Neville Jansen

Title: Neville Jansen and an Artificial Intervertebral Disc with Lower Height.

Introduction

Neville Jansen is an inventor associated with Pretoria, South Africa. His patent work includes an artificial intervertebral disc designed with a lower profile and components intended to support movement between vertebrae.

Latest Patents

Jansen is associated with 1 patent, titled “Artificial Intervertebral Disc with Lower Height.” The disclosure describes an upper plate with a convex central portion and an anchoring element containing a transverse hole. A lower plate includes a convex central portion on its vertebra-contacting surface and a concave bearing surface shaped to nest with the convex portion. Between the plates, a core has rigid convex upper and lower surfaces configured to slide and translate across the plates’ bearing surfaces.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work on an artificial disc architecture that combines vertebra-contacting plates, anchoring features, and a movable core. The design’s lower-height configuration is central to the invention described in the patent. Jansen is associated with NuVasive, Inc., a company focused on medical technology.

Collaborations

Malan De Villiers is identified as Jansen’s coworker. The available information does not specify their particular roles or any joint patent work.

Conclusion

Neville Jansen’s recorded patent contribution concerns a lower-height artificial intervertebral disc with nested plate surfaces and a sliding, translating core.