Patents by Inventor Gerard Dericks

Gerard Dericks 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).

  • Publication number: 20070067043
    Abstract: My proposed device is a fillable, detachable sac, which is intended to be placed with standard endoscopic or minimally invasive surgical techniques into bone cavities in Orthopedic Surgical practice. The “Sac” may be made of either permanent or dissolvable materials and is to be filled with bone cement, bone graft, antibiotic, or other pharmacologic materials as the particular pathology may dictate. Normally the “sac” or sack, will be introduced via an endoscopic cannula, and then, after filling, detached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventor: Gerard Dericks