Granted Patent
Utility
Small
US 18,339,600
· Confirmation No. 7342
RETRACTOR
Inventors:
Stephen Vidmar, Evan Ackema, Darren Reimers, David Ortiz, Kellen Van Ausdal, Ricardo Simmons, Abhishek Kumar, Douglas Crowther, Sandeep Kunwar
Applicant:
Spinal Elements, Inc.
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Inventors
Stephen Vidmar
Carlsbad, CA
Evan Ackema
Oceanside, CA
Darren Reimers
Carlsbad, CA
David Ortiz
Carlsbad, CA
Kellen Van Ausdal
Franklin, TN
Ricardo Simmons
San Diego, CA
Abhishek Kumar
New York, NY
Douglas Crowther
Colorado Springs, CO
Sandeep Kunwar
Woodside, CA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
600/219
A61B17/0206
Prosecution
- Examiner
- KU, SI MING
- Art Unit
- 3775
- Customer No.
- 20995
- Docket No.
- QORTHO.171A
- Confirmation No.
- 7342
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20240008863A1
- Pub. Date
- 2024-01-11
from
REIMERS, DARREN,
SIMMONS, RICARDO,
ORTIZ, DAVID,
ACKEMA, EVAN,
CROWTHER, DOUGLAS,
KUNWAR, SANDEEP,
VIDMAR, STEPHEN,
VAN AUSDAL, KELLEN,
KUMAR, ABHISHEK
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2026-07-31
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2024-05-31
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 18/339,600
- Filed
- 2023-06-22
- Pub. No.
- US20240008863A1
- Examiner
- KU, SI MING
- Art Unit
- 3775
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