Patents by Inventor Anthony R. Mork

Anthony R. Mork has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Anterior cervical facet discectomy surgery kit and method for its use
    Patent number: 7465304
    Abstract: A surgical kit is used for performing an anterior cervical disectomy, the surgical kit having a sheath that is inserted into a mammal by using a bullet coupled to the sheath and impacting on the bullet. Various cutters, including a cervical cutter having a drill tip end, a serrated cutter having an enclave for receiving cutting spoils therein, and a deburrment cutter having a burr end, are insertable through the sheath for cutting bone and disc matter. An impactor can be used to move the sheath within the mammal during use of the serrated cutter and deburrment cutter without the need to remove either tool. A pituitaries is used to remove loose bone and disc material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Spine Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. W. Haufe, Anthony R. Mork