Patents by Inventor Kungwoo Lee

Kungwoo Lee 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).

  • Publication number: 20190388234
    Abstract: A prosthetic intervertebral disc and methods for using the same are provided. The subject prosthetic discs are characterized by including top and bottom endplates separated by a fibrous compressible element that includes an annular region and a nuclear region. The two plates are held together at least one fiber wound around at least one region of the top endplate and at least one region of the bottom endplate. The subject discs may be employed with separate vertebral body fixation elements, or they may include integrated vertebral body fixation elements. Also provided are kits and systems that include the subject prosthetic discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: SPINAL KINETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Sung Kyu Ha, Kungwoo Lee, Frank W. Frank
  • Publication number: 20160242926
    Abstract: A prosthetic intervertebral disc and methods for using the same are provided. The subject prosthetic discs are characterized by including top and bottom endplates separated by a fibrous compressible element that includes an annular region and a nuclear region. The two plates are held together at least one fiber wound around at least one region of the top endplate and at least one region of the bottom endplate. The subject discs may he employed with separate vertebral body fixation elements, or they may include integrated vertebral body fixation elements. Also provided are kits and systems that include the subject prosthetic discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: Spinal Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel H. Kim, Sung Kyu Ha, Kungwoo Lee, Frank W. Frank