Patents by Inventor Eric A. Potts

Eric A. Potts 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).

  • LORDOTIC EXPANDING VERTEBRAL BODY SPACER
    Publication number: 20090187248
    Abstract: An expandable medical implant for supporting bone structures includes a curved outer member to cooperatively engage a first bone structure and a curved inner member configured to cooperatively engage a second bone structure. The curved inner member is receivable within and movable relative to the curved outer member along an arc bounded by the curvature of the curved outer member. One of the curved outer and inner members may include a tapered surface and the other of the curved outer and inner members may include a scalloped surface. The implant may include a locking element disposed between the tapered and scalloped surface. The locking element is movable between a locked position engaging the tapered surface and a roughened locking surface to inhibit a decrease in the overall height of the implant and an unlocked position permitting at least an increase in the overall height of the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Dewey, Marco D. Capote, Eric Potts
  • Expanding Vertebral Body Implant
    Publication number: 20080114467
    Abstract: An expandable medical implant for supporting bone structures is disclosed. The implant may include an outer member and an inner member receivable in the outer member. One of the outer and inner members includes a tapered surface and the other of the outer and inner members includes a scalloped surface. The implant may also include a locking element disposed between the tapered surface and the scalloped surface. The tapered surface may be movable relative to the locking element to transversely shift the locking element into engagement with the scalloped surface to inhibit a decrease in the overall implant height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Marco D. Capote, Keith E. Miller, Dean G. Karahalios, Eric A. Potts
  • Centrally driven expandable implant and method
    Publication number: 20070255410
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include expandable, implantable devices and methods. Devices expand linearly to provide secure fixation between or among anatomical structures. In some embodiments, an implant replaces one or more vertebral bodies of the spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Dickson, James Harrop, Dean Karahalios, Eric Potts, Christopher Shaffrey, Jeffrey Wang
  • Expandable implant, instrument, and method
    Publication number: 20070255409
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include expandable, implantable devices and methods. Devices expand linearly to provide secure fixation between or among anatomical structures. In some embodiments, an implant replaces one or more vertebral bodies of the spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Dickson, Danny Braddock, James Harrop, Dean Karahalios, Eric Potts, Christopher Shaffrey