Patents by Inventor Robert Guiterrez

Robert Guiterrez 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 tooling for delivery of interspinous spacer
    Patent number: 9155572
    Abstract: A plurality of individual tools is provided where each tool is uniquely configured to perform a step or a portion of a step in a novel procedure associated with the implantation of a stabilizing device (e.g., an interspinous spacer) for stabilizing at least one spinal motion segment. The tools are usable individually, or more preferably as a tooling system in which the tools are collectively employed to implant an interspinous spacer, generally in a minimally invasive manner. For example, each of the tools is arranged with coordinated markings and/or other features to ensure consistent depths of insertion, proper orientation of the tools with respect to each other or an anatomical feature of the patient, and precise delivery of the spacer to maintain safe positioning throughout the implantation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: VertiFlex, Inc.
    Inventors: Moti Altarac, Robert Guiterrez, Shawn Tebbe, Daniel H. Kim, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE TOOLING FOR DELIVERY OF INTERSPINOUS SPACER
    Publication number: 20120226315
    Abstract: A plurality of individual tools is provided where each tool is uniquely configured to perform a step or a portion of a step in a novel procedure associated with the implantation of a stabilizing device (e.g., an interspinous spacer) for stabilizing at least one spinal motion segment. The tools are usable individually, or more preferably as a tooling system in which the tools are collectively employed to implant an interspinous spacer, generally in a minimally invasive manner. For example, each of the tools is arranged with coordinated markings and/or other features to ensure consistent depths of insertion, proper orientation of the tools with respect to each other or an anatomical feature of the patient, and precise delivery of the spacer to maintain safe positioning throughout the implantation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: VertiFlex, Inc.
    Inventors: Moti Altarac, Robert Guiterrez, Shawn Tebbe, Daniel H. Kim, J. Christopher Flaherty