Patents by Inventor Mickey Morgan

Mickey Morgan 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).

  • Tack or drive screw for securing a prosthesis to bone and associated instrumentation and method
    Patent number: 8323293
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical method or procedure for securing a prosthesis to bone. More particularly, the present invention relates to (i) a surgical method or procedure for securing a low load bearing prosthesis such as, for example, an adhesion barrier, to a patient's bone, (ii) a tack or drive screw for securing the low load bearing prosthesis and (iii) associated instrumentation for driving the tack or drive screw into the patient's bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Synthes GmbH
    Inventors: Mickey Morgan, John Peloza, Randall Lee, Michael Keane, William Miller, James Talbot, Daniel Vennard, Josef Gabelberger
  • TACK OR DRIVE SCREW FOR SECURING A PROSTHESIS TO BONE AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTATION AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100286703
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical method or procedure for securing a prosthesis to bone. More particularly, the present invention relates to (i) a surgical method or procedure for securing a low load bearing prosthesis such as, for example, an adhesion barrier, to a patient's bone, (ii) a tack or drive screw for securing the low load bearing prosthesis and (iii) associated instrumentation for driving the tack or drive screw into the patient's bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Mickey Morgan, John Peloza, Randall Lee, Michael Keane, William Miller, James Talbot, Daniel Vennard, Josef Gabelberger
  • Methods and apparatus for vascular protection in spinal surgery
    Publication number: 20070055111
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: coupling an elongate guide substantially at a first end to at least one vertebral body of a spinal column of a patient; and extending a second end of the guide to a structure of the patient spaced in an anterior direction away from the at least one vertebral body towards an entry incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Mickey Morgan, John Peloza, Randall Lee