Patents by Inventor Douglas George Hughes

Douglas George Hughes 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).

  • Minimally invasive use of robotic appendage for surgery and expansive device and surgical implant
    Publication number: 20250032275
    Abstract: A device for safely approaching vertebral disc space utilizing stereotactic guidance, clearing material from the disc space, a device for expanding the disc space, stereotactic methods for implant planning and monitoring articulating instrument end effectors and a device for implantation into the disc space for the purpose of fusion or disc replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventor: Douglas George Hughes
  • Minimally invasive use of robotic appendage for surgery and expansive device and surgical implant
    Patent number: 12121457
    Abstract: A device for safely approaching vertebral disc space utilizing stereotactic guidance, clearing material from the disc space, a device for expanding the disc space, stereotactic methods for implant planning and monitoring articulating instrument end effectors and a device for implantation into the disc space for the purpose of fusion or disc replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventor: Douglas George Hughes
  • Minimally invasive use of robotic appendage for surgery and expansive device and surgical implant
    Publication number: 20220175550
    Abstract: A device for safely approaching vertebral disc space utilizing stereotactic guidance, clearing material from the disc space, a device for expanding the disc space, stereotactic methods for implant planning and monitoring articulating instrument end effectors and a device for implantation into the disc space for the purpose of fusion or disc replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventor: Douglas George Hughes
  • Minimally invasive use of robotic appendage for surgery
    Patent number: 11266511
    Abstract: A device for safely approaching vertebral disc space utilizing stereotactic guidance, clearing material from the disc space, a device for expanding the disc space, stereotactic methods for implant planning and monitoring articulating instrument end effectors and a device for implantation into the disc space for the purpose of fusion or disc replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Inventor: Douglas George Hughes