Patents by Inventor Horst K. Heiles

Horst K. Heiles 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 tool and method to reduce vertebral displacement
    Patent number: 6159212
    Abstract: A surgical tool and method for reducing vertebral displacement between two adjacent vertebrae wherein the present tool includes a posterior compression member having a foot portion associated with one end portion thereof for selectively engaging one of the adjacent vertebrae, an anterior compression member positionable over the posterior member and having a foot portion associated with one end portion thereof for selectively engaging the other of the adjacent vertebrae, a compression nut member engagable with the posterior member for tightening against the anterior compression member, and a handle member engagable with the nut member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Inventors: George R. Schoedinger, III, Horst K. Heiles