Patents by Inventor Edward H. Kim

Edward H. Kim 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).

  • ADJUSTABLE DEVICES FOR TREATING ARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE
    Publication number: 20230190340
    Abstract: Systems and related methods for changing the angle of a bone of a subject is provided by the present disclosure. The system may include a non-invasively adjustable implant configured to be placed inside a cavity within the bone. The non-invasively adjustable implant may couple to a first portion of bone and a second portion of bone that is separated or separable from the first portion of bone, such that non-invasive elongation of the adjustable implant causes movement of the first portion of bone and the second portion of bone apart angularly. The system may include an anchor configured to couple the non-invasively adjustable implant to bone. The non-invasively adjustable implant may include an anchor hole configured to receive the anchor therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Adam G. Beckett, Thomas B. Buford, Youngsam Bae, Edward H. Kim, Matthew Tobias Jacobs
  • Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the knee
    Patent number: 11596456
    Abstract: A system, and method of using the system, for changing the angle of a bone of a subject is provided by the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam G. Beckett, Thomas B. Buford, Youngsam Bae, Edward H. Kim, Matthew Tobias Jacobs
  • Adjustable Devices for Treating Arthritis of the Knee
    Publication number: 20200205866
    Abstract: A system, and method of using the system, for changing the angle of a bone of a subject is provided by the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Adam G. Beckett, Thomas B. Buford, Youngsam Bae, Edward H. Kim, Matthew Tobias Jacobs
  • Adjustable devices for treating arthritis of the knee
    Patent number: 10617453
    Abstract: A system, and method of using the system, for changing the angle of a bone of a subject is provided by the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, inc.
    Inventors: Adam G. Beckett, Thomas B. Buford, Youngsam Bae, Edward H. Kim, Matthew Tobias Jacobs
  • Adjustable Devices for Treating Arthritis of the Knee
    Publication number: 20180296256
    Abstract: A system, and method of using the system, for changing the angle of a bone of a subject is provided by the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Adam G. Beckett, Thomas B. Buford, Youngsam Bae, Edward H. Kim, Matthew Tobias Jacobs