Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Psaltos

Nicholas A. Psaltos 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).

  • Devices, systems, and methods for performing spinal surgery
    Patent number: 9414860
    Abstract: A manipulation device includes a body portion, a plurality of articulatable legs, and at least one lock member. The legs extend from the body portion. Each of the legs is configured to engage a surgical instrument at a distal end thereof. Each of the legs is transitionable between an unlocked condition, wherein the leg is free to articulate, and a locked condition, wherein the leg is fixed in position. The at least one lock member is operably disposed within the body portion and is coupled to at least one of the articulatable legs. The lock member is rotatable relative to the body portion between an unlocked position and a locked position for transitioning the at least one articulatable leg coupled thereto between the unlocked condition and the locked condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, John Kish, Craig Kashuba, Jennifer Moore, Michael Barrus, Nicholas A. Psaltos
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SPINAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20150134003
    Abstract: A manipulation device includes a body portion, a plurality of articulatable legs, and at least one lock member. The legs extend from the body portion. Each of the legs is configured to engage a surgical instrument at a distal end thereof. Each of the legs is transitionable between an unlocked condition, wherein the leg is free to articulate, and a locked condition, wherein the leg is fixed in position. The at least one lock member is operably disposed within the body portion and is coupled to at least one of the articulatable legs. The lock member is rotatable relative to the body portion between an unlocked position and a locked position for transitioning the at least one articulatable leg coupled thereto between the unlocked condition and the locked condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, John Kish, Craig Kashuba, Jennifer Moore, Michael Barrus, Nicholas A. Psaltos
  • Devices, systems, and methods for performing spinal surgery
    Patent number: 8956360
    Abstract: A manipulation device includes a body portion, a plurality of articulatable legs, and at least one lock member. The legs extend from the body portion. Each of the legs is configured to engage a surgical instrument at a distal end thereof. Each of the legs is transitionable between an unlocked condition, wherein the leg is free to articulate, and a locked condition, wherein the leg is fixed in position. The at least one lock member is operably disposed within the body portion and is coupled to at least one of the articulatable legs. The lock member is rotatable relative to the body portion between an unlocked position and a locked position for transitioning the at least one articulatable leg coupled thereto between the unlocked condition and the locked condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, John Kish, Craig Kashuba, Jennifer Moore, Michael Barrus, Nicholas A. Psaltos
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SPINAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20120083853
    Abstract: A manipulation device includes a body portion, a plurality of articulatable legs, and at least one lock member. The legs extend from the body portion. Each of the legs is configured to engage a surgical instrument at a distal end thereof. Each of the legs is transitionable between an unlocked condition, wherein the leg is free to articulate, and a locked condition, wherein the leg is fixed in position. The at least one lock member is operably disposed within the body portion and is coupled to at least one of the articulatable legs. The lock member is rotatable relative to the body portion between an unlocked position and a locked position for transitioning the at least one articulatable leg coupled thereto between the unlocked condition and the locked condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: K2M, Inc.
    Inventors: Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, John Kish, Craig Kashuba, Jennifer Moore, Michael Barrus, Nicholas A. Psaltos