Patents by Inventor Joseph Cauthen

Joseph Cauthen 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).

  • Intervertebral disc annulus stent
    Publication number: 20060129245
    Abstract: A stent, or device for repair and reconstruction of the spinal disc wall, or annulus fibrosus, after surgical incision or pathologic rupture, which is inserted through an aperture into the subannular space. The stent has radial extensions which are caused or allowed to expand into an expanded configuration to bridge the aperture. The stent thereby occludes the defective region from the inside of the vertebral disc and prevents the migration of nucleus pulposus therethrough, while also providing a scaffold for tissue growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventor: Joseph Cauthen
  • Methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair
    Publication number: 20060129156
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for annulus disc repair with and without the use of a patch or stent. The methods and devices are particularly suited to the repair and/or reconstruction of the spinal disc wall (annulus) after surgical invasion or pathologic rupture, with reduced failure rate as compared to conventional surgical procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Cauthen, Matthew Burns, Lawrence Wales, Brian Dukart, Bradley Wessman, Rodney Houfburg, Paul Burmeister
  • Intervertebral disc annulus stent
    Publication number: 20060100711
    Abstract: A stent, or device for repair and reconstruction of the spinal disc wall, or annulus fibrosus, after surgical incision or pathologic rupture, which is inserted through an aperture into the subannular space. The stent has radial extensions which are caused or allowed to expand into an expanded configuration to bridge the aperture. The stent thereby occludes the defective region from the inside of the vertebral disc and prevents the migration of nucleus pulposus therethrough, while also providing a scaffold for tissue growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventor: Joseph Cauthen
  • Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus
    Publication number: 20050283246
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and devices for treating the annulus of an intervertebral disc. The methods and devices can employ an expandable treatment device which is deployed at least partially in the subannular space. Fixation devices and methods are also disclosed, which help to secure the treatment device in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Cauthen, Matthew Burns, Lawrence Wales, Brian Dukart, Bradley Wessman, Rodney Houfburg, Ishmael Bentley
  • Spinal disc annulus repair device
    Publication number: 20050149197
    Abstract: A stent, or device for repair and reconstruction of the spinal disc wall, or annulus fibrosus, after surgical incision or pathologic rupture, which is inserted through an aperture into the subannular space. The stent has radial extensions which are caused or allowed to expand into an expanded configuration to bridge the aperture. The stent thereby occludes the defective region from the inside of the vertebral disc and prevents the migration of nucleus pulposus therethrough, while also providing a scaffold for tissue growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventor: Joseph Cauthen