Patents by Inventor Randel WOODGRIFT

Randel WOODGRIFT 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).

  • PERCUTANEOUS LATERAL RECESS RESECTION METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20220346822
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices, kits, and methods for treating lumbar spinal stenosis by at least partially decompressing a compressed nerve root. The method can include identifying the compressed nerve root and percutaneously accessing a region of a lamina located adjacent to the compressed nerve root. The method can also include forming a channel through the region of the lamina, wherein the channel can be formed medial to a lateral border of the lamina. Further, the method can include expanding the channel in a lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Minh TRAN, Randel WOODGRIFT, James M. CORBETT, Phillip A. THOMPSON, David P. LALOR, JR.
  • Percutaneous lateral recess resection methods and instruments
    Patent number: 11317934
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices, kits, and methods for treating lumbar spinal stenosis by at least partially decompressing a compressed nerve root. The method can include identifying the compressed nerve root and percutaneously accessing a region of a lamina located adjacent to the compressed nerve root. The method can also include forming a channel through the region of the lamina, wherein the channel can be formed medial to a lateral border of the lamina. Further, the method can include expanding the channel in a lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Vertos Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Minh Tran, Randel Woodgrift, James M. Corbett, Phillip A. Thompson, David P. Lalor, Jr.
  • PERCUTANEOUS LATERAL RECESS RESECTION METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20200297374
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices, kits, and methods for treating lumbar spinal stenosis by at least partially decompressing a compressed nerve root. The method can include identifying the compressed nerve root and percutaneously accessing a region of a lamina located adjacent to the compressed nerve root. The method can also include forming a channel through the region of the lamina, wherein the channel can be formed medial to a lateral border of the lamina. Further, the method can include expanding the channel in a lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Minh TRAN, Randel WOODGRIFT, James M. CORBETT, Phillip A. THOMPSON, David P. LALOR, JR.
  • Percutaneous lateral recess resection methods and instruments
    Patent number: 10617441
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices, kits, and methods for treating lumbar spinal stenosis by at least partially decompressing a compressed nerve root. The method can include identifying the compressed nerve root and percutaneously accessing a region of a lamina located adjacent to the compressed nerve root. The method can also include forming a channel through the region of the lamina, wherein the channel can be formed medial to a lateral border of the lamina. Further, the method can include expanding the channel in a lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Vertos Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Minh Tran, Randel Woodgrift, James M. Corbett, Phillip A. Thompson, David P. Lalor, Jr.
  • PERCUTANEOUS LATERAL RECESS RESECTION METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20180064461
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices, kits, and methods for treating lumbar spinal stenosis by at least partially decompressing a compressed nerve root. The method can include identifying the compressed nerve root and percutaneously accessing a region of a lamina located adjacent to the compressed nerve root. The method can also include forming a channel through the region of the lamina, wherein the channel can be formed medial to a lateral border of the lamina. Further, the method can include expanding the channel in a lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Minh TRAN, Randel WOODGRIFT, James M. CORBETT, Phillip A. THOMPSON, David P. LALOR, JR.