Patents by Inventor Ethan Padgett

Ethan Padgett 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).

  • Retractor for surgical procedures
    Patent number: 12714411
    Abstract: A retractor may include a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion. The distal portion may include first and second blade retractors each having a blade receptacle defined in a first end of a body. The blade receptacle has an opening that narrows to a seat for receiving a blade head, the seat defining a shape that reduces translation, rotation, and/or angulation of the blade head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: David Considine, Andrew W. Rajek, Maximilian Garcia, Ethan Padgett, Alexis Fiechtner
  • RETRACTOR FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20250318820
    Abstract: A retractor may include a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion. The distal portion may include first and second blade retractors each having a blade receptacle defined in a first end of a body. The blade receptacle has an opening that narrows to a seat for receiving a blade head, the seat defining a shape that reduces translation, rotation, and/or angulation of the blade head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: David Considine, Andrew W. Rajek, Maximilian Garcia, Ethan Padgett, Alexis Fiechtner
  • ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250152444
    Abstract: A patient positioning system includes a thoracic bolster assembly and a pelvic bolster assembly, each of which may be comprise of a base having a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion in rotatable connection with the lower portion to adjust the upper portion in a coronal plane. The thoracic bolster assembly may also include a top patient support portion pivotably connected to the base, with a vertical adjustment mechanism in connection with the base and the top patient support portion to allow the top patient support portion to be adjusted vertically relative to the base to adjust kyphosis of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Aaron Brinker, Aaron Shein, Andrew Rajek, Thomas Hackathorn, William Gwinn, Christopher Khoury, Ethan Padgett