Timothy Michael Reeves

US Patent:

7942830, May 17, 2011

Filed:

May 9, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/382349

Inventors:

Murray David Solsberg - Englewood CO, US
Donald Schomer - Cherry Hills Village CO, US
Timothy Marshall Reeves - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bryce Way - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Vertos Medical, Inc. - Aliso Viejo CA

International Classification:

A61B 17/3205

US Classification:

600564, 606170

Abstract:

A method for treating spinal stenosis is disclosed. The method can include generating a view of a portion of the spinal canal and compressing the dural sac by injecting a fluid to form a safety zone and establish a working zone, wherein the safety zone can be between the working zone and the dural sac. The method can also include percutaneously accessing the epidural space on a first side of the median plane, inserting a tissue removal tool into tissue in the working zone on the first side of the median plane, and using the tissue removal tool to percutaneously reduce a stenosis on the first side of the median plane.

US Patent:

8608762, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Aug 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/188360

Inventors:

Murray David Solsberg - Englewood CO, US
Donald Schomer - Englewood CO, US
Timothy Marshall Reeves - Sunnyvale CA, US
Bryce Way - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Vertos Medical, Inc. - Aliso Viejo CA

International Classification:

A61B 17/32

US Classification:

606170, 600564

Abstract:

Provided herein is a method for treating spinal stenosis comprising percutaneously accessing the epidural space from a first side of the spine. The first side of the spine is located on one side of the medial plane with respect to the spinal cord. A tissue removal tool is then advanced through the first side of the epidural space into the other side of the epidural space, where the other side of the epidural space is located on the other side of the medial plane of the spinal cord. Once the tissue removal tool is located on the second side of the medial plane, stenosis can be reduced using the tissue removal tool.