Patents by Inventor Selvon St. Clair

Selvon St. Clair 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).

  • Oblique lumbar interbody fusion
    Patent number: 8100950
    Abstract: A method fuses an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra together. The method includes the steps of: extending a screw obliquely, both anteriorly and superiorly, through the inferior vertebra; and further extending the screw across an interbody space and into the superior vertebra both anteriorly and superiorly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Selvon St. Clair, Isador H. Lieberman, Mark Kayanja
  • Apparatus and method for affixing body structures
    Patent number: 8066748
    Abstract: An apparatus for affixing a plurality of body structures together in a flexible manner includes a first articulated fastener having substantially rigid proximal and distal portions, longitudinally separated by a first flexible articulating portion. The first articulated fastener has a first thread direction. A second articulated fastener has substantially rigid proximal and distal portions, longitudinally separated by a second flexible articulating portion. The second articulated fastener has a second thread direction opposite the first thread direction. The first and second articulated fasteners are both adapted for insertion into each of the plurality of body structures. A method of affixing a plurality of body structures together in a flexible manner is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Isador H. Lieberman, Selvon St. Clair, Krzysztof B. Siemionow, Mark Kayanja
  • OBLIQUE LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION
    Publication number: 20090163957
    Abstract: A method fuses an inferior vertebra and a superior vertebra together. The method includes the steps of: extending a screw obliquely, both anteriorly and superiorly, through the inferior vertebra; and further extending the screw across an interbody space and into the superior vertebra both anteriorly and superiorly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Selvon St. Clair, Isador H. Lieberman, Mark Kayanja
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AFFIXING BODY STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20090112269
    Abstract: An apparatus for affixing a plurality of body structures together in a flexible manner includes a first articulated fastener having substantially rigid proximal and distal portions, longitudinally separated by a first flexible articulating portion. The first articulated fastener has a first thread direction. A second articulated fastener has substantially rigid proximal and distal portions, longitudinally separated by a second flexible articulating portion. The second articulated fastener has a second thread direction opposite the first thread direction. The first and second articulated fasteners are both adapted for insertion into each of the plurality of body structures. A method of affixing a plurality of body structures together in a flexible manner is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Isador H. Lieberman, Selvon St. Clair, Krzysztof B. Siemionow, Mark Kayanja