Patents by Inventor David W. Ankney

David W. Ankney 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).

  • Patent number: 11065045
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Carroll, Michael L. Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Patent number: 10993813
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The intervertebral prosthetic discs are provided with connections for facilitating implantation and removal and features which enhance primary and secondary stability over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Balasubramanian, Edward Dwyer, David Peretz, David W. Ankney, William Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Publication number: 20190262052
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Carroll, Michael L. Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Publication number: 20190262053
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Carroll, Michael L. Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Publication number: 20190254834
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The intervertebral prosthetic discs are provided with connections for facilitating implantation and removal and features which enhance primary and secondary stability over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Anand Balasubramanian, Edward Dwyer, David Peretz, David W. Ankney, William Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Patent number: 10314716
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The intervertebral prosthetic discs are provided with connections for facilitating implantation and removal and features which enhance primary and secondary stability over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Balasubramanian, Edward J. Dwyer, David Peretz, David W. Ankney, William Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Patent number: 10238443
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Carroll, Michael L. Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Publication number: 20180064550
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The intervertebral prosthetic discs are provided with connections for facilitating implantation and removal and features which enhance primary and secondary stability over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Anand Balasubramanian, Edward J. Dwyer, David Peretz, David W. Ankney, William Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Publication number: 20160354131
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Carroll, Michael L. Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Patent number: 9445856
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Calverley, Michael Lee Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Patent number: 9125755
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant includes a first endplate having a first surface configured to substantially engage with a first vertebral body and a second surface having an extension with a concave contact surface, the concave contact surface being spaced apart from the second surface. The implant further includes a second endplate having a first surface configured to substantially engage with a second vertebral body and a second surface comprising a convex contact surface, and the second endplate having first and second side rails positioned along and above the second surface defining a first and second arcuate slots on opposing sides of the second surface. A plate connecting the first and second endplates is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Ankney, William S. Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Patent number: 9125751
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The present invention also relates to prosthetic spinal disc designs that are implanted using a transforaminal approach, methods thereof, and apparatus thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: David W. Ankney, William S. Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Patent number: 9034040
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Calverley, Michael Lee Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Patent number: 8998992
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Calverley, Michael Lee Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Patent number: 8894652
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Calverley, Michael Lee Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Publication number: 20140052251
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant includes a first endplate having a first surface configured to substantially engage with a first vertebral body and a second surface having an extension with a concave contact surface, the concave contact surface being spaced apart from the second surface. The implant further includes a second endplate having a first surface configured to substantially engage with a second vertebral body and a second surface comprising a convex contact surface, and the second endplate having first and second side rails positioned along and above the second surface defining a first and second arcuate slots on opposing sides of the second surface. A plate connecting the first and second endplates is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: David W. Ankney, William S. Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Publication number: 20140052256
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The present invention also relates to prosthetic spinal disc designs that are implanted using a transforaminal approach, methods thereof, and apparatus thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: David W. Ankney, William S. Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Patent number: 8460386
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The present invention also relates to prosthetic spinal disc designs that are implanted using a transforaminal approach, methods thereof, and apparatus thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Ankney, William S. Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Patent number: 8328818
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody L. Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Calverley, Michael Lee Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams
  • Publication number: 20120143194
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for reducing a vertebral compression fracture, comprising a superior end plate and an inferior end plate disposed along a vertical axis. The superior end plate and the inferior end plate are slidably separable in a vertical direction along the vertical axis. An interior chamber is provided in fluid communication with a port extending from an exterior to the interior chamber. The device is deployable within a vertebral body and expandable within the vertebral body by injecting a flowable material into the interior chamber thereby displacing the superior and inferior end plates along the vertical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Jody L Seifert, Paul W. Millhouse, Jamie Calverley, Michael Lee Boyer, II, Nirali Patel, David W. Ankney, Mark Adams