Patents by Inventor Sarah Nicole Johnson

Sarah Nicole Johnson 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).

  • LUMBO-SACRAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120029518
    Abstract: A system for treating a lumbo-sacral junction includes at least one dilator configured to create a passageway from a direct lateral trajectory in a body defining a longitudinal axis. A cutting instrument is configured to create a bore, oriented at an angle from the longitudinal axis, in a L5 vertebrae of the body extending to a central portion of a L5-S1 intervertebral disc space of the body. A delivery instrument is configured to deliver an implant through the bore to the central portion of the L5-S1 disc space. Methods of use are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Blackwell, Anthony J. Melkent, Lindsey Waugh, Sarah Nicole Johnson