Patents by Inventor Brandi Bohleber

Brandi Bohleber 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).

  • Patent number: 8668725
    Abstract: A bone screw is provided for securing a medical device to bone. The bone screw can engage with a bone screw hole in a medical device, such as an anterior cervical plate or sternal closure plate. Embodiments of the bone screw can include a screw head, a smooth cylindrical shaft region, a first and a second cylindrical shaft region with external threading, a tapered shaft region with external threading and one or more recessed flutes, and a sharp tip without threading or fluting. The external threading in the first and the second cylindrical shaft regions can have different pitches and crests. The external threading on the tapered shaft region can be tapered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Southern Spine, LLC
    Inventors: Hugh F. Smisson, III, David C. Field, Paul Gombar, Jr., Walter R. Sanders, Brandi Bohleber
  • Patent number: 8372123
    Abstract: A sternal closure device is provided, comprising a first plate having a bone fixation region with at least one countersunk aperture for receiving a fastening means for affixing the first plate to one side of the sternum, and a locking region with at least one protruding aligning member; a second plate having a bone fixation region with at least one countersunk aperture for receiving a fastening means for affixing the second plate to the opposite side of the sternum, and a locking region dimensioned to contact at least a portion of the locking region of the first plate; and a rotating member that engages with the aligning member(s) on the first plate for holding the first and second plates together to secure the opposite sides of the sternum. The first and second plates can be separated by reversibly disengaging the rotating member from the aligning member(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Trimax Medical Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh F. Smisson, III, David C. Field, Paul Gombar, Sr., Paul Gombar, Jr., Richard Griffith, Joseph Suarez, Brandi Bohleber
  • Publication number: 20090018589
    Abstract: A bone screw is provided for securing a medical device to bone. The bone screw can engage with a bone screw hole in a medical device, such as an anterior cervical plate or sternal closure plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Hugh F. Smisson, III, David C. Field, Paul Gombar, Walter R. Sanders, Brandi Bohleber
  • Publication number: 20080140128
    Abstract: A sternal closure device is provided, comprising a first plate having a bone fixation region with at least one countersunk aperture for receiving a fastening means for affixing the first plate to one side of the sternum, and a locking region with at least one protruding aligning member; a second plate having a bone fixation region with at least one countersunk aperture for receiving a fastening means for affixing the second plate to the opposite side of the sternum, and a locking region dimensioned to contact at least a portion of the locking region of the first plate; and a rotating member that engages with the aligning member(s) on the first plate for holding the first and second plates together to secure the opposite sides of the sternum. The first and second plates can be separated by reversibly disengaging the rotating member from the aligning member(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: TRIMAX MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Hugh F. Smisson, David C. Field, Paul Gombar, Paul Gombar, Richard Griffith, Joseph Suarez, Brandi Bohleber