Patents by Inventor Gerhard Franz Pohl

Gerhard Franz Pohl 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).

  • Expandable Corpectomy Spinal Fusion Cage
    Publication number: 20120277878
    Abstract: An intervertebral expandable spacer having a pair of co-axial annuluses locked together by an engagement member having i) a set screw and ii) a pressure plate having an outer face contacting the set screw and an inner face having teeth adapted to mate with the ratchet notches of the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Sommerich, Glen Arthur Presbrey, Martin Meer, Gerhard Franz Pohl
  • Expandable corpectomy spinal fusion cage
    Patent number: 8241363
    Abstract: An intervertebral expandable spacer having a pair of co-axial annuluses locked together by an engagement member having i) a set screw and ii) a pressure plate having an outer face contacting the set screw and an inner face having teeth adapted to mate with the ratchet notches of the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Sommerich, Glen Arthur Presbrey, Martin Meer, Gerhard Franz Pohl
  • Expandable Corpectomy Spinal Fusion Cage
    Publication number: 20090164017
    Abstract: An intervertebral expandable spacer having a pair of co-axial annuluses locked together by an engagement member having i) a set screw and ii) a pressure plate having an outer face contacting the set screw and an inner face having teeth adapted to mate with the ratchet notches of the second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Sommerich, Glen Arthur Presbrey, Martin Meer, Gerhard Franz Pohl