Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Allen Guyer

Jeffrey Allen Guyer 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).

  • Publication number: 20140288654
    Abstract: An interbody spacer is provided. The spacer includes a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of side portions disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, a midline portion configured to be disposed across at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion of the housing, an opening disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, and a grooved channel disposed in at least one of the plurality of side portions. The top and bottom portions are configured to include a plurality of projections configured to protrude away from the top and bottom portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen GUYER, Robert LYNN
  • Publication number: 20140209501
    Abstract: Methods and systems for improving the shelf life of a medical graft generally comprising a medical implant container having at least one graft cavity configured to hold at least one graft under a first vacuum and a needle entry port in fluid communication with the at least one graft cavity, the needle entry port being configured to receive and communicate a material to the at least one graft cavity and an outer chamber configured to hold the medical implant container under a second vacuum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit GOVIL, Christian Gabriel GAMBOA, Neil Irvin THOMPSON, Jeffrey Allen GUYER, Markanthony B. FLORES, Sudhanshu SOMASUNDAR
  • Publication number: 20120215229
    Abstract: A system for performing a procedure on a spine of a patient includes a curved tissue distractor, a curved housing, and an exterior channel. The curved tissue distractor includes a first distractor ramp and a second distractor ramp. The curved housing is configured to slide between the first and second distractor ramps. The curved housing includes a distal end, a proximal end, and an interior channel disposed between the distal end and the proximate end. The exterior channel is disposed on an outside surface of the curved housing and between the distal end and the proximal end. The curved housing is configured to slide between the first and second distractor ramps to provide access through the interior channel to the spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Javier Garcia-Bengochea, Jeffrey Allen Guyer, Thomas Purcell
  • Patent number: 8152714
    Abstract: A curvilinear spinal access device for performing a procedure on a spine of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a working portal configured to be advanced toward a surgical site located at the spine of the patient. The working portal includes a distal end and a proximate end, a working portal housing having an open interior channel disposed between the distal end and the proximate end, an exterior channel disposed on an outside surface of the working portal housing and between the distal end and the proximate end. The distal end is configured to be disposed at the surgical site and the proximate end is disposed away from the surgical site. The housing has a curved shape defined between the proximate end and the distal end, wherein the proximate end is disposed with respect to the distal end. The working channel is configured to allow advancement of at least one surgical tool and/or at least one implant toward the surgical site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Javier Garcia-Bengochea, Jeffrey Allen Guyer, Thomas Purcell
  • Publication number: 20110112586
    Abstract: A method and device for attaching a curvilinear access device having a movable top and an expandable working portal to the spine, the attachment including a holding arm assembly, posterior tang, anterior tang and/or a portal fixation pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Guyer, Thomas Purcell, Nathan Meyer, Ali Araghi, Javier Garcia-Bengochea, Carl Lauryssen, Moran Lorio
  • Publication number: 20100070039
    Abstract: An interbody spacer is provided. The spacer includes a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, and a plurality of side portions disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, a midline portion configured to be disposed across at least one of the top portion and the bottom portion of the housing, an opening disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion, and a grooved channel disposed in at least one of the plurality of side portions. The top and bottom portions are configured to include a plurality of projections configured to protrude away from the top and bottom portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Guyer, Robert Lynn
  • Patent number: 7434683
    Abstract: A protective case includes a first shell member and a second shell member connected generally in a clam shell manner. Each shell includes a centrally disposed rigid portion. Each shell member further includes a first flexible portion, which extends from a first side of the rigid portion to adjacent the first side wall boundary of the case, so as to form a portion of the top wall boundary and the bottom wall boundary of the case. A second flexible portion also extends from the second side of the rigid portion to adjacent the second side wall boundary of the case. A zipper is disposed along the top wall boundary and extends from the first side wall boundary to the second side wall boundary. The zipper operatively connects the rigid portion and the flexible portions of the first shell member to the respective corresponding rigid portion and first and second flexible portions of the second shell member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Plano Molding Company
    Inventors: Mike Harper, Scott Skurdalsvold, Jeffrey Allen Guyer, Charles Schmucker
  • Publication number: 20080221586
    Abstract: A curvilinear spinal access device for performing a procedure on a spine of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a working portal configured to be advanced toward a surgical site located at the spine of the patient. The working portal includes a distal end and a proximate end, a working portal housing having an open interior channel disposed between the distal end and the proximate end, an exterior channel disposed on an outside surface of the working portal housing and between the distal end and the proximate end. The distal end is configured to be disposed at the surgical site and the proximate end is disposed away from the surgical site. The housing has a curved shape defined between the proximate end and the distal end, wherein the proximate end is disposed with respect to the distal end. The working channel is configured to allow advancement of at least one surgical tool and/or at least one implant toward the surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.
    Inventors: Javier Garcia-Bengochea, Jeffrey Allen Guyer, Thomas Purcell