Patents Assigned to Dunfee & Dunfee LLC
  • Ambulatory spinal unloading method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7445608
    Abstract: An ambulatory spinal unloading method and apparatus are implemented to achieve a desired minimum level of residual cushioning in response to a biasing force applied to the associated apparatus tensioning and/or compression mechanism(s). The ambulatory spinal unloading apparatus may further include a treatment system to provide desired levels of nerve and/or muscle stimulation in addition to hot and/or cold elements to provide further therapeutic effects as desired or necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Dunfee & Dunfee LLC
    Inventors: Matthew J. Dunfee, Susan J. Dunfee