Patents by Inventor Lee-Ann Norman

Lee-Ann Norman 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).

  • Clamps used for interconnecting a bone anchor to a rod
    Patent number: 8585741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamp, and, more particularly, to a clamp for securing the position of a bone anchor with respect to a longitudinal rod, preferably for use in the spine. The clamp may include a housing, a rod clamping assembly, and a bone anchor clamping assembly. The clamp preferably enables the longitudinal axis of the rod to be offset or laterally displaced from the longitudinal axis of the bone anchor. The rod clamping assembly and the bone anchor clamping assembly are preferably moveably coupled to the housing in order to provide increased flexibility to better accommodate the location and geometry of the longitudinal rod and to better accommodate bone positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Josef Gabelberger, Edward McShane, Daniel Vennard, Nicholas Angert, Barclay Davis, Stefan Schwer, Manuel Schaer, Lee-Ann Norman, Reto Halbeisen, Benno Niedermann
  • CLAMPS USED FOR INTERCONNECTING A BONE ANCHOR TO A ROD
    Publication number: 20100268279
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamp, and, more particularly, to a clamp for securing the position of a bone anchor with respect to a longitudinal rod, preferably for use in the spine. The clamp may include a housing, a rod clamping assembly, and a bone anchor clamping assembly. The clamp preferably enables the longitudinal axis of the rod to be offset or laterally displaced from the longitudinal axis of the bone anchor. The rod clamping assembly and the bone anchor clamping assembly are preferably moveably coupled to the housing in order to provide increased flexibility to better accommodate the location and geometry of the longitudinal rod and to better accommodate bone positioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Josef Gabelberger, Edward McShane, Daniel Vennard, Nicholas Angert, Barclay Davis, Stefan Schwer, Manuel Schaer, Lee-Ann Norman, Reto Helbeisen, Benno Niedermann