Patents Examined by Steven Controneo
  • Patent number: 9937057
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a delivery device for delivering a tissue repair composition in paste form, such as a bone graft extender and substitute in paste form, for use in surgical procedures including minimally invasive spine (fusion) surgery, open spine surgery and other orthopedic procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: ISTO Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary B. Gage
  • Patent number: 8496689
    Abstract: There is provided a spinal implant device for placement between adjacent spinous processes and a pair of opposing facet joints. The spinal implant device includes a fusion cage, first and second fixation plates and a connector for connecting the cage to the plates. The fusion cage includes a superficial face, a deep face, superior and inferior saddle portions, and opposing cage ends. Each cage end defining a facet fusion surface sized and configured to respectively contact the opposing facet joints. The first and second fixation plate are sized and configured to extend along and in contact with the adjacent spinous processes. A method of implanting the device is provided. In another embodiment the device includes the fusion cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Inventor: Farzad Massoudi
  • Patent number: 8100946
    Abstract: A polyaxial bone anchor includes an anchor head, an anchor member, a bushing, a sleeve and a fastener. The anchor head has a longitudinal bore and an inner spherical surface on a lower portion. The bushing is received within the longitudinal bore adjacent the lower portion and includes an exterior spherical surface for interacting with the inner spherical surface in the anchor head, an internal space defining an inner spherical surface for mating with a spherical head portion of the anchor member and a slot. The inner spherical surface of the bushing has a spherical centerpoint and the exterior spherical surface of the bushing has a spherical centerpoint. The spherical centerpoint of the inner spherical surface is vertically displaced toward the bottom end relative to the spherical centerpoint of the exterior spherical surface. The sleeve is received within the longitudinal bore. The fastener is mountable to the anchor head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Synthes USA, LLC
    Inventors: William L. Strausbaugh, Sean Saidha, Boyd A. Wolf