Patents by Inventor Jonathan T. COSTABILE
Jonathan T. COSTABILE 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).
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Publication number: 20220008107Abstract: A system and a bone fixation plate for preventing a fastener from rotating so as to prevent the fastener from backing out is provided. The system includes a plate having an opening. A retention member having an arm extending into the opening is configured to engage the head of the fastener so as to prevent the fastener from rotating after the fastener is seated within a vertebral body or implant. In one embodiment, the retention member engages a top surface of the head of the fastener. In another embodiment, the retention member engages a side wall of the head of the fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Alphatec Spine, Inc.Inventors: Nathaniel DuBois, Scott Robinson, Steven Leong, Jonathan T. Costabile
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Patent number: 11154338Abstract: A system and a bone fixation plate for preventing a fastener from rotating so as to prevent the fastener from backing out is provided. The system includes a plate having an opening. A retention member having an arm extending into the opening is configured to engage the head of the fastener so as to prevent the fastener from rotating after the fastener is seated within a vertebral body or implant. In one embodiment, the retention member engages a top surface of the head of the fastener. In another embodiment, the retention member engages a side wall of the head of the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.Inventors: Nathaniel DuBois, Scott Robinson, Steven Leong, Jonathan T. Costabile
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Patent number: 11013613Abstract: A system and a method for performing a spinal procedure configured to minimize the size of the surgical corridor so as to reduce recovery time is provided. The system and method include an implant and a guide. The guide is configured to be disposed within a surgical corridor formed by an instrument. The instrument is removed wherein the muscles may contract onto the guide so as to reduce the surgical corridor, wherein the implant is slid down the surgical corridor between a pair of guide members.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan T. Costabile
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Publication number: 20190374347Abstract: A system and a method for performing a spinal procedure configured to minimize the size of the surgical corridor so as to reduce recovery time is provided. The system and method include an implant and a guide. The guide is configured to be disposed within a surgical corridor formed by an instrument. The instrument is removed wherein the muscles may contract onto the guide so as to reduce the surgical corridor, wherein the implant is slid down the surgical corridor between a pair of guide members.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventor: Jonathan T. Costabile
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Patent number: 10143567Abstract: A system and a method for performing a spinal procedure configured to minimize the size of the surgical corridor so as to reduce recovery time is provided. The system and method include an implant and a guide. The guide is configured to be disposed within a surgical corridor formed by an instrument. The instrument is removed wherein the muscles may contract onto the guide so as to reduce the surgical corridor, wherein the implant is slid down the surgical corridor between a pair of guide members.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.Inventor: Jonathan T. Costabile
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Patent number: 10092403Abstract: Systems and methods for implanting a spinal implant between two vertebral bodies are provided. The spinal implant may include a main body adapted to rest between and adjacent to the two vertebral bodies, the main body having a cavity therein adapted to hold a filler and a cap adapted to connect to the main body where the cap is connectable after the main body has been inserted between the vertebral bodies and after the filler has been inserted into the cavity of the main body. The cap is securable to the main body by means of a securement member providing for a permanent connection between the main body and the cap.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.Inventors: Jonathan T. Costabile, Nathaniel DuBois
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Patent number: 9763805Abstract: A system for spinal fusion includes a spacer, a plate, an attachment member, and a first temporary fixation screw. The spacer includes a first coupling aperture having a first thread with a thread pitch that is greater than or equal to one third of a depth of the first coupling aperture. The plate includes a first attachment aperture and second coupling aperture. The attachment member includes a mating thread that mates with the first thread. The attachment member is configured to couple the spacer and the plate when inserted through the second coupling aperture and rotated to engage the first thread of the first coupling aperture. The first temporary fixation screw is configured to attach the plate to a first vertebra when inserted through the first attachment aperture and driven into the first vertebra.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.Inventors: Yang Cheng, Jonathan T. Costabile
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Publication number: 20170181781Abstract: A system and a bone fixation plate for preventing a fastener from rotating so as to prevent the fastener from backing out is provided. The system includes a plate having an opening. A retention member having an arm extending into the opening is configured to engage the head of the fastener so as to prevent the fastener from rotating after the fastener is seated within a vertebral body or implant. In one embodiment, the retention member engages a top surface of the head of the fastener. In another embodiment, the retention member engages a side wall of the head of the fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2017Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: NATHANIEL DUBOIS, SCOTT ROBINSON, STEVEN LEONG, JONATHAN T. COSTABILE
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Publication number: 20170105840Abstract: Systems and methods for implanting a spinal implant between two vertebral bodies are provided. The spinal implant may include a main body adapted to rest between and adjacent to the two vertebral bodies, the main body having a cavity therein adapted to hold a filler and a cap adapted to connect to the main body where the cap is connectable after the main body has been inserted between the vertebral bodies and after the filler has been inserted into the cavity of the main body. The cap is securable to the main body by means of a securement member providing for a permanent connection between the main body and the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Jonathan T. Costabile, Nathaniel DuBois
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Publication number: 20170079805Abstract: A system and a method for performing a spinal procedure configured to minimize the size of the surgical corridor so as to reduce recovery time is provided. The system and method include an implant and a guide. The guide is configured to be disposed within a surgical corridor formed by an instrument. The instrument is removed wherein the muscles may contract onto the guide so as to reduce the surgical corridor, wherein the implant is slid down the surgical corridor between a pair of guide members.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventor: Jonathan T. Costabile
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Publication number: 20170020680Abstract: A system for spinal fusion includes a spacer, a plate, an attachment member, and a first temporary fixation screw. The spacer includes a first coupling aperture having a first thread with a thread pitch that is greater than or equal to one third of a depth of the first coupling aperture. The plate includes a first attachment aperture and second coupling aperture. The attachment member includes a mating thread that mates with the first thread. The attachment member is configured to couple the spacer and the plate when inserted through the second coupling aperture and rotated to engage the first thread of the first coupling aperture. The first temporary fixation screw is configured to attach the plate to a first vertebra when inserted through the first attachment aperture and driven into the first vertebra.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Yang Cheng, Jonathan T. Costabile
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Publication number: 20170007228Abstract: A retractor blade and a retractor blade kit are provided. The retractor blade has a proximal end, a distal end, and a toe-out mechanism between the proximal end and the distal end. The toe-out mechanism, which is part of the blade, moves the distal end from an insert position to a toe-out position when activated. The retractor blade kit has a first blade with a first length and a second blade with a second length that is less than the first length. The first blade and the second blade have about the same stiffness such that each blade deflects about the same amount when a distal end of each blade is subjected to the same force.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventor: Jonathan T. Costabile
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Patent number: 9271770Abstract: A bone fixation plate includes a first opening formed in a plate that is configured to receive a first fastener; a second opening formed in the plate that is configured to receives a second fastener, and a retention member that extends into a third opening formed in the plate between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the retention member is elastically deformable between at least three positions.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: ALPHATEC SPINE, INCInventor: Jonathan T. Costabile
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Publication number: 20120191141Abstract: A bone fixation plate includes a first opening formed in a plate that is configured to receive a first fastener; a second opening formed in the plate that is configured to receives a second fastener, and a retention member that extends into a third opening formed in the plate between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the retention member is elastically deformable between at least three positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.Inventor: Jonathan T. COSTABILE