Patents Assigned to University of Southern California Patent and Copyright Administration
  • Percutaneous vertebral fusion system
    Patent number: 6821277
    Abstract: A method of repositioning or fixing a first vertebrae or portion of a first vertebrae comprising fixing a bone screw in the first vertebrae and a bone screw in a second vertebrae, where each bone screw has a portal, and inflating an inflatable balloon between the portals, thereby creating a rigid structure between the bone screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: University of Southern California Patent and Copyright Administration
    Inventor: George P. Teitelbaum