Patents by Inventor William C. Tally

William C. Tally 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).

  • Spinal implant revision device
    Patent number: 9451994
    Abstract: A spinal implant revision device has a revision connector and a tulip member. The revision connector is configured for attachment to a pre-existing rod in a patient. The revision connector has a slotted opening configured to receive a first or a pre-existing rod. The tulip member is pivotally connected to the revision connector and movable in angularity within predetermined ranges in a first plane. This first plane is parallel to a rod to which the revision connector is attached. A second plane which is non-parallel to that first plane allows a second or new rod to be received in the tulip and allows the second rod to pivot relative to the first rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Amendia, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Whipple, Jason Hayes Tillett, William C. Tally, Kaveh Khajavi
  • Decorticating surgical instruments and guidance systems with tactile feedback
    Patent number: 9326777
    Abstract: An instrument for selectively decorticating a bony surface is described. The instrument may have a decorticating implement having a truncated scoop on its medial face and an inclined blade disposed on its opposing lateral face. The blade edge may be coincident with the linear distal edge of the truncated scoop. Also described is a method for using such an instrument to selectively decorticate a bony surface in order to prepare it for service as a bone graft bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Amendia, Inc.
    Inventor: William C. Tally
  • POSTURE PROTECTOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150264980
    Abstract: A posture protector garment for providing proprioceptive feedback to a user to improve his or her posture. The posture protector garment has a pair of pants or shorts and a shirt. The shorts and shirt are formed from materials that stretch or move with the body of the user. A reinforced portion of the shorts and shirt is formed from a strap or other material having different mechanical properties than adjacent portions of the shorts and shirt to provide proprioceptive feedback to the user. The shirt is attachable to the shorts with a shirt strap. The shirt strap is under tension when the user has poor posture that can be sensed by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: William C. Tally
  • DECORTICATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND GUIDANCE SYSTEMS WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20140276835
    Abstract: An instrument for selectively decorticating a bony surface is described. The instrument may have a decorticating implement having a truncated scoop on its medial face and an inclined blade disposed on its opposing lateral face. The blade edge may be coincident with the linear distal edge of the truncated scoop. Also described is a method for using such an instrument to selectively decorticate a bony surface in order to prepare it for service as a bone graft bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMENDIA, INC.
    Inventor: William C. Tally
  • Spinal implant revision device
    Patent number: RE46840
    Abstract: A spinal implant revision device has a revision connector and a tulip member. The revision connector is configured for attachment to a pre-existing rod in a patient. The revision connector has a slotted opening configured to receive a first or a pre-existing rod. The tulip member is pivotally connected to the revision connector and movable in angularity within predetermined ranges in a first plane. This first plane is parallel to a rod to which the revision connector is attached. A second plane which is non-parallel to that first plane allows a second or new rod to be received in the tulip and allows the second rod to pivot relative to the first rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Amendia, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Whipple, Jason Hayes Tillett, William C. Tally, Kaveh Khajavi, Geoffrey Toon