Patents by Inventor Bruce H. Robie
Bruce H. Robie 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).
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Publication number: 20210077274Abstract: An expandable spinal interbody implant is provided that includes first/second components that are movable between collapsed and expanded states. Spaced apart surfaces with defined radii are associated with one of the components and cooperate with slots defined in the other of the components. A locking mechanism, e.g., a locking screw, may secure the components in a desired relative orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: FBC Device ApSInventor: Bruce H. Robie
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Publication number: 20200352614Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to an apparatus, and related method, with an anti-backout feature. An exemplary apparatus described herein includes a block or plate formed with a cavity that is configured receive a device, wherein the block comprises at least two holes, and wherein each hole further comprises a first portion and a second portion; and an elongate lockout feature comprising first and second ends, wherein the first and second ends further comprise a cross-sectional profile, and wherein the first and second ends of the elongate lockout feature are seated within the respective at least two holes in the block to prevent the device from backing out of the cavity of the block.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: FBC Device ApSInventors: Michael Orabona, Andrew Galanis, Finn Bjarke Christensen, Bruce H. Robie
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Patent number: 10548646Abstract: An angulating spinal plate assembly for fixation and/or support of bones of the spinal column is provided. The angulating bone plate includes interleaved, arcuate sheets that facilitate relative motion between first/second elements. An implant assembly is also provided that includes an angulating bone plate and associated first/second intervertebral plates that extend therefrom. The angulating bone plate generally includes an interleaved elements, e.g., an upstanding tab that cooperates with opposing faces of an opening, that permit rotational movement as between first/second implant elements until a desired relative orientation is achieved. At such time, a fixation/locking element is generally employed to fix the first/second implant elements relative to each other. The rotational movement permitted is generally in multiple planes based on the cooperative arcuate surfaces provided in the disclosed elements, i.e., side-to-side and top-to-bottom freedoms of movement.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: FBC Device ApSInventors: Bruce H. Robie, Finn Bjarke Christensen, Jean Charles Le Huec
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Publication number: 20190053832Abstract: An angulating spinal plate assembly for fixation and/or support of bones of the spinal column is provided. The angulating bone plate includes interleaved, arcuate sheets that facilitate relative motion between first/second elements. An implant assembly is also provided that includes an angulating bone plate and associated first/second intervertebral plates that extend therefrom. The angulating bone plate generally includes an interleaved elements, e.g., an upstanding tab that cooperates with opposing faces of an opening, that permit rotational movement as between first/second implant elements until a desired relative orientation is achieved. At such time, a fixation/locking element is generally employed to fix the first/second implant elements relative to each other. The rotational movement permitted is generally in multiple planes based on the cooperative arcuate surfaces provided in the disclosed elements, i.e., side-to-side and top-to-bottom freedoms of movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: FBC DEVICE APSInventors: Bruce H. Robie, Finn Bjarke Christensen, Jean Charles Le Huec
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Patent number: 10182851Abstract: An angulating spinal plate assembly for fixation and/or support of bones of the spinal column is provided. The angulating bone plate includes interleaved, arcuate sheets that facilitate relative motion between first/second elements. An implant assembly is also provided that includes an angulating bone plate and associated first/second intervertebral plates that extend therefrom. The angulating bone plate generally includes an interleaved elements, e.g., an upstanding tab that cooperates with opposing faces of an opening, that permit rotational movement as between first/second implant elements until a desired relative orientation is achieved. At such time, a fixation/locking element is generally employed to fix the first/second implant elements relative to each other. The rotational movement permitted is generally in multiple planes based on the cooperative arcuate surfaces provided in the disclosed elements, i.e., side-to-side and top-to-bottom freedoms of movement.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: FBC Device ApSInventors: Bruce H. Robie, Finn Bjarke Christensen, Jean Charles Le Huec
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Publication number: 20180325561Abstract: An angulating spinal plate assembly for fixation and/or support of bones of the spinal column is provided. The angulating bone plate includes interleaved, arcuate sheets that facilitate relative motion between first/second elements. An implant assembly is also provided that includes an angulating bone plate and associated first/second intervertebral plates that extend therefrom. The angulating bone plate generally includes an interleaved elements, e.g., an upstanding tab that cooperates with opposing faces of an opening, that permit rotational movement as between first/second implant elements until a desired relative orientation is achieved. At such time, a fixation/locking element is generally employed to fix the first/second implant elements relative to each other. The rotational movement permitted is generally in multiple planes based on the cooperative arcuate surfaces provided in the disclosed elements, i.e., side-to-side and top-to-bottom freedoms of movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: FBC Device ApSInventors: Bruce H. Robie, Finn Bjarke Christensen, Jean Charles Le Huec
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Publication number: 20160143746Abstract: An angulating spinal plate assembly for fixation and/or support of bones of the spinal column is provided. The angulating bone plate includes interleaved, arcuate sheets that facilitate relative motion between first/second elements. An implant assembly is also provided that includes an angulating bone plate and associated first/second intervertebral plates that extend therefrom. The angulating bone plate generally includes an interleaved elements, e.g., an upstanding tab that cooperates with opposing faces of an opening, that permit rotational movement as between first/second implant elements until a desired relative orientation is achieved. At such time, a fixation/locking element is generally employed to fix the first/second implant elements relative to each other. The rotational movement permitted is generally in multiple planes based on the cooperative arcuate surfaces provided in the disclosed elements, i.e., side-to-side and top-to-bottom freedoms of movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: FBC Device ApSInventors: Bruce H. Robie, Finn Bjarke Christensen, Jean Charles Le Huec
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Patent number: 8906095Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of spine disc implants. Exemplary embodiments of the disclosed spinal disc implants advantageously and ultimately provide fusion with the body of the vertebra and stabilization of the spine in an anatomically correct position, e.g., in cervical, thoracic and/or lumbar regions. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to a disc implant that addresses and overcomes the shortcomings of the prior implants by providing first and second inter-vertebral elements that are movably coupled relative to each other and are adapted to permit bone in-growth over time.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: FBC Device ApSInventors: Finn Bjarke Christensen, Bruce H. Robie, Peter J. Lauridsen
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Publication number: 20140336652Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of spine disc implants. Exemplary embodiments of the disclosed spinal disc implants advantageously and ultimately provide fusion with the body of the vertebra and stabilization of the spine in an anatomically correct position, e.g., in cervical, thoracic and/or lumbar regions. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to a disc implant that addresses and overcomes the shortcomings of the prior implants by providing first and second inter-vertebral elements that are movably coupled relative to each other and are adapted to permit bone in-growth over time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: FBC DEVICE APSInventors: Finn Bjarke Christensen, Bruce H. Robie, Peter J. Lauridsen
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Patent number: 7749272Abstract: A spinal motion device for implanting in the spine as a replacement for the natural disc, to permit motion between adjacent vertebral bodies or as a vertebral body replacement that permits motion at its ends. The spinal motion device comprises a composite structure formed by a body having at least one bearing member, made from a biocompatible material such as pyrolytic carbon, attached to a support surface thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2007Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Zimmer Trabecular Metal Technology, Inc.Inventors: Bruce H. Robie, Eric Woodard
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Publication number: 20040068320Abstract: A spinal motion device for implanting in the spine as a replacement for the natural disc, to permit motion between adjacent vertebral bodies or as a vertebral body replacement that permits motion at its ends. The spinal motion device comprises a composite structure formed by a body having at least one bearing member, made from a biocompatible material such as pyrolytic carbon, attached to a support surface thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2002Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventors: Bruce H. Robie, Eric Woodard
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Patent number: 6592538Abstract: The present invention relates to a brace including a support member that is configured to the actual or desired shape of a user's body part, a support structure for mounting the support member on a user, a variable force applicator for adjusting the amount of force to be applied by the support member and an indicator for displaying the force applied.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1998Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: New York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special SurgeryInventors: Robert N. Hotchkiss, Bruce H. Robie, Mark A. Deitch, Mark W. Lenhoff, J. Chris Fritton
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Patent number: 6159217Abstract: A clamp device, cutting guide, and clamp slider used together in preparation to cutting of the distal end of the femur bone during total knee replacement surgery. The clamp device includes an upper arm and a lower arm rotatably secured to one another in a scissor-like manner. A curved movable component is rotatably secured to the proximal end of the lower arm. The clamp device is positioned around a portion of the distal end of the femur bone so that the distal end of the upper arm grasps a posterior ridge of the femur bone and the movable component of the lower arm is positioned along the contour of the deepest part of the trochlear groove, thereby defining a plane through the deepest part of the trochlear groove of the femur bone. Next, a clamp slider is removably secured to a cutting guide so that channels defined in the clamp slider and cutting guide are substantially aligned with one another.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 1999Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Inventors: Bruce H. Robie, Jordan L. Ryalls, John David Blaha, Thomas P. Sculco, Joseph D. Lipman
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Patent number: 6126692Abstract: The present invention provides a tibial prosthetic knee component. The prosthesis includes a tibial tray having a posterior rail and an anterior rail, and a tibial insert. The tibial insert has a posterior dovetailed surface matching the posterior rail in the tibial tray, and an anterior surface matching the anterior rail in the tibial tray. The posterior rail of the tibial tray and the posterior dovetailed surface of the tibial insert are curved to provide clearance for the posterior cruciate ligament. A retaining clip is provided for retaining the tibial insert in the tibial tray. The clip includes a tab which extends through the tray into the insert and a resilient holding member remains unloaded when loads are applied to the knee, reducing the likelihood of dissociation of the tray and insert.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1998Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special SurgeryInventors: Bruce H. Robie, Daniel E. Rosenthal, Peter Nelson Schmidt
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Patent number: 5997538Abstract: A rotationally ratcheting bone screw including a body having a distal end formed with an engagement tip for engaging bone tissue, and a shaft formed with a unidirectional stop. The bone screw further includes a fastening element formed with an opening complementally configured to receive the shaft and responsive to relative rotation between the shaft and fastening element to axially advance along the shaft. The fastening element includes a rotationally sensitive ratchet element to cooperate with the stop and inhibit relative counter-rotation between the shaft and the fastening element.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: New York Society for the Ruptured and Crippled Maintaining the Hospital for Special SurgeryInventors: Stanley Asnis, Galateia Kazakia, Bruce H. Robie
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Patent number: D720071Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2010Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Inventors: Bruce H. Robie, Eric Woodard