Patents by Inventor JACOB R. LUBINSKI

JACOB R. LUBINSKI 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).

  • System and method for spinal decompression
    Patent number: 10238434
    Abstract: A system for performing a laminoplasty procedure in a spinal vertebra includes an implant and an inserter tool. The implant is configured to be placed on a previously formed lamina opening of the spinal vertebra, and is shaped and dimensioned to be placed in the lamina opening after the opening has been distracted. The inserter tool is configured to insert the implant near the lamina opening and then to distract the lamina opening so that the lamina opening is dimensioned to receive the implant and then to place the implant into the distracted lamina opening while simultaneously holding the lamina opening in a distracted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SPINEFRONTIER, INC
    Inventors: Aaron Ricica, Craig Henshaw, Jacob R. Lubinski
  • Bone fastener for a spinal fixation assembly
    Patent number: 10076369
    Abstract: An implantable cervical plate assembly includes a cervical plate, one or more bone fasteners. The cervical plate comprises an elongated asymmetric body having one or more through-openings extending from the front surface to the back surface of the elongated asymmetric body. The one or more bone fasteners are configured to be inserted through the one or more through-openings, respectively. The bone fasteners comprise a threaded main body and a head that includes one or more breakable structures configured to be broken when inserted into a groove and then unflex and remain captured within the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: SPINEFRONTIER, INC
    Inventors: Kingsley R. Chin, Lin Yin, Jacob R. Lubinski
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPINAL DECOMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20150265317
    Abstract: A system for performing a laminoplasty procedure in a spinal vertebra includes an implant and an inserter tool. The implant is configured to be placed on a previously formed lamina opening of the spinal vertebra, and is shaped and dimensioned to be placed in the lamina opening after the opening has been distracted. The inserter tool is configured to insert the implant near the lamina opening and then to distract the lamina opening so that the lamina opening is dimensioned to receive the implant and then to place the implant into the distracted lamina opening while simultaneously holding the lamina opening in a distracted state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SPINEFRONTIER, INC
    Inventors: AARON RICICA, CRAIG HENSHAW, JACOB R. LUBINSKI
  • BONE FASTENER FOR A SPINAL FIXATION ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150216573
    Abstract: An implantable cervical plate assembly includes a cervical plate, one or more bone fasteners. The cervical plate comprises an elongated asymmetric body having one or more through-openings extending from the front surface to the back surface of the elongated asymmetric body. The one or more bone fasteners are configured to be inserted through the one or more through-openings, respectively. The bone fasteners comprise a threaded main body and a head that includes one or more breakable structures configured to be broken when inserted into a groove and then unflex and remain captured within the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: SPINEFRONTIER, INC
    Inventors: KINGSLEY R. CHIN, LIN YIN, JACOB R. LUBINSKI