Patents by Inventor Grant D. Hogue

Grant D. Hogue 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).

  • INTERNAL ELASTIC BRACE FOR TREATING SCOLIOSIS
    Publication number: 20220304728
    Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to a scoliosis treatment device, an internal elastic brace (IEB) for scoliosis, and methods of using or deploying the same to treat scoliosis. The scoliosis treatment device includes various components that are assembled and deployed to provide a compressive force to the convex side of an abnormally curved spine by tethering the ribs on the convex side of the spinal curvature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Grant D. Hogue
  • Systems for treatment of spinal deformities
    Patent number: 10603084
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include systems for the treatment of spinal deformity in children by harnessing growth modulation without requiring vertebral fusion. In some embodiments, the system uses flexible or moveable elements to selectively apply and tune forces and moments to the spine instead of rigid fixation and vertebral segment fusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Tether Implant Corporation
    Inventors: Albert E. Sanders, James O. Sanders, Ronald G. Blackman, Robert B. More, Brian Snyder, Grant D. Hogue, Ira Zaltz
  • SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF SPINAL DEFORMITIES
    Publication number: 20200078053
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include systems for the treatment of spinal deformity in children by harnessing growth modulation without requiring vertebral fusion. In some embodiments, the system uses flexible or moveable elements to selectively apply and tune forces and moments to the spine instead of rigid fixation and vertebral segment fusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Albert E. Sanders, James O. Sanders, Ronald G. Blackman, Robert B. More, Brian Snyder, Grant D. Hogue, Ira Zaltz