Patents by Inventor Robert Weakley

Robert Weakley 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 for stabilizing a portion of the spine
    Patent number: 9180020
    Abstract: A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Gause, Dusty Anna Needham, Robert Weakley, Kenneth S. Shipp, Benjamin Garden
  • SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A PORTION OF THE SPINE
    Publication number: 20130317618
    Abstract: A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Larry GAUSE, Dusty Anna Needham, Robert Weakley, Kenneth S. Shipp, Benjamin Garden
  • System for stabilizing a portion of the spine
    Patent number: 8523920
    Abstract: A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Gause, Dusty Anna Needham, Robert Weakley, Kenneth S. Shipp, Benjamin Garden
  • SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING A PORTION OF THE SPINE
    Publication number: 20110106158
    Abstract: A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Larry Gause, Dusty Anna, Robert Weakley, Kenneth S. Shipp, Benjamin Garden
  • System for stabilizing a portion of the spine
    Patent number: 7862597
    Abstract: A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Gause, Dusty Anna Needham, Robert Weakley, Kenneth S. Shipp, Benjamin Garden
  • System for stabilizing a portion of the spine
    Publication number: 20040039387
    Abstract: A system for stabilizing a portion of the spine comprising an elongate plate attached to one or more vertebrae by a number of bone anchors, with the system including one or more features that provide visualization of an implant disposed within a vertebral space and/or the interface between the implant and the adjacent vertebral tissue. A holding instrument is included that is engageable to the plate for positioning the plate adjacent the spinal column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Larry Gause, Dusty Anna Needham, Robert Weakley, Kenneth S. Shipp, Benjamin Garden