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).

  • INTERBODY STANDALONE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20190262142
    Abstract: Stand-alone interbody fusion devices and corpectomy devices suitable for use with an oblique implantation. The stand-alone interbody fusion devices may include a spacer having a substantially U-shaped body and a plate coupled to the spacer. The overall shape of the implant is asymmetrical such that a median plane, an oblique plane, or both planes divide the spacer and the plate into two asymmetrical halves. The implants are shaped and configured to allow for an oblique or anterolateral approach to the spine or an oblique corpectomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Bennett, William Rhoda, Sean Suh, Daniel Davenport, Duncan Sibson, Andrew Iott, Nick Padovani
  • ORTHOPEDIC PLATING ASSEMBLY FOR BONE FIXATION AND SUBSIDENCE
    Publication number: 20190254723
    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: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: Sean Suh
  • DUAL POSITION CAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190247197
    Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods and/or systems for intervertebral and intradiscal implants deployed within the body of a patient, including improved interbody devices having internal and/or external characteristics that facilitate use of the implant in a plurality of different orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Jayant JAGANNATHAN, Sidd SINGH, Jon SUH, Sean SUH
  • BIOMATERIAL DISPENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190231407
    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: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan Agard, Sean Suh, Damien O'Halloran, Michael Moretti, Mark Weiman, Chad Glerum
  • LAMINOPLASTY PLATES, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES, AND METHODS RELATING TO THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190223922
    Abstract: Disclosed are laminoplasty devices and systems, kits that include such laminoplasty devices or systems or components thereof; and methods of assembling and using such laminoplasty devices and systems. In particular, articulating laminoplasty devices are provided that allow lamina plates to be adjusted angularly and transitionally with respect to a cage connecting the lamina plates. Also provided are laminoplasty plates that are configured so as to be assembled with a bone graft housing, and which provide an opening configured to facilitate bone graft insertion into the housing. Further provided are expandable laminoplasty fixation systems that include a lateral mass plate, a lamina plate and a set screw that when screwed and unscrewed, allows one to contract and expand the plates with respect to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jon Suh, Sean Suh
  • Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
    Patent number: 10350085
    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: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC
    Inventors: Chad Glerum, Sean Suh, Jody L. Seifert
  • MODULAR PLATE AND CAGE ELEMENTS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190192309
    Abstract: An interbody system For implanting between vertebrae, the interbody system comprises a cage having a cage body that includes a graft chamber having a volume that receives graft material, a sagittal wall that forms a portion of the graft chamber, and a wall membrane that forms another portion of the graft chamber. The interbody system may comprise an interbody device that includes an aperture that receives a bone fastener, wherein the wall membrane interacts with the bone fastener. The wall membrane may bend as result of a force applied by the bone fastener to a portion of the wall membrane, thereby providing directional support to the bone fastener and/or forcing graft material from the graft chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Jon SUH, Sean SUH
  • Devices and methods for treating vertebral fractures
    Patent number: 10327821
    Abstract: The present application is directed to devices and methods for treating vertebral fractures with one or more bone pins. In one embodiment of a method, a fractured vertebral body may be accessed through a pedicle portion and an opening may be created therethrough. One or more bone pins may be inserted through the opening. In one embodiment, at least one of the inserted bone pins is inserted to extend across a fracture zone with a proximal portion of the pin engaging a first bone segment and a distal portion engaging a second bone segment. The pin or pins may be manipulated to immobilize the first and second portions of the fractured vertebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Paul, Sean Suh
  • Interbody standalone intervertebral implant
    Patent number: 10322006
    Abstract: Stand-alone interbody fusion devices and corpectomy devices suitable for use with an oblique implantation. The stand-alone interbody fusion devices may include a spacer having a substantially U-shaped body and a plate coupled to the spacer. The overall shape of the implant is asymmetrical such that a median plane, an oblique plane, or both planes divide the spacer and the plate into two asymmetrical halves. The implants are shaped and configured to allow for an oblique or anterolateral approach to the spine or an oblique corpectomy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Bennett, William Rhoda, Sean Suh, Daniel Davenport, Duncan Sibson, Andrew Iott, Nick Padovani
  • Orthopedic plating assembly for bone fixation and subsidence
    Patent number: 10314625
    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: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC
    Inventor: Sean Suh
  • Biomaterial dispensing device
    Patent number: 10292748
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Agard, Sean Suh, Damien O'Halloran, Michael Moretti, Mark Weiman, Chad Glerum
  • Methods and apparatus for treating vertebral fractures
    Patent number: 10285741
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. A containment assembly comprising a containment jacket adapted to be deployed inside bone; and a dividing wall that separates the interior of the containment jacket into a proximal region and a distal region, the dividing wall having an opening for providing access to the distal region from the proximal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Damien O'Halloran, Sean Suh
  • EXPANDABLE FUSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190133780
    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: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: John Matthews, Mark Weiman, Hilliary Kopp, Chad Glerum, Sean Suh
  • Laminoplasty plates, systems, and devices, and methods relating to the same
    Patent number: 10226284
    Abstract: Disclosed are laminoplasty devices and systems, kits that include such laminoplasty devices or systems or components thereof; and methods of assembling and using such laminoplasty devices and systems. In particular, articulating laminoplasty devices are provided that allow lamina plates to be adjusted angularly and transitionally with respect to a cage connecting the lamina plates. Also provided are laminoplasty plates that are configured so as to be assembled with a bone graft housing, and which provide an opening configured to facilitate bone graft insertion into the housing. Further provided are expandable laminoplasty fixation systems that include a lateral mass plate, a lamina plate and a set screw that when screwed and unscrewed, allows one to contract and expand the plates with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Suh, Sean Suh
  • Expandable fusion device and method of installation thereof
    Patent number: 10219913
    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: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: John Matthews, Mark Weiman, Hillary Adams, Chad Glerum, Sean Suh
  • Modular plate and cage elements and related methods
    Patent number: 10219912
    Abstract: An interbody system for implanting between vertebrae, the interbody system comprises a cage having a cage body that includes a graft chamber having a volume that receives graft material, a sagittal wall that forms a portion of the graft chamber, and a wall membrane that forms another portion of the graft chamber. The interbody system may comprise an interbody device that includes an aperture that receives a bone fastener, wherein the wall membrane interacts with the bone fastener. The wall membrane may bend as result of a force applied by the bone fastener to a portion of the wall membrane, thereby providing directional support to the bone fastener and/or forcing graft material from the graft chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: CTL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Jon Suh, Sean Suh
  • DISTRACTION SCREW
    Publication number: 20190046254
    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: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sean Suh, Michal Zentko, Andrew Iott, Kurt Faulhaber, David C. Paul
  • ORTHOPEDIC FASTENER BLOCKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190038322
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides an orthopedic fastener blocking system that allows for a desirable number of fasteners to be used with an orthopedic device even when the orthopedic device is too small to accommodate a desired number of traditionally located and oriented fasteners or when the accessibility to the device is reduced so that addressing a desired number of traditionally located and oriented fasteners is not possible. The system includes an orthopedic implant and at least first and second fasteners where one of the first and second fasteners prevents the other of the first and second fasteners from uninstalling when the first and second fasteners are in the installed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Sean Suh, Mark Weiman
  • STABILIZING VERTEBRAE WITH EXPANDABLE SPACERS
    Publication number: 20190029841
    Abstract: A spinal distractor and stabilizer has resilient, conformable bone contacting sections which are separated by an expandable chamber that extends from one of the sections, and which forms a ratchet with the section, ensuring that once expanded by being filled with a substance, cannot contract absent intervention by a medical practitioner. The stabilizer may be filled with a material which solidifies, after which some or all of the device may biodegrade. The device may also be provided in separable portions to facilitate implantation. The conformable sections distribute the distraction and stabilizing force evenly over the bone surface, reducing the incidence of disruption to the integrity of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Sean Suh, Chad Glerum, Damien O'Halloran
  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE RESTORATION SYSTEMS, DEVICES, METHODS AND KITS
    Publication number: 20190008561
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses methods, devices, systems and kits for repairing, replacing and/or augmenting natural facet joint surfaces and/or facet capsules. An implantable facet joint device of one embodiment comprises a cephalad facet joint element and a caudal facet joint element. The cephalad facet joint element includes a member adapted to engage a first vertebra, and an artificial cephalad bearing member. The caudal facet joint element includes a connector adapted for fixation to a second vertebra at a fixation point and an artificial caudal bearing member adapted to engage the cephalad bearing member. The artificial caudal bearing member is adapted for a location lateral to the fixation point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Berg, John Arthur Ohrt, Cin Abidin, Mark K. Kuiper, Michael J. Funk, Anthony V. Finazzo, Christopher Ralph, Richard J. Broman, Sean Suh