Patents by Inventor Bruce G. Broughton

Bruce G. Broughton 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).

  • Vertebral distraction pump
    Patent number: 5935151
    Abstract: A distraction pump for manipulation of the spinal column and associated bodily structures having a pump body and two arms coupled to the body, one of the arms being movable relative to the other arm. Each arm has displacement means coupled to it. The distraction pump has a handle that is movable between a non-actuated position and an actuated position and actuator means operatively for causing the two displacement means to be moved from a first relative position when the handle is in the non-actuated position to a second relative position when the handle is in the actuated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventors: Bruce G. Broughton, Raywood C. Weiler
  • Vertebral distraction device
    Patent number: D775353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventors: Gregg C. Anderson, Donald W. Pesavento, Bruce G. Broughton, Scott K. Raitt