Patents by Inventor Toney Owsley

Toney Owsley 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).

  • Technique and instrumentation for intervertebral prosthesis implantation
    Publication number: 20050203533
    Abstract: An assembly is used for preparing an intervertebral disc space between a pair of vertebral bodies to receive a prosthesis. The assembly comprises a distractor having a first distracting arm and a second distracting arm. The assembly further comprises a first anchoring fastener for movably coupling the first distracting arm to a first one of the vertebral bodies. The first anchoring device is able to rotate relative to the first distracting arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Ferguson, Carlos Gil, Toney Owsley
  • Technique and instrumentation for intervertebral prosthesis implantation using independent landmarks
    Publication number: 20050203532
    Abstract: An assembly for preparing an intervertebral disc space between a first vertebra and a second vertebra to receive a prosthesis comprises a distractor having a first distraction arm and a second distraction arm. The assembly further includes a first anchoring device attached to both the first distraction arm and the first vertebra and a second anchoring device attached to both the second distraction arm and the second vertebra. In this assembly, the first anchoring device moves independently of the second anchoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicant: SDGI Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Ferguson, Carlos Gil, Toney Owsley, Leonard Tokish