Patents by Inventor Amer Samdani

Amer Samdani 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).

  • Methods and techniques for spinal surgery
    Patent number: 10278736
    Abstract: Method for performing spinal correction surgery. The method includes creating at least one access opening in a patient, and implanting a plurality of anchor devices through the at least one access opening onto a plurality of corresponding vertebral bodies. Each anchor device has a channel defined therein. The method further includes disposing a tether into the channel of each of the plurality of anchor devices. A first end portion of the tether is secured to a first of the plurality of anchor devices. Additionally, the method includes translating the vertebral body corresponding to the selected anchor device using a pusher tool. Furthermore, the method includes applying a tension to the tether using a tensioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
    Inventors: Amer Samdani, Randal R. Betz
  • METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SPINAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20160000468
    Abstract: Method for performing spinal correction surgery. The method includes creating at least one access opening in a patient, and implanting a plurality of anchor devices through the at least one access opening onto a plurality of corresponding vertebral bodies. Each anchor device has a channel defined therein. The method further includes disposing a tether into the channel of each of the plurality of anchor devices. A first end portion of the tether is secured to a first of the plurality of anchor devices. Additionally, the method includes translating the vertebral body corresponding to the selected anchor device using a pusher tool. Furthermore, the method includes applying a tension to the tether using a tensioner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: Shriners Hospitals For Children
    Inventors: Amer Samdani, Randal R. Betz
  • Methods and techniques for spinal surgery
    Patent number: RE49586
    Abstract: Method for performing spinal correction surgery. The method includes creating at least one access opening in a patient, and implanting a plurality of anchor devices through the at least one access opening onto a plurality of corresponding vertebral bodies. Each anchor device has a channel defined therein. The method further includes disposing a tether into the channel of each of the plurality of anchor devices. A first end portion of the tether is secured to a first of the plurality of anchor devices. Additionally, the method includes translating the vertebral body corresponding to the selected anchor device using a pusher tool. Furthermore, the method includes applying a tension to the tether using a tensioner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Shriners Hospitals For Children
    Inventors: Amer Samdani, Randal R. Betz