Patents by Inventor Morton B. Albert
Morton B. Albert 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).
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Publication number: 20230310136Abstract: The present disclosure in one aspect provides a sterile packaging container comprising a container body with a cross-sectional shape that is constant along the majority of the longitudinal axis, a cover and a closure assembly that inhibits the passage of microbial contaminants. The container is configured such that the interior of the container can be sterilized. The sterile packaging container described herein allows one to manufacture a sterile packaging tube exercising the smallest possible volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: David Loomis, Morton B. Albert
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Patent number: 11707350Abstract: The present disclosure in one aspect provides a sterile packaging container comprising a container body with a cross-sectional shape that is constant along the majority of the longitudinal axis, a cover and a closure assembly that inhibits the passage of microbial contaminants. The container is configured such that the interior of the container can be sterilized. The sterile packaging container described herein allows one to manufacture a sterile packaging tube exercising the smallest possible volume.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.Inventors: David Loomis, Morton B. Albert
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Publication number: 20220323231Abstract: A vertebral body replacement device, dimensioned for implantation between a first and second vertebral bone is described. The vertebral body replacement device includes a superior endcap, an inferior endcap and a central core between the superior and inferior endcaps. The vertebral body replacement device further includes a fusion aperture extending through the superior and inferior endcaps and central core. The vertebral body replacement device is made of radiolucent material and can be implanted from a lateral or anterior approach to the spine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: William D. Smith, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Zatta, Jeremy Malik, Morton B. Albert
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Publication number: 20220265413Abstract: The present disclosure in one aspect provides a sterile packaging container comprising a container body with a cross-sectional shape that is constant along the majority of the longitudinal axis, a cover and a closure assembly that inhibits the passage of microbial contaminants. The container is configured such that the interior of the container can be sterilized. The sterile packaging container described herein allows one to manufacture a sterile packaging tube exercising the smallest possible volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: David Loomis, Morton B. Albert
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Patent number: 11389301Abstract: A vertebral body replacement device, dimensioned for implantation between a first and second vertebral bone is described. The vertebral body replacement device includes a superior endcap, an inferior endcap and a central core between the superior and inferior endcaps. The vertebral body replacement device further includes a fusion aperture extending through the superior and inferior endcaps and central core. The vertebral body replacement device is made of radiolucent material and can be implanted from a lateral or anterior approach to the spine.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.Inventors: William D. Smith, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Zatta, Jeremy Malik, Morton B. Albert
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Publication number: 20200054459Abstract: A vertebral body replacement device, dimensioned for implantation between a first and second vertebral bone is described. The vertebral body replacement device includes a superior endcap, an inferior endcap and a central core between the superior and inferior endcaps. The vertebral body replacement device further includes a fusion aperture extending through the superior and inferior endcaps and central core. The vertebral body replacement device is made of radiolucent material and can be implanted from a lateral or anterior approach to the spine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: William D. Smith, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Zatta, Jeremy Malik, Morton B. Albert
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Patent number: 10485672Abstract: A vertebral body replacement device, dimensioned for implantation between a first and second vertebral bone is described. The vertebral body replacement device includes a superior endcap, an inferior endcap and a central core between the superior and inferior endcaps. The vertebral body replacement device further includes a fusion aperture extending through the superior and inferior endcaps and central core. The vertebral body replacement device is made of radiolucent material and can be implanted from a lateral or anterior approach to the spine.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.Inventors: William D. Smith, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Zatta, Jeremy Malik, Morton B. Albert
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Publication number: 20170304066Abstract: A vertebral body replacement device, dimensioned for implantation between a first and second vertebral bone is described. The vertebral body replacement device includes a superior endcap, an inferior endcap and a central core between the superior and inferior endcaps. The vertebral body replacement device further includes a fusion aperture extending through the superior and inferior endcaps and central core. The vertebral body replacement device is made of radiolucent material and can be implanted from a lateral or anterior approach to the spine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: William D. Smith, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Zatta, Jeremy Malik, Morton B. Albert
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Patent number: 9700425Abstract: A vertebral body replacement device, dimensioned for implantation between a first and second vertebral bone is described. The vertebral body replacement device includes a superior endcap, an inferior endcap and a central core between the superior and inferior endcaps. The vertebral body replacement device further includes a fusion aperture extending through the superior and inferior endcaps and central core. The vertebral body replacement device is made of radiolucent material and can be implanted from a lateral or anterior approach to the spine.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.Inventors: William D. Smith, Benjamin Arnold, Daniel Zatta, Jeremy Malik, Morton B. Albert
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Patent number: 7785327Abstract: A locking screw assembly is provided which allows installation into a plate-like member using relatively little force, but which requires relatively great force for removal. The fastener has an annular locking ring provided within a groove in the head of the screw to allow the screw to sit within or flush with the anterior surface of the plate. The through-hole in the plate which receives the locking screw comprises an entrance, a collar section, an undercut, and an exit. The locking ring resides within the undercut. The locking ring has a leading surface that is chamfered or radiused and a trailing surface that is flat. The chamfer allows the locking ring to easily be inserted into the through-hole by interacting with a lead chamfer in the entrance. After installation, the flat trailing surface abuts a lip adjoining the collar section and the undercut and prevents the screw from being easily removed from the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2005Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Theken Spine, LLCInventors: Richard R. Navarro, Dennis M. Madigan, Morton B. Albert, Randall R. Theken
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Patent number: 7780666Abstract: A locking screw assembly is provided which allows installation into a plate-like member using relatively little force, but which requires relatively great force for removal. The fastener has an annular locking ring provided within a groove in the head of the screw to allow the screw to sit within or flush with the anterior surface of the plate. The through-hole in the plate which receives the locking screw comprises an entrance, a collar section, an undercut, and an exit. The locking ring resides within the undercut. The locking ring has a leading surface that is chamfered or radiused and a trailing surface that is flat. The chamfer allows the locking ring to easily be inserted into the through-hole by interacting with a lead chamfer in the entrance. After installation, the flat trailing surface abuts a lip adjoining the collar section and the undercut and prevents the screw from being easily removed from the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2005Date of Patent: August 24, 2010Assignee: Theken Spine, LLCInventors: Richard R. Navarro, Dennis M. Madigan, Morton B. Albert, Randall R. Theken
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Patent number: 7766911Abstract: A locking screw assembly is provided which allows installation into a plate-like member using relatively little force, but which requires relatively great force for removal. The fastener has an annular locking ring provided within a groove in the head of the screw to allow the screw to sit within or flush with the anterior surface of the plate. The through-hole in the plate which receives the locking screw comprises a ledge and an undercut. When the fastener is installed into the plate, the locking ring resides within the undercut and is prevented from backing out by the ledge. The locking ring has a leading surface that may be chamfered or radiused and a trailing surface that may be flat. The chamfer allows the locking ring to easily be inserted into the through-hole by interacting with the through-hole. After installation, the trailing surface contacts the ledge.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Theken Spine, LLCInventors: Richard R. Navarro, Dennis M. Madigan, Morton B. Albert, Randall R. Theken
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Patent number: 7491209Abstract: An instrument guide and implant holding device is provided which releasably secures an implant to the instrument guide. The device provides a convenient guide for surgeons to perform various operative techniques on the subject bone without the need for separate devices, and allows all these operative techniques to be performed without removing the instrument guide from the dissected area until all operative techniques have been completed. The releasable mechanism allows the surgeon to easily hold the instrument to an implant using a simple press-fit approach, and easily releases from the implant with a minimal amount of force. An embodiment also allows the surgeon to releasably lock the cannula in a given orientation about the centroidal axis of the implant fastener hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2006Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Theken Spine, LLCInventors: Richard Mueller, Randall R. Theken, Morton B. Albert
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Patent number: 7278997Abstract: An instrument guide and implant holding device is provided which releasably secures an implant to the instrument guide. The device provides a convenient guide for surgeons to perform various operative techniques on the subject bone without the need for separate devices, and allows all these operative techniques to be performed without removing the instrument guide from the dissected area until all operative techniques have been completed. The releasable mechanism allows the surgeon to easily hold the instrument to an implant using a simple press-fit approach, and easily releases from the implant with a minimal amount of force. An embodiment also allows the surgeon to releasably lock the cannula in a given orientation about the centroidal axis of the implant fastener hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2003Date of Patent: October 9, 2007Assignee: Theken Spine, LLCInventors: Richard Mueller, Randall R. Theken, Morton B. Albert
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Patent number: 7001389Abstract: A locking screw assembly is provided which allows installation into a plate-like member using relatively little force, but which requires relatively great force for removal. The fastener has an annular locking ring provided within a groove in the head of the screw to allow the screw to sit within or flush with the anterior surface of the plate. The through-hole in the plate which receives the locking screw comprises an entrance, a collar section, an undercut, and an exit. The locking ring resides within the undercut. The locking ring has a leading surface that is chamfered or radiused and a trailing surface that is flat. The chamfer allows the locking ring to easily be inserted into the through-hole by interacting with a lead chamfer in the entrance. After installation, the flat trailing surface abuts a lip adjoining the collar section and the undercut and prevents the screw from being easily removed from the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2002Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Inventors: Richard R. Navarro, Dennis M. Madigan, Morton B. Albert, Randall R. Theken
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Patent number: 5735644Abstract: A blower assembly for a pneumatic transfer tube system alternately creates a pressure or a vacuum in a transfer tube. The blower is comprised of a housing having an internal cavity and a first and a second external port communicating with the cavity. A movable plate divides the internal cavity into two chambers which are generally isolated from each other. A blower having a vacuum end and a pressure end is mounted to the plate, wherein the vacuum end is on one side of the plate and the pressure end is on the other side of the plate. The blower when operating creates a pressure chamber on one side of the plate and a vacuum chamber on the other side of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 1996Date of Patent: April 7, 1998Assignee: Diebold, IncorporatedInventors: Leo J. Grosswiller, Mark A. DePietro, Morton B. Albert, Kenneth L. Wilhelm, Robert J. Beck