Patents by Inventor Kristy Davis

Kristy Davis 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).

  • Trial disk implant
    Publication number: 20060069436
    Abstract: A trial intervertebral disk implant includes a first plate, a second plate, adjacent to the first plate, a conformable layer between the first and the second plates, and a pressure sensor within the conformable layer. The pressure sensor measures a distribution of compression force exerted by the first and the second plates on the conformable layer. The trial implant includes indicating means for indicating a position of the first and the second plates relative to each other, and locating means, for locating a position of the trial implant relative to the vertebrae between which said trial implant has been placed. The trial implant further includes at least one retractable member, connected to at least one of the first and the second plates. The retractable member can be extended or retracted through an aperture defined by a surface of the plate that is proximal to an abutting vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sutton, Michael O'Neil, Kristy Davis, Hassan Serhan
  • Intervertebral disc with monitoring and adjusting capabilities
    Publication number: 20050234555
    Abstract: A prosthetic endplate having articulation surfaces whose relative positions can be post-operatively adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sutton, Edward Crowe, Kristy Davis, Michael O'Neil, Richard Pellegrino, Hassan Serhan