Patents by Inventor ARTHRODISC, L.L.C.

ARTHRODISC, L.L.C. 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).

  • Publication number: 20130150969
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant can include a housing having a first end and second end with a top side and bottom side therebetween, with at least one engagement opening in the top side and/or bottom side, the implant having a first dimension from the top side to the bottom side; a shaft rotatably located within the housing and having a shaft head exposed through an end opening in the first end, the shaft head having a tool coupling member; the cam mechanism operably coupled with the shaft such that rotation of the shaft rotates the cam mechanism; and at least one engaging surface operably coupled to the cam mechanism such that rotation of the shaft protrudes and/or retracts each engaging surface through an engagement opening, wherein when each engaging surface protrudes through the engagement opening, the implant has a second dimension that is greater than the first dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ARTHRODISC, L.L.C.
    Inventor: ARTHRODISC, L.L.C.
  • Publication number: 20130110248
    Abstract: An implant can include: a first implant body having one or more locking tabs and a second implant body having one or more locking receptacles containing the locking tabs of the first implant body so as to couple the first implant body with the second implant body. The first implant body can include a plurality of locking tabs received into a plurality of locking recesses. The locking tabs can be interlocking tabs that have tab heads with cross-sectional profiles larger than tab stems, and the locking receptacles are interlocking receptacles with shapes that conform with the interlocking tabs. The first implant body and second implant body can be coupled in a sandwich format, in a train format, or in a clamshell format. The first implant body can include a top portion and bottom portion that receive the second implant body therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: ARTHRODISC, L.L.C.
    Inventor: ARTHRODISC, L.L.C.