Patents by Inventor Steven I. Whitlick

Steven I. Whitlick 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).

  • Injection of fibrin sealant including an anesthetic in spinal applications
    Publication number: 20100143327
    Abstract: A method of treating a disc that is leaking nucleus pulposus through at least one defect in the annulus fibrosus. The method includes injecting a fibrin sealant into the disc to reduce at least a portion of the at least one defect, wherein the fibrin sealant injected into the disc comprises an anesthetic, fibrinogen and an activating compound, wherein at least a portion of the fibrin forms after injection, with the proviso that a corticosteroid is absent from the fibrin sealant injected into the disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Kevin Pauza, Brian D. Burkinshaw, Steven I. Whitlick, Mark I. Richards, James B. Rogan