Patents by Inventor Mark A. Slaughter

Mark A. Slaughter 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DELIVERING A ROD TO A PLURALITY OF PEDICLE SCREWS
    Publication number: 20200261125
    Abstract: Embodiments include a system that facilitates placement of a rod through receiving portions of screws placed along the spine. The system includes a rod and a cable detachably connectable to the rod to pull the rod through the receiving portions of the screws. Some embodiments include methods and devices for inserting a rod into a plurality of screws and for ex situ templating of a rod. These can include connecting a cable to a rod, inserting the cable through the plurality of screws, and using the cable to pull the rod into position. The methods of ex situ templating of the rod can include contacting a templating member to each of the screws so that a portion of the templating members replicate the relative positioning of the screws and shaping a rod to match the relative positioning of the portion of the templating members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Morgan Packard Lorio, Mark A. Slaughter
  • Methods and apparatuses for delivering a rod to a plurality of pedicle screws
    Patent number: 10639082
    Abstract: Embodiments include a system that facilitates placement of a rod through receiving portions of screws placed along the spine. The system includes a rod and a cable detachably connectable to the rod to pull the rod through the receiving portions of the screws. Some embodiments include methods and devices for inserting a rod into a plurality of screws and for ex situ templating of a rod. These can include connecting a cable to a rod, inserting the cable through the plurality of screws, and using the cable to pull the rod into position. The methods of ex situ templating of the rod can include contacting a templating member to each of the screws so that a portion of the templating members replicate the relative positioning of the screws and shaping a rod to match the relative positioning of the portion of the templating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventors: Morgan Packard Lorio, Mark A. Slaughter
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DELIVERING A ROD TO A PLURALITY OF PEDICLE SCREWS
    Publication number: 20170105772
    Abstract: Embodiments include a system that facilitates placement of a rod through receiving portions of screws placed along the spine. The system includes a rod and a cable detachably connectable to the rod to pull the rod through the receiving portions of the screws. Some embodiments include methods and devices for inserting a rod into a plurality of screws and for ex situ templating of a rod. These can include connecting a cable to a rod, inserting the cable through the plurality of screws, and using the cable to pull the rod into position. The methods of ex situ templating of the rod can include contacting a templating member to each of the screws so that a portion of the templating members replicate the relative positioning of the screws and shaping a rod to match the relative positioning of the portion of the templating members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Morgan Packard Lorio, Mark A. Slaughter
  • Methods and apparatuses for delivering a rod to a plurality of pedicle screws
    Patent number: 9526535
    Abstract: Embodiments include a system that facilitates placement of a rod through receiving portions of screws placed along the spine. The system includes a rod and a cable detachably connectable to the rod to pull the rod through the receiving portions of the screws. Some embodiments include methods and devices for inserting a rod into a plurality of screws and for ex situ templating of a rod. These can include connecting a cable to a rod, inserting the cable through the plurality of screws, and using the cable to pull the rod into position. The methods of ex situ templating of the rod can include contacting a templating member to each of the screws so that a portion of the templating members replicate the relative positioning of the screws and shaping a rod to match the relative positioning of the portion of the templating members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventors: Morgan Packard Lorio, Mark A. Slaughter