Patents by Inventor B. Thomas Barker, JR.

B. Thomas Barker, JR. 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).

  • Multi-axial bone screw assembly
    Patent number: 8529604
    Abstract: A bottom-loading multi-axial bone anchor apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a receiver member, a crown member, a bone anchor and a retaining member. The receiver member defines an upper opening and a lower opening, which may form part of the same opening, a channel, and a groove. The crown member and bone anchor are loaded into the lower opening of the receiver member, and the retaining member fits around the bone anchor and into the groove in the receiver member. The bone anchor is capable of multi-axial positioning with respect to the receiver member. An elongated member is placed in the channel of the receiver member, contacting the crown member, and a compression member is applied via the upper opening. The compression member presses down on the elongated member, which presses down on the crown member and locks the bone anchor between the crown member and the retaining member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: B Thomas Barker, Jr., John Stewart Young, Craig M Squires, David L Brumfield, Christopher E Johnson, Dennis J Buchanan
  • Multi-Axial Bone Screw Assembly
    Publication number: 20110071577
    Abstract: A bottom-loading multi-axial bone anchor apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a receiver member, a crown member, a bone anchor and a retaining member. The receiver member defines an upper opening and a lower opening, which may form part of the same opening, a channel, and a groove. The crown member and bone anchor are loaded into the lower opening of the receiver member, and the retaining member fits around the bone anchor and into the groove in the receiver member. The bone anchor is capable of multi-axial positioning with respect to the receiver member. An elongated member is placed in the channel of the receiver member, contacting the crown member, and a compression member is applied via the upper opening. The compression member presses down on the elongated member, which presses down on the crown member and locks the bone anchor between the crown member and the retaining member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: B. Thomas Barker, JR., John Stewart Young, Craig Squires, David Brumfield, Chris Johnson, Dennis J. Buchanan