Patents by Inventor Jonathan Daniel Briend

Jonathan Daniel Briend 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 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20250331902
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to a surgical instruments and surgical instrument guides, and associated methods. The surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a distal end; a housing disposed at least partially within the elongated body and pivotably coupled to the elongated body; and an actuator engaged with a proximal end of the elongated body and operably associated with the housing such that the housing pivots about a pivot point upon actuation of the actuator. In another embodiment, the surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a segmented distal tip; a guide barrel extending longitudinally within the elongated body, the guide barrel being substantially aligned with a bore within the segmented distal tip, wherein the segmented distal tip is configured to transition between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Conrad Tyler Hammann, Jonathan Daniel Briend
  • Surgical instruments and related methods
    Patent number: 12357360
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to a surgical instruments and surgical instrument guides, and associated methods. The surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a distal end; a housing disposed at least partially within the elongated body and pivotably coupled to the elongated body; and an actuator engaged with a proximal end of the elongated body and operably associated with the housing such that the housing pivots about a pivot point upon actuation of the actuator. In another embodiment, the surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a segmented distal tip; a guide barrel extending longitudinally within the elongated body, the guide barrel being substantially aligned with a bore within the segmented distal tip, wherein the segmented distal tip is configured to transition between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad Tyler Hammann, Jonathan Daniel Briend
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230110202
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to a surgical instruments and surgical instrument guides, and associated methods. The surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a distal end; a housing disposed at least partially within the elongated body and pivotably coupled to the elongated body; and an actuator engaged with a proximal end of the elongated body and operably associated with the housing such that the housing pivots about a pivot point upon actuation of the actuator. In another embodiment, the surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a segmented distal tip; a guide barrel extending longitudinally within the elongated body, the guide barrel being substantially aligned with a bore within the segmented distal tip, wherein the segmented distal tip is configured to transition between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Conrad Tyler Hammann, Jonathan Daniel Briend
  • Surgical instruments and related methods
    Patent number: 11553952
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to a surgical instruments and surgical instrument guides, and associated methods. The surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a distal end; a housing disposed at least partially within the elongated body and pivotably coupled to the elongated body; and an actuator engaged with a proximal end of the elongated body and operably associated with the housing such that the housing pivots about a pivot point upon actuation of the actuator. In another embodiment, the surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a segmented distal tip; a guide barrel extending longitudinally within the elongated body, the guide barrel being substantially aligned with a bore within the segmented distal tip, wherein the segmented distal tip is configured to transition between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad Tyler Hammann, Jonathan Daniel Briend
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210196328
    Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to a surgical instruments and surgical instrument guides, and associated methods. The surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a distal end; a housing disposed at least partially within the elongated body and pivotably coupled to the elongated body; and an actuator engaged with a proximal end of the elongated body and operably associated with the housing such that the housing pivots about a pivot point upon actuation of the actuator. In another embodiment, the surgical instrument may include: an elongated body having a segmented distal tip; a guide barrel extending longitudinally within the elongated body, the guide barrel being substantially aligned with a bore within the segmented distal tip, wherein the segmented distal tip is configured to transition between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Conrad Tyler Hammann, Jonathan Daniel Briend