Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Brousseau

Jeffrey Brousseau 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).

  • Ceramic disc prosthesis
    Patent number: 8021428
    Abstract: A prosthetic is provided for replacing a vertebral disc. The prosthesis can comprise first and second endplates formed of a ceramic material, each including an articulating contact surface and a bone facing surface. The contact surface of the first endplate can have a shape complementary to the contact surface of the second endplate, thereby facilitating articulation of the first and second endplates while in contact with one another. The device can further include at least one non-ceramic bone attachment element mated with at least one of the bone facing surfaces, such that the bone attachment element covers less than a full area of the bone facing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles M. Bartish, Jr., Jeffrey Brousseau, Patrick Fatyol, Conor McCrea, Michael J. O'Neil, Stephen Connolly
  • CERAMIC DISC PROSTHESIS
    Publication number: 20060004453
    Abstract: A prosthetic is provided for replacing a vertebral disc. The prosthesis can comprise first and second endplates formed of a ceramic material, each including an articulating contact surface and a bone facing surface. The contact surface of the first endplate can have a shape complementary to the contact surface of the second endplate, thereby facilitating articulation of the first and second endplates while in contact with one another. The device can further include at least one non-ceramic bone attachment element mated with at least one of the bone facing surfaces, such that the bone attachment element covers less than a full area of the bone facing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Bartish, Jeffrey Brousseau, Patrick Fatyol, Conor McCrea