Patents by Inventor Helio Marcos Ribeiro

Helio Marcos Ribeiro 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).

  • Anterior cervical plating system
    Patent number: 7662154
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for spinal fusion and particularly, anterior cervical plating systems with a toggle pivotally mounted to a bone plate with at least two degrees of freedom of movement. In a particular embodiment, each toggle plate is slidably attached and pivotally mounted to the bone plate by a locking screw having an axis such that in at least one slidable position each toggle plate can pivot relative to the axis of the locking screw in the bone plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Blackstone Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Helio Marcos Ribeiro