Patents by Inventor Rud Bertagnoli

Rud Bertagnoli 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).

  • Intervertebral implant, insertion tool and method of inserting same
    Patent number: 7204852
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant, alone and in combination with an insertion tool for inserting same and a method for inserting same. The implant has upper and lower parts which have universal movement relative to each other. Each of the upper and lower parts also has a surface engaging an adjacent vertebrae. Each part has a keel extending from said surface into a cutout in the adjacent vertebrae, and each keel has an anterior opening recess therein. An insert tool has a pair of arms which are received in the recess of the keels through the anterior opening to securely hold and insert the implant. Projections and matching indentations in each arm and the base of its recess securely attached each arm within its keel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Spine Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Theirry Marnay, Rud Bertagnoli, Frank Magee, Stephan Eckhof