Patents by Inventor Alan Whiton

Alan Whiton 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).

  • Expansion interspinous fixation device and method
    Patent number: 9480502
    Abstract: A device and method for performing interspinous fixation or spinal fusion is provided. The device may generally include a first plate and a second plate, each having an adjustable length, and a mechanical actuator for increasing or reducing the length of the plates and, correspondingly, the device. Operation of the mechanical actuator causes first and second inner expansion portions of each plate to simultaneously slide on an outer fixed portion of the plate, to increase or decrease (depending on the direction of operation of the mechanical actuator) the separation between the first and second inner expansion portions, and thus, lengthen or shorten the plates and device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Smokey Mountain Spine, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Whiton, J. Scott Hay, Brian Haga, Ryan Singh
  • EXPANSION INTERSPINOUS FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20140343608
    Abstract: A device and method for performing interspinous fixation or spinal fusion is provided. The device may generally include a first plate and a second plate, each having an adjustable length, and a mechanical actuator for increasing or reducing the length of the plates and, correspondingly, the device. Operation of the mechanical actuator causes first and second inner expansion portions of each plate to simultaneously slide on an outer fixed portion of the plate, to increase or decrease (depending on the direction of operation of the mechanical actuator) the separation between the first and second inner expansion portions, and thus, lengthen or shorten the plates and device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: SMOKEY MOUNTAIN SPINE, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Whiton, J. Scott Hay, Brian Haga, Ryan Singh