Patents by Inventor Pat Miles

Pat Miles 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).

  • System and method for performing spinal fusion
    Patent number: 7618423
    Abstract: A system and associated methods for performing spinal fusion, involving the use of a graft holder assembly, a locking assembly, and a pair of bone graft implants to simultaneously introduce the bone graft implants into a disc space to thereafter effect spinal fusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Valentine, Pat Miles, Jared Aramabula, Jeff Castleberry, Bryan D. Hildebrand, Scot Martinelli
  • Spinal fusion implant
    Patent number: D599019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Luiz Pimenta, Jared Arambula, Ben VerHage, Troy Woolley, Pat Miles