Patents by Inventor JOSHUA FINKEL

JOSHUA FINKEL 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: 11826084
    Abstract: A bone fusing implant device includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal direction and having a star-shaped cross-section. The elongated body includes a central through-opening extending through the elongated body's center along the longitudinal direction and an outer surface with alternating elongated ridges and slit openings extending along the longitudinal direction. The outer surface is coated with bone growth enhancing additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: KIC VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Crossgrove, Oscar Herrera, Michael Emery, Joshua Finkel, Kyle Woodard, Kingsley R. Chin
  • Publication number: 20230248339
    Abstract: A surgical device includes an inner stylet component and an outer stylet component. The inner stylet component includes a first handle and an elongated rod having a proximal end attached to a bottom surface of the first handle and a distal end comprising a needle tip. The outer stylet component includes a second handle and an elongated cannula having a proximal end attached to a bottom surface of the second handle and a distal open end comprising cutting elements formed on an outer surface. The elongated rod is sized to removably fit and slide within the elongated cannula, and the first handle is configured to interlock with the second handle. Rotating the interlocked first and second handles moves forward the elongated cannula and the needle tip and cuts a profile in an insertion site with the cutting elements of the outer cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: KIC VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: KINGSLEY R. CHIN, SHERIN KAMAL FETOUH, JOSHUA FINKEL-LOPEZ, OSCAR HERRERA, RAHUL GAWANDE, VITO LORE
  • Patent number: 11712253
    Abstract: A method for inserting an interspinous spinal implant into an opened gap between first and second spinous processes of adjacent superior and inferior vertebras, respectively includes the following. First forming an opened gap between a first spinous processes of a superior vertebra and a second spinous processes of an adjacent inferior vertebra by first inserting a decompression knife into diseased areas of the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras, then cutting fascia tissue, then separating soft tissue from bone by rocking the decompression knife back and forth, and then inserting a broach cutter into the diseased areas of the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras and cutting interspinous ligament between the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras. Next, determining and selecting an appropriate sized and shaped interspinous spinal implant for the opened gap by inserting a sizing tool into the opened gap, and sizing the opened gap with the sizing tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: KIC VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: Kingsley R. Chin, Joshua Finkel-Lopez, Oscar Herrera, Darryl Cambell-Spaulding, Rahul Gawande, Vito Lore
  • Publication number: 20220160375
    Abstract: A method for inserting an interspinous spinal implant into an opened gap between first and second spinous processes of adjacent superior and inferior vertebras, respectively includes the following. First forming an opened gap between a first spinous processes of a superior vertebra and a second spinous processes of an adjacent inferior vertebra by first inserting a decompression knife into diseased areas of the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras, then cutting fascia tissue, then separating soft tissue from bone by rocking the decompression knife back and forth, and then inserting a broach cutter into the diseased areas of the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras and cutting interspinous ligament between the adjacent superior and inferior vertebras. Next, determining and selecting an appropriate sized and shaped interspinous spinal implant for the opened gap by inserting a sizing tool into the opened gap, and sizing the opened gap with the sizing tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: KIC VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: KINGSLEY R. CHIN, JOSHUA FINKEL-LOPEZ, OSCAR HERRERA, DARRYL CAMBELL-SPAULDING, RAHUL GAWANDE, VITO LORE
  • Publication number: 20210361332
    Abstract: A bone fusing implant device includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal direction and having a star-shaped cross-section. The elongated body includes a central through-opening extending through the elongated body's center along the longitudinal direction and an outer surface with alternating elongated ridges and slit openings extending along the longitudinal direction. The outer surface is coated with bone growth enhancing additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: KIC VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: JEREMY CROSSGROVE, OSCAR HERRERA, MICHAEL EMERY, JOSHUA FINKEL, KYLE WOODARD, KINGSLEY R. CHIN
  • Patent number: 11129655
    Abstract: A bone fusing implant device includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal direction. The elongated body includes a first segment having an outer surface with cortical threads, a second segment having an outer surface with cancellous threads, a top segment and a bottom segment. The first segment is adjacent to the second segment along the longitudinal direction and is configured to engage a cortical bone with the cortical threads and the second segment is configured to engage a cancellous bone with the cancellous threads. The elongated body has one or more elongated fusing gutters extending along the longitudinal direction on an outer surface of the elongated body covering the first and second segments, a central opening extending along the longitudinal direction through the elongated body's center and one or more through-openings that extend horizontally and intersect with the one or more fusing gutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: KIC VENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Crossgrove, Oscar Herrera, Michael Emery, Joshua Finkel, Kyle Woodard, Kingsley R. Chin
  • Publication number: 20210212833
    Abstract: A bone fusing implant device includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal direction, and has one or more elongated grooves extending along the longitudinal direction on an outer surface of the elongated body and one or more elongated ridges alternating with the one or more elongated grooves and extending along the longitudinal direction on the outer surface of the elongated body. The elongated body includes a first segment having an outer surface with cortical threads, a second segment having an outer surface with cancellous threads, a top segment and a bottom segment. The first segment is configured to engage a cortical bone with the cortical threads and the second segment is configured to engage a cancellous bone with the cancellous threads. The cortical threads and the cancellous threads are formed on the one or more elongated ridges and do not extend into the one or more elongated grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: KICVENTURES, LLC
    Inventors: KINGSLEY R. CHIN, RICHARD FRANCIS, OSCAR HERRERA, JOSHUA FINKEL, VITO LORE, DARRYL CAMPBELL-SPAULDING
  • Publication number: 20200022817
    Abstract: A bone fusing implant device includes an elongated body extending along a longitudinal direction. The elongated body includes a first segment having an outer surface with cortical threads, a second segment having an outer surface with cancellous threads, a top segment and a bottom segment. The first segment is adjacent to the second segment along the longitudinal direction and is configured to engage a cortical bone with the cortical threads and the second segment is configured to engage a cancellous bone with the cancellous threads. The elongated body has one or more elongated fusing gutters extending along the longitudinal direction on an outer surface of the elongated body covering the first and second segments, a central opening extending along the longitudinal direction through the elongated body's center and one or more through-openings that extend horizontally and intersect with the one or more fusing gutters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: SPINEFRONTIER, INC
    Inventors: JEREMY CROSSGROVE, OSCAR HERRERA, MICHAEL EMERY, JOSHUA FINKEL, KYLE WOODARD, KINGSLEY R. CHIN