Patents by Inventor Andrew Penfold

Andrew Penfold 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).

  • Apparatus for locating the position of a spinal implant during surgery
    Patent number: 10342676
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for locating the position of a spinal implant in an intradiscal space patient during surgery, comprising a spinal implant formed of radiolucent material and a releasably attached inserter comprising a positioning element including thereon a marker of material more radiopaque than the material of the spinal implant. The positioning element extends into the implant such that the marker is positioned at a predetermined location within the implant, the positioning element with the radiopaque maker being removable from the spinal implant after insertion. In a particular method of locating the position of the spinal implant, the spinal implant is inserted from the lateral approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SPINE WAVE, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Vigliotti, Andrew Penfold
  • APPARATUS FOR LOCATING THE POSITION OF A SPINAL IMPLANT DURING SURGERY
    Publication number: 20170071751
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for locating the position of a spinal implant in an intradiscal space patient during surgery, comprising a spinal implant formed of radiolucent material and a releasably attached inserter comprising a positioning element including thereon a marker of material more radiopaque than the material of the spinal implant. The positioning element extends into the implant such that the marker is positioned at a predetermined location within the implant, the positioning element with the radiopaque maker being removable from the spinal implant after insertion. In a particular method of locating the position of the spinal implant, the spinal implant is inserted from the lateral approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Vigliotti, Andrew Penfold
  • Apparatus for locating the position of a spinal implant during surgery
    Patent number: 9498351
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for locating the position of a spinal implant in an intradiscal space patient during surgery, comprising a spinal implant formed of radiolucent material and a releasably attached inserter comprising a positioning element including thereon a marker of material more radiopaque than the material of the spinal implant. The positioning element extends into the implant such that the marker is positioned at a predetermined location within the implant, the positioning element with the radiopaque maker being removable from the spinal implant after insertion. In a particular method of locating the position of the spinal implant, the spinal implant is inserted from the lateral approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SPINE WAVE, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Vigliotti, Andrew Penfold
  • APPARATUS FOR LOCATING THE POSITION OF A SPINAL IMPLANT DURING SURGERY
    Publication number: 20150351924
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for locating the position of a spinal implant in an intradiscal space patient during surgery, comprising a spinal implant formed of radiolucent material and a releasably attached inserter comprising a positioning element including thereon a marker of material more radiopaque than the material of the spinal implant. The positioning element extends into the implant such that the marker is positioned at a predetermined location within the implant, the positioning element with the radiopaque maker being removable from the spinal implant after insertion. In a particular method of locating the position of the spinal implant, the spinal implant is inserted from the lateral approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Vigliotti, Andrew Penfold