Patents by Inventor Stephen ONDRA

Stephen ONDRA 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: 20200352606
    Abstract: A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Wilcox, Christopher M. Patterson, Rodney R. Ballard, Lawrence G. Lenke, Timothy R. Kuklo, Stephen Ondra
  • Patent number: 10729468
    Abstract: A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Wilcox, Christopher M. Patterson, Rodney R. Ballard, Lawrence G. Lenke, Timothy R. Kuklo, Stephen Ondra
  • Publication number: 20160095628
    Abstract: A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Bryan S. Wilcox, Christopher M. Patterson, Rodney R. Ballard, Lawrence G. Lenke, Timothy R. Kuklo, Stephen Ondra
  • Patent number: 9247967
    Abstract: A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan S. Wilcox, Christopher M. Patterson, Rodney R. Ballard, Lawrence G. Lenke, Timothy R. Kuklo, Stephen Ondra
  • Publication number: 20100137918
    Abstract: A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan S. WILCOX, Christopher M. PATTERSON, Rodney R. BALLARD, Lawrence G. LENKE, Timothy R. KUKLO, Stephen ONDRA