Patents by Inventor Donald David DIETZE, Jr.

Donald David DIETZE, Jr. 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).

  • Surgical instrument system and method for providing retraction and vertebral distraction
    Patent number: 8827902
    Abstract: An instrument for spinal surgery for retracting soft tissue and mounting between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process includes a relatively rigid frame, a first retractor blade mounted to the frame and a distractor element movably mounted to the frame. The distractor element has a body, a proximal end and a distal end. The distractor element has a thickness and a length. The distractor element is configured for mounting between the superior and inferior spinous processes in a working configuration. The distractor element is generally tapered at the distal end in an insertion configuration. The instrument also includes an insertion shaft attached to the proximal end and a first shaft joint mounted between the frame and the insertion shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventors: Donald David Dietze, Jr., Brian Reed Bankoski
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RETRACTION AND VERTEBRAL DISTRACTION
    Publication number: 20120041272
    Abstract: An instrument for spinal surgery for retracting soft tissue and mounting between a superior spinous process and an inferior spinous process includes a relatively rigid frame, a first retractor blade mounted to the frame and a distractor element movably mounted to the frame. The distractor element has a body, a proximal end and a distal end. The distractor element has a thickness and a length. The distractor element is configured for mounting between the superior and inferior spinous processes in a working configuration. The distractor element is generally tapered at the distal end in an insertion configuration. The instrument also includes an insertion shaft attached to the proximal end and a first shaft joint mounted between the frame and the insertion shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Donald David DIETZE, Jr., Brian Reed BANKOSKI