Patents by Inventor Terrence T. Kim

Terrence T. Kim 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).

  • ARTIFICIAL SPINAL PROSTHESIS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240074869
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating a spinal joint with a facet joint replacement. The prosthesis can include a first component having a first articulating surface and a second component having a second articulating surface. The first component is attached to a superior articulating facet and the second component is attached to an inferior articulating facet. The first articulating surface and the second articulating surface articulate with each other and allow for multiple degrees of movement of the facet joint without fusing the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: J. Patrick Johnson, Christopher Zarembinski, Terrence T. Kim
  • Artificial spinal prosthesis and method
    Patent number: 11672671
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating a spinal joint with a facet joint replacement. The prosthesis can include a first component having a first articulating surface and a second component having a second articulating surface. The first component is attached to a superior articulating facet and the second component is attached to an inferior articulating facet. The first articulating surface and the second articulating surface articulate with each other and allow for multiple degrees of movement of the facet joint without fusing the joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Facet Mobility, LLC
    Inventors: J. Patrick Johnson, Christopher Zarembinski, Terrence T. Kim
  • ARTIFICIAL SPINAL PROSTHESIS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220168115
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating a spinal joint with a facet joint replacement. The prosthesis can include a first component having a first articulating surface and a second component having a second articulating surface. The first component is attached to a superior articulating facet and the second component is attached to an inferior articulating facet. The first articulating surface and the second articulating surface articulate with each other and allow for multiple degrees of movement of the facet joint without fusing the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: J. Patrick Johnson, Christopher Zarembinski, Terrence T. Kim
  • ARTIFICIAL SPINAL PROSTHESIS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220104949
    Abstract: Methods and systems for treating a spinal joint with a facet joint replacement. The prosthesis can include a first component having a first articulating surface and a second component having a second articulating surface. The first component is attached to a superior articulating facet and the second component is attached to an inferior articulating facet. The first articulating surface and the second articulating surface articulate with each other and allow for multiple degrees of movement of the facet joint without fusing the joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: J. Patrick Johnson, Christopher Zarembinski, Terrence T. Kim