Patents by Inventor Samuel Tolpen

Samuel Tolpen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250186223
    Abstract: A spinal implant device is provided comprising a body structure with a central cavity and a movable lid configured to cover the central cavity. The movable lid is configured to be opened to pack a material in the central cavity. The movable lid can be connected to the body structure with a moveable joint. The spinal implant device can include a compressible feature. A method for treating the spine is provided comprising opening a movable lid of a spinal implant device, packing a material in a central cavity of a spinal implant device, closing the movable lid, and inserting the spinal implant device between vertebrae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Jason Blain, David Hart, Dean Johnson, Gregory Martin, Morton Albert, Samuel Tolpen, David Ortiz, Christiana Gabrielle Salvosa
  • Patent number: 12279969
    Abstract: A spinal implant device is provided comprising a body structure with a central cavity and a movable lid configured to cover the central cavity. The movable lid is configured to be opened to pack a material in the central cavity. The movable lid can be connected to the body structure with a moveable joint. The spinal implant device can include a compressible feature. A method for treating the spine is provided comprising opening a movable lid of a spinal implant device, packing a material in a central cavity of a spinal implant device, closing the movable lid, and inserting the spinal implant device between vertebrae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Spinal Elements, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Blain, David Hart, Dean Johnson, Gregory Martin, Morton Albert, Samuel Tolpen, David Ortiz, Christiana Gabrielle Salvosa
  • Publication number: 20250072946
    Abstract: An orthopedic fixation device operable for securing bone parts comprising one or more blocking cams integrated into a structural support device such as an intervertebral spacer or a fixation plate. The blocking cam is irremovable from the structural support device without destruction of the blocking cam or the structural support device or both. In preferred embodiments, the blocking cam comprises a central body with one or more tabs extending radially from the central body. The blocking cam is rotatable between a locked mode wherein one of the tabs obstructs removal of a bone anchor from a fixator port of the structural support device and an unlocked mode wherein the bone anchor is unobstructed from removal from a fixator port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jason Blain, Samuel Tolpen, Dean Johnson, Greg Martin
  • Publication number: 20230165690
    Abstract: A spinal implant device is provided comprising a body structure and a movable door coupled or configured to couple to the body structure. The spinal implant device can include a distal end, a proximal end, two opposing side walls extending between the distal end and the proximal end, an upper wall, a lower wall, and a central cavity. The movable door is configured to open to allow the central cavity to be packed with material and the movable door is configured to close. A method is provided comprising providing a spinal implant device, packing the cavity with the material, closing the movable door, and inserting the spinal implant device between adjacent vertebrae. A method of manufacturing a spinal implant device is provided comprising 3D printing a spinal implant device, wherein the spinal implant device is 3D printed as one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Blain, Samuel Tolpen, David Ortiz, Christiana Gabrielle Salvosa
  • Publication number: 20220192841
    Abstract: A spinal implant device is provided comprising a body structure with a central cavity and a movable lid configured to cover the central cavity. The movable lid is configured to be opened to pack a material in the central cavity. The movable lid can be connected to the body structure with a moveable joint. The spinal implant device can include a compressible feature. A method for treating the spine is provided comprising opening a movable lid of a spinal implant device, packing a material in a central cavity of a spinal implant device, closing the movable lid, and inserting the spinal implant device between vertebrae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Blain, David Hart, Dean Johnson, Gregory Martin, Morton Albert, Samuel Tolpen, David Ortiz, Christiana Gabrielle Salvosa