Patents by Inventor Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer

Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer 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).

  • SEGMENTAL TENSIONING OF SPINAL TETHERS
    Publication number: 20250331897
    Abstract: Implantable devices for dynamic interconnection between bones, and especially between vertebrae. The devices provide for various types of manipulation of a flexible connection such as a tether, such as by providing an aperture through which the flexible connection is passed and guided, or a post to which a loop of the flexible connection can be attached, or a groove in which a loop of the flexible connection can be placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Applicant: OrthoPediatrics Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer, Matthew Prygoski, Evangelos Tozakoglou
  • Segmental tensioning of spinal tethers
    Patent number: 12185986
    Abstract: Implantable devices for dynamic interconnection between bones, and especially between vertebrae. The devices provide for various types of manipulation of a flexible connection such as a tether, such as by providing an aperture through which the flexible connection is passed and guided, or a post to which a loop of the flexible connection can be attached, or a groove in which a loop of the flexible connection can be placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer, Matthew Prygoski, Evangelos Tozakoglou
  • DUAL TETHER SUPPORT OF VERTEBRA
    Publication number: 20240390040
    Abstract: A method for coupling a first bone portion to a second bone portion includes coupling a first flexible connector having a first structural characteristic to the first bone portion at a first site, coupling the first flexible connector to the second bone portion at a second site, and coupling a second flexible connector having a second structural characteristic to the first bone portion at the first site, with the second structural characteristic being different than the first structural characteristic. The method also includes coupling the second flexible connector to the second bone portion at the second site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: OrthoPediatrics Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer, Matthew Prygoski, Rick Detlefsen, Evangelos Tozakoglou
  • Dual tether support of vertebra
    Patent number: 12082849
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first flexible connector and a second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a first bone anchor including a first tethering head configured to receive a first portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a second bone anchor including a second tethering head configured to receive a second portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a third bone anchor defining a first aperture configured to receive therethrough the first bone anchor. The third bone anchor also defines a first peripheral channel configured to receive a first portion of the second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a fourth bone anchor defining a second aperture configured to receive therethrough the second bone anchor. The fourth bone anchor also defines a second peripheral channel configured to receive a second portion of the second flexible connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer, Matthew Prygoski, Rick Detlefsen, Evangelos Tozakoglou
  • SEGMENTAL TENSIONING OF SPINAL TETHERS
    Publication number: 20200360059
    Abstract: Implantable devices for dynamic interconnection between bones, and especially between vertebrae. The devices provide for various types of manipulation of a flexible connection such as a tether, such as by providing an aperture through which the flexible connection is passed and guided, or a post to which a loop of the flexible connection can be attached, or a groove in which a loop of the flexible connection can be placed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: OrthoPediatrics Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer, Matthew Prygoski, Evangelos Tozakoglou
  • DUAL TETHER SUPPORT OF VERTEBRA
    Publication number: 20200323562
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a first flexible connector and a second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a first bone anchor including a first tethering head configured to receive a first portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a second bone anchor including a second tethering head configured to receive a second portion of the first flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a third bone anchor defining a first aperture configured to receive therethrough the first bone anchor. The third bone anchor also defines a first peripheral channel configured to receive a first portion of the second flexible connector. The apparatus also includes a fourth bone anchor defining a second aperture configured to receive therethrough the second bone anchor. The fourth bone anchor also defines a second peripheral channel configured to receive a second portion of the second flexible connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: OrthoPediatrics Corp.
    Inventors: Daniel Gerard Hoernschemeyer, Matthew Prygoski, Rick Detlefsen, Evangelos Tozakoglou