Patents by Inventor Marc R. Viscogliosi

Marc R. Viscogliosi 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).

  • Interlaminar-interspinous vertebral stabilization system
    Patent number: 7922750
    Abstract: An implantable interlaminar-interspinous stabilization system is provided. The system may comprise a U-shaped implantable device having an inferior section, a superior section, a midsection extending therebetween, and pair of lateral walls for engaging a spinous process of a vertebra, each of the lateral walls including an aperture with a countersink for receiving a bone fastener. The system may also include a bone fastener comprising a threaded bolt and a threaded nut for securing the implantable device to the spinous processes. Insertion tools may be provided for aligning the threaded bolt and nut through the apertures of the implantable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Paradigm Spine, LLC
    Inventors: Frank T. Trautwein, Ralf Riesinger, Gary L. Lowery, Marc R. Viscogliosi
  • Interlaminar-Interspinous Vertebral Stabilization System
    Publication number: 20080228225
    Abstract: An implantable interlaminar-interspinous stabilization system is provided. The system may comprise a U-shaped implantable device having an inferior section, a superior section, a midsection extending therebetween, and pair of lateral walls for engaging a spinous process of a vertebra, each of the lateral walls including an aperture with a countersink for receiving a bone fastener. The system may also include a bone fastener comprising a threaded bolt and a threaded nut for securing the implantable device to the spinous processes. Insertion tools may be provided for aligning the threaded bolt and nut through the apertures of the implantable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Frank T. Trautwein, Ralf Riesinger, Gary L. Lowery, Marc R. Viscogliosi