Patents by Inventor J. EDWARD BARBER

J. EDWARD BARBER 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).

  • Artificial disc
    Patent number: 10363141
    Abstract: An artificial disc to replace a damaged spinal disc in a spinal column includes a resilient core which is fixedly connected to first and second plates. The first and second plates engage upper and lower vertebra in the patient's spine. The inner side of at least one of the first and second plates has an array of recesses into which said resilient core extends. The array of recesses includes a plurality of recesses. Each of the recesses of the plurality of recesses has surfaces which are integrally formed as one piece with the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: AXIOMED, LLC
    Inventors: Kari Zimmers, Keith Duke, James Kuras, Rebecca Blice, J. Edward Barber, Tawny Brag
  • ARTIFICIAL DISC
    Publication number: 20140316524
    Abstract: An artificial disc to replace a damaged spinal disc in a spinal column includes a resilient core which is fixedly connected to first and second plates. The first and second plates engage upper and lower vertebra in the patient's spine. The inner side of at least one of the first and second plates has an array of recesses into which said resilient core extends. The array of recesses includes a plurality of recesses. Each of the recesses of the plurality of recesses has surfaces which are integrally formed as one piece with the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: AXIOMED SPINE CORP.
    Inventors: KARI ZIMMERS, KEITH DUKE, JAMES KURAS, REBECCA BLICE, J. EDWARD BARBER, TAWNY BRAG