Patents by Inventor Marie A. Stringer

Marie A. Stringer 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).

  • Lumbar stabilizer
    Patent number: 4794916
    Abstract: A lumbar stabilizer for the controlled displacement of tissue and application of pressure in the lumbar spine area (S) of a patient including, a belt (11) for encircling the lumbar spine area of a patient, a pair of pads (35, 35) mounted in the belt in circumferential spaced relation for positioning a distance to either side of the spinous process (84) of the lumbar spine area, a fastener (16, 17) on the belt for bringing the pair of pads into engagement with tissue in the lumbar spine area, and means (50) for selectively reducing the distance between the pair of pads to displace the tissue a distance toward the spinous process, thereby compressing and supporting the low back tissues and unloading the lumbar spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Inventors: James A. Porterfield, Marie A. Stringer