Patents by Inventor Joseph Labdik

Joseph Labdik 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).

  • Patent number: 12053391
    Abstract: An inflatable central distractor is inserted in to a disc space between two vertebral endplates. A perimeter balloon is inserted into the disc space in such a manner as to surround the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon and the central inflatable distractor are simultaneously expanded such that as the central inflatable distractor expands the perimeter balloon surrounds the central inflatable distractor and such that the central inflatable distractor and the perimeter balloon, when expanded, contribute to forcing adjacent vertebral endplates apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: ETHICON, INC.
    Inventors: William Cohn, Terry Daglow, Megan Greenwood, Joseph Labdik, Roman Lomeli, Ravi Patel, Byron Smith, Fergus Wong
  • Publication number: 20220296387
    Abstract: An inflatable central distractor is inserted in to a disc space between two vertebral endplates. A perimeter balloon is inserted into the disc space in such a manner as to surround the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon and the central inflatable distractor are simultaneously expanded such that as the central inflatable distractor expands the perimeter balloon surrounds the central inflatable distractor and such that the central inflatable distractor and the perimeter balloon, when expanded, contribute to forcing adjacent vertebral endplates apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: William Cohn, Terry Daglow, Megan Greenwood, Joseph Labdik, Roman Lomeli, Ravi Patel, Byron Smith, Fergus Wong
  • Patent number: 11376131
    Abstract: An inflatable central distractor is inserted in to a disc space between two vertebral endplates. A perimeter balloon is inserted into the disc space in such a manner as to surround the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon and the central inflatable distractor are simultaneously expanded such that as the central inflatable distractor expands the perimeter balloon surrounds the central inflatable distractor and such that the central inflatable distractor and the perimeter balloon, when expanded, contribute to forcing adjacent vertebral endplates apart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: William Cohn, Terry Daglow, Megan Greenwood, Joseph Labdik, Roman Lomeli, Ravi Patel, Byron Smith, Fergus Wong
  • Publication number: 20220192660
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure encompass devices and methods related to laparoscopic surgical tools that allow a single user to suture an opening in tissue. The devices are suitable on a physical scale to allow repair of an opening in utero. The devices comprise two arms by which a needle is transitioned back and forth and that utilize a needle securing means to receive and release a needle, wherein the positioning of the securing means is controlled by the single user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart James Corr, Michael A. Belfort, Andrew Anderson, Allison Rozich, Sarah Cao, Serena Agrawal, Marcelo Salinas, Tushar Sharma, Joseph Labdik
  • Publication number: 20210307928
    Abstract: An inflatable central distractor is inserted in to a disc space between two vertebral endplates. A perimeter balloon is inserted into the disc space in such a manner as to surround the central inflatable distractor. The perimeter balloon and the central inflatable distractor are simultaneously expanded such that as the central inflatable distractor expands the perimeter balloon surrounds the central inflatable distractor and such that the central inflatable distractor and the perimeter balloon, when expanded, contribute to forcing adjacent vertebral endplates apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: William Cohn, Terry Daglow, Megan Greenwood, Joseph Labdik, Roman Lomeli, Ravi Patel, Byron Smith, Fergus Wong