Patents by Inventor Christine M. Horton

Christine M. Horton 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for removal of intervertebral disc tissues
    Patent number: 8123750
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing tissue from an intervertebral disc are disclosed. The apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. Other apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, an inner guide tube, a cutting head, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. The elongated guide tube has a bendable end. The apparatus are generally configured to extend and withdraw a rotary cutting member while controllably bending the bendable end of the guide tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Corespine Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Britt K. Norton, Christine M. Horton, Jeremy J. Ling
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF INTERVERTEBRAL DISC TISSUES
    Publication number: 20100100098
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for removing tissue from an intervertebral disc are disclosed. The apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. Other apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, an inner guide tube, a cutting head, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. The elongated guide tube has a bendable end. The apparatus are generally configured to extend and withdraw a rotary cutting member while controllably bending the bendable end of the guide tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Britt K. Norton, Christine M. Horton, Jeremy J. Ling