Patents by Inventor David William Ankney

David William 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).

  • Transforaminal prosthetic spinal disc replacement
    Patent number: 8480746
    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: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: David William Ankney, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci, William S Rhoda
  • Transforaminal Prosthetic Spinal Disc Replacement
    Publication number: 20100228351
    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: March 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: David William Ankney, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci, William S. Rhoda