Patents by Inventor William Lansing Dunbar

William Lansing Dunbar 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).

  • Snap-on spinal rod connector
    Patent number: 7066938
    Abstract: An implantable medical connector device is provided that employs a snap-on technology to safely and easily mate with another device. The medical connector device generally includes an elongate member having first and second connectors members formed on opposed ends thereof. Each connector member includes an opening formed in a sidewall thereof and extending into a nesting seat. The nesting seat is adapted to seat and engage an implanted cylindrical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Slivka, William Lansing Dunbar, Hassan Serhan
  • Snap-on spinal rod connector
    Publication number: 20040049188
    Abstract: An implantable medical connector device is provided that employs a snap-on technology to safely and easily mate with another device. The medical connector device generally includes an elongate member having first and second connectors members formed on opposed ends thereof. Each connector member includes an opening formed in a sidewall thereof and extending into a nesting seat. The nesting seat is adapted to seat and engage an implanted cylindrical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: DEPUY ACROMED, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Slivka, William Lansing Dunbar, Hassan Serhan