Patents by Inventor Matthew F. Gornet

Matthew F. Gornet 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: 20210378839
    Abstract: Disclosed are interbody fusion spacers, or cages, for insertion between adjacent vertebrae. The cages may have integrated and deployable anchors that allow the cage to have a first, insertion configuration characterized by a reduced size to facilitate insertion through a narrow access passage and into the intervertebral space. Once implanted, the anchors of the cages may be deployed to enable better fixation to bone. The cages may promote fusion to further enhance spine stability by immobilizing the adjacent vertebral bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Guntmar Eisen, Detlev Ganter, Stephan Geiger, Matthew F. Gornet
  • Patent number: 11135069
    Abstract: Disclosed are interbody fusion spacers, or cages, for insertion between adjacent vertebrae. The cages may have integrated and deployable anchors that allow the cage to have a first, insertion configuration characterized by a reduced size to facilitate insertion through a narrow access passage and into the intervertebral space. Once implanted, the anchors of the cages may be deployed to enable better fixation to bone. The cages may promote fusion to further enhance spine stability by immobilizing the adjacent vertebral bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: EIT Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Guntmar Eisen, Detlev Ganter, Stephan Geiger, Matthew F. Gornet
  • Patent number: 8377133
    Abstract: A prosthetic spinal implant having a securing member for fixing the implant relative to an adjacent bone. In one form, the securing member is deployable into a portion of the vertebral space for affixing the implant between the vertebrae. The securing member may be disposed substantially within the body of a bearing member of the implant when the securing member is in an undeployed orientation. In other forms, the securing member is provided separately from the implant such that it may be inserted into the intervertebral space after the implant has been placed in an implanted orientation between the vertebrae. In such forms, the securing member is configured for ease of insertion between an outer bearing surface of the implant and an adjacent bone via linear or rotary motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Hansen Yuan, Matthew F. Gornet, John Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Trudeau, Brian P. Janowski
  • Publication number: 20100280619
    Abstract: A prosthetic spinal implant having a securing member for fixing the implant relative to an adjacent bone. In one form, the securing member is deployable into a portion of the vertebral space for affixing the implant between the vertebrae. The securing member may be disposed substantially within the body of a bearing member of the implant when the securing member is in an undeployed orientation. In other forms, the securing member is provided separately from the implant such that it may be inserted into the intervertebral space after the implant has been placed in an implanted orientation between the vertebrae. In such forms, the securing member is configured for ease of insertion between an outer bearing surface of the implant and an adjacent bone via linear or rotary motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Hansen Yuan, Matthew F. Gornet, John Sullivan, Jeffrey L. Trudeau, Brian P. Janowski