Patents by Inventor Margaret M. Hunt

Margaret M. Hunt 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).

  • Variable angle spinal surgery instrument
    Patent number: 10327919
    Abstract: An instrument for use in a procedure for inserting a spinal implant between human vertebrae may include a shaft and an end member. The end member may rotate with respect to the shaft. An angle of the end member with respect to the shaft may be varied when the end member is in a disc space between the human vertebrae. The instrument may include a slide for securing the end member at selected angles relative to the shaft. The end member may be separable from the shalt when the end member is in a selected orientation with the shaft. An instrument kit may include a shaft assembly and modular end members for various steps in a surgical procedure, such as disc space preparation, disc space evaluation, and spinal implant insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Margaret M. Hunt, Anthony P Moreno, Scott A. Webb
  • VARIABLE ANGLE SPINAL SURGERY INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20160235552
    Abstract: An instrument for use in a procedure for inserting a spinal implant between human vertebrae may include a shaft and an end member. The end member may rotate with respect to the shaft. An angle of the end member with respect to the shaft may be varied when the end member is in a disc space between the human vertebrae. The instrument may include a slide for securing the end member at selected angles relative to the shaft. The end member may be separable from the shalt when the end member is in a selected orientation with the shaft. An instrument kit may include a shaft assembly and modular end members for various steps in a surgical procedure, such as disc space preparation, disc space evaluation, and spinal implant insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Margaret M. Hunt, Anthony P. Moreno, Scott A. Webb
  • Variable angle spinal surgery instrument
    Patent number: 9345586
    Abstract: An instrument for use in a procedure for inserting a spinal implant between human vertebrae may include a shaft and an end member. The end member may rotate with respect to the shaft. An angle of the end member with respect to the shaft may be varied when the end member is in a disc space between the human vertebrae. The instrument may include a slide for securing the end member at selected angles relative to the shaft. The end member may be separable from the shaft when the end member is in a selected orientation with the shaft. An instrument kit may include a shaft assembly and modular end members for various steps in a surgical procedure, such as disc space preparation, disc space evaluation, and spinal implant insertion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Zimmer Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Margaret M. Hunt, Anthony P. Moreno, Scott A. Webb
  • VARIABLE ANGLE SPINAL SURGERY INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20100137922
    Abstract: An instrument for use in a procedure for inserting a spinal implant between human vertebrae may include a shaft and an end member. The end member may rotate with respect to the shaft. An angle of the end member with respect to the shaft may be varied when the end member is in a disc space between the human vertebrae. The instrument may include a slide for securing the end member at selected angles relative to the shaft. The end member may be separable from the shaft when the end member is in a selected orientation with the shaft. An instrument kit may include a shaft assembly and modular end members for various steps in a surgical procedure, such as disc space preparation, disc space evaluation, and spinal implant insertion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Margaret M. Hunt, Anthony P. Moreno, Scott A. Webb