Patents by Inventor Patricia Kuslich, legal representative

Patricia Kuslich, legal representative 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).

  • Expandable reamer
    Patent number: RE42757
    Abstract: An expandable reamer for forming a space within a vertebral disc includes a pair of opposing blades which have a expanded state and a retracted state. The blades being pivotally positioned at the distal end of a shaft assembly. A shaft housing being substantially disposed about the shaft assembly. The proximal end of the shaft assembly being operatively engaged by a control device which when rotated allows the blades to be fully retracted for insertion into a pre-bored hole and then to be expanded incrementally until the cavity is bored as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Spineology, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen D. Kuslich, Patricia Kuslich, legal representative, Francis Peterson, Todd Bjork, Joseph E. Gleason, Rodney Rogstad