Patents
US 9717538 B2: System and method for bone fusing implants and implant insertion tools
- Granted
- 2017-08-01
- Filed
- 2014-09-15 application 14485903
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for fusing two adjacent stacked bones includes the following. First, inserting first and second pins into first and second locations of a first surface of one of the two adjacent stacked bones, respectively. Next, inserting a dilator over each of the first and second pins to dilate tissue around the first and second pins. Next, inserting a tissue protector over the dilator and removing the dilator. Next, inserting a cannulated drill through the tissue protector over each of the first and second pins and drilling first and second openings in the first and second locations, respectively, wherein the first and second opening extend through the two adjacent stacked bones. Next, tapping threads in the first opening and inserting a first bone fusing implant in the first opening, wherein the first bone fusing implant comprises threads configured to engage the threads of the first opening. Next, impacting a broach into the second opening to generate a pattern corresponding to a pattern of a second bone fusing implant and then inserting the second bone fusing implant in the second opening.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170801.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPINEFRONTIER, INC 25 patents | US company or organization | Malden, MA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsley R. Chin | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 46 | Person page FUZZY medium confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Richard Francis | Houston, TX | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Craig Henshaw | Boston, MA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeremy Crossgrove | Storrs, CT | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| August Kawski | Gloucester, MA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B17/7055 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2002/30995 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SPINEFRONTIER, INC signed 2019-07-01 | KIC VENTURES, LLC MALDEN, MA | 53971/594 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
| 2017-06-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CROSSGROVE, JEREMY signed 2017-04-05 KAWSKI, AUGUST signed 2017-05-18 CHIN, KINGSLEY R. signed 2017-06-08 FRANCIS, RICHARD signed 2017-06-20 HENSHAW, CRAIG signed 2017-06-25 | SPINEFRONTIER, INC MALDEN, MA | 42818/672 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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