Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 020393/0260
Merger
Recorded: 2008-01-21
Pages: 7
Assignor
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Executed: 2007-11-28
Assignee
KYPHON INC.
1221 CROSSMAN AVENUE, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, 94089
Covered Properties
(181)
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
5,836,948 →
Application:
08/778,093 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
5,860,977 →
Application:
08/958,281 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,074,390 →
Application:
09/018,479 →
Spine Fixation Plate System
Patent:
6,045,552 →
Application:
09/040,632 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,090,112 →
Application:
09/124,203 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
5,876,404 →
Application:
09/139,333 →
Spine Distraction Implant
Patent:
6,068,630 →
Application:
09/175,645 →
Spine Distraction Implant
Patent:
6,048,342 →
Application:
09/179,570 →
Method for Reducing Insolubles in a Gelatin Solution
Patent:
6,183,741 →
Application:
09/183,149 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,156,038 →
Application:
09/306,140 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,149,652 →
Application:
09/360,955 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,379,355 →
Application:
09/361,510 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,152,926 →
Application:
09/361,512 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant
Patent:
6,235,030 →
Application:
09/473,173 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,238,397 →
Application:
09/473,184 →
Spine Distraction Implant
Patent:
6,190,387 →
Application:
09/474,037 →
Spine Distraction Implant
Patent:
6,332,882 →
Application:
09/474,038 →
Hair Used as a Biologic Disk, Replacement, and/or Structure and Method
Patent:
6,746,485 →
Application:
09/504,826 →
Spine distraction implant and method
Patent:
6,280,444 →
Application:
09/507,755 →
Supplemental Spine Fixation Device and Method
Patent:
6,451,019 →
Application:
09/579,039 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,796,983 →
Application:
09/684,017 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,419,676 →
Application:
09/684,748 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Patent:
6,451,020 →
Application:
09/686,150 →
Spine distraction implant
Patent:
6,332,883 →
Application:
09/706,991 →
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant
Spinal Implants, Insertion Instruments, and Methods of Use
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Fixation Device and Method
Spine Distraction Implant
Spine Distraction Implant
Supplemental Spine Fixation Device
Curved Dilator and Method
Apparatus and Method for Determining Implant Size
Mating Insertion Instruments for Spinal Implants and Methods of Use
Supplemental Spine Fixation Device and Method
Interspinous Process Implant Sizer and Distractor with a Split Head and Size Indicator and Method
Interspinous Process Distraction System and Method with Positionable Wing and Method
Inter-spinous process implant and method with deformable spacer
Application:
10/037,236 →
Publication:
US 2002/0143331
Deflectable Spacer for Use as an Interspinous Process Implant and Method
Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Crossbar Spacer and Method
Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Translating Pivot Point
Interspinous Process Apparatus and Method with a Selectably Expandable Spacer
Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with a Spacer
Tools for Implanting an Artificial Vertebral Disk
Interspinous Process and Sacrum Implant and Method
Interspinous process implant with radiolucent spacer and lead-in tissue expander
Application:
10/694,103 →
Publication:
US 2005/0075634
System and Method for Replacing Degenerated Spinal Disks
Spine distraction implant
Application:
10/732,589 →
Publication:
US 2005/0101955
Interspinous Process Distraction System and Method with Positionable Wing and Method
Application:
10/747,534 →
Publication:
US 2004/0153071
Mating Insertion Instruments for Spinal Implants and Methods of Use
System and Method for Immobilizing Adjacent Spinous Processes
Spinous Process Implant with Tethers
Method for Lateral Implantation of Spinous Process Spacer
Interspinous Process Distraction Implant and Method of Implantation
Spinal Implants, Insertion Instruments, and Methods of Use
Distractible Interspinous Process Implant and Method of Implantation
Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Crossbar Spacer and Method
Multi-Piece Artificial Spinal Disk Replacement Device with Selectably Positioning Articulating Element
Posterior approach implant method for assembly of multi-piece artificial spinal disk replacement device in situ
Application:
10/979,841 →
Publication:
US 2006/0069441
Multi-piece artificial spinal disk replacement device with multi-segmented support plates
Application:
10/979,850 →
Publication:
US 2006/0069438
Method of Laterally Inserting an Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Translating Pivot Point
Laterally insertable artificial vertebral disk replacement implant with translating pivot point
Application:
10/981,863 →
Publication:
US 2005/0154462
Laterally Insertable Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Curved Spacer
Method of Laterally Inserting an Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Curved Spacer
Method of Laterally Inserting an Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Crossbar Spacer
Laterally Insertable Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Crossbar Spacer
Intervertebral body fusion cage with keels and implantation method
Application:
10/992,824 →
Publication:
US 2005/0149192
Intervertebral Body Fusion Cage with Keels and Implantation Methods
Artificial spinal disk replacement device with staggered vertebral body attachments
Application:
10/994,595 →
Publication:
US 2005/0283237
Bioresorbable Interspinous Process Implant for Use with Intervertebral Disk Remediation or Replacement Implants and Procedures
Method for remediation of intervertebral disks
Application:
10/996,996 →
Publication:
US 2005/0209603
Disk repair structures with anchors
Application:
11/002,167 →
Publication:
US 2005/0143826
Disk repair structures for positioning disk repair material
Application:
11/002,168 →
Publication:
US 2005/0216087
System and Method for an Interspinous Process Implant as a Supplement to a Spine Stabilization Implant
System and method for insertion of an interspinous process implant that is rotatable in order to retain the implant relative to the spinous processes
Application:
11/003,555 →
Publication:
US 2005/0245937
Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Translating Articulation Contact Surface and Method
Artificial spinal disk replacement device with rotation limiter and lateral approach implantation method
Application:
11/004,463 →
Publication:
US 2005/0149196
Inter-cervical facet implant and method
Application:
11/053,346 →
Publication:
US 2006/0149289
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant and Method
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant and Method
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant and Method
Method of preparing for an artificial intervertebral implant using tool
Application:
11/067,214 →
Publication:
US 2005/0192586
Lateral Insertion Method for Spinous Process Spacer with Deployable Member
Laterally Insertable Interspinous Process Implant
Spinous process implant with tethers
Application:
11/068,554 →
Publication:
US 2005/0228384
Supplemental Spine Fixation Device and Method
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant with Locking Screw and Method
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant and Method for Preserving the Tissues Surrounding the Facet Joint
Interspinous process implant including a binder and method of implantation
Application:
11/095,440 →
Publication:
US 2006/0064165
Interspinous Process Implant Including a Binder and Method of Implantation
Sizing distractor and method for implanting an interspinous implant between adjacent spinous processes
Application:
11/147,816 →
Publication:
US 2006/0036258
Interspinous Process Implant and Method of Implantation
Implant for Stabilizing a Bone Graft During Spinal Fusion
Inter-cervical facet joint fusion implant
Application:
11/304,271 →
Publication:
US 2006/0247650
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant with Surface Enhancements
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant with Surface Enhancements
Application:
11/304,436 →
Publication:
US 2006/0247633
Inter-Cervical Facet Joint Implant with Locking Screw System
Interspinous Process Implant Having Deployable Wing and Method of Implantation
Interspinous Process Implant Having a Thread-Shaped Wing and Method of Implantation
Interspinous Process Implant with Slide-in Distraction Piece and Method of Implantation
Interspinous process implant having deployable wing as an adjunct to spinal fusion and method of implantation
Application:
11/378,894 →
Publication:
US 2006/0271194
Interspinous process implant with slide-in distraction piece and method of implantation
Application:
11/384,055 →
Publication:
US 2006/0264939
Interspinous Process Implant Having Deployable Wings and Method of Implantation
Inter-cervical facet implant distraction tool
Application:
11/397,220 →
Publication:
US 2006/0276801
Spinous Process Implant
Inter-cervical facet implant with implantation tool
Application:
11/429,726 →
Publication:
US 2007/0016218
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant with Implantation Tool
Inter-cervical facet implant with implantation tool
Application:
11/429,905 →
Publication:
US 2007/0016196
Inter-Cervical Facet Implant with Multiple Direction Articulation Joint and Method for Implanting
Facet Joint Implant Sizing Tool
Application:
11/554,401 →
Publication:
US 2008/0177311
Interspinous Process Implant Having a Fixed Wing and a Deployable Wing and Method of Implantation
Application:
11/556,071 →
Publication:
US 2008/0108990
Interspinous Process Apparatus and Method with a Selectably Expandable Spacer
Interspinous Process Apparatus and Method with a Selectably Expandable Spacer
Spine distraction implant and method
Application:
11/592,527 →
Publication:
US 2007/0055246
Interspinous Process Implant Including a Binder, Binder Aligner and Method of Implantation
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/677,145 →
Publication:
US 2007/0265624
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/677,192 →
Publication:
US 2007/0265625
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/692,300 →
Publication:
US 2008/0021560
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/692,306 →
Publication:
US 2008/0172057
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/692,356 →
Publication:
US 2008/0021561
System and Method for Replacing Degenerated Spinal Disks
System and Method for Strengthening a Spinous Process
System and Method for Strengthening a Spinous Process
Artificial Vertebral Disk Replacement Implant with Crossbar Spacer and Method
Application:
11/746,526 →
Publication:
US 2007/0208425
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Application:
11/768,223 →
Publication:
US 2008/0065212
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Application:
11/768,224 →
Publication:
US 2008/0065213
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/768,956 →
Publication:
US 2008/0288075
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/768,957 →
Publication:
US 2008/0039945
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/768,958 →
Publication:
US 2008/0065086
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/768,960 →
Publication:
US 2008/0039853
Spine Distraction Implant
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/770,198 →
Publication:
US 2008/0167656
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/770,301 →
Publication:
US 2008/0027552
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/770,360 →
Publication:
US 2008/0039946
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Application:
11/770,364 →
Publication:
US 2008/0071378
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Application:
11/770,924 →
Publication:
US 2008/0046081
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Application:
11/770,931 →
Publication:
US 2008/0065214
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Application:
11/770,943 →
Publication:
US 2008/0051898
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Application:
11/771,046 →
Publication:
US 2008/0051899
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Spine distraction implant
Application:
11/788,763 →
Publication:
US 2008/0086212
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine distraction implant and method
Application:
11/790,910 →
Publication:
US 2007/0203497
Interspinous Process Implants and Methods of Use
Spine distraction implant and method
Application:
11/806,527 →
Publication:
US 2008/0039859
Interspinous process implants and methods of use
Application:
11/806,528 →
Publication:
US 2008/0021468
Spine distraction implant and method
Application:
11/806,529 →
Publication:
US 2008/0215058
Interspinous process implant having deployable wing and method of implantation
Application:
11/825,320 →
Publication:
US 2008/0177272
System and Method for Immobilizing Adjacent Spinous Processes
Application:
11/866,309 →
Publication:
US 2008/0021471
System and Method for Immobilizing Adjacent Spinous Processes
System and Method for Insertion of an Interspinous Process Implant that is Rotatable in Order to Retain the Implant Relative to the Spinous Processes
Application:
11/874,131 →
Publication:
US 2008/0071280
Disk Replacement Endoprosthesis
Application:
11/874,845 →
Publication:
US 2008/0177390
Systems and Methods for in Situ Assembly of an Interspinous Process Distraction Implant
Tensioner Tool and Method for Implanting an Interspinous Process Implant Including a Binder
Application:
11/874,862 →
Publication:
US 2008/0177298
Interspinous Process Implant Having Deployable Wings and Method of Implantation
Interspinous Process Implant Having Deployable Wings and Method of Implantation
Interspinous Process Implant Having a Thread-Shaped Wing and Method of Implantation
Interspinous Process Implant Including a Binder and Method of Implantation
Application:
11/923,814 →
Publication:
US 2008/0046087
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Spine Distraction Implant and Method
Supplemental Spine Fixation Device and Method
Application:
11/928,144 →
Publication:
US 2008/0058941
Supplemental Spine Fixation Device and Method
Application:
11/928,158 →
Publication:
US 2008/0051904
Supplemental Spine Fixation Device and Method
Related Assignments
(4)
Other recorded transfers of the patents in this record — the chain of ownership.
Security Agreement
Feb 5, 2007
From: ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 018911/0427 →
Termination/Release of Security Interest
Mar 14, 2008
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: KYPHON, INC.
Reel/Frame 020679/0107 →
Change of Name
May 9, 2008
From: KYPHON INC
To: MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC
Reel/Frame 020993/0042 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jun 9, 2008
From: MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC
To: KYPHON SARL
Reel/Frame 021070/0278 →