Patents by Inventor Kris Pauna

Kris Pauna 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).

  • Bone anchoring device
    Patent number: 9186185
    Abstract: A bone anchoring device including a clamping device and a flexible band configured to be secured a vertebra. The clamping device includes a base member and an upper member configured to be secured together with a fastener. The flexible band is configured to be passed around a bone portion and through a passage of the base member to position the flexible band between a clamping surface of the base member and a clamping surface of the upper member. The flexible band is tensioned to urge the clamping device against the bone portion and then clamped between the clamping surfaces of the base member and the upper member. A stabilization member of a vertebral stabilization construct may be secured to the vertebra with the bone anchoring device without invasively altering or impairing the structural integrity of the vertebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Hestad, Kris Pauna
  • BONE ANCHORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140066987
    Abstract: A bone anchoring device including a clamping device and a flexible band configured to be secured a vertebra. The clamping device includes a base member and an upper member configured to be secured together with a fastener. The flexible band is configured to be passed around a bone portion and through a passage of the base member to position the flexible band between a clamping surface of the base member and a clamping surface of the upper member. The flexible band is tensioned to urge the clamping device against the bone portion and then clamped between the clamping surfaces of the base member and the upper member. A stabilization member of a vertebral stabilization construct may be secured to the vertebra with the bone anchoring device without invasively altering or impairing the structural integrity of the vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Hestad, Kris Pauna
  • Bone anchoring device
    Patent number: 8636770
    Abstract: A bone anchoring device including a clamping device and a flexible band configured to be secured a vertebra. The clamping device includes a base member and an upper member configured to be secured together with a fastener. The flexible band is configured to be passed around a bone portion and through a passage of the base member to position the flexible band between a clamping surface of the base member and a clamping surface of the upper member. The flexible band is tensioned to urge the clamping device against the bone portion and then clamped between the clamping surfaces of the base member and the upper member. A stabilization member of a vertebral stabilization construct may be secured to the vertebra with the bone anchoring device without invasively altering or impairing the structural integrity of the vertebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Hestad, Kris Pauna
  • BONE ANCHORING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130041410
    Abstract: A bone anchoring device including a clamping device and a flexible band configured to be secured a vertebra. The clamping device includes a base member and an upper member configured to be secured together with a fastener. The flexible band is configured to be passed around a bone portion and through a passage of the base member to position the flexible band between a clamping surface of the base member and a clamping surface of the upper member. The flexible band is tensioned to urge the clamping device against the bone portion and then clamped between the clamping surfaces of the base member and the upper member. A stabilization member of a vertebral stabilization construct may be secured to the vertebra with the bone anchoring device without invasively altering or impairing the structural integrity of the vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Hestad, Kris Pauna