Patents by Inventor Maureen Upton

Maureen Upton 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).

  • Devices and methods for the restoration of a spinal disc
    Publication number: 20050182418
    Abstract: A system and method is provided for maintaining a proper intervertebral disc height during the replacement or augmentation of the spinal disc. In one embodiment, a cannulated distractor is used to distract the adjacent vertebrae and maintain a proper disc space height . The cannulated distractor is fluidly connected to a source of fluent material for injection into the disc space. The distraction includes a distraction tip resident within the disc space that includes a central lumen and a number of openings communicating with the lumen to dispense the fluent material within the disc space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: Lawrence Boyd, Maureen Upton