Allard, TN
Lawrence F. Allard, Knoxville, TN US
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20150380158 | APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELD SYNTHESIS AND PROCESSING OF IRON NITRIDE MAGNETIC MATERIALS - A method may include annealing a material including iron and nitrogen in the presence of an applied magnetic field to form at least one Fe | 12-31-2015 |
Randall Allard, Germantown, TN US
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20110320001 | REVISION SPACER - An intervertebral fusion device for promoting fusion of first and second vertebrae comprises first and second endplate modules. Each endplate module includes an outer surface adapted to interface with vertebral bone and an opposite inner surface. The endplate modules further include an attachment feature. A central module is adapted to extend between the first and second endplate modules and is further adapted for connection with the attachment feature. A through passage extends through the outer and inner surfaces of the each of the first and second endplates and through the central module. | 12-29-2011 |
Randall L. Allard, Germantown, TN US
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20100114320 | SURGICAL SPACER WITH SHAPE CONTROL - A surgical spacer comprising first and second hollow support members, a flexible container, and a compressible material disposed in the container is disclosed. The first and second support members each have an exterior and an interior cavity. The exteriors of the first and second support members are affixed together and the interior cavities of the first and second support members are connected via a connecting opening. The container is disposed in the interior cavities and extends through the connecting opening. In addition, the container is substantially impermeable to the compressible material. The first and second support members are more rigid than the flexible container. A combination of the first and second support members controls the shape of the flexible container, with the compressible material disposed therein, in response to a compressive load applied to an exterior of the spacer. | 05-06-2010 |
Randall Noel Allard, Germantown, TN US
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20080234747 | Resorbable Release Mechanism for a Surgical Tether and Methods of Use - The present application is directed to tethers and methods of use. The tether is attached with anchors to bony members within the patient. The tether applies a tensile force to the bony members to reduce and/or eliminate the abnormality of the bony members. The tether includes a release mechanism with a resorbable material that initially maintains the tether in a shortened orientation. The release mechanism is eventually releases the tether to a lengthened orientation. The release mechanism may prevent the need for a subsequent surgery to release tension from the tether as the patient grows. | 09-25-2008 |
20080255615 | Treatments for Correcting Spinal Deformities - The present application is directed to methods of treating a spinal deformity. The methods may begin by initially testing the spinal deformity. An implant may be chosen to treat the deformity based on the results of the testing. The implant may then be attached to vertebral members to begin treating the deformity. The implant and vertebral members may be monitored afterwards to determine whether the deformity is being corrected, and that the vertebral members remain healthy. If the monitoring warrants, the implant may be adjusted to better correct the deformity and/or prevent damage to the vertebral members. | 10-16-2008 |
20090292286 | Devices and Methods for Releasing Tension on a Surgical Tether - The present application is directed to devices and methods for releasing tension on a surgical tether. In one embodiment, the release mechanism is constructed to be positioned between a locked position and a release position. In the locked position, the release mechanism is attached to the tether to prevent the tether from moving through the release mechanism. In the release position, the release mechanism allows the tether to move through the body. The release mechanism may be constructed to move between the release and locked positions after being implanted within a patient. In one embodiment, the release mechanism returns to the locked position after the tension on the tether has been reduced below a predetermined amount. | 11-26-2009 |
Randy Allard, Germantown, TN US
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20080279640 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR FRUIT AND LIKE OBJECTS - A device for transporting articles is disclosed. In the illustrated and described embodiment of the invention, the articles are fruit such as apples, and the articles can be transported from a picking location on a fruit tree to a collection bin or other site. The device includes a tube member adapted to receive and transport the articles, and a plurality of deformable baffles at spaced-apart locations within the tube. Each baffle defines an aperture which permits the article to engage and deform the baffle and aperture so as to move through the aperture and down the tube. The article is urged through the tube by a pressure differential created across the article. In the described and illustrated embodiment of the invention, this pressure differential is a pneumatic pressure differential. | 11-13-2008 |
Randy N. Allard, Germantown, TN US
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20080269806 | Prostheses for locking an artificial disc in an intervertebral disc space - A surgical implant for locking a spinal motion segment includes an anterior plate portion with laterally spaced interbody members extending posteriorly therefrom. The plate portion has passages to receive surgical fixing screws or other securing elements engaged in holes drilled in the vertebrae for securing the plate portion to the anterior faces of the vertebrae to be locked. The arms extend into a space between lateral portions of the vertebrae to be locked. | 10-30-2008 |
20090105718 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR USE WITH BREAK-OFF DEVICE AND AN ASSOICATED SURGICAL METHOD - A surgical instrument for use with a break-off device including a proximal portion removably attached to a distal portion by a region of reduced strength to allow selective removal of the proximal portion from the distal portion. The surgical instrument includes an inner drive shaft extending generally along a longitudinal axis and having a distal end portion engaged with the proximal portion of the break-off device, and an outer retention sleeve positioned about the drive shaft and including a distal receiver portion engaged about the proximal portion of the break-off device. A force applied to the proximal portion of the break-off device by the drive shaft causes the break-off device to fracture at the region of reduced strength to separate the proximal portion from the distal portion, with the proximal portion maintained in engagement with the surgical instrument by the retention sleeve. | 04-23-2009 |
Randy Noel Allard, Germantown, TN US
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20090281575 | Tethering Devices and Methods to Treat a Spinal Deformity - The present application is directed to tethering systems that provide a corrective force to one or more vertebral members. The tethering systems may include an elongated member with first and second sections. The sections are displaceable relative to each other to increase a length of the elongated member. The first section may be attached to a first vertebral member, and a second section may be attached to a second vertebral member. At least one tether may be attached to the elongated member. The tether may include a length to be attached to the first and second sections, and to a third vertebral member that is positioned between and laterally offset from the first and second vertebral members. The length of the elongated member may increase thus causing the tether to apply a corrective force to the third vertebral member. | 11-12-2009 |