Patents by Inventor Alan Rezach

Alan Rezach 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).

  • BONE SCREW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
    Publication number: 20220087727
    Abstract: A bone screw comprises a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a minor diameter. The shaft including a core having an angled surface relative to the axis. The angled surface extending from the minor diameter adjacent a proximal portion of the shaft to a distal portion of the shaft, and a wall disposed about the angled surface. The wall including at least one thread having an external thread form. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: Dale A. Tempco, Rodney Ray Ballard, Keith E. Miller, William Alan Rezach
  • SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20220071664
    Abstract: A bone fastener comprises a first member comprising a first surface defining an implant cavity. The first member includes a first part being non-rotatable relative to the first surface and a second part including a second surface defining a portion of the implant cavity and a slot. A second member is configured to penetrate tissue and is connectable with the first member. The first member is rotatable relative to the second member in a first plane of a body and the second part is movable relative to the first part in a second plane of the body such that the first part is relatively translatable in the slot. Implants, systems, instruments and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, Rodney Ray Ballard
  • Bone screw and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11224470
    Abstract: A bone screw comprises a shaft defining a longitudinal axis and a minor diameter. The shaft including a core having an angled surface relative to the axis. The angled surface extending from the minor diameter adjacent a proximal portion of the shaft to a distal portion of the shaft, and a wall disposed about the angled surface. The wall including at least one thread having an external thread form. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Tempco, Rodney Ray Ballard, Keith E. Miller, William Alan Rezach
  • Surgical instrument and method
    Patent number: 11202661
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes spinal implant reduction instrument defining a longitudinal axis. The spinal implant reduction instrument includes a first member connected to a body. The first member includes a tapered projection configured to interlock to a first mating recess of a bone fastener. A second member is connected to the body. The second member includes a tapered projection configured to interlock to a second mating recess of the bone fastener. At least one of the members is rotatable relative to the longitudinal axis for connecting the members to the bone fastener. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, Brian A. Butler
  • Bone screw and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11191582
    Abstract: A bone screw includes a shaft including at least one thread having an external thread form and defining at least one cavity. The shaft includes at least one tissue gathering member disposed to direct tissue into the at least one cavity. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Tempco, Rodney Ray Ballard, Keith E. Miller, William Alan Rezach
  • SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210298843
    Abstract: A method comprises the steps of: imaging a patient anatomy; selecting an implant strategy for at least one bone fastener having a first member; registering the imaging of the patient anatomy with imaging of a surgical driver; engaging the first member with tissue of the patient anatomy via the surgical driver according to the implant strategy; manipulating the patient anatomy; acquiring data points representative of a position of the first member relative to tissue; and retrieving the data points from a computer database for attaching a second member with the first member. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and surgical instruments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, Mark C. Dace, Richard Quinn Brown, Rodney Ray Ballard
  • Adjustable-height bone plate system
    Patent number: 11129652
    Abstract: An adjustable-height bone plate system that can be attached to a bony structure (e.g., the sacrum) is provided. The adjustable-height bone plate system affords height adjustment of a screw head portion to facilitate attachment of a receiver portion and a spinal rod at a proper, recommended, or desired height for secure interconnection of the spinal rod with a receiver of a pedicle screw assembly attached to an adjacent bony structure (e.g., L5 of the lumbar spine).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, Joshua Simpson, David H. Browning, Richard A. Hynes
  • Anatomy buttressing adaptor
    Patent number: 11123122
    Abstract: A screw and an anatomy buttressing adaptor are provided. The screw includes a head portion, a shaft portion, and a central axis. The anatomy buttressing adaptor includes a body portion including a first end, an opposite second end, a lower surface, and an internal cavity extending through the body portion. The lower surface of the body portion being formed at least adjacent the second end thereof, and including spikes formed thereon and spaced therearound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, David H. Browning
  • SPINAL CORRECTION CONSTRUCT AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210267643
    Abstract: A method for treating a spinal disorder includes the steps of: disposing an expandable spinal construct in a selected configuration; fixing the spinal construct in the selected configuration with a member; attaching a first end of the spinal construct with tissue; attaching a second end of the spinal construct with tissue; and disengaging the member from the spinal construct to release the spinal construct from the selected configuration. Implants, surgical instruments, systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: Joshua W. Simpson, William Alan Rezach, Richard Quinn Brown, Rodney R. Ballard
  • Surgical instruments and methods
    Patent number: 11096735
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for implanting a bone fastener is provided. The surgical instrument comprises an elongated body having a frangible region and a distal end adjacent to the frangible region. The distal end of the surgical instrument is configured to engage the bone fastener. The bone fastener is less frangible than the frangible region of the elongated body of the surgical instrument. Kits and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander J. Rohlfing, Jason M. May, William Alan Rezach
  • Spinal implant and method of use
    Patent number: 11083598
    Abstract: A surgical coupling member includes a shaft defining an axis and including at least one thread having an external thread form. The external thread form having a leading flank and a trailing flank. The external thread form defines a pitch and a crest, the crest having a width in a range of about 35% to about 50% of the pitch of the external thread form, wherein the leading flank and the trailing flank are angled in a proximal orientation relative to the thread axis, and wherein the external thread form is configured to interlock with an internal thread form of an implant receiver. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, Jason M. May, Rodney Ray Ballard
  • SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210220018
    Abstract: A spinal construct includes a coupling member including a first mating surface engageable with an existing fastener implant. The existing fastener implant being connected with an existing spinal rod implant. A connector is engageable with the existing fastener implant and has a rod extending therefrom. A locking member is engageable with a second mating surface of the coupling member. Systems, surgical instruments, implants and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Rex W. Armstrong, William Alan Rezach
  • Spinal implant system and methods of use
    Patent number: 11065065
    Abstract: A method comprises the steps of: imaging a patient anatomy; selecting an implant strategy for at least one bone fastener having a first member; registering the imaging of the patient anatomy with imaging of a surgical driver; engaging the first member with tissue of the patient anatomy via the surgical driver according to the implant strategy; manipulating the patient anatomy; acquiring data points representative of a position of the first member relative to tissue; and retrieving the data points from a computer database for attaching a second member with the first member. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and surgical instruments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, Mark C. Dace, Richard Quinn Brown, Rodney Ray Ballard
  • SURGICAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20210186532
    Abstract: A surgical device has a shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion being disposable with a surgical robot guide to engage vertebral tissue. The proximal portion defines a detectable marker and is connectable with at least one surgical instrument for manipulating the vertebral tissue. Systems, surgical instruments, spinal implants, constructs and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Lehman, JR., William Alan Rezach, Rodney Ray Ballard
  • Spinal correction construct and method
    Patent number: 11039859
    Abstract: A method for treating a spinal disorder includes the steps of: disposing an expandable spinal construct in a selected configuration; fixing the spinal construct in the selected configuration with a member; attaching a first end of the spinal construct with tissue; attaching a second end of the spinal construct with tissue; and disengaging the member from the spinal construct to release the spinal construct from the selected configuration. Implants, surgical instruments, systems and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua W. Simpson, William Alan Rezach, Richard Quinn Brown, Rodney R. Ballard
  • SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210177617
    Abstract: A method for treating a spine includes the steps of: creating a surgical pathway in a body along a first surgical approach to a surgical site including vertebral tissue; creating a surgical pathway in the body along a second surgical approach to the surgical site including the vertebral tissue; disposing a fulcrum with an intervertebral disc space of the vertebral tissue via the first surgical approach; and manipulating the vertebral tissue via the second surgical approach. Spinal implants, surgical instruments and systems are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Beale, Keith E. Miller, William Alan Rezach, Richard A. Hynes
  • Pedicle screw assemblies with 3D printed components
    Patent number: 11026723
    Abstract: A bone fastener assembly including a bone screw, a receiver, a crown, a first retaining ring, and a second retaining ring is provided. The crown is received in an interior cavity of the receiver, and the first retaining ring is provided to hold the crown in the receiver. At least a portion of a head portion is received in the interior cavity of the receiver, and the second retaining ring is provided to hold at least a portion of the head portion in the receiver. The crown, the first retaining ring, and/or the second retaining ring can be manufactured using a 3D printing process that provides a higher surface finish (Ra).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: William Alan Rezach, Jason M. May
  • Bone screw and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 10993753
    Abstract: A bone screw comprises a shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion and a wall including at least one thread having an external thread form having a lattice configuration. The thread form defining at least one void configured for bone growth therethrough. The distal portion is fabricated onto the proximal portion by an additive manufacturing method. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale A. Tempco, Rodney Ray Ballard, Keith E. Miller, William Alan Rezach
  • SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210106364
    Abstract: A spinal construct includes a fastener configured for attachment with sacral and/or pelvic tissue of a body. A connector includes a mating element engageable with the fastener and includes a receiver. A spinal implant is engageable with the receiver between a capture configuration and a removable configuration. A multi-axial fastener is connected with the spinal implant. Systems, implants, instruments and methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventor: William Alan Rezach
  • Spinal implant system and method
    Patent number: 10966760
    Abstract: A spinal construct includes a coupling member including a first mating surface engageable with an existing fastener implant. The existing fastener implant being connected with an existing spinal rod implant. A connector is engageable with the existing fastener implant and has a rod extending therefrom. A locking member is engageable with a second mating surface of the coupling member. Systems, surgical instruments, implants and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Rex W. Armstrong, William Alan Rezach