Patents by Inventor Gorman D. Gong

Gorman D. Gong 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for use of expandable members in surgical applications
    Patent number: 8926620
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an elongated member, an expandable member coupled to the elongated member, and an outer sheath. The outer sheath, which can be constructed from a different material than the expandable member, is disposed about the expandable member such that an outer surface of the expandable member is in discontinuous contact with an inner surface of the outer sheath. The expandable member and the outer sheath are configured to cooperatively displace a bone structure when moving between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kyphon Sarl
    Inventors: Nishith Chasmawala, Bryan J. Auyoung, Gorman D. Gong, Alex Y. Hsia, Lex P. Jansen, Christopher U. Phan