Patents by Inventor J.P. Timm

J.P. Timm 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).

  • Curvilinear spinal access method and device
    Publication number: 20100076502
    Abstract: A curvilinear spinal access device having an expandable working portal. The device includes a slide having a channel with an open top and a movable top sized to cover the open top of the channel forming an expandable working portal with a proximal end and a distal end. The movable top can be moved between a closed position and an open position, wherein in the closed position the movable top blocks direct visualization between the proximal end and the distal end of the expandable working portal and in the open position movement of the movable top results in direct visualization from the proximal end to the distal end of the expandable working portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: ALPHATEC SPINE, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Guyer, Thomas Purcell, J.P. Timm, Ali Araghi, Javier Garcia-Bengochea, Carl Lauryssen, Morgan Lorio