Patents by Inventor Dong Hwa HEO
Dong Hwa HEO 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).
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Publication number: 20250221829Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Publication number: 20250195113Abstract: A spinal implant delivery device can include a pair of insertion members that can be inserted into a subject towards, for example, an intervertebral space or other target site for a spinal implant. The insertion members can define a channel with an open side and a slot through which an instrument or implant cannot exit the channel. The slot thereby protects adjacent tissue and nerves from potential damage during a surgical procedure. The insertion members can include distance indicators and/or a plurality of apertures. The distance indicators can be used to visually determine how deep the insertion members are inserted into a subject at any given time. The apertures can provide a direct view into the channel of the spinal implant delivery device, allowing a surgeon or other user to visually determine the position of an instrument or implant disposed in the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2024Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Dong-Hwa Heo, Andy Wonyong Choi
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Publication number: 20250176997Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments, and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2025Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Patent number: 12245791Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments, and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Amplify Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Patent number: 12226319Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: Amplify Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Publication number: 20240325006Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo
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Patent number: 11950770Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Amplify Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo
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Publication number: 20230329751Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments, and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Patent number: 11678906Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments, and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Amplify Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Publication number: 20230104335Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Patent number: 11464648Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Amplify Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Publication number: 20210068863Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments, and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Publication number: 20210068975Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
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Publication number: 20190142470Abstract: Provided is a spinal screw holder for a minimal invasive surgery. The spinal screw holder includes a first joint part having both penetrated ends, which is detachably coupled to a screw head fixed to a vertebra so as to be exposed to a predetermined height through an opening formed in a skin of a subject and a second joint part having both penetrated ends, which is coupled to an upper end of the first joint part and which is linearly movable in a direction that is away from the upper end of the first joint part and rotates to be bent with respect to the upper end of the first joint part after the second joint part is inserted through the opening in a state of being disposed in a straight line together with the first joint part.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Hyeun Sung KIM, Dong hwa HEO, Hong won YOON
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Patent number: 9913670Abstract: Provided are a rod inserter for fixing a pedicle screw. The rod inserter for fixing a pedicle screw, the rod inserter including a rotational support unit having a length corresponding to a radius of lordosis formed by lumbar of vertebrae of a subject person and of which a lower end is fixed and a rotational insertion unit having a length corresponding to the radius and having one end rotatably coupled to an upper end of the rotational support unit and the other end to which an arc-shaped rod is detachably coupled. Thus, the arc-shaped rods having lengths shapes different from each other according to the number of screws respectively fixed to the vertebrae of the subject person is coupled as one device to perform the operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Mantiz Logitech Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyeun Sung Kim, Dong Hwa Heo, Hong won Yoon
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Publication number: 20170056076Abstract: Provided are a rod inserter for fixing a pedicle screw. The rod inserter for fixing a pedicle screw, the rod inserter including a rotational support unit having a length corresponding to a radius of lordosis formed by lumbar of vertebrae of a subject person and of which a lower end is fixed and a rotational insertion unit having a length corresponding to the radius and having one end rotatably coupled to an upper end of the rotational support unit and the other end to which an arc-shaped rod is detachably coupled. Thus, the arc-shaped rods having lengths shapes different from each other according to the number of screws respectively fixed to the vertebrae of the subject person is coupled as one device to perform the operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Hyeun Sung KIM, Dong Hwa HEO, Hong won YOON