Patents by Inventor John E. Pendelton

John E. Pendelton 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).

  • Surgical connectors and instrumentation
    Patent number: 10729472
    Abstract: A medical device includes a spinal rod receiving channel disposed within the medical device and a rod retaining set screw, wherein the spinal rod receiving channel includes an upper arc having a first end and second end, a first middle arc connected to the first end of the upper arc, a second middle arc connected to the second end of the upper arc and disposed opposite the first middle arc, connecting slants connected to first and second middle arcs, and a lower arc connected to the connecting slants, and the rod retaining set screw configured to secure a spinal rod disposed in the spinal rod receiving channel into the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Daniels, John Kapitan, Ryan A. Lewis, John E. Pendelton, John J. Souza
  • SURGICAL CONNECTORS AND INSTRUMENTATION
    Publication number: 20180125538
    Abstract: A medical device includes a spinal rod receiving channel disposed within the medical device and a rod retaining set screw, wherein the spinal rod receiving channel includes an upper arc having a first end and second end, a first middle arc connected to the first end of the upper arc, a second middle arc connected to the second end of the upper arc and disposed opposite the first middle arc, connecting slants connected to first and second middle arcs, and a lower arc connected to the connecting slants, and the rod retaining set screw configured to secure a spinal rod disposed in the spinal rod receiving channel into the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: David W. Daniels, John Kapitan, Ryan A. Lewis, John E. Pendelton, John J. Souza