Patents by Inventor Jonathan Rinehart

Jonathan Rinehart 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, implant and instruments for percutaneous expansion of the spinal canal
    Patent number: 10159496
    Abstract: A bone saw and a method for using the bone saw. The bone saw includes a saw blade comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a distal tip comprising a cutting edge. The flexible saw blade is rectangular in shape over at least a portion thereof. The bone saw further includes a saw handle base insert a saw shaft tip assembly comprising an opening through which the flexible saw blade is advanced. The saw shaft tip assembly may comprise a saw shaft tip comprising a channel comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a saw channel insert disposed within the channel of the saw shaft tip to form a lumen between the saw shift tip and the saw channel insert. The bone saw may further comprise a saw blade advancement mechanism coupled to the flexible saw blade for moving the flexible saw blade in discrete amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Innovative Surgical Designs, Inc.
    Inventors: D. Greg Anderson, Wayne Beams, Ed Morris, Jonathan Rinehart, Barry Turner
  • Method, Implant & Instruments for Percutaneous Expansion of the Spinal Canal
    Publication number: 20150272593
    Abstract: A bone saw and a method for using the bone saw. The bone saw includes a saw blade comprising a distal end, a proximal end, and a distal tip comprising a cutting edge. The flexible saw blade is rectangular in shape over at least a portion thereof. The bone saw further includes a saw handle base insert a saw shaft tip assembly comprising an opening through which the flexible saw blade is advanced. The saw shaft tip assembly may comprise a saw shaft tip comprising a channel comprising a distal end and a proximal end and a saw channel insert disposed within the channel of the saw shaft tip to form a lumen between the saw shift tip and the saw channel insert. The bone saw may further comprise a saw blade advancement mechanism coupled to the flexible saw blade for moving the flexible saw blade in discrete amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: D. Greg Anderson, Wayne Beams, Ed Morris, Jonathan Rinehart