Patents by Inventor Chad Coxon

Chad Coxon 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: 11678913
    Abstract: A surgical derotator instrument comprises a shaft, a handle and an articulating coupler. The shaft comprises a first end portion having a bone anchor coupling and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The handle comprises a body portion and a slot extending in the body portion. The articulating coupler connects the shaft and the handle. A method for coupling a plurality of derotator instruments into a series of derotator instruments comprises: attaching a plurality of derotator instruments to a plurality of adjacent bone anchor housings, each derotator instrument comprising: a shaft for connecting to a bone anchor housing, a handle having a slot, and an adjustable coupler connecting the shaft and the handle; adjusting one or more of the adjustable couplers to align at least one of the slots of the series with other slots of the series; and inserting an elongate member through the at least one slots that are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Farmer, Jared Parker, Chad Coxon
  • Publication number: 20200138480
    Abstract: A surgical derotator instrument comprises a shaft, a handle and an articulating coupler. The shaft comprises a first end portion having a bone anchor coupling and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The handle comprises a body portion and a slot extending in the body portion. The articulating coupler connects the shaft and the handle. A method for coupling a plurality of derotator instruments into a series of derotator instruments comprises: attaching a plurality of derotator instruments to a plurality of adjacent bone anchor housings, each derotator instrument comprising: a shaft for connecting to a bone anchor housing, a handle having a slot, and an adjustable coupler connecting the shaft and the handle; adjusting one or more of the adjustable couplers to align at least one of the slots of the series with other slots of the series; and inserting an elongate member through the at least one slots that are aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Heidi Farmer, Jared Parker, Chad Coxon
  • Patent number: 10492837
    Abstract: A surgical derotator instrument comprises a shaft, a handle and an articulating coupler. The shaft comprises a first end portion having a bone anchor coupling and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The handle comprises a body portion and a slot extending in the body portion. The articulating coupler connects the shaft and the handle. A method for coupling a plurality of derotator instruments into a series of derotator instruments comprises: attaching a plurality of derotator instruments to a plurality of adjacent bone anchor housings, each derotator instrument comprising: a shaft for connecting to a bone anchor housing, a handle having a slot, and an adjustable coupler connecting the shaft and the handle; adjusting one or more of the adjustable couplers to align at least one of the slots of the series with other slots of the series; and inserting an elongate member through the at least one slots that are aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Heidi Farmer, Jared Parker, Chad Coxon
  • Publication number: 20180049774
    Abstract: A surgical derotator instrument comprises a shaft, a handle and an articulating coupler. The shaft comprises a first end portion having a bone anchor coupling and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The handle comprises a body portion and a slot extending in the body portion. The articulating coupler connects the shaft and the handle. A method for coupling a plurality of derotator instruments into a series of derotator instruments comprises: attaching a plurality of derotator instruments to a plurality of adjacent bone anchor housings, each derotator instrument comprising: a shaft for connecting to a bone anchor housing, a handle having a slot, and an adjustable coupler connecting the shaft and the handle; adjusting one or more of the adjustable couplers to align at least one of the slots of the series with other slots of the series; and inserting an elongate member through the at least one slots that are aligned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Heidi Farmer, Jared Parker, Chad Coxon