Patents by Inventor Elizabeth E. Nelson

Elizabeth E. Nelson 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).

  • Method of packaging a surgical cable
    Patent number: 8146329
    Abstract: A surgical cable packaging system and method are provided including, in one aspect, a cable holder having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper and lower portions may have cooperating structures configured to be coupled together to form an interior space in which the cable is coiled. The cable holder may have an opening through which the cable extends to allow the cable to be removed from the interior space. In another aspect, a method of inserting a surgical cable into a cable holder comprising wrapping the cable around a body portion of a fixture and sliding the cable into an interior space of the cable holder in a coiled configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Bryant, Elizabeth E. Nelson, Tim K. Matulewicz
  • Surgical Cable Packaging System And Method
    Publication number: 20100326860
    Abstract: A surgical cable packaging system and method are provided including, in one aspect, a cable holder having an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper and lower portions may have cooperating structures configured to be coupled together to form an interior space in which the cable is coiled. The cable holder may have an opening through which the cable extends to allow the cable to be removed from the interior space. In another aspect, a method of inserting a surgical cable into a cable holder comprising wrapping the cable around a body portion of a fixture and sliding the cable into an interior space of the cable holder in a coiled configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Alan Bryant, Elizabeth E. Nelson, Tim K. Matulewicz