Patents by Inventor Christine Reif

Christine Reif 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).

  • Spinous process fixation implant
    Patent number: 8372118
    Abstract: An implantable spinous process fixation device includes an elongated component, top and bottom pivoting wing components, arranged opposite and parallel to the elongated component and separated from it by a spacer. First and second spinous processes of first and second adjacent vertebras are clamped between a top portion of the elongated component and the top pivoting wing and between a bottom portion of the elongated component and the bottom pivoting wing, respectively, by pivoting the top and bottom pivoting wings toward the top and bottom portions of the elongated component. The clamping of the spinous processes stabilizes the positions of the adjacent vertebras and prevents them from moving relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Spinefrontier Inc
    Inventors: Kingsley R. Chin, Christine Reif, Ernie Corrao, Todd Saunders
  • SPINOUS PROCESS FIXATION IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20100087860
    Abstract: An implantable spinous process fixation device includes an elongated component, top and bottom pivoting wing components, arranged opposite and parallel to the elongated component and separated from it by a spacer. First and second spinous processes of first and second adjacent vertebras are clamped between a top portion of the elongated component and the top pivoting wing and between a bottom portion of the elongated component and the bottom pivoting wing, respectively, by pivoting the top and bottom pivoting wings toward the top and bottom portions of the elongated component. The clamping of the spinous processes stabilizes the positions of the adjacent vertebras and prevents them from moving relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: SPINEFRONTIER, INC
    Inventors: KINGSLEY R. CHIN, CHRISTINE REIF, ERNIE CORRAO, TODD SAUNDERS