Patents by Inventor Joel Godard

Joel Godard 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).

  • Cervical cage designed for the performance of intersomatic arthrodesis
    Patent number: 5713899
    Abstract: The present invention is a cervical cage device designed to perform an intersomatic arthrodesis. It is made from a flat and elongated metal plate (1) wider in its central part (2), whose edges, except in the central part, have teeth (30, 40). The plate (1) is bent to form an open ring and the teeth (30, 40) are oriented toward the central part of the cage, so that the ends of the ring have the shape of spears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Societe JBS SA
    Inventors: Thierry Marnay, Jean Huppert, Salvatore Sessa, Joel Godard