Patents by Inventor Wayne K. Cheng

Wayne K. Cheng 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).

  • Minimally invasive method and surgical tools for trans-PSOAS approach
    Patent number: 9486330
    Abstract: Methods, surgical tools and a surgical system for performing spinal fixation using a lateral trans-psoas approach through a vertebral body into the disc space between that vertebral body and an adjacent vertebral body are provided. The approach, tools and system are adapted for use in fixing the L-5 and S-1 vertebral bodies. It should be understood that the methods and tools described can also be used for disc fusion where insertion proceeds from an inferior vertebral body to a superior vertebral body, and also cases where the fusion occurs across multiple disc spaces fusing more than two vertebrae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Bones and Spine Surgery Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne K. Cheng
  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE METHOD AND SURGICAL TOOLS FOR TRANS-PSOAS APPROACH
    Publication number: 20140296982
    Abstract: Methods, surgical tools and a surgical system for performing spinal fixation using a lateral trans-psoas approach through a vertebral body into the disc space between that vertebral body and an adjacent vertebral body are provided. The approach, tools and system are adapted for use in fixing the L-5 and S-1 vertebral bodies. It should be understood that the methods and tools described can also be used for disc fusion where insertion proceeds from an inferior vertebral body to a superior vertebral body, and also cases where the fusion occurs across multiple disc spaces fusing more than two vertebrae.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: BONES AND SPINE SURGERY INC.
    Inventor: Wayne K. Cheng