Patents by Inventor Andy T. Pritchard

Andy T. Pritchard 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).

  • Medical implant for fixation and integration with hard tissue
    Patent number: 11969354
    Abstract: The invention relates to medical implants, including spinal implants and bone grafts, for fixation and integration with hard tissue. The bone medical implants include at least one rotational fixation mechanism that further includes or is attached to one or more sharp protrusions configured to penetrate and become lodged into hard tissue to provide support and positional stability. Such support is useful to ensure that the spinal bone graft may be used without additional stabilizing or anchoring structures, such as supporting plates or screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: LifeNet Health
    Inventors: Jingsong Chen, Dennis Phelps, Andy T. Pritchard, Nathan Kemper, Thomas Brewer
  • MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR FIXATION AND INTEGRATION WITH HARD TISSUE
    Publication number: 20220079769
    Abstract: The invention relates to medical implants, including spinal implants and bone grafts, for fixation and integration with hard tissue. The bone medical implants include at least one rotational fixation mechanism that further includes or is attached to one or more sharp protrusions configured to penetrate and become lodged into hard tissue to provide support and positional stability. Such support is useful to ensure that the spinal bone graft may be used without additional stabilizing or anchoring structures, such as supporting plates or screws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: LifeNet Health
    Inventors: Jingsong Chen, Dennis Phelps, Andy T. Pritchard, Nathan Kemper, Thomas Brewer
  • Medical implant for fixation and integration with hard tissue
    Patent number: 11116643
    Abstract: The invention relates to medical implants, including spinal implants and bone grafts, for fixation and integration with hard tissue. The bone medical implants include at least one rotational fixation mechanism that further includes or is attached to one or more sharp protrusions configured to penetrate and become lodged into hard tissue to provide support and positional stability. Such support is useful to ensure that the spinal bone graft may be used without additional stabilizing or anchoring structures, such as supporting plates or screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: LifeNet Health
    Inventors: Jingsong Chen, Dennis Phelps, Andy T. Pritchard, Nathan Kemper, Thomas Brewer
  • MEDICAL IMPLANT FOR FIXATION AND INTEGRATION WITH HARD TISSUE
    Publication number: 20170312091
    Abstract: The invention relates to medical implants, including spinal implants and bone grafts, for fixation and integration with hard tissue. The bone medical implants include at least one rotational fixation mechanism that further includes or is attached to one or more sharp protrusions configured to penetrate and become lodged into hard tissue to provide support and positional stability. Such support is useful to ensure that the spinal bone graft may be used without additional stabilizing or anchoring structures, such as supporting plates or screws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jingsong Chen, Dennis Phelps, Andy T. Pritchard, Nathan Kemper, Thomas Brewer
  • Medical implant for fixation and integration with hard tissue
    Patent number: 9750614
    Abstract: The invention relates to medical implants, including spinal implants and bone grafts, for fixation and integration with hard tissue. The bone medical implants include at least one rotational fixation mechanism that further includes or is attached to one or more sharp protrusions configured to penetrate and become lodged into hard tissue to provide support and positional stability. Such support is useful to ensure that the spinal bone graft may be used without additional stabilizing or anchoring structures, such as supporting plates or screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Lifenet Health
    Inventors: Jingsong Chen, Dennis Phelps, Andy T. Pritchard, Nathan Kemper, Thomas Brewer