Patents by Inventor Bernard A. Rawlins

Bernard A. Rawlins 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).

  • Spinal stabilization apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7585312
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization apparatus and method according to which a fastener is engaged with a vertebra of a spinal system. The fastener is connected to a rod and the direction of extension of at least a portion of the rod in a coronal plane may be selectively adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard A. Rawlins, Alan Rezach, David A. Warmbold, Keith Miller, Marco Capote, Douglas Baker, Anthony Dickinson
  • Spinal stabilization apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20060247628
    Abstract: A spinal stabilization apparatus and method according to which a fastener is engaged with a vertebra of a spinal system. The fastener is connected to a rod and the direction of extension of at least a portion of the rod in a coronal plane may be selectively adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernard Rawlins, Alan Rezach, David Warmbold, Keith Miller, Marco Capote, Douglas Baker, Anthony Dickinson
  • Method of enhancing bone density
    Patent number: 6939540
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for enhancing bone density or formation. In accordance with the method, a nucleic acid encoding an angiogenic protein is administered to a cell in a region of a bone such that the nucleic acid is expressed to produce the angiogenic protein, whereby bone density or formation is enhanced within the region. Optionally, a nucleic acid encoding an osteogenic protein is administered to a cell within the same region such that the nucleic acid is expressed to produce the osteogenic protein. The method can be employed to produce a bone graft having a cell harboring an exogenous nucleic acid encoding an angiogenic protein and, optionally, a cell harboring a nucleic acid encoding an osteogenic protein. To facilitate the inventive method, the invention also pertains to a recombinant viral vector having a nucleic acid encoding an angiogenic protein and a nucleic acid encoding an osteogenic protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignees: Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., The Hospital for Special Surgery, GenVec, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Crystal, Chisa Hidaka, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Bernard A. Rawlins, Imre Kovesdi