Patents by Inventor Dave Wells

Dave Wells 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: 20170252181
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for implanting a corpectomy cage within a patient's intervertebral cavity space during a surgical corpectomy procedure. The method may include removing a diseased vertebra of a patient from a target incision site to create an intervertebral cavity space within a vertebral column. The method may also include selecting a central core with a height suited to be securely fitted within the intervertebral cavity space to restore the height of the vertebral column. In some embodiments, the method proceeds to selecting a first endcap that matches the patient's existing spinal configuration and anatomy to attach to a first end of the central core. Next, the corpectomy cage may be assembled by attaching a first surface of the first endcap to the first end of the central core. In some embodiments, the method may proceed to packing bone material into a cavity formed within the first endcap, the cavity having a cavity floor to contain the bone material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Acosta, Dave Wells
  • Publication number: 20170252180
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure includes a system for a corpectomy cage for use during a corpectomy procedure. The system may include a central core and endcaps attached to the central core. The endcap may include a first surface to be attached to the first end or the second end of the central core, and a second surface to be in contact with a vertebra above or below the patient's intervertebral cavity space. Additionally, a cavity may be formed within the endcap, such that the cavity has a cavity floor proximate to the first surface and an opening at least partially surrounded by the second surface to contain bone material to be fused with the vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Acosta, Dave Wells
  • Publication number: 20170252182
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure includes an endcap to be attached onto a corpectomy cage. The endcap may include a first surface configured to attach to a central core of the corpectomy cage. In some instances, the endcap may also include a second surface configured to engage with a vertebra at one end of the intervertebral cavity space. Additionally, a cavity may be formed within the endcap of the cavity floor to contain bone material that may be fused with the vertebra. The cavity may have an opening at least partially surrounded by the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Acosta, Dave Wells