Patents by Inventor Charles Heinig

Charles Heinig 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).

  • Transverse connector for spinal column corrective devices
    Patent number: 5084049
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a pair of corrective devices for a spinal column. A member is extendable between the corrective devices in a direction transverse to the longitudinal central axes of the corrective devices. A first portion of the member is connected with one of the corrective devices and a second portion of the member is connected with the other of the corrective devices. The locations at which the corrective devices are connected with the member may be changed to enable the member to interconnect the corrective devices spaced different distances apart and at different orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: AcroMed Corporation
    Inventors: Marc Asher, Walter E. Strippgen, Charles Heinig, William Carson