Patents by Inventor Marc Bereau

Marc Bereau 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: 20250134675
    Abstract: An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel Jebsen, Ryan Watson, Marc Bereau, Edouard Jouan
  • Publication number: 20250040987
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for indicating an incision trajectory, by an intraoperative imaging system (1) comprising a laser source (13), comprising the following steps:—acquiring two X-ray images of a region of interest at different acquisition angles;—designating, by a user, an element (33) on a displayed acquired image (32);—computing, by a control unit, a target point (TP), based on a determined anatomical information of the patient (100) and on the designated element;—indicating an incision trajectory to be followed to reach the target point (TP), by generating a laser beam (14) adapted to; o mark the incision point (IP) on the patient's skin (110); and o indicate the incision direction (ID) by an interaction between the laser beam (14) and an incision tool (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Stéphane LAVALLEE, Jean-François LARUE, Marc BEREAU, Vincent LEDIER, Denis ALMOSNINO, Christian BELLY
  • Patent number: 12186203
    Abstract: An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Jebsen, Ryan Watson, Marc Bereau, Edouard Jouan
  • Publication number: 20240382284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a guiding system for a surgical robotic system, comprising a tool guide (11), a tool (30), an intermediate part (60) mounted on the tool (30), and first and second coupling links (21, 22), and presenting: —a first guiding configuration in which the first coupling link (21, 22) couples the intermediate part (60) and the tool guide (11) so that both are mobile relative to each other according to a unique first degree of freedom corresponding to a translation along a tool guide axis (X); and—a second guiding configuration in which the second coupling link (22) couples the intermediate part (60) and the tool guide (11) so that both are mobile relative to each other according to the first degree of freedom and according to at least one additional degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: David ARMAND, François GIRAULT, Marc BEREAU
  • Publication number: 20230380986
    Abstract: An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel Jebsen, Ryan Watson, Marc Bereau, Edouard Jouan
  • Patent number: 11744716
    Abstract: An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Jebsen, Ryan Watson, Marc Bereau, Edouard Jouan
  • Publication number: 20230255703
    Abstract: A surgical robotic system includes a robotic arm, an injection needle supported by the robotic arm, a localization system, an imaging system, at least one control unit. The at least one control unit is configured to perform at least one controlled loop carried out after a dispense of cement with the injection needle, in the region of interest of a patient. This controlled loop includes imaging the region of interest, with the imaging system, to provide an updated set of imaging data; using at least partially the updated set of imaging data to calculate an updated set of injection parameters; and using at least one parameter of the updated set of injection parameters to control the dispense of cement through the injection needle. Also disclosed is a method for controlling a surgical robotic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Gautier Daune, Marc Bereau
  • Publication number: 20220071773
    Abstract: An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Samuel Jebsen, Ryan Watson, Marc Bereau, Edouard Jouan
  • Patent number: 11179247
    Abstract: An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Jebsen, Ryan Watson, Marc Bereau, Edouard Jouan
  • Publication number: 20200188130
    Abstract: An interbody implant can comprise a cage and a porous structure. The cage can comprise an anterior segment, a medial segment, a posterior segment and a lateral segment contiguously connected to each other to define an interior space. The porous structure can be located in the interior space and can be bounded by the cage. The porous structure can comprise opposed superior and inferior surfaces exposed through the cage, an internal cavity located in an interior of the porous structure, and a plurality of ports connecting the internal cavity to the superior and inferior surfaces. A superior-inferior stiffness of the interbody implant can be defined by the porous structure. The porous structure can be compressed within a patient by movement of the spine to biologically stimulate bone growth in vertebrae adjacent the interbody implant. The implant can be configured for lateral, anterior and posterior insertion at different spine levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Samuel Jebsen, Ryan Watson, Marc Bereau, Edouard Jouan