Patents by Inventor Harry N. Herkowitz

Harry N. Herkowitz 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).

  • Bone plate assembly
    Publication number: 20040220571
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a plating system for anterior fixation of the spine that utilizes a fixation plate. The plating system stabilizes the spine and promotes fusion and incorporation of a graft in a portion of the spinal column. The plating system includes a fixation plate and bone screws that extend through holes in the plate to rigidly secure the plate to vertebrae. The plating system also includes a retainer assembly that prevents screw back out. Methods and instruments relating to the plating system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Assaker, Richard-Laurent Minfelde, Jean-Francois D'Amore, Dusty Anna Needham, Jeffrey Wade Poyner, Harry N. Herkowitz, Thomas A. Zdeblick
  • Anterior cervical plating system
    Patent number: 6533786
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system for anterior fixation of the spine that utilizes an elongated fixation plate. The plating system stabilizes the spine and promotes fusion and incorporation of a graft or implant in a portion of the spinal column. In one aspect of the invention, the fixation plate has a first end with a pair of holes. Bone screws extend through the holes to rigidly secure the plate to a first vertebra. The second end of the plate is provided with a pair of slots through which bone screws extend for engagement with a second vertebra. The screws extending through the slots are translatable in the slot to maintain compression of the spinal column portion. The plating system includes a retainer assembly that prevents screw back out. Methods and instruments relating to the plating system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Dusty Anna Needham, Jeffrey Wade Poyner, Harry N. Herkowitz, Thomas A. Zdeblick
  • Anterior cervical plating system and method
    Publication number: 20020120273
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system for anterior fixation of the spine that utilizes an elongated fixation plate. The plating system stabilizes the spine and promotes fusion and incorporation of a graft or implant in a portion of the spinal column. In one aspect of the invention, the fixation plate has a first end with a pair of holes. Bone screws extend through the holes to rigidly secure the plate to a first vertebra. The second end of the plate is provided with a pair of slots through which bone screws extend for engagement with a second vertebra. The screws extending through the slots are translatable in the slot to maintain compression of the spinal column portion. The plating system includes a retainer assembly that prevents screw back out. Methods and instruments relating to the plating system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Dusty Anna Needham, Jeffrey Wade Poyner, Harry N. Herkowitz, Thomas A. Zdeblick