Patents by Inventor Dan Zatta

Dan Zatta 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).

  • Publication number: 20220133375
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to fusion implants, insertion instruments, and methods of using the same for implanting one or more fusion implants across a sacroiliac joint and into an ilium and sacrum for fusing the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, fusion-promoting material may be inserted in the fusion implant for further promoting fusion across the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, neurophysiologic monitoring may be performed as the fusion implants are placed across the sacroiliac joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Brett Menmuir, Morton Albert, Dan Zatta
  • Patent number: 11253302
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to fusion implants, insertion instruments, and methods of using the same for implanting one or more fusion implants across a sacroiliac joint and into an ilium and sacrum for fusing the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, fusion-promoting material may be inserted in the fusion implant for further promoting fusion across the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, neurophysiologic monitoring may be performed as the fusion implants are placed across the sacroiliac joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Menmuir, Morton Albert, Dan Zatta
  • Publication number: 20190133659
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to fusion implants, insertion instruments, and methods of using the same for implanting one or more fusion implants across a sacroiliac joint and into an ilium and sacrum for fusing the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, fusion-promoting material may be inserted in the fusion implant for further promoting fusion across the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, neurophysiologic monitoring may be performed as the fusion implants are placed across the sacroiliac joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: NuVasive, inc.
    Inventors: Brett Menmuir, Morton Albert, Dan Zatta
  • Patent number: 10179014
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to fusion implants, insertion instruments, and methods of using the same for implanting one or more fusion implants across a sacroiliac joint and into an ilium and sacrum for fusing the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, fusion-promoting material may be inserted in the fusion implant for further promoting fusion across the sacroiliac joint. In some cases, neurophysiologic monitoring may be performed as the fusion implants are placed across the sacroiliac joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Menmuir, Morton Albert, Dan Zatta