Patents Examined by Jessica Weiss
  • Wire passer system and method
    Patent number: 11432863
    Abstract: A wire passer system for passing a surgical wire around a bone. The wire passer system broadly comprises a gun assembly, a flexible push member, and a surgical wire. The gun assembly can comprise a handle, a trigger, a rigid guide section, a support guide, a push rod, and tensioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Judd Michael Smith, Tadd Nicholas Smith, C Daniel Smith
  • System and method for retracting body tissue
    Patent number: 11426153
    Abstract: A method for retracting body tissue providing a retractor system that includes a rail having two opposed widened rail portions separated by a narrowed portion, each widened portion engageable by a separate clamp. The clamps are configured to support the rail to a fixed surface, or to support a surgical device. Each clamp may independently be positioned or slid along the rail to a desired location without interference with a clamp on an opposing widened rail portion. A device clamp is formed of spherical mating portions which enable alignment of a surgical device along six degrees of freedom, and tightenable by securing a single fastener. A retractor blade mount enables an angular and tilting disposition of a retractor blade, as well as remote manipulation of the retractor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Friedrich, Jason Cianfrani, Matthew Bechtel
  • Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) assembly
    Patent number: 11413076
    Abstract: A surgical tool adaptor includes a distal interface member and a proximal holder. The surgical tool adaptor is formed with a lumen through the distal interface member and the proximal holder for passing a guiding element (e.g., K-wire) distally through the distal interface member. The proximal holder includes a locking element for locking the guiding element in the lumen and the distal interface member includes a connecting element for connecting to a surgical tool. The proximal holder is movable relative to the distal interface member so that the proximal holder is movable to a position wherein the guiding element does not protrude proximally out of the proximal holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Premia Spine Ltd.
    Inventors: Winfried Koenig, Franz Jakoubek, Ofer Vikinsky
  • Spinal fusion devices, systems and methods
    Patent number: 11413162
    Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method of inserting a lateral implant within an intervertebral space defined between an upper vertebral member and a lower vertebral member includes creating a lateral passage through a subject in order to provide minimally invasive access to the intervertebral space, at least partially clearing out native tissue of the subject within and/or near the intervertebral space, positioning a base plate within the intervertebral space, wherein the base plate comprise an upper base plate and a lower base plate and advancing an implant between the upper base plate and the lower base plate so that the implant is urged into the intervertebral space and the upper vertebral member is distracted relative to the lower vertebral member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Raed M. Ali, M.D., Inc.
    Inventor: Raed Ali
  • System and method for surgically-preparing a patient's femur
    Patent number: 11406512
    Abstract: An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A method or technique for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventors: David R. Wolfson, James E. Barnett, Charles L. Penninger, Michael R. Reeve, Philip R. Meggett, Rebecca L. Chaney
  • Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
    Patent number: 11399958
    Abstract: The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Glerum, Mark Weiman
  • Patient-specific surgical devices, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 11399850
    Abstract: A surgical device includes a body having a first side with a first surface that is complementary to a surface of a foreign object disposed within a patient based on preoperative imaging of the patient. The body defines at least one hole positioned relative to the body to facilitate insertion of an elongate device at a predetermined location relative to the foreign object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Paul M. Stemniski, David G. Reynolds
  • Expandable lumbar cage and method for inserting the same
    Patent number: 11399959
    Abstract: Provided is an expandable lumbar cage including an upper member, a lower member, a sagittal adjustment unit to adjust sagittal balance of a spine, and a coronal adjustment unit to adjust coronal balance of the spine. According to the foregoing description, it is possible to simultaneously adjust the sagittal balance of the spine as well as the coronal balance, thereby achieving effective treatment of the spine having compound deformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: HILO INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Sean Kyong-Ho Keem
  • Externally threaded expandable orthopedic implant
    Patent number: 11389303
    Abstract: An expandable screw for orthopedic insertion and expansion between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The screw has an upper externally-threaded body segment, a lower externally-threaded body segment opposite the upper external thread segments, and an expansion member extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. The expansion member connecting the upper externally-threaded body segment to the lower externally-threaded body segment, and configured during the expansion between the collapsed state and the expanded state to separate the upper externally-threaded body segment from the lower externally-threaded body segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Zavation Medical Products, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Alton McGuire, Jr., Joseph Matthew Jones, John Lawrence Walker
  • Expandable implant assembly with compression features
    Patent number: 11382764
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Life Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Predick, Madeline Wolters, Michael S. Butler
  • Expandable interbody spacer
    Patent number: 11382761
    Abstract: An expandable interbody spacer for the spine is provided. The interbody spacer includes a housing, a top endplate and a bottom endplate. An actuator is located inside the housing between the top and bottom endplates. A locking screw is configured to drive the actuator and move the endplates between collapsed and expanded configurations. Variations of the expandable spacer are provided in which the endplates move bilaterally outwardly into uniform and parallel expansion along the latitudinal axis, the endplates angulate about a pivot point along a longitudinal axis such that the distal end of the spacer increases in height relative to the proximal end, and the endplates angulate about a pivot along a lateral axis such that the height along one lateral side of the spacer increases in height relative to the other lateral side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Neurostructures, Inc.
    Inventors: Moti Altarac, Joey Reglos
  • Cyclo olefin polymer and copolymer medical devices
    Patent number: 11382711
    Abstract: An illuminated medical system comprises a medical instrument and a light transmitting waveguide. The waveguide projects lights from a distal portion of the waveguide toward a target area. The waveguide is formed primarily of a cyclic olefin copolymer or a cyclic olefin polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Invuity, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Grey, Fernando Erismann, Alex Vayser
  • Expandable and collapsible brain cannula
    Patent number: 11376038
    Abstract: A method of accessing a target site within the brain of a patient, through the skull of the patient, with an expandable cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Rebound Therapeutics Corporation
    Inventor: Peter G. Davis
  • Glenoid anchor guide
    Patent number: 11369391
    Abstract: A guide provides for placing a suture anchor into an outer rim of a glenoid cavity of a patient adjacent an edge of a glenoid labrum. The guide comprises an elongated guide tube having an axial lumen with a distal opening a rim engagement member pivotally attached to the elongated tube adjacent the distal opening. The rim engagement member has a first contact surface and a second contact surface each of which are distal of the guide tube and are separated from each other and disposed on opposite lateral sides of the guide tube whereby to allow placement of the contact member over the glenoid rim, with subsequent angular positioning of the guide tube and passage of an instrument down the lumen to the labrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventor: John Cournoyer
  • Flexible ACL instrumentation, kit and method
    Patent number: 11364041
    Abstract: In a first embodiment, the present invention includes an instrumentation system for preparing a bone for soft tissue repair, the instrumentation system including a flexible drill pin capable of bending along a curved path; an aimer capable of engaging the flexible pin to bend the flexible pin; and a flexible reamer having a flexible portion along at least a portion of its length, the flexible portion comprising a plurality of laser cuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Mark Steiner, Kyle Craig Pilgeram, Ran Oren, Eran Zakai, Elad Rash
  • Bone graft delivery system and method for using same
    Patent number: 11351039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus, system and method for delivery of bone graft material in a patient's spine. The graft delivery device according to various embodiments delivers and disperses biologic material to a disc space and without withdrawal from the surgical site. In one embodiment, the graft delivery device includes a plunger with a distal end configured to bend relative to a longitudinal axis as bone graft material is delivery to the disc space. The plunger can include two arms that extend generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The graft delivery device may selectively deliver a fusion cage for deposit to the same disc space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Spinal Surgical Strategies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Milella, Jr., Jeffrey Kleiner, Edward J. Grimberg, Jr.
  • Hip joint instrument and method
    Patent number: 11351040
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating a hip joint of a human patient, the hip joint comprising an acetabulum, the acetabulum being a part of the pelvic bone, and a caput femur, the caput femur being the proximal part of the femoral bone, said method comprising the steps of: cutting the skin of the human patient, dissecting an area of the pelvic bone on the opposite side from the acetabulum, creating a hole in said dissected area, said hole passing through the pelvic bone and into the hip joint of the human patient, and performing an action in the hip joint, through said hole in the pelvic bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Inventor: Peter Forsell
  • Spinal implant system and method
    Patent number: 11344429
    Abstract: A spinal implant includes a first member extending along a first axis between opposite first and second ends. The first end includes a first part. A rack is coupled to the first member. A second member extends along a second axis between opposite first and second ends. A gear is coupled to the second member such that the gear engages the rack. An actuator includes a second part that engages the first part such that rotation of the actuator relative to the members translates the rack relative to the first member along the first axis to move the implant between a first orientation in which the second longitudinal axis extends parallel to the first longitudinal axis and a second orientation in which the second longitudinal axis extends at an acute angle relative to the first longitudinal axis. Systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan M. Dewey
  • Dual-shaft implant expansion driver with reversible driver key mechanism and expandable intervertebral implant system
    Patent number: 11344434
    Abstract: A surgical driver apparatus includes a housing and an inner driver shaft having a proximal end secured within the housing and a distal end extending out from a first side of the housing. The inner driver shaft is configured to rotate with respect to the housing. The surgical driver apparatus further includes an outer driver shaft and an idler driver shaft. The outer driver shaft is positioned coaxial with the inner driver shaft and configured to rotate independently from the inner driver shaft. The idler driver shaft is configured to transmit torque to the outer driver shaft. Additionally, the surgical driver apparatus includes a driver key comprising a driving feature and a counter-driving feature. The driver key is configured to engage a second side of the housing in one of a plurality of orientations configured to rotate the inner driver shaft and/or the outer driver shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Flint, Colm McLaughlin
  • Surgical instrument
    Patent number: 11344351
    Abstract: An assembly may include a medical device, an introducer sheath connected to the medical device, and a surgical instrument. The medical device may include a cage, a screw, a bone screw, a pedicle screw, and/or an implant. The introducer sheath may be connected to the medical device at a pre-determined breaking point. The introducer sheath may be hollow. The surgical instrument may comprise an extension. The extension may be configured to be inserted into the introducer sheath. The surgical instrument may comprise a pin. The surgical instrument may comprise a separator. The separator may be configured for breaking off the introducer sheath from the medical device at the pre-determined breaking point by rotating the extension about a longitudinal axis of the extension. A part of the medical device may be configured serve as a counter bearing to the rotation by accommodating the pin during rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Z-Medical GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christel Paroth, Alexander Henninger, Zbigniew Combrowski