Patents Assigned to Spinelogik, Inc.
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Patent number: 9730805Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: SPINELOGIK, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 9717600Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: SPINELOGIK, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 9427324Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery member that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: SPINELOGIK, INC.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 9414868Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that secures, at a particular location in a bone, a guidance needle for guiding a cannulated device into the bone at the particular location. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a tap for advancing the guidance needle into the bone. The guidance needle is used to guide the cannulated device to the particular location in the bone. In some embodiments, the tap is threaded and used to create a threaded guide path to further direct the placement of the cannulated device within the bone.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: SPINELOGIK, INC.Inventors: Glenn Keiper, Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 9028549Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Spinelogik, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 8551175Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Spinelogik, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 8523945Abstract: An apparatus that, in some embodiments, (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Spinelogik, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 8460385Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Spinelogik, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 8382839Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Spinelogik, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 8333804Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus that (1) delivers a fusion member between two vertebral bodies after at least a portion of the fibrocartilaginous disc between the vertebral bodies has been removed, and (2) affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes (1) a fusion member that is delivered and positioned between the vertebral bodies, (2) a delivery mechanism that delivers and positions the fusion member between the vertebral bodies, and (3) an anchoring member that affixes the fusion member to the vertebral bodies.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Spinelogik, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel
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Patent number: 8313528Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention disclose an apparatus for achieving rapid mechanical fusion between two adjacent vertebral bodies by positioning a fusion member with one or more channels between the two vertebral bodies. Once the fusion member properly positioned, one or more needles are passed through the fusion member's channels and advanced into the marrow space of the adjacent vertebral bodies. Each needle has a lumen for receiving adhesive material and supplying said material to the marrow space of the adjacent vertebral bodies. The adhesive material is for adhesively bonding the needle to the adjacent vertebral bodies. In some embodiments, a needle also has various surface contours along its shaft, including angled teeth and backfacing ridges.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2008Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Spinelogik, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Paris Wensel