Patents by Inventor Craig Lee Ford

Craig Lee Ford 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).

  • Surgical instrument with integrated reduction and distraction mechanisms
    Patent number: 9066763
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein can include mechanisms for reduction and distraction as well as compression. Some embodiments of the surgical instrument may comprise a reducer knob having a first passage through which a first shaft of a driver is acceptable, a connecting element coupled to the reducer knob and having a second passage through which the first shaft of the driver is acceptable, a compressor handle coupled to the connecting element at a first end and having a through hole, and a common handle coupled to the compressor handle via the through hole and pivots between the reducer knob and the compressor handle. With embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein, surgical personnel can distract and hold vertebrae in a distracted state and perform a reduction without having to switch or add instruments. Some embodiments disclosed herein can be particularly useful for reducing spondylolisthesis during posterior fixation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry T. Khoo, Peter Thomas Miller, Ryan Carter Harvey, Craig Lee Ford
  • Surgical Instrument With Integrated Reduction And Distraction Mechanisms
    Publication number: 20100024487
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein can include mechanisms for reduction and distraction as well as compression. Some embodiments of the surgical instrument may comprise a reducer knob having a first passage through which a first shaft of a driver is acceptable, a connecting element coupled to the reducer knob and having a second passage through which the first shaft of the driver is acceptable, a compressor handle coupled to the connecting element at a first end and having a through hole, and a common handle coupled to the compressor handle via the through hole and pivots between the reducer knob and the compressor handle. With embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein, surgical personnel can distract and hold vertebrae in a distracted state and perform a reduction without having to switch or add instruments. Some embodiments disclosed herein can be particularly useful for reducing spondylolisthesis during posterior fixation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: Abbott Spine Inc.
    Inventors: Larry T. Khoo, Peter Thomas Miller, Ryan Carter Harvey, Craig Lee Ford