Patents by Inventor William Cedrick McCormack

William Cedrick McCormack 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).

  • Artificial disc implants and associated methods and instrumentation
    Patent number: 8066774
    Abstract: An artificial disc implant and associate methods and instrumentation are provided for the artificial disc implant that includes opposite vertebral endplate members and a spacer member between the vertebral endplate members. An anchoring member extends from at least one of the vertebral endplate members toward an adjacent vertebral endplate when the implant is positioned between vertebrae. The anchoring member can be received in an anchor seat formed in the adjacent vertebral endplate without requiring the artificial disc implant to be impacted into the space between vertebrae to engage the anchoring member in the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Squires, Greg C. Marik, William Cedrick McCormack