Patents by Inventor Joshua A. Gunn

Joshua A. Gunn 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).

  • MODULAR TULIP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220240988
    Abstract: A modular tulip assembly has a rod receiving tulip and a saddle. The saddle is interlockingly held inside a distal portion of the tulip. The saddle has an external locking groove or recess. The tulip has a locking projection. The locking projection is positioned into the external locking groove or recess and holds the saddle in a pre-loaded unlocked state ready to be pushed onto a head of an implanted bone screw. Upon receiving the head of the bone screw, the saddle can be moved distally relative to the tulip to a locked state by moving the locking groove or recess distally past the locking projection to where the proximal end of the saddle is past abutting the locking projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Geoffrey Toon, David Cain, Joshua Gunn
  • Modular tulip assembly
    Patent number: 11331124
    Abstract: A modular tulip assembly has a rod receiving tulip and a saddle. The saddle is interlockingly held inside a distal portion of the tulip. The saddle has an external locking groove or recess. The tulip has a locking projection. The locking projection is positioned into the external locking groove or recess and holds the saddle in a pre-loaded unlocked state ready to be pushed onto a head of an implanted bone screw. Upon receiving the head of the bone screw, the saddle can be moved distally relative to the tulip to a locked state by moving the locking groove or recess distally past the locking projection to where the proximal end of the saddle is past abutting the locking projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Spiral Elements, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Toon, David Cain, Joshua Gunn
  • MODULAR TULIP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200054376
    Abstract: A modular tulip assembly has a rod receiving tulip and a saddle. The saddle is interlockingly held inside a distal portion of the tulip. The saddle has an external locking groove or recess. The tulip has a locking projection. The locking projection is positioned into the external locking groove or recess and holds the saddle in a pre-loaded unlocked state ready to be pushed onto a head of an implanted bone screw. Upon receiving the head of the bone screw, the saddle can be moved distally relative to the tulip to a locked state by moving the locking groove or recess distally past the locking projection to where the proximal end of the saddle is past abutting the locking projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Amendia, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Toon, David Cain, Joshua Gunn
  • Transverse crosslink device
    Patent number: 9125691
    Abstract: A transverse crosslink device is presented. The transverse crosslink device has a connecting member, a first rod gripping assembly, and a second rod gripping assembly. The rod gripping assemblies can be pivotly connected to an end of the connecting member, such that the rod gripping assembly can selectively pivot in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the connecting member. The rod gripping assemblies can also be configured to selectively grip a portion of a stabilizer rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Amendia, Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua Gunn
  • Vibrational Spectroscopic Techniques for Classifying Chronic Pain States
    Publication number: 20150144792
    Abstract: Methods and systems for diagnosing a chronic pain syndrome in a subject are provided. The methods and systems include approaches for identifying a diagnosis based on the vibrational spectra of biological samples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Joshua A. Gunn
  • TRANSVERSE CROSSLINK DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130165976
    Abstract: A transverse crosslink device is presented. The transverse crosslink device has a connecting member, a first rod gripping assembly, and a second rod gripping assembly. The rod gripping assemblies can be pivotly connected to an end of the connecting member, such that the rod gripping assembly can selectively pivot in a direction substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the connecting member. The rod gripping assemblies can also be configured to selectively grip a portion of a stabilizer rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Joshua Gunn