Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Bortree

Timothy J. Bortree 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).

  • Hook-shaped spinal cord electrode assembly having a telescoping electrode
    Patent number: 6546293
    Abstract: A spinal stimulation electrode assembly includes at least one wire lead having a proximal end adapted to couple to an electrical signal generator; a lamina hook having a blade hooking in a hooking direction; an electrode adapted to telescope from the blade in the hooking direction and having at least one electrical contact formed thereon that is electrically coupled to the wire lead; such that when the hook is disposed on a lamina of a spine and the electrode is telescoped from the blade, the electrical contact is positioned adjacent the spinal cord and an application of an electrical signal to the proximal end of the wire lead causes an electric potential to be applied to the spinal cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Electro Core Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. Errico, Joseph P. Errico, Timothy J. Bortree
  • Hook-shaped spinal cord electrode assembly having a telescoping electrode
    Publication number: 20020111660
    Abstract: A spinal stimulation electrode assembly includes at least one wire lead having a proximal end adapted to couple to an electrical signal generator; a lamina hook having a blade hooking in a hooking direction; an electrode adapted to telescope from the blade in the hooking direction and having at least one electrical contact formed thereon that is electrically coupled to the wire lead; such that when the hook is disposed on a lamina of a spine and the electrode is telescoped from the blade, the electrical contact is positioned adjacent the spinal cord and an application of an electrical signal to the proximal end of the wire lead causes an electric potential to be applied to the spinal cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Thomas J. Errico, Joseph P. Errico, Timothy J. Bortree