Patents by Inventor Robert Alexander Vandervelde

Robert Alexander Vandervelde 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).

  • Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
    Patent number: 8147516
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the body using an actuator removably coupled to the medical device, and removing the actuator from the body while the medical device remains between the adjacent spinous processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Kyphon Sarl
    Inventors: Hugues F. Malandain, Avram Allan Edidin, Robert Alexander Vandervelde
  • Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
    Patent number: 8043335
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the body using an actuator removably coupled to the medical device, and removing the actuator from the body while the medical device remains between the adjacent spinous processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Kyphon SARL
    Inventors: Hugues F. Malandain, Avram Allan Edidin, Robert Alexander Vandervelde
  • Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
    Patent number: 8038698
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an elongate member having a proximal portion configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. The elongate member has a distal portion configured to be deformed from a first configuration to a second configuration. A non-expanding central portion is positioned between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The non-expanding central portion is configured to engage adjacent spinous processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kphon Sarl
    Inventors: Avram Allan Edidin, Hugues F. Malandain, Robert Alexander Vandervelde
  • Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
    Patent number: 8029549
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the body using an actuator removably coupled to the medical device, and removing the actuator from the body while the medical device remains between the adjacent spinous processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Kyphon Sarl
    Inventors: Hugues F. Malandain, Avram Allan Edidin, Robert Alexander Vandervelde
  • Percutaneous spinal implants and methods
    Patent number: 8007521
    Abstract: A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the body using an actuator removably coupled to the medical device, and removing the actuator from the body while the medical device remains between the adjacent spinous processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Kyphon Sarl
    Inventors: Hugues F. Malandain, Avram Allan Edidin, Robert Alexander Vandervelde