Patents by Inventor Louis Jacobus Nel

Louis Jacobus Nel 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).

  • Pedicle mountable retractor system
    Patent number: 10111650
    Abstract: A retractor system 100 comprises a first tower 102 which is mountable on a first surgical screw 12.1. A second tower 104 is mountable on a second surgical screw 12.2. A link 106 extends between the first and second towers. At least a first elongate retractor element 108 for at least one of muscle, tissue and nerve structures is movably mountable on the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Minimal Invasive Technologies (Pty) Ltd.
    Inventors: Louis Jacobus Nel, Gert Stephanus Becker
  • PEDICLE MOUNTABLE RETRACTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160354073
    Abstract: A retractor system 100 comprises a first tower 102 which is mountable on a first surgical screw 12.1. A second tower 104 is mountable on a second surgical screw 12.2. A link 106 extends between the first and second towers. At least a first elongate retractor element 108 for at least one of muscle, tissue and nerve structures is movably mountable on the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Louis Jacobus Nel, Gert Stephanus Becker