Patents by Inventor Todd M. Cramer

Todd M. Cramer 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).

  • Device and method to establish stabilization of the cervical spine without implantation of hardware or violation of the cortical bone
    Patent number: 11712271
    Abstract: A system of devices and methods for use by which one or more target motion segments of the cervical spine are stabilized without any violation of the cortical bone of the target vertebrae. The devices are brought against strategic aspects of these vertebrae, thus permitting the disclosed inventions to achieve secure control of each vertebra. Connecting elements then stabilize the constructs. Preferred and alternative embodiments of the invention are disclosed, along with methods of implantation, and adjunct devices used in the implantation of the disclosed invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Frank H. Boehm, Jr., Todd M. Cramer
  • DEVICE AND METHOD TO ESTABLISH STABILIZATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE WITHOUT IMPLANTATION OF HARDWARE OR VIOLATION OF THE CORTICAL BONE
    Publication number: 20200170682
    Abstract: A system of devices and methods for use by which one or more target motion segments of the cervical spine are stabilized without any violation of the cortical bone of the target vertebrae. The devices are brought against strategic aspects of these vertebrae, thus permitting the disclosed inventions to achieve secure control of each vertebra. Connecting elements then stabilize the constructs. Preferred and alternative embodiments of the invention are disclosed, along with methods of implantation, and adjunct devices used in the implantation of the disclosed invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Frank H. Boehm, JR., Todd M. Cramer