Patents by Inventor Robert A. Cripe

Robert A. Cripe 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).

  • Minimally invasive bone manipulation device and method of use
    Patent number: 7828727
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus. The apparatus includes a handle structure, a shaft structure coupled to the handle structure, and a spreading structure coupled to the shaft structure and movable between a compact and an expanded configuration. The apparatus includes a protective sheath of shape-recovery material. The protective sheath covers the entire spreading structure in a substantially form fitting manner in any configuration of the spreading structure including the compact configuration, the expanded configuration and any configurations therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: EBI, LLC
    Inventors: Mohit Bhatnagar, Eric D. Major, Richard W. Woods, Scott A. Jones, Robert A. Cripe, Sanjog Kumar Mathur