Patents by Inventor Kent Michael Anderson

Kent Michael Anderson 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).

  • Systems and methods for adjusting properties of a spinal implant
    Patent number: 8147517
    Abstract: A method for controlling properties of a medical implant includes locating the medical implant in an interspinous area between two spinal processes of a person. The medical implant is coupled to a container via a conduit. A fluid is received in an interior of the container in fluid communication with the conduit. The fluid flows from the container toward the implant having an interior configured to receive the fluid. A pressure sensor is coupled to the interior of the container and/or an interior of the conduit. An internal pressure is determined of the interior of the interior of the container and/or the interior of the conduit by the sensor. The flow of the fluid is regulated to the interior of the implant to regulate a volume of the implant based on the internal pressure and a medical condition of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai H. Trieu, Eric Christian Lange, Kent Michael Anderson
  • Systems and methods for adjusting properties of a spinal implant
    Publication number: 20070276368
    Abstract: A method for controlling properties of a medical implant includes locating the medical implant in an interspinous area between two spinal processes of a person. The medical implant is coupled to a container via a conduit. A fluid is received in an interior of the container in fluid communication with the conduit. The fluid flows from the container toward the implant having an interior configured to receive the fluid. A pressure sensor is coupled to the interior of the container and/or an interior of the conduit. An internal pressure is determined of the interior of the interior of the container and/or the interior of the conduit by the sensor. The flow of the fluid is regulated to the interior of the implant to regulate a volume of the implant based on the internal pressure and a medical condition of the person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Hai H. Trieu, Eric Christian Lange, Kent Michael Anderson