Patents by Inventor Josh BARKHIMER

Josh BARKHIMER 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).

  • Patient-specific spinal fusion devices and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 12636163
    Abstract: The present technology includes patient-specific spinal fusion devices, which may include an interbody implant that is designed to be positioned within a disc space between two vertebral bodies and one or more fixation elements that can anchor the interbody implant to the vertebral bodies. The fusion devices include one or more retention mechanisms for retaining the fixation elements within corresponding lumens or bore holes extending through the interbody implant. Methods for designing and manufacturing patient-specific spinal fusion devices are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Carlsmed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Winston, Kyle Seaman, Josh Barkhimer, Alexander Roeca, Jade Sommers, Niall Patrick Casey
  • PATIENT-SPECIFIC SPINAL FUSION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20250318936
    Abstract: The present technology includes patient-specific spinal fusion devices, which may include an interbody implant that is designed to be positioned within a disc space between two vertebral bodies and one or more fixation elements that can anchor the interbody implant to the vertebral bodies. The fusion devices include one or more retention mechanisms for retaining the fixation elements within corresponding lumens or bore holes extending through the interbody implant. Methods for designing and manufacturing patient-specific spinal fusion devices are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Jeremy WINSTON, Kyle SEAMAN, Josh BARKHIMER, Alexander ROECA, Jade SOMMERS, Niall Patrick CASEY