Patents Examined by Jessica Weiss
  • Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
    Patent number: 11344430
    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: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Glerum, Mark Weiman, Andrew Iott, Mark Adams
  • Oscillating decortication burr assembly
    Patent number: 11331110
    Abstract: An oscillating decorticating burr assembly for decortication of the articular surfaces of joints of the human body is disclosed. The oscillating decorticating burr assembly comprises a burr, a burr-support post, and a handle. Power is imparted to the assembly by way of a user input on the handle causing oscillation of the burr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: David K. Boger, William Krauss
  • Spinal implant insertion tool
    Patent number: 11324609
    Abstract: A spinal implant insertion tool includes a handle portion formed by the proximal ends of a first prong and second prong and an attachment portion formed by the distal ends of the first prong and the second prong. The spinal implant insertion tool also includes a hinged portion positioned between the handle portion and the attachment portion where the first and second prongs are coupled by a hinge. A first attachment section includes first connectors for holding a spinal plate. A second attachment portion includes second connectors for holding a spinal cage. The first prong includes an oblique portion so that it is nonlinear, while the second prong is linear, so that the hinge is offset from the spinal cage and spinal plate held by the spinal implant insertion tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: JWD Products, LLC
    Inventor: Jill Donaldson
  • Percutaneous lateral recess resection methods and instruments
    Patent number: 11317934
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices, kits, and methods for treating lumbar spinal stenosis by at least partially decompressing a compressed nerve root. The method can include identifying the compressed nerve root and percutaneously accessing a region of a lamina located adjacent to the compressed nerve root. The method can also include forming a channel through the region of the lamina, wherein the channel can be formed medial to a lateral border of the lamina. Further, the method can include expanding the channel in a lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Vertos Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Minh Tran, Randel Woodgrift, James M. Corbett, Phillip A. Thompson, David P. Lalor, Jr.
  • Expandable interbody spacer
    Patent number: 11304817
    Abstract: An expandable interbody spacer for the spine is provided. The interbody spacer includes a housing, upper and lower endplates, an anterior actuator, a posterior actuator, an anterior drive screw, and a posterior drive screw. The anterior and posterior drive screws are independently or simultaneously rotated with respect to each other by a driver to wedge one or more of the anterior and posterior actuators between the endplates moving them into parallel and/or angular expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Neurostructures, Inc.
    Inventors: Moti Altarac, Joey Reglos
  • Expandable interbody fusion device and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11291559
    Abstract: An expandable intervertebral implant for an intervertebral fusion is provided. The implant includes a first endplate, a second endplate, a translation member and an auger mounted to the translation member and extending through the second endplate. The first endplate includes a sloped anterior face and a sloped posterior face. The second endplate includes a posteriorly facing sloped surface for matingly engaging the sloped anterior face of the first endplate. The translation member includes an anteriorly facing sloped surface for matingly engaging the sloped posterior face of the first endplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CTL Amedica Corporation
    Inventors: Hongwon Yoon, Jon Suh, Sean Suh
  • Intervertebral implant and device for inserting an intervertebral implant
    Patent number: 11285011
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant has a hollow space formed within the implant and accessible through an elongate opening extending through a recessed portion of the side wall, and the hollow space is shaped to receive an engagement portion of a drive shaft of an insertion tool; and the intervertebral implant includes at least two guiding surfaces facing each other and being configured for sliding engagement by a portion of a sleeve of the insertion tool movably holding the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BIEDERMANN TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Timo Biedermann, Dimosthenis Dandanopoulos, Kevin Dold
  • Surgical instrumentation assembly for positioning an ankle prosthesis
    Patent number: 11285023
    Abstract: In order to position an ankle prosthesis including a tibial implant and a talus implant provided with a talo-calcaneal anchoring keel, the invention proposes a surgical instrumentation assembly including: a tibial phantom (60) of the tibial implant, adapted so as to be attached to the tibia (T) of a patient, and an aiming guide (80) adapted for setting into place an instrumentation element (90) through the talus (A) and the calcaneus (C) of the patient, along an axis (Z-Z) for implanting the talo-calcaneal anchoring keel, the tibial phantom and the aiming guide mechanically cooperating with each other to restrict movement of the tibial phantom and the aiming guide relative to each other along vertical and medio-lateral directions, wherein the aiming guide is configured to guide placement of the instrumentation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignees: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Vincent Coulange, Sophie Genna, Yann Brunnarius, Emmanuel Lizee, Christophe Perineau, Michel Bonnin, Christiaan Coetzee, Jean-Alain Colombier, Thierry Judet, Mark Myerson
  • Vertebral plate systems and methods of use
    Patent number: 11285016
    Abstract: A vertebral plate includes a top and bottom surface, a plurality of orifices defined through at least one of the top and bottom surfaces, and a plurality of bone screw openings defined through the top and bottom surfaces. The plurality of orifices defined through the top surface includes a different cross-section than a plurality of orifices defined through the bottom surface. A vertebral plate system and a method of use are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Moore, Clint Boyd, Megan Carnes
  • Biceps tenodesis implants and delivery tools
    Patent number: 11284877
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for anchoring a ligament or tendon to bone. In one embodiment, a surgical implant is provided having a sheath and an expander that is received within the sheath. Various delivery tools, including a sheath inserter and a driver, are also provided. In use, the sheath inserter can be used to position a tendon within a prepared bone hole, and it can be used to deliver the sheath with a guidewire coupled thereto into the bone hole. The driver can be provided for delivering the expander into the sheath. A loader can optionally be used to load the driver and expander onto the guidewire coupled to the implanted sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Medos International Sarl
    Inventors: David R. Diduch, Mark H. Getelman, Jacob A. Marks, Gerome Miller, Matthew J. Ravenscroft, Mehmet Z. Sengun, Howard C. Tang, Gregory R. Whittaker
  • Method and devices for a sub-splenius/supra-levator scapulae surgical access technique
    Patent number: 11278323
    Abstract: A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: i) an anterior superior border of the trapezius muscle; ii) an anterior inferior border of the splenius capitis muscle, and iii) a posterior superior border of the levator scapulae muscle. Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Horton, John Riley Hawkins, Christopher L. Ramsay, Edward B. Zalenski, Alexander Grinberg, Hassan Serhan, Ernest Quintanilha
  • Occipital plate systems
    Patent number: 11278329
    Abstract: Occipital plate systems are described. The occipital plate systems include an occipital plate having an upper portion and lower portion. The lower portion can include an opening for receiving one or more lateral members therethrough. The lateral members include top and/or side apertures for receiving lateral connectors that are attached to polyaxial screw receiving members. The occipital plate systems can also include low-profile clamping arms that are operably attached to an occipital plate via an extension member and articulating joint member. The clamping arms, along with tension cables attached intermittently along its length, can be used in addition to or instead of screws and hooks to secure an occipital plate system to vertebrae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventor: Michael E. Black
  • Spinal implant system and method
    Patent number: 11273046
    Abstract: A spinal implant includes a chassis extending along a first axis and including a first thread. A first member extends along a second axis and is pivotably coupled to the chassis. A second member extends along a third axis between and is pivotably coupled to the chassis. A rack includes opposite top and bottom surfaces. A first spur is coupled to the first member such that the first spur engages the top surface. A second spur is coupled to the second member such that the second spur engages the bottom surface. An actuator includes second thread that engages the first thread such that rotation of the actuator move the implant between a first orientation in which the second and third axes extend parallel to the first axis and a second orientation in which the second and third axes extends at an acute angle relative to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan M. Dewey
  • Cyclo olefin polymer and copolymer medical devices
    Patent number: 11266479
    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: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Invuity, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Grey, Fernando Erismann, Alex Vayser
  • Surgical retractor and method
    Patent number: 11266391
    Abstract: A surgical retractor comprises at least one blade including a first arm and a second arm spaced apart from the first arm. The at least one blade further including a member being disposed with the arms to support at least one surgical instrument in a selected orientation relative to a surgical site. Surgical systems, instruments, constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Madeline G. Wilson, Mladen Djurasovic, Charles Hopkins Crawford, III, Jeffrey Lynn Gum, Roger Kirk Owens, II
  • Implant with deployable blades
    Patent number: 11246716
    Abstract: An implant, comprising a body having a superior surface and an inferior surface, a superior-inferior axis, and a lateral axis. The implant further includes a first blade having a first retracted position in the body and a first extended position where the first blade extends outwardly from the body. In addition, the implant may include a blade actuating member that can translate through the body in directions parallel to the lateral axis. When the blade actuating member is moved in a first direction along the first axis, the first blade moves towards the first extended position. When the blade actuating member is moved in a second direction opposite the first direction, the first blade moves towards the first retracted position. Further, in the first extended position, the first blade extends from the superior surface at a first non-zero angle with respect to the superior-inferior axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Institute for Musculoskeletal Science and Education, Ltd.
    Inventor: James A. Sack
  • Broach holder tool with reduced rasp moment
    Patent number: 11246624
    Abstract: The broach or rasp holder tool with reduced rasp moment includes an angled strike plate with an optional curved or spheroidal surface and/or an angled withdrawal plate having a contact surface for receiving a generally perpendicular strike force that generally aligns with a point along a rasp for substantially eliminating a moment applied thereto while broaching the intramedullary canal in preparation for implanting a prosthetic stem during joint replacement surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Joint Development, LLC
    Inventors: James T. Grutta, Dermott J. McHugh, Chris A. Weaber
  • Sternum fixation device and method
    Patent number: 11241264
    Abstract: An apparatus and technique for infernally securing a plurality of bone segments together. The device incorporates a plate-like structure stabilizing the fracture and integrated fasteners to attach straps circumscribing the bone segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CircumFix Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Houff
  • Method and devices for a sub-splenius/supra-levator scapulae surgical access technique
    Patent number: 11241255
    Abstract: A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: i) an anterior superior border of the trapezius muscle; ii) an anterior inferior border of the splenius capitis muscle, and iii) a posterior superior border of the levator scapulae muscle. Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Horton, John Riley Hawkins, Christopher L. Ramsay, Edward B. Zalenski, Alexander Grinberg, Hassan Serhan, Ernest Quintanilha
  • Method and devices for a sub-splenius/supra-levator scapulae surgical access technique
    Patent number: 11234736
    Abstract: A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: i) an anterior superior border of the trapezius muscle; ii) an anterior inferior border of the splenius capitis muscle, and iii) a posterior superior border of the levator scapulae muscle. Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Horton, John Riley Hawkins, Christopher L. Ramsay, Edward B. Zalenski, Alexander Grinberg, Hassan Serhan, Ernest Quintanilha