Patents by Inventor Tracy M. MacNeal

Tracy M. MacNeal 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: 20100094426
    Abstract: A spinal implant of hybrid construction. The implant includes both porous and radiolucent elements. In this manner, the implant allows for substantial fusing of vertebrae while simultaneously allowing for useful follow-on evaluations through imaging. Furthermore, in spite of the potentially differing material character of the porous and radiolucent elements, they may nevertheless be coupled together in an interlocking configuration such that the implant exhibits the behavior of a single unitary device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph A. Grohowski, Jr., Mark Walter, Tracy M. MacNeal