Daniel E Waite

US Patent:

8568420, Oct 29, 2013

Filed:

Jun 11, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/813712

Inventors:

Damien O'Halloran - King of Prussia PA, US
Daniel Waite - Pottstown PA, US

Assignee:

Globus Medical, Inc. - Audubon PA

International Classification:

A61B 17/56

US Classification:

606 93, 606 86 R

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, a device for delivering a bone filler material comprising: a housing having a throughbore; a plunger comprising a shaft having external threads, wherein the plunger is configured for advancement through the throughbore of the housing; and a threaded receiving member configured to releasably engage the plunger. Methods for removing an instrument from a vertebral body comprising applying ultrasonic energy to the instrument, wherein a distal end of the instrument is disposed in a cavity in the vertebral body, wherein the cavity contains a filler material; and removing the instrument from the vertebral body.

US Patent:

20110202064, Aug 18, 2011

Filed:

Jun 25, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/823622

Inventors:

Damien O'Halloran - King of Prussia PA, US
Sean Suh - Plymouth Meeting PA, US
Daniel Waite - Pottstown PA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/58
A61M 29/00

US Classification:

606 94, 606192

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. Methods for treating a bone comprising: creating a cavity in the bone; inserting a containment jacket into the cavity; inserting a balloon into the containment jacket; inflating the balloon; and introducing a filler material into the containment jacket with isolation of the balloon from the filler material.

US Patent:

20140025080, Jan 23, 2014

Filed:

Sep 25, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/036934

Inventors:

Damien O'Halloran - King of Prussia PA, US
Daniel Waite - Pottstown PA, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/88

US Classification:

606 94

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, a device for delivering a bone filler material comprising: a housing having a throughbore; a plunger comprising a shaft having external threads, wherein the plunger is configured for advancement through the throughbore of the housing; and a threaded receiving member configured to releasably engage the plunger. Methods for removing an instrument from a vertebral body comprising applying ultrasonic energy to the instrument, wherein a distal end of the instrument is disposed in a cavity in the vertebral body, wherein the cavity contains a filler material; and removing the instrument from the vertebral body.

US Patent:

20200046517, Feb 13, 2020

Filed:

Oct 22, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/660174

Inventors:

- Audubon PA, US
William Rhoda - Media PA, US
Mark Weiman - Downingtown PA, US
Chad Glerum - Pennsburg PA, US
Edward Dwyer - Lehighton PA, US
Victoria Alexander - Royersford PA, US
Brian Garvey - Media PA, US
Daniel Waite - Pottstown PA, US
Conor Fleming - Media PA, US
Samuel Petersheim - Elverson PA, US
Bria Howell - Philadelphia PA, US
Marcin Niemiec - Norristown PA, US
Vipin Kunjachan - Norristown PA, US
Jason Gray - East Greenville PA, US
Christopher Saville - Morgantown PA, US
James Himmelberger - Souderton PA, US
Kevin Gahman - Douglassville PA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/44
A61B 17/70
A61F 2/46

Abstract:

Devices and methods for treating one or more damaged, diseased, or traumatized portions of the spine, including intervertebral discs, to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. In one or more embodiments, the present invention relates to an expandable interbody spacer. The expandable interbody spacer may comprise a first jointed arm comprising a plurality of links pivotally coupled end to end. The expandable interbody spacer further may comprise a second jointed arm comprising a plurality of links pivotally coupled end to end. The first jointed arm and the second jointed arm may be interconnected at a proximal end of the expandable interbody spacer. The first jointed arm and the second jointed arm may be interconnected at a distal end of the expandable interbody spacer.

US Patent:

20170007422, Jan 12, 2017

Filed:

Sep 14, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/264677

Inventors:

- Audubon PA, US
William Rhoda - Media PA, US
Mark Weiman - Coatesville PA, US
Chad Glerum - Pennsburg PA, US
Edward Dwyer - Pittsgrove NJ, US
Victoria Alexander - Royersford PA, US
Brian Garvey - Landenberg PA, US
Daniel Waite - Pottstown PA, US
Conor Flaming - Media PA, US
Samuel Petersheim - Elverson PA, US
Bria Howell - Philadelphia PA, US
Marcin Niemiec - Norristown PA, US
Vipin Kunjachan - Jeffersonville PA, US
Jason Gray - East Greenville PA, US
Christopher Saville - Morgantown PA, US
James Himmelberger - Souderton PA, US
Kevin Gahman - Douglassville PA, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/44
A61F 2/46

Abstract:

Devices and methods for treating one or more damaged, diseased, or traumatized portions of the spine, including intervertebral discs, to reduce or eliminate associated back pain. In one or more embodiments, the present invention relates to an expandable interbody spacer. The expandable interbody spacer may comprise a first jointed arm comprising a plurality of links pivotally coupled end to end. The expandable interbody spacer further may comprise a second jointed arm comprising a plurality of links pivotally coupled end to end. The first jointed arm and the second jointed arm may be interconnected at a proximal end of the expandable interbody spacer. The first jointed arm and the second jointed arm may be interconnected at a distal end of the expandable interbody spacer.