Patents by Inventor Martin J. Reynolds

Martin J. Reynolds 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).

  • Method of treating intervertebral discs by inserting a diffuser directly into the annulus
    Patent number: 6562028
    Abstract: A method of controllably heating the annulus of an intervertebral disc is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming an access channel through the annulus of an intervertebral disc while avoiding the nucleus of the intervertebral disc, inserting a light-emitting diffuser into the annulus, and activating the light-emitting diffuser to emit diffuse light while maintaining the light-emitting diffuser within the access channel to raise the temperature of the annulus to a value sufficient to cause a change in the characteristics of the annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Indigo Medical, Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott A. Nield, Ronald J. Kolata, Martin J. Reynolds, Paul G. Ritchie, Julianne M. Siegel
  • Method of treating intervertebral discs by inserting a diffuser directly into the annulus
    Publication number: 20010056278
    Abstract: A method of controllably heating the annulus of an intervertebral disc is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming an access channel through the annulus of an intervertebral disc while avoiding the nucleus of the intervertebral disc, inserting a light-emitting diffuser into the annulus, and activating the light-emitting diffuser to emit diffuse light while maintaining the light-emitting diffuser within the access channel to raise the temperature of the annulus to a value sufficient to cause a change in the characteristics of the annulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Scott A. Nield, Ronald J. Kolata, Martin J. Reynolds, Paul G. Ritchie, Julianne M. Siegel