Patents by Inventor Jeff Castleberry

Jeff Castleberry 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 performing spinal fusion
    Patent number: 7618423
    Abstract: A system and associated methods for performing spinal fusion, involving the use of a graft holder assembly, a locking assembly, and a pair of bone graft implants to simultaneously introduce the bone graft implants into a disc space to thereafter effect spinal fusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Valentine, Pat Miles, Jared Aramabula, Jeff Castleberry, Bryan D. Hildebrand, Scot Martinelli
  • System and methods for cervical spinal fusion
    Patent number: 6923814
    Abstract: A system for performing spinal fusion between adjacent cervical vertebrae, including an implant and an introducer system, and related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: Nuvasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan D. Hildebrand, Patrick Miles, Scot Martinelli, Jared Arambula, Matthew Curran, Eric Kovach, Troy Woolley, Jeff Castleberry