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Sign up for Becker's Orthopedic, Spine Business & Pain Management E-Weeklies at www.BeckersOrthopedicandSpine.com or call (800) 417-2035 21 88 Spine Surgeon Inventors & Innovators to Know 88 Spine Surgeon Inventors & Innovators to Know (continued from page 1) Steve Courtney, MD, is the founder of Eminent Spine, a medical device company focused on manufacturing spinal implants. Neville Alleyne, MD, invented several medical devices, including the Spinal Cord Protective Device and Radiofrequency Coblation for spinal surgery. Dennis Crandall, MD, has developed a new spinal instrumentation system designed to solve certain difficult spinal deformity problems. Wilson Asfora, MD, invented the FDA 510(k)-approved Bullet Cage, a lumbar intervertebral body fusion device to treat degenerative disc disease. Ara Deukmedjian, MD, developed the Deuk Laser Disc Repair procedure and instrumentation that includes an endoscope and laser. Jeffrey A. Bash, MD, authored several device patents and participates clinical trials for spine surgery. He also serves as consultant for spine device companies. John Dietz, Jr., MD, is an inventor and holds multiple patents on surgical instrumentation used during endoscopic spine surgery. Clay Baynham, MD, is a founder and director of Atlas Spine. David Ditsworth, MD, developed the non-traumatic discectomy for treating herniated and bulging discs. Edward Benzel, MD, holds at least nine patents for devices, including a cervical spine stabilization method and a spinal column retaining apparatus. Steven G. Dorsky, MD, is the inventor of a spinal instrumentation system used worldwide and is well published. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, holds several patents for spine devices and helped develop systems for DePuy Spine and K2M. Charles C. Edwards, II, MD, developed a new skeletal reconstruction procedure for patients with conditions such as spinal tumors. Scott Boden, MD, holds at least six different patents for medical devices and his research focuses on spine fusion and bone regeneration. Thomas Errico, MD, has been instrumental in the development of several modern spine surgery implants. Charles L. Branch, Jr., MD, holds at least 13 patents for spine technology. Justin Field, MD, helped develop RISE, an expandable interbody lumbar cage designed for use with endoscopic fusions. Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, contributed to more than 20 patents, including the SmartPlate spinal implant and a slidable bone plate system. Glenn Buttermann, MD, holds three patents for an intervertebral prosthetic device and the method of performing surgery. J. Abbott Byrd, MD, holds numerous patents, including one for the Synergy Spinal System. Robert M. Campbell, Jr., MD, invented the VEPTR device for treating thoracic insufficiency syndrome. Andrew Cappuccino, MD, is the chair of the Surgeon Advisory Board at Lanx. John J. Carbone, MD, has a special interest in the design and use of orthopedic implants and surgical instruments. He holds several patents for orthopedic prosthetics. Joseph Cauthen, MD, is a co-inventor of 28 device patents and holds three patents for artificial disc replacement. James Chappuis, MD, holds 13 patents, including for an internal pedicle screw insulator apparatus and method of use. Kingsley R. Chin, MD, is inventor of the FacetFuse Minimally Invasive Screw System and MANTIS. John S. Collis, MD, helped invent surgical instruments for total disc replacement, a laminectomy retractor and a table for disc puncture testing and treatment. Jeffrey Fischgrund, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon who has been on the board of directors of TranS1. Mark Flood, DO, has pioneered the RegenaDISC and Minimally Invasive Stabilization procedures. George A. Frey, MD, has developed new surgical techniques, spinal systems and implants, and holds dozens of patents. Steven R. Garfin, MD, is the chairman of the Surgeon Advisory Board at SI-BONE. Charles R. Gordon, MD, contributed to the development of several patented devices, including an artificial functional spinal unit system and founded Flexuspine. Paul A. Glazer, MD, has a special interest in developing improvements to surgical instrumentation and holds several patents. Regis W. Haid, Jr., MD, holds patents for devices used in cervical lateral mass plating, anterior cervical plating and cervical arthroplasty. Roger Hartl, MD, has been part of a team working to develop a tissue-engineering technique to repair and regeneration of degenerated spinal discs. James Hawkins, MD, is co-inventor of some expandable cannula designs. He holds seven patents for those designs.

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