Patents by Inventor Dan Triplott

Dan Triplott 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).

  • Facet joint replacement
    Publication number: 20050080486
    Abstract: A prosthesis for the replacement of at least a portion of the bone of a facet located on a mammalian vertebra, comprising: an articulating surface that articulates with another facet; a bone contacting surface that contacts a surface of the vertebra, the articulating surface being connected to the bone contacting surface; and a fixation element that attaches the bone contacting surface to the vertebra, the fixation element being adapted for implantation into an interior bone space of a pedicle of the vertebra; wherein the prosthesis is configured so that no portion of the prosthesis contacts the posterior arch of the vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: T. Fallin, E. Goble, Robert Hoy, Daniel Justin, Alan Chervitz, Jude Paganelli, Dan Triplott