position, and to retain the received bone screw when in a locked rotational position. The bone screw may include a tang that allows engagement with external teeth of the cam lock setscrew when the cam lock setscrew is rotated into the locked position. Once the cam lock setscrew is in the locked position, the bone screw is inhibited from backing out of the bone screw bore. When the cam lock setscrew is in the unlocked position, a flat of the cam lock setscrew is adjacent the bone screw tang so the bone screw may be removed.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Garrett D. Lauf, Michael S. Butler
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Publication number: 20220414869Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting regions of interests (ROIs) in biomedical images are described herein. A computing system may identify a biomedical image having an ROI. The computer system may apply an object detection model to the biomedical image. The object detection model may generate a feature map using the biomedical image. The object detection model may generate an anchor box corresponding to a portion of the pixels in the feature map. The computing system may apply an instance segmentation model to identify a segment of the biomedical image within the anchor box corresponding to the ROI. The computer system may provide an output based on the segment to identify the ROI in the biomedical image.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Michael S. Butler, Vishnu Nallani, Sridhar Jayaraman, Rupesh Kumar Badam
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Publication number: 20220296385Abstract: An expandable implant includes a base member, an adjustable member adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position, a control assembly including a control shaft, wherein manipulation of the control shaft causes relative movement of the adjustable member relative to the base member, wherein the base member and the adjustable member are coupled together at least in part via the control assembly such that the control shaft is rotationally fixed relative to the base member and the adjustable member, and the adjustable member is resiliently compressible relative to the base member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Daniel Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
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Publication number: 20220265440Abstract: A steerable expandable implant having a lower support member and an upper support member, the upper support member movable relative to the lower support member between a collapsed position and an expanded position. The implant also includes a first control member coupled to the lower support member, where manipulation of the first control member causes the lower support member to move relative to the upper support member. The implant further includes a pivot member configured to receive a tool, the tool and the pivot member rotatable relative to the lower support member between a first position and a second position, where the pivot member includes an aperture and an axis of the aperture is angularly offset from an axis of the first control member in the first position and the axis of the aperture is angularly aligned with the axis of the first control member in the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Garrett D. Lauf, Daniel P. Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
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Publication number: 20220249247Abstract: A spinal interbody device includes a base link comprising a first end and a second end, the base link including a cutout extending through the base link between the first end and the second end; a linkage including a first link having a first end coupled to the first end of the base link and a second end, the first link including a first aperture extending through the first link and defining a first longitudinal axis; and a second link having a first end coupled to the second end of the first link and a second end coupled to the second end of the base link, the second link including a second aperture extending through the second link and defining a second longitudinal axis. The base link and the first and second links define top and bottom surfaces configured to engage adjacent portions of bone, and first and second sides extending between the top and bottom surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Michael S. Butler, Daniel Predick, Alexander Allen Salinas
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Publication number: 20220218398Abstract: A spine plate implant utilizes cam lock setscrews to retain bone screws in the plate once implanted. A cam lock setscrew is received in a setscrew pocket adjacent a configured bone screw bore of the plate and is configured to allow a bone screw to be received in the plate when in an unlocked rotational position, and to retain the received bone screw when in a locked rotational position. The bone screw may include a tang that allows engagement with external teeth of the cam lock setscrew when the cam lock setscrew is rotated into the locked position. Once the cam lock setscrew is in the locked position, the bone screw is inhibited from backing out of the bone screw bore. When the cam lock setscrew is in the unlocked position, a flat of the cam lock setscrew is adjacent the bone screw tang so the bone screw may be removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Garrett D. Lauf, Michael S. Butler
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Patent number: 11382764Abstract: An expandable implant includes a base member, an adjustable member adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position, a control assembly including a control shaft, wherein manipulation of the control shaft causes relative movement of the adjustable member relative to the base member, wherein the base member and the adjustable member are coupled together at least in part via the control assembly such that the control shaft is rotationally fixed relative to the base member and the adjustable member, and the adjustable member is resiliently compressible relative to the base member.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
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Patent number: 11337825Abstract: A steerable expandable implant including a base member, an adjustable member coupled to the base member, the adjustable member movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, a pivot member rotatably received by the base member and configured to receive a tool such that the tool and the pivot member are rotatable relative to the base member between a first position and a second position, wherein the pivot member is translationally fixed relative to the base member, and a first control member received by the base member, wherein manipulation of the first control member causes the adjustable member to move between the collapsed position and the expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Daniel P. Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
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Patent number: 11304818Abstract: An expandable implant includes a top support assembly defining an upper surface configured to engage a first portion of bone, a first central aperture extending from the upper surface to an interior of the implant, and a first grid structure surrounding the first central aperture; a bottom support assembly defining a lower surface configured to engage a second portion of bone, a second central aperture extending from the lower surface to the interior, and a second grid structure surrounding the second central aperture; and a control assembly coupled to the top support assembly and the bottom support assembly and configured to control relative movement between the top support assembly and the bottom support assembly between a collapsed position and an expanded position.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Butler, Madeline Wolters, Daniel Predick
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Patent number: 11298241Abstract: A spinal interbody device includes a base link comprising a first end and a second end, the base link including a cutout extending through the base link between the first end and the second end; a linkage including a first link having a first end coupled to the first end of the base link and a second end, the first link including a first aperture extending through the first link and defining a first longitudinal axis; and a second link having a first end coupled to the second end of the first link and a second end coupled to the second end of the base link, the second link including a second aperture extending through the second link and defining a second longitudinal axis. The base link and the first and second links define top and bottom surfaces configured to engage adjacent portions of bone, and first and second sides extending between the top and bottom surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Butler, Daniel Predick, Alexander Allen Salinas
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Patent number: 11234739Abstract: An implant and method for spinal facet joint stabilization uses a wedge and plate adapted to accept prongs of a surgical instrument for installing the implant into a posterior spinal facet joint. The wedge has an anterior end with a threaded bore. A notch in each lateral side of the plate aligns with a groove in each lateral side of the wedge. Each notch and groove pair receives a prong of the surgical instrument to hold the wedge and plate during implantation. A superior tube of the surgical instrument supports a superior rod having an end configured for installing a bone screw attaching the plate to the superior vertebra of the spinal facet joint. An inferior tube of the surgical instrument supports an inferior rod having an end configured to attach to the threaded bore of the wedge along with the plate during introduction of the implant into the spinal facet joint, and installing the set screw to attach the plate to the wedge.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.Inventors: Garrett D. Lauf, Daniel P. Predick, Michael S. Butler, Zeshan Hyder
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Patent number: 11213328Abstract: A spine plate implant utilizes cam lock setscrews to retain bone screws in the plate once implanted. A cam lock setscrew is received in a setscrew pocket adjacent a configured bone screw bore of the plate and is configured to allow a bone screw to be received in the plate when in an unlocked rotational position, and to retain the received bone screw when in a locked rotational position. The bone screw may include a tang that allows engagement with external teeth of the cam lock setscrew when the cam lock setscrew is rotated into the locked position. Once the cam lock setscrew is in the locked position, the bone screw is inhibited from backing out of the bone screw bore. When the cam lock setscrew is in the unlocked position, a flat of the cam lock setscrew is adjacent the bone screw tang so the bone screw may be removed.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.Inventors: Garrett D. Lauf, Michael S. Butler
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Publication number: 20210353428Abstract: A steerable expandable implant including a base member, an adjustable member coupled to the base member, the adjustable member movable between a collapsed position and an expanded position, a pivot member rotatably received by the base member and configured to receive a tool such that the tool and the pivot member are rotatable relative to the base member between a first position and a second position, wherein the pivot member is translationally fixed relative to the base member, and a first control member received by the base member, wherein manipulation of the first control member causes the adjustable member to move between the collapsed position and the expanded position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: LIFE SPINE, INC.Inventors: Daniel P. Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
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Publication number: 20210353427Abstract: An expandable implant includes a top support configured to engage a first portion of vertebral bone, a bottom support configured to engage a second portion of vertebral bone, and a control assembly coupled to the top support and the bottom support and configured to control relative movement between the top support and the bottom support. The control assembly includes a control member including a head and a body portion. The head includes a recess and the body portion includes at least one access port in fluid communication with the recess to enable delivery of fluid to an interior of the implant via the recess and at least one access port.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Butler, Madeline Wolters, Daniel Predick, Eugene Shoshtaev
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Patent number: 11166707Abstract: A retractor assembly includes a base, a first side assembly, a second side assembly, and a medial arm assembly. The first side assembly is coupled to a first side of the base and translates relative to the base along a first direction. The second side assembly is coupled to a second side of the base and configured to translate relative to the base along the first direction. The medial arm assembly is coupled to the base and can extend in an extension direction and retract in a retraction direction. The extension direction is opposite the retraction direction. The extension direction and the retraction direction are perpendicular to the first direction. The medial arm assembly includes a body, and a blade assembly. The blade assembly includes a receiving portion and a medial blade. The receiving portion and the medial blade are rotatably interfaced via a ball and a socket.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.Inventors: Paul Christopher Zakelj, Daniel Predick, Michael S. Butler
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Patent number: 11135065Abstract: A spinal interbody implant is fabricated using 3-D printing to provide an engineered structure of one or more porous, permeable, or non-solid portions with or without one or more solid, dense, or micro-dense portions. The porous, permeable, or non-solid structure can be a mesh, lattice, web, weave, honeycomb, simple cubic, tetrahedral, diamond, or otherwise with the number and size of its pores, holes, perforations, or openings, as well as the distance or thickness between them, can vary accordingly. Some portions of the porous, permeable, or non-solid structure(s) may have porosities and/or thicknesses different than other portions. The solid, dense, or micro-dense structure may be constant throughout the body of the implant or may be a range of densities throughout the body of the implant. Alternately, one or more portions of the implant may have a range of densities throughout its body ranging from solid to a maximum porosity.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.Inventors: Richard M. Mueller, Eugene Shoshtaev, Gregory Palagi, Daniel P. Predick, Michael S. Butler
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Patent number: 11103362Abstract: An expandable implant includes a top support configured to engage a first portion of vertebral bone, a bottom support configured to engage a second portion of vertebral bone, and a control assembly coupled to the top support and the bottom support and configured to control relative movement between the top support and the bottom support. The control assembly includes a control member including a head and a body portion. The head includes a recess and the body portion includes at least one access port in fluid communication with the recess to enable delivery of fluid to an interior of the implant via the recess and at least one access port.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.Inventors: Michael S. Butler, Madeline Wolters, Daniel Predick, Eugene Shoshtaev
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Publication number: 20210259852Abstract: An expandable implant including a base member including a top surface, a first end, and a second end, and defining a central cavity positioned between the first end and the second end. The expandable implant further including an adjustable member including a top surface and at least one control channel, wherein the adjustable member is adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position, a control shaft received by the base member, wherein manipulation of the control shaft causes relative movement of the adjustable member relative to the base member, and at least one control member coupled to the control shaft and received by the control channel, wherein manipulation of the control shaft causes the control member to translate along the control channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Applicant: Life Spine, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
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Patent number: 11033403Abstract: An expandable implant including a base member including a top surface, a first end, and a second end, and defining a central cavity positioned between the first end and the second end. The expandable implant further including an adjustable member including a top surface and at least one control channel, wherein the adjustable member is adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position, a control shaft received by the base member, wherein manipulation of the control shaft causes relative movement of the adjustable member relative to the base member, and at least one control member coupled to the control shaft and received by the control channel, wherein manipulation of the control shaft causes the control member to translate along the control channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: LIFE SPINE, INC.Inventors: Daniel Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler