Patents by Inventor Keith E. Jansen

Keith E. Jansen 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).

  • Serratome vertebral cortical endplate cutter
    Patent number: 8262660
    Abstract: The invention relates to spinal fusion implants or grafts and to apparatus for the installation thereof. More specifically, the invention is a serrated cutting or abrading tool designed to be pushed into an intervertebral space and thereby remove and partially penetrate the cortical bone layer that defines the endplates of the respective mutually adjacent vertebral bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Jansen, Andrew R. Sennett
  • SERRATOME VERTEBRAL CORTICAL ENDPLATE CUTTER
    Publication number: 20100130980
    Abstract: The invention relates to spinal fusion implants or grafts and to apparatus for the installation thereof. More specifically, the invention is a serrated cutting or abrading tool designed to be pushed into an intervertebral space and thereby remove and partially penetrate the cortical bone layer that defines the endplates of the respective mutually adjacent vertebral bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Keith E. JANSEN, Andrew R. Sennett
  • Serratome vertebral cortical endplate cutter
    Patent number: 7632278
    Abstract: The invention relates to spinal fusion implants or grafts and to apparatus for the installation thereof. More specifically, the invention is a serrated cutting or abrading tool designed to be pushed into an intervertebral space and thereby remove and partially penetrate the cortical bone layer that defines the endplates of the respective mutually adjacent vertebral bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Alphatec Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Jansen, Andrew R. Sennett
  • Serratome vertebral cortical endplate cutter
    Publication number: 20040092941
    Abstract: The invention relates to spinal fusion implants or grafts and to apparatus for the installation thereof. More specifically, the invention is a serrated cutting or abrading tool designed to be pushed into an intervertebral space and thereby remove and partially penetrate the cortical bone layer that defines the endplates of the respective mutually adjacent vertebral bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Keith E. Jansen, Andrew R. Sennett