Patents by Inventor Scott Collins Berta

Scott Collins Berta 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).

  • SURGICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SPINAL STENOSIS AND STABILIZATION OF VERTEBRAE
    Publication number: 20100121381
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prosthetic device for distracting spinal column segments in the lumbar and the lumbar-sacral regions comprising a first engagement arm, a second engagement arm, a coupling mechanism and a locking mechanism. The first and the second engagement arms are configured to receive a lamina portion of the spinal column segment. The coupling mechanism is disposed between the first and the second engagement arms and is configured to allow the device to transition from an unextended configuration to an extended configuration in order to distract the spinal column segment. The locking mechanism is configured to maintain the extended configuration of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Springback, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Collins Berta, Michael Anthony Vaninetti, Shivanand Lad