Patents by Inventor Eric D. Major

Eric D. Major 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).

  • Patent number: 7828727
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus. The apparatus includes a handle structure, a shaft structure coupled to the handle structure, and a spreading structure coupled to the shaft structure and movable between a compact and an expanded configuration. The apparatus includes a protective sheath of shape-recovery material. The protective sheath covers the entire spreading structure in a substantially form fitting manner in any configuration of the spreading structure including the compact configuration, the expanded configuration and any configurations therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: EBI, LLC
    Inventors: Mohit Bhatnagar, Eric D. Major, Richard W. Woods, Scott A. Jones, Robert A. Cripe, Sanjog Kumar Mathur
  • Publication number: 20030220650
    Abstract: A novel surgical apparatus for use in orthopedic surgery procedures and a method for use is provided. The present invention relates primarily to the treatment of traumatic, pathogenic, or osteoporotic bone conditions of human and other animal body systems and, more particularly, to a novel apparatus and method for manipulating the vertebral body through a less invasive, percutaneous, surgical approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Eric D. Major, Richard W. Woods, Mohit Bhatnagar, Scott A. Jones