Patents by Inventor Alexandre B. de Moura

Alexandre B. de Moura 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).

  • Stand alone anterior cage
    Patent number: 9414932
    Abstract: The present invention teaches an improved spinal fusion implant and method of implanting same. The implant includes a shell and an insert, the insert capable of situating first and second plates of the shell with respect to each other and of preventing unwanted loosening of fasteners placed through the shell and into the adjacent vertebral bodies. The method includes implanting a shell, selecting an insert from a plurality of inserts, and placing an insert between first and second plates of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Errico, Alexandre B. de Moura, Christopher McDonnell, Rafail Zubok
  • STAND ALONE ANTERIOR CAGE
    Publication number: 20150142119
    Abstract: The present invention teaches an improved spinal fusion implant and method of implanting same. The implant includes a shell and an insert, the insert capable of situating first and second plates of the shell with respect to each other and of preventing unwanted loosening of fasteners placed through the shell and into the adjacent vertebral bodies. The method includes implanting a shell, selecting an insert from a plurality of inserts, and placing an insert between first and second plates of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas J. Errico, Alexandre B. de Moura, Christopher McDonnell, Rafail Zubok
  • Stand alone anterior cage
    Publication number: 20100286777
    Abstract: The present invention teaches an improved spinal fusion implant and method of implanting same. The implant includes a shell and an insert, the insert capable of situating first and second plates of the shell with respect to each other and of preventing unwanted loosening of fasteners placed through the shell and into the adjacent vertebral bodies. The method includes implanting a shell, selecting an insert from a plurality of inserts, and placing an insert between first and second plates of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Stryker Spine
    Inventors: Thomas J. Errico, Alexandre B. de Moura, Christopher McDonnell, Rafail Zubok