Patents by Inventor Nicholas Meadows

Nicholas Meadows 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).

  • Patent number: 12564468
    Abstract: Various implementations include apparatuses for providing feedback on an implant. In a particular implementation, an apparatus includes: a transport device for loading the implant in a patient; an actuator coupled with the transport device for actuating movement of the implant in the patient; and a load indicator coupled with at least one of the actuator or the transport device, the load indicator providing feedback indicative of a load on at least one of the implant or a body part of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Meadows, Philip Levins, Timothy James, George Yacoub, Patrick Murray
  • Publication number: 20250331868
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for evaluating spinal stiffness of a patient. One method may include providing a database model based on existing patient data with normalized spine stiffness data. Segmental stiffness may be measured intraoperatively, for example, using a force-sensing instrument, and compared to the database model. A surgical task, such as osteotomy or ligament release, may be performed based on guidance from the database model to adjust the spinal stiffness of the patient. Segmental stiffness may be measured after each surgical task, thereby updating the database model with each reading on segmental stiffness in real time. Each level may be addressed until targeted stiffness values, such as segmental stiffness and global stiffness, are reached based on the database model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: David C. Paul, Patrick Murray, Nicholas Meadows, George Yacoub
  • Publication number: 20250221777
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are spinal fixtures, a robotic system including the spinal fixtures, and related methods for performing spinal procedures including fixing and tracking fixture devices to register patient anatomy in a three-dimensional tracking space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick Murray, George Yacoub, Nicholas Meadows, Rohan Vijayan
  • Publication number: 20250160992
    Abstract: Various implementations include apparatuses for providing feedback on an implant. In a particular implementation, an apparatus includes: a transport device for loading the implant in a patient; an actuator coupled with the transport device for actuating movement of the implant in the patient; and a load indicator coupled with at least one of the actuator or the transport device, the load indicator providing feedback indicative of a load on at least one of the implant or a body part of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Nicholas Meadows, Philip Levins, Timothy James, George Yacoub, Patrick Murray