Patents by Inventor Sean Suh

Sean Suh 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).

  • Adjustable rod devices and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 9144438
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first elongate member defining an interior region and configured to be coupled to a first anatomical structure within a body and a second elongate member configured to be coupled to a second anatomical structure within the body. A portion of the second elongate member is configured to be disposed within the interior region. The first and second elongate members collectively have a first configuration in which they collectively have a first length when the portion of the second elongate member is disposed within the interior region of the first elongate member. When coupled to the first and second anatomical structures, the first and second elongate members can be moved to a second configuration in which they collectively have a second length different than the first length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Suh
  • ORTHOPEDIC PLATING ASSEMBLY FOR BONE FIXATION AND SUBSIDENCE
    Publication number: 20150250510
    Abstract: Orthopedic plating assemblies and methods for bone fixation that include an orthopedic plate and orthopedic anchors that can accommodate subsidence in the vertebral bodies as well as prevent the anchors from “backing out” of their installed position. The orthopedic anchors may be capable of rotating and translating with respect to the plate, and the plate may be able to translate after being fastened to the vertebral bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventor: Sean Suh
  • Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
    Patent number: 9119730
    Abstract: The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Chad Glerum, Sean Suh
  • Distraction Screw
    Publication number: 20150238230
    Abstract: A distraction screw includes a proximal portion secured to a first vertebra, a distal portion secured to a second vertebra and an intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is coupled to the proximal and distal portions and is positioned in an intervertebral space. The intermediate portion is configured and adapted to enable distraction of the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Suh, Michal Zentko, Andrew Iott, Kurt Faulhaber, David C. Paul
  • SURGICAL DISC REMOVAL TOOL
    Publication number: 20150209070
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a tissue removal device including customizable tips. The tissue removal device may include an outer shaft and a threaded shaft. One aspect of disclosure may include a shaft cutting tool that emerges from the end of the outer shaft. Another aspect of the disclosure may include a flexible cutting blade extending from the threaded shaft. Threaded shaft may be driven by a driving mechanism in order to provide an auger-like suction mechanism to facilitate the transfer of removed tissue to a collection chamber that is coupled to the outer shaft and the threaded shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Samuel Yoon, Ryan Agard, Jason Pastor, Sean Suh
  • Screw with anchor features
    Patent number: 9084647
    Abstract: Screws for anchoring in cancellous or other low-quality bone are described. One type of screw addresses the problem of extravazation of bone cement when filling an area of low-quality bone. The screw includes an expandable container for retaining bone cement and anchoring the screw in low-quality bone. The screw also includes an anchoring device for holding the screw in place in the bone while it is supplied with bone cement or other appropriate filler. The screw further includes a head for connecting to a rod or other apparatus. A second type of screw uses an expandable container to deform two or more fins to compress cancellous bone and/or anchor in cancellous bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Suh
  • CLIVUS PLATE
    Publication number: 20150190180
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a fixation device for positioning and immobilizing at least two adjacent vertebrae. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an anterior clivus plate that immobilizes at least two adjacent vertebrae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: SEAN SUH, Roy T. Daniel
  • LOW PROFILE FASTENING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150182272
    Abstract: A fastener assembly that can be used for the fixation or anchoring of orthopedic devices or instruments to bone tissue. In particular, a low profile variable angle or fixed angle fastener assembly is able to securely connect the orthopedic device to bone tissue. The fastener assembly may have a locking mechanism that will quickly and easily lock the fastener assembly with respect to the orthopedic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Weiman, Sean Suh
  • Orthopedic plating assembly for bone fixation and subsidence
    Patent number: 9066765
    Abstract: Orthopedic plating assemblies and methods for bone fixation that include an orthopedic plate and orthopedic anchors that can accommodate subsidence in the vertebral bodies as well as prevent the anchors from “backing out” of their installed position. The orthopedic anchors may be capable of rotating and translating with respect to the plate, and the plate may be able to translate after being fastened to the vertebral bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.
    Inventor: Sean Suh
  • INTERVERTEBRAL NUCLEUS AND ANNULUS IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150164650
    Abstract: The invention encompasses devices and methods for treating one or more damaged, diseased, or traumatized intervertebral discs to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. Specifically, the invention encompasses intervertebral nucleus and annulus implants that are resistant to migration in and/or expulsion from an intervertebral disc space. The invention further encompasses kits including the implantable devices of the invention and associated delivery tools to treat annular and nuclear tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Damien O'Halloran, Jody L. Seifert, Jeff Bennett, Aditya Ingalhalikar, Sean Suh, Sophia Tetteh
  • Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
    Patent number: 9039771
    Abstract: The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being installed inside an intervertebral disc space to maintain normal disc spacing and restore spinal stability, thereby facilitating an intervertebral fusion. In one embodiment, the fusion device includes a body portion, a first endplate, and a second endplate, the first and second endplates capable of being moved in a direction away from the body portion into an expanded configuration or capable of being moved towards the body portion into an unexpanded configuration. The fusion device is capable of being deployed and installed in both configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC
    Inventors: Chad Glerum, Sean Suh, Mark Weiman
  • Intervertebral nucleus and annulus implants and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 9039769
    Abstract: The invention encompasses devices and methods for treating one or more damaged, diseased, or traumatized intervertebral discs to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. Specifically, the invention encompasses intervertebral nucleus and annulus implants that are resistant to migration in and/or expulsion from an intervertebral disc space. The invention further encompasses kits including the implantable devices of the invention and associated delivery tools to treat annular and nuclear tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Damien O'Halloran, Jody L. Seifert, Jeff Bennett, Aditya Ingalhalikar, Sean Suh, Sophia Tetteh
  • Vertebral body nerve and vein cauterizing system and method
    Patent number: 9028538
    Abstract: Disclosed are vertebroplasty methods that include cauterizing an inner cavity of a vertebra of a mammal, such as a human, and injecting bone cement into the vertebra. Systems and kits for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Paul, Sean Suh, Mark Weiman, Jody L. Seifert
  • Surgical disc removal tool
    Patent number: 9028517
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a tissue removal device including customizable tips. The tissue removal device may include an outer shaft and a threaded shaft. One aspect of disclosure may include a shaft cutting tool that emerges from the end of the outer shaft. Another aspect of the disclosure may include a flexible cutting blade extending from the threaded shaft. Threaded shaft may be driven by a driving mechanism in order to provide an auger-like suction mechanism to facilitate the transfer of removed tissue to a collection chamber that is coupled to the outer shaft and the threaded shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Yoon, Ryan Agard, Jason Pastor, Sean Suh
  • CERVICAL SPINE SPACER
    Publication number: 20150112386
    Abstract: A cervical spine spacer includes a spacer body configured to be disposed between adjacent cervical vertebrae in the cervical spine and to maintain a desired spacing between the adjacent cervical vertebrae. The cervical spine spacer also includes a channel passing completely through the spacer body from a first surface of the spacer body to a second surface of the spacer body and a fastener configured to pass through the channel. At least one of the first surface and the second surface is configured to contact one of the adjacent cervical vertebrae and the channel is sized to accommodate the fastener passing through the channel at a plurality of angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Sean Suh, Jon Suh, Ryan Watt
  • Clivus plate
    Patent number: 9011500
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a fixation device for positioning and immobilizing at least two adjacent vertebrae. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an anterior clivus plate that immobilizes at least two adjacent vertebrae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Suh, Roy Thomas Daniel
  • BIOMATERIAL DISPENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150105786
    Abstract: A device for dispensing biomaterial includes a handle configured to receive a syringe, the syringe including a biomaterial and a threaded plunger, and an engagement pin retained within the handle and slidable between a first position and a second position. The engagement pin is configured to engage the threaded plunger in the first position, the engagement pin is further configured to disengage from the threaded plunger in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Ryan Agard, Sean Suh, Damien O'Halloran, Michael Moretti, Mark Weiman, Chad Glerum
  • Low profile fastening assembly
    Patent number: 9005258
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a fastener assembly that can be used for the fixation or anchoring of orthopedic devices or instruments to bone tissue. In particular, the present invention preferably provides a low profile variable angle or fixed angle fastener assembly that is able to securely connect the orthopedic device to bone tissue. Furthermore, in an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a fastener assembly having a locking mechanism that will quickly and easily lock the fastener assembly with respect to the orthopedic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Weiman, Sean Suh
  • Device for Stabilizing a Vertebral Joint and Method for Anterior Insertion Thereof
    Publication number: 20150073554
    Abstract: A prosthetic device can be used as a prosthesis following a discectomy or a corpectomy. The prosthetic device includes two endplates with staggered motion limiting members. The device can be configured to allow six degrees of motion when comparing one endplate relative to the other. The endplates can be configured to fix the joint by changing the body held within the device and by adding a locking plate and fasteners. A method teaches how to insert a device to an intervertebral space via an anterior incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Sean Suh, David C. Paul, Jon Suh, Vipin Kunjachan
  • ADJUSTABLE ROD DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150051647
    Abstract: A medical device includes a first elongate member defining an interior region and configured to be coupled to a first anatomical structure within a body and a second elongate member configured to be coupled to a second anatomical structure within the body. A portion of the second elongate member is configured to be disposed within the interior region. The first and second elongate members collectively have a first configuration in which they collectively have a first length when the portion of the second elongate member is disposed within the interior region of the first elongate member. When coupled to the first and second anatomical structures, the first and second elongate members can be moved to a second configuration in which they collectively have a second length different than the first length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Sean Suh