Patents by Inventor Todd James Albert
Todd James Albert 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).
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Patent number: 11116551Abstract: Lamina plates can include various features that allow a surgeon to couple the plate to a vertebra, such as a plurality of receiving holes for receiving a spinal fixation element. The plate can be shaped and the receiving holes positioned such that spinal fixation elements can be installed with reduced exposure of the spine and along a trajectory that enhances purchase with bone. The lamina plate can include one or more features for coupling at least one receiver head to the plate for receiving a spinal stabilization element. Since the receiver head can be coupled to the plate after the plate is implanted, it does not restrict the range of angles or trajectories at which the spinal fixation elements can be installed.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Kevin Lee, Albert Montello, Todd James Albert
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Patent number: 10342584Abstract: Lamina plates can include various features that allow a surgeon to couple the plate to a vertebra, such as a plurality of receiving holes for receiving a spinal fixation element. The plate can be shaped and the receiving holes positioned such that spinal fixation elements can be installed with reduced exposure of the spine and along a trajectory that enhances purchase with bone. The lamina plate can include one or more features for coupling at least one receiver head to the plate for receiving a spinal stabilization element. Since the receiver head can be coupled to the plate after the plate is implanted, it does not restrict the range of angles or trajectories at which the spinal fixation elements can be installed.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Lee, Albert Montello, Todd James Albert
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Publication number: 20170290613Abstract: Lamina plates can include various features that allow a surgeon to couple the plate to a vertebra, such as a plurality of receiving holes for receiving a spinal fixation element. The plate can be shaped and the receiving holes positioned such that spinal fixation elements can be installed with reduced exposure of the spine and along a trajectory that enhances purchase with bone. The lamina plate can include one or more features for coupling at least one receiver head to the plate for receiving a spinal stabilization element. Since the receiver head can be coupled to the plate after the plate is implanted, it does not restrict the range of angles or trajectories at which the spinal fixation elements can be installed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Lee, Albert Montello, Todd James Albert
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Patent number: 9717541Abstract: Lamina plates can include various features that allow a surgeon to couple the plate to a vertebra, such as a plurality of receiving holes for receiving a spinal fixation element. The plate can be shaped and the receiving holes positioned such that spinal fixation elements can be installed with reduced exposure of the spine and along a trajectory that enhances purchase with bone. The lamina plate can include one or more features for coupling at least one receiver head to the plate for receiving a spinal stabilization element. Since the receiver head can be coupled to the plate after the plate is implanted, it does not restrict the range of angles or trajectories at which the spinal fixation elements can be installed.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Lee, Albert Montello, Todd James Albert
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Publication number: 20160296259Abstract: Lamina plates can include various features that allow a surgeon to couple the plate to a vertebra, such as a plurality of receiving holes for receiving a spinal fixation element. The plate can be shaped and the receiving holes positioned such that spinal fixation elements can be installed with reduced exposure of the spine and along a trajectory that enhances purchase with bone. The lamina plate can include one or more features for coupling at least one receiver head to the plate for receiving a spinal stabilization element. Since the receiver head can be coupled to the plate after the plate is implanted, it does not restrict the range of angles or trajectories at which the spinal fixation elements can be installed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Kevin Lee, Albert Montello, Todd James Albert
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Patent number: 8167913Abstract: A stabilization system for implantation in a patient includes: a bone anchor including a head and a shaft, the shaft extending away from the head in a bone insertion direction and being operable for connection to a bone of the patient; and a tulip including: at least one channel having an opening for receiving an elongate member, the opening being oriented in a receiving direction having at least a component thereof substantially opposite to the bone insertion direction of the anchor, and (ii) a fastening mechanism operable to apply a tangential load on the elongate member to maintain the elongate member within the channel, wherein the tangential load is transverse to at least the receiving direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Altus Partners, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 8016886Abstract: An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first member operable to engage an endplate of a vertebral bone of a spine, the first member having top and bottom surfaces defining a thickness therebetween; a second member spaced apart from the first member and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent vertebral bone of the spine; a connecting element located substantially between and connecting the first and second members; and the first member having at least one slot extending through a portion thereof through its entire thickness and top and bottom surfaces, creating first and second portions of the first member, wherein the slot imparts compressibility and/or expandability to the intervertebral disc replacement device.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Altus Partners, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Leon Roitburg, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7753957Abstract: An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first plate member operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second plate member spaced apart from the first plate member and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a ball element depending from the first plate member; and a socket element depending from the second plate member, wherein at least one of the ball and socket elements include one or more keyed surfaces such that: (i) an assembly function is obtained in which the ball element may at least one of be received into, and removed from, the socket element in one or more first articulation positions of the first and second plate members; and (ii) a capture function is obtained in which the ball element may at least one of not be received into, and not be removed from, the socket element in one or more second articulation positions of the first and second plate members.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2006Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Accelerated Innovation, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Leon Roitburg, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7727260Abstract: A stabilization system for implantation in a patient includes: at least first and second bone anchors, each bone anchor including a shaft extending in a respective bone insertion direction for connection to a respective bone of a patient, and a fastening member; and an elongate member comprising a first end portion, a first transverse portion extending transversely from the first end portion, a second end portion, a second transverse portion extending transversely from the second end portion, and a connecting portion extending in a longitudinal direction between the first and second transverse portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Accelerated Innovation, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7594924Abstract: A stabilization rod engaging apparatus for implantation in a patient includes: a first pivot element including at least one first aperture, a first engagement element, and a first locking element; a second pivot element including at least one second aperture, a second engagement element, and a second locking element, wherein: the first and second apertures are sized, shaped and disposed in substantial axial alignment such that they are operable to receive the stabilization rod therethrough, and displacement of the first and second locking elements relative to one another urges the first and second apertures to misalign and thereby clamp the stabilization rod.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Accelerated Innovation, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7585324Abstract: A cervical intervertebral stabilizer for a cervical region of a spine includes: a first surface operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a spring element including at least one of: (i) a helical wound spring; and (ii) a hollow body having at least one slit forming a plurality of annular circumferential helical coils, the spring element being disposed between the first and second surfaces and being operable to provide reactive force in response to compression loads from the first and second vertebral bones, wherein at least some diameters of respective turns of the helical coils differ.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Cervical Xpand, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7582114Abstract: An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first surface operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a spring element between the first and second surfaces and operable to provide reactive force in response to compression loads from the first and second vertebral bones, wherein a cross-sectional profile taken through the surfaces is hourglass shaped.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 1, 2009Assignee: Cervical Xpand, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7578848Abstract: An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first surface operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a spring element between the first and second surfaces and operable to provide reactive force in response to compression loads from the first and second vertebral bones, wherein a cross-sectional profile taken through the surfaces is hourglass shaped.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Cervical Xpand, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7578847Abstract: A posterior intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first stabilizing element having: (i) a first surface operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine, and (ii) a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a second stabilizing element having: (i) a first surface operable to engage an endplate of the first vertebral bone of the spine, and (ii) a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to engage an endplate of the adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; and respective spring elements, each including helical coils, disposed between the respective first and second surfaces of the first and second stabilizing elements, each operable to provide a reactive force in response to compression loads from the first and second vertebral bones, wherein at least some diameters of respective turns of the respective helical coils differ.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 25, 2009Assignee: Cervical Xpand, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Patent number: 7575598Abstract: A lumbar intervertebral stabilizer for a lumbar region of a spine includes: a first surface operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second surface spaced apart from the first surface and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a spring element including at least one of: (i) a helical wound spring; and (ii) a hollow body having at least one slit forming a plurality of annular circumferential helical coils, the spring element being disposed between the first and second surfaces and being operable to provide reactive force in response to compression loads from the first and second vertebral bones, wherein at least some diameters of respective turns of the helical coils differ.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2005Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Cervical Xpand, LLCInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky
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Publication number: 20080065211Abstract: An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first member operable to engage an endplate of a vertebral bone of a spine, the first member having top and bottom surfaces defining a thickness therebetween; a second member spaced apart from the first member and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent vertebral bone of the spine; a connecting element located substantially between and connecting the first and second members; and the first member having at least one slot extending through a portion thereof through its entire thickness and top and bottom surfaces, creating first and second portions of the first member, wherein the slot imparts compressibility and/or expandability to the intervertebral disc replacement device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: Accin CorporationInventors: Todd James Albert, Richard H. Rothman, Leon Roitburg, Rafail Zubok, Mikhail Kvitnitsky