Patents Assigned to Elite I.P., Inc.
  • Rearchitecting the spine
    Patent number: 9232937
    Abstract: A surgical tool well suited for less invasive surgery. Uses include spinal surgery and microdecompressive techniques. The method and device are useful for rearchitecting the spine. A cutting tip or head on a shaft is shielded during non-use to protect tissue and neural elements. To further protect neural elements and tissue, an inflatable retractor is introduced into the body with the surgical tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Elite I.P., Inc.
    Inventor: Neville Alleyne
  • Method and apparatus for spinal osteoligamentous resection
    Patent number: 8377087
    Abstract: A device for osteoligamentous resection comprising a resector having a shaft with a resecting tip at its distal end, and a retractor at least partially surrounding the resector, and at least part of the retractor being moveable relative to the resector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Elite I.P., Inc.
    Inventor: Neville Alleyne