Patents by Inventor Mark David Waugh

Mark David Waugh 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).

  • Methods and Devices for Treating a Multi-Level Spinal Deformity
    Publication number: 20100324601
    Abstract: The present application discloses methods for treating a multi-level spinal deformity. The methods may include inserting a tether in a minimally-invasive manner through an entrance incision. The tether is moved along the spine and positioned to reduce and/or eliminate the deformity. Once the tether is positioned along the spine, the tether may be secured to the vertebral members. In one embodiment, the tether includes a rigid section and a flexible section. The tether may be positioned within the spine with the rigid section extending along a first length of the spine and the flexible section extending along a second length of the spine. The different sections provide different corrective forces to the spine to reduce and/or eliminate the spinal deformity. In one embodiment, the rigid section extends along an apex of the spinal deformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Randall Noel Allard, Mark David Waugh, Larry Thomas McBride, JR.
  • Methods and devices for treating a multi-level spinal deformity
    Patent number: 7824430
    Abstract: The present application discloses methods for treating a multi-level spinal deformity. The methods may include inserting a tether in a minimally-invasive manner through an entrance incision. The tether is moved along the spine and positioned to reduce and/or eliminate the deformity. Once the tether is positioned along the spine, the tether may be secured to the vertebral members. In one embodiment, the tether includes a rigid section and a flexible section. The tether may be positioned within the spine with the rigid section extending along a first length of the spine and the flexible section extending along a second length of the spine. The different sections provide different corrective forces to the spine to reduce and/or eliminate the spinal deformity. In one embodiment, the rigid section extends along an apex of the spinal deformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall Noel Allard, Mark David Waugh, Larry Thomas McBride, Jr.
  • Methods and Devices for Treating a Multi-Level Spinal Deformity
    Publication number: 20080140133
    Abstract: The present application discloses methods for treating a multi-level spinal deformity. The methods may include inserting a tether in a minimally-invasive manner through an entrance incision. The tether is moved along the spine and positioned to reduce and/or eliminate the deformity. Once the tether is positioned along the spine, the tether may be secured to the vertebral members. In one embodiment, the tether includes a rigid section and a flexible section. The tether may be positioned within the spine with the rigid section extending along a first length of the spine and the flexible section extending along a second length of the spine. The different sections provide different corrective forces to the spine to reduce and/or eliminate the spinal deformity. In one embodiment, the rigid section extends along an apex of the spinal deformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Randall Noel Allard, Mark David Waugh, Larry Thomas McBride