November 2024 US Patents by Issue Date (2024)

Expandable motion preservation spacer

Patent number: 12144740

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an expandable spacer for insertion between two adjacent bony structures or two adjacent joint surfaces, and more particularly relate to an expandable spacer for insertion into the void remaining in the intervertebral space. Embodiments may include an expandable spacer comprising a first endplate; a second endplate spaced from the first endplate; and one or more bags disposed between the first endplate and the second endplate that couple the first endplate to the second endplate. The one or more bags may be configured to receive a filler material to expand the expandable spacer from an initial position having a first height to an expanded position having a second height, wherein the second height is greater than the first height.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 16, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.

Inventor: Wenhai Wang

Intervertebral implant

Patent number: 12144741

Abstract: An intervertebral implant for being implanted between adjacent vertebrae is provided. The implant includes a generally elongate implant body having a length extending between opposite longitudinal ends thereof, a superior face and an inferior face. The superior face and inferior face include cortical teeth adjacent to the implant body longitudinal ends. Additionally, the superior and inferior faces include longitudinally central teeth intermediate the cortical teeth and have bone engaging ends. The central teeth have a sharper configuration than that of the cortical teeth bone engaging ends for biting into the softer central bone material of the vertebrae. The cortical teeth are arranged in a first density per unit area and the central teeth are arranged in a second density per unit area that is less than the first density.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 23, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: XTANT MEDICAL HOLDINGS, INC.

Inventors: Daniel Ryan Mermuys, Scott J. Perrow, Steven A. Schopler

Implant system and methods of use

Patent number: 12144742

Abstract: An implant system comprising a staple and a cage is disclosed. The implant system is secured to the bone by moving the staple rotationally and longitudinally whereby tines of the staple and opposing tines frictionally and mechanically engage or embed themselves in the bone side walls. For vertebral applications, the cage defines an upper surface plane, a lower surface plane and a cage surface angle between these two planes whereby the cage surface angle may alter an endplate surface plane of one or more vertebral body when the cage is implanted in a vertebral body. Implant systems may be configured for use as an interbody or intrabody implant system. The implant system may also be configured for use in arthrodesis procedures with other joints within the body. The implant system may further comprise an anchor frame or plate to further secure the cage and staple to the anatomy.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 5, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: FOUNDATION SURGICAL GROUP, INC.

Inventors: Randal R. Betz, Dale E. Whipple, Charlie Barfield, Dimitri K. Protopsaltis, Michael Sherman, Marc Burel

Intervertebral implant

Patent number: 12144743

Abstract: A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus is provided. The BDFT apparatus includes an intervertebral cage including a plurality of internal angled screw guides, a plurality of screw members, and a novel screw locking mechanism which consists of leaf springs which mechanically interact with BDFT screws which have ratcheted screw heads. The small leaf springs allow the ratchet teeth of the screw heads to rotate only in the penetrating direction. Due to the geometric orientation of the ratchet teeth vis-a-vis the adjacent spring leaf, rotation of the screw head in the opposite direction is prevented by the insertion of the string leaf in the space between the ratchet teeth (trough) of its final rotation. The uni-rotational interaction between the screw head-ratchet teeth/troughs and adjacent leaf spring is the mechanical basis for this novel locking mechanism.

Type: Grant

Filed: October 4, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Moskowitz Family LLC

Inventors: Nathan C. Moskowitz, Mosheh T. Moskowitz, Ahmnon D. Moskowitz, Pablo A. Valdivia Y. Alvarado

Bone material dispensing device with distal frame

Patent number: 12144744

Abstract: A bone material dispensing device is provided. The bone material dispensing device comprises a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, the proximal end having a first opening and the distal end comprising a frame having a front wall, a back wall, and an air gap, the back wall having a back opening and the front wall having a second opening such that the first opening, the back opening and the second opening are configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a plunger, the front wall comprising a generally flat contact surface configured to engage a funnel; and a locking member pivotably connected to an upper surface of the housing and extending adjacent to the upper surface of the housing, the locking member comprising a locking surface extending adjacent to the distal end of the housing, the locking member being movable in a locking position to lock the portion of the funnel with the housing.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 19, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors: Benjamin T. Reves, Joseph Thomas Hirsch, Mark R Grizzard, Daniel A. Shimko, Jonathan M. Dewey

Bone graft delivery system and method for using same

Patent number: 12144745

Abstract: A bone graft delivery system can include an elongate tube and a handle having a trigger and a ratcheting mechanism. The trigger is actuated to deliver bone graft material through the tube. The bone graft delivery system can further include a distal tip at a distal end of the tube. The tip has one or more openings to deliver the bone graft material to a desired location and includes a surface suitable to act as a rasp for decorticating bone. A method for delivering bone graft material to a desired surgical location includes providing a bone graft delivery device, positioning the device adjacent the surgical location, decorticating bone, and delivering bone graft material to the surgical location.

Type: Grant

Filed: October 27, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: SurGenTec, LLC

Inventors: Travis Greenhalgh, Ryan Lewis

Orthopedic implant extraction device

Patent number: 12144746

Abstract: A device for extracting an implant from a bone. The device has a handle that extends from a proximal end to a distal end. A pair of opposable jaws operatively associates with the distal end in such a way to move between an open position and a closed position. The first and second jaws of the pair of opposable jaws each have an arrangement of osteotome blades that align with an interfacing surface of the implant. The osteotome blades engage the jaws so as to move between a retracted position and an inserted position occupying space between the interfacing surface and the bone. A slide hammer is operatively associated with the proximal end of the handle for urging the implant linearly away from the bone with the jaws in the closed position and the osteotome blades in the inserted position.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 13, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Timothy Ephriam Ekpo

Hip arthroplasty implants

Patent number: 12144747

Abstract: Apparatus and method of removing a liner attached to an implanted acetabular shell. A surgical site is accessed where the acetabular shell has already been implanted into a patient. A rim plate having a through opening is placed over the acetabular shell. A pilot hole is then drilled into the attached liner through the opening in the placed rim plate. After the drilling, the rim plate is removed to expose the drilled hole. A removal tool is inserted into the drilled pilot hole. The attached liner is then disengaged from the implanted acetabular shell with the inserted removal tool.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 28, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.

Inventors: John Loiacono, Kenny Chen, Pasquale Petrera

Microprocessor controlled prosthetic ankle system for footwear and terrain adaptation

Patent number: 12144748

Abstract: A prosthetic ankle includes a pair of prosthetic members movably coupled together to allow movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another. A hydraulic actuator or damper including hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic chamber is coupled to one of the pair of prosthetic members. A hydraulic piston is movably disposed in the hydraulic chamber and coupled to another of the pair of prosthetic members. A hydraulic flow channel is fluidly coupled between opposite sides of the chamber to allow hydraulic fluid to move between the opposite sides of the chamber as the hydraulic piston moves therein. A voice coil valve is coupled to the hydraulic flow channel to vary resistance to flow of hydraulic fluid through the flow channel, and thus movement of the piston in the chamber, and thus influencing a rate of movement of the pair of prosthetic members with respect to one another.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 3, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Proteor USA, LLC

Inventors: Michael L. Palmer, Matt McFadden, Hugo Quintero

Method for producing an orthopedic device and orthopedic device

Patent number: 12144749

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an orthopedic device, particularly a prosthesis liner, characterized in that the orthopedic device is produced at least partially by means of an additive manufacturing process from at least one production material that is introduced into a support material in a flowable state and then hardens.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 5, 2019

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: OTTOBOCK SE & CO. KGAA

Inventors: Ingrid Bause, Thomas Bertels, Sebastian Betz, Sarah Bierbaum, Lukas Brünjes, Hendryk Engelbart, Lars Benjamin Finke, Martin Hillman, Christian Müller

System and method for treating biological vessels

Patent number: 12144750

Abstract: A system for performing angioplasty and a method of utilizing same are provided. The system includes a balloon mounted on a catheter shaft and an expandable constraining structure mounted over the balloon. The expandable constraining structure includes a plurality of axial struts crossing a plurality of radially-expandable rings being for constraining said balloon such that isolated balloon regions protrude through openings in said constraining structure when the balloon is inflated.

Type: Grant

Filed: December 10, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: TriReme Medical, LLC

Inventors: Tanhum Feld, Eitan Konstantino

Crimping devices for prosthetic heart valves

Patent number: 12144751

Abstract: A crimping device includes a housing and a crimping band. The housing has a lumen for receiving a prosthetic valve. The crimping band is adjustably coupled to the housing and has a first end portion, a second end portion, and a loop. The loop of the crimping band is disposed within the lumen and move between first and second configurations. In the first configuration, the loop has a first diameter and is configured such that the prosthetic valve in a radially expanded configuration can be positioned radially within the loop. In the second configuration, the loop has a second diameter and is configured to apply a radial force on the prosthetic valve to move the prosthetic valve to a radially compressed configuration. The loop of the crimping band is configured to contact less than half of an axial length of the prosthetic valve.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 18, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

Inventors: Oren Cohen, Ofir Witzman

Stent delivery systems

Patent number: 12144752

Abstract: Stent delivery systems and methods for making and using stent delivery systems are disclosed. An example stent delivery system may include an inner member having a stent receiving region. A stent may be disposed along the stent receiving region. The system may also include a deployment sheath axially slidable relative to the inner member. The deployment sheath may have a proximal end region. A rack may be coupled to the proximal end region of the deployment sheath. An outer shaft may be disposed along at least a portion of the deployment sheath. The deployment sheath may be rotatable relative to the inner member, the outer shaft or both.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 8, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventors: Brady Scott Logan, Jason T. Anderson, Paul Michael Goudreau, Andrew Nathaniel Smith, Ian Thomas Forte, Tyler Lorne Hebig, Rowan Olund Hettel, Ryan Dale Hendrickson

Stent graft delivery system including a tapered tip offset through-channel aligning with a first guidewire lumen

Patent number: 12144753

Abstract: A stent graft delivery system. The system includes a stent graft cover having a central longitudinal axis. The stent graft cover houses a first guidewire lumen extending along a first guidewire lumen axis and configured to track along a first guidewire. The first guidewire lumen axis is offset the central longitudinal axis. The stent graft delivery system further includes a tapered tip extending distally from the stent graft cover and defining an offset through-channel extending within the tapered tip along a tapered tip offset axis and configured to track along the first guidewire. The first guidewire lumen axis and the tapered tip offset axis extend along a common axis.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 9, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

Inventors: Robert J. Murray, III, Manthan Patel

Self-orienting endovascular delivery system

Patent number: 12144754

Abstract: An elongate delivery shaft assembly (30) includes an outer covering shaft (38) and an inner support shaft (40).

Type: Grant

Filed: October 23, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: ENDOSPAN LTD.

Inventors: Yaniv Marmur, Or Zigelboim, Alon Shalev

Orthotics brace and system

Patent number: 12144755

Abstract: The present invention relates to medical devices and more particularly to medical devices for joint, bone, and tissue support. A brace system is disclosed incorporating at least two shells with straps and laces. In an embodiment, a boot incorporates a lace-up, removable, molded inner boot, and outer boot with straps for targeted support. Other embodiments comprise shells and secured means that provide targeted support for arms, legs, knees, the back, and other areas.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 30, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Ernest Gramaglia

Compression garments

Patent number: 12144756

Abstract: A wrist brace includes a sleeve with a primary layer formed of elastic material that applies a first level of compression, and extends beyond the wrist onto the hand of the wearer, and onto at least a portion of the forearm of the wearer. A first opening and pocket in the sleeve receive a first correspondingly sized/shaped thermal pack, having a width formed to overlie the tendons of the third, fourth, and fifth compartments when the brace is worn. A second opening and second pocket in the sleeve receive a second correspondingly sized/shaped thermal pack having a width formed to overlie the tendons of the first and second compartments when the brace is worn. The sleeve has a particularly shaped layer(s) of high compression material that overlies and applies a second, higher level of compression to the thermal packs contained in the first and second pockets, and seals the openings.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 10, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Preferred Prescription, INC.

Inventor: Brandon Solotoff

Adjustable tensioning device

Patent number: 12144757

Abstract: An adjustable tensioning device capable of providing and holding high tensions needed for medical devices, prosthetics, and orthotics.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 6, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Icarus Medical, LLC

Inventors: Philip Miller, David T. Johnson, Evan Eckersley

Therapeutic foot and ankle alignment device

Patent number: 12144758

Abstract: A therapeutic footwear device used to stretch the muscles of the foot to assist with correcting and rehabilitating deformities and pain conditions in the feet, legs, and back of the user. The device includes a rigid base which supports the user's foot, straps that spread the user's toes, and inserts and contours that elevate the user's toes to assist in stretch during rest, during exercise performance, and during medical treatment.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 1, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Meena McCullough

Postural orthosis support apparatus for personal body armor carriers

Patent number: 12144759

Abstract: A postural orthosis support apparatus for use with a personal body armor carrier includes a resilient semi-rigid base panel and at least one cushioning element. The base panel has a curvature for promoting a desired alignment of a spine of a user. The base panel includes a low temperature thermoplastic material, so that the curvature may be custom molded directly on the thoracic and lumbar areas on a person's back to ergonomically improve and support optimal posture. The postural orthosis support apparatus is configured to be secured to a personal body armor carrier interior of a ballistic panel.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 29, 2019

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Jim Mylonas

Posture enhancing top

Patent number: 12144760

Abstract: A posture enhancing top is provided, either as a stand-alone garment or a top configured to be integrated with an existing garment. The top includes a front portion and a pair of shoulder members configured to cover and engage a wearer's shoulders. A central spine member is configured to be positioned along the wearer's spine. Adjustable straps are attached to the central spine member and shoulder members. The straps and shoulder members are configured to pull the wearer's shoulders backwardly and downwardly towards the wearer's spine improving the wearer's posture. Slits positioned on the straps provide a tool to increase the pulling force over a predetermined amount of time providing a training regimen for the use of the posture enhancing top.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 3, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Wear Etalon Corporation

Inventor: Krystsina Rudzinskaya

Cast inflatable bladder liner

Patent number: 12144761

Abstract: An cast inflatable bladder liner providing air-flow and massage over a fractured limb is introduced to eliminate itching, infection, moisture and bacterial buildup on an injured limb. Fluctuating air-pressure nipples on the bladder-skin surface promote massaging the skin while also ventilating the injury during cast placement. Air pressure is sourced by manual bulb squeezing or electrical power to mechanical pump on demand pressured air. The inflatable bladder has 4 edges and 2 sides and controlled valves for providing two modes of operation, one which provides air-tight seals in static mode and another mode which allows for air-flow over the skin surface.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 3, 2024

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Peter L. Levy

Device for sanitarily draining human waste from an ostomy pouch into a toilet

Patent number: 12144762

Abstract: A device for sanitarily draining human waste from an ostomy pouch into a toilet includes a base, a main support coupled to the base, a holder coupled to the main support, and a basin retained by the holder. The basin has a top end having a top lip forming a top opening and a bottom end having a bottom opening formed therein. The top lip of the basin is supported by the holder such that at least the weight of the basin is applied to the holder by way of at least the top lip. A drain is coupled to the basin at the bottom opening and is in fluid communication with the basin. The basin is capable of receiving therein human waste drained from an ostomy pouch. The drain is capable of at least directing and draining any human waste received from the basin into a toilet.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 10, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Hugh Joseph Savoie

Methods and devices for treating sleep apnea

Patent number: 12144763

Abstract: An intraoral stimulation device configured to be positioned in a mouth of a patient. The device includes a sensor and one or more electrodes. The sensor is configured to monitor a position of the tongue and/or force exerted by the tongue against the sensor and to transmit a signal encoding tongue information. The electrode(s) is/are configured to deliver electrical stimuli to the patient's hard palate when the tongue information indicates that the tongue has moved from a desired position to an undesired position in the mouth. The electrical stimuli causes the tongue to move from the undesired position to the desired position.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 17, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Huntington Medical Research Institutes

Inventor: Douglas B. McCreery

Bench assembly for stretching the quadriceps femoris and/or hip flexors muscles

Patent number: 12144764

Abstract: A bench assembly that stretches and develops the quadriceps femoris and/or hip flexors muscle groups of a client with the help of a therapist or trainer. The bench assembly has a basal subassembly with a front member that faces the therapist. Extending rearwardly from the front member is a first side member. A rear member extends laterally from the first side member. Each of the front and rear members have an upwardly oriented column that extends from a bottom rail of the associated member. The columns underlie a client support pad on which the client may lie recumbent and face upwardly with his/her legs positioned towards the front member before a trainer applies a stretching regimen to the legs and/or hips.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 28, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Benjamin J. Herbert

Collapsible casket viewing barrier

Patent number: 12144765

Abstract: A collapsible casket viewing barrier includes a first transparent shield pivotally connected to a second transparent shield. The transparent shields are disposed within supporting frames that are connected via one or more hinges. Each supporting frame includes attached support legs, which may be telescopically adjustable and include wheels for easy transport. The first supporting frame and the second supporting frame are configured to move between a deployed configuration for use and a collapsed configuration for storage. When deployed during a funeral service, the collapsible casket viewing barrier can be positioned adjacent a casket such that the longer first transparent shield extends lengthwise along the casket while the shorter second transparent shield extends perpendicularly along the upper end of the casket. The casket is shielded in a way that allows individuals to view the deceased while reducing the transmission of germs.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 2, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventors: Jesus Vega, Jason De Leon

Lightweight urn with memento display

Patent number: 12144766

Abstract: An urn is configured to receive cremation remains includes a folded corrugated fiberboard box. The folded corrugated fiberboard box has a bottom, a front panel, a rear panel, and first and second sides, and a lid configured to extend over a top opening and over the front panel in a closed position. The lid has a first flap inserted between the front panel and the first side in the closed position. The lid includes a window defined therethrough, and a transparent window cover, The front panel includes adhesive disposed adjacent to or aligned with the window, the adhesive configured to support a paper substrate having at least one image such that, when the lid is in the closed position, at least a portion of the at least one image is visible through the window.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 17, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Vandor Group, Inc.

Inventor: Justin F. Davis

Dynamically adjustable width wheelchair

Patent number: 12144767

Abstract: An adjustable wheelchair and components thereof are provided. The wheelchair may include a first chassis connected to a first wheel on a first side of the wheelchair. The first chasses may include a first strut configured to laterally translate while supporting a seat. The wheelchair may further include a second chassis connected to a second wheel on a second side of the wheelchair. The second chasses may include a second strut configured to laterally translate while supporting the seat. A jack may be connected to the first chasses and second chasses. The jack may operatively cause the first and second chassis expand away from each other and contract toward each other to vary a width between the first side and second side of the wheelchair.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 31, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation

Inventors: Quinn Alexander Joyce, Eric Eagon

Boarding/deboarding controller

Patent number: 12144768

Abstract: Provided is a boarding/deboarding controller that enables reduce time and effort for boarding and deboarding a vehicle of which canopy is opened or closed to allow a user boards or deboards. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a boarding/deboarding controller for a vehicle including a seat, an occupant compartment provided with the seat, and a canopy that moves to a closed position where the canopy covers the occupant compartment and to an opened position, which is situated upper than the closed position. The boarding/deboarding controller is configured to change a posture or position of the seat concurrently while the canopy is moved from the closed position to the opened position in an opened movement, or, from the opened position to the closed position in a closed movement.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 3, 2020

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignees: TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventors: Hirotaka Torikai, Junki Kato, Akira Kaneko, Kouichi Masamura, Shushi Waseda

Transfer and exercise attachment and method for wheelchairs

Patent number: 12144769

Abstract: Stable transfer of a person from a wheelchair to another support facility, such as a bed or commode, utilizes a support bar having first and second legs depending vertically from respective ends of a transversely extending grip section. In a normal or exercise mode the lower ends of the bar legs can be selectively secured in respective sockets on opposite sides of the wheelchair with the grip section disposed horizontally in front of the wheelchair. In a transfer mode the bar is positioned with the lower end of the first leg removably engaging a bed or other support facility and the lower end of the second leg engaging to one of the wheelchair sockets such that the bar stably secures the wheelchair to the facility and the grip section can be grasped by a person transferring between the wheelchair and the support facility.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 23, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Proactive Comfort, LLC

Inventors: Carole Purdue, Elvis Campana

System and method for connecting a patient support apparatus to a hospital network

Patent number: 12144770

Abstract: Methods and systems for connecting a patient support apparatus to a hospital network and locating the patient support apparatus are provided. A patient support apparatus is associated with a communication device having a first and second communication interface for transmitting and/or receiving a first and second type of wireless signal. The patient support apparatus is electrically connected to a node serving as a power output and a wireless communication system connected to the hospital network. In response to the electrical connection, the communication device activates the first communication interface to form a wireless link with the node. In response to the patient support apparatus being electrically disconnected from the node, the communication device activates the second communication interface. The patient support apparatus is located by the node based on the second type of wireless signal.

Type: Grant

Filed: October 16, 2020

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: UMANO MEDICAL INC.

Inventors: Anouer Kebir, Steve Bolduc, Esther Berthelot, Pascal Rousseau, Ahmed Atoubi, Ghislain Demers, Jérôme Marcotte

Cable-based body-weight support

Patent number: 12144771

Abstract: An overhead support system includes a plurality of posts; a plurality of beams configured to connect to and span between the posts; a counterbalance system configured to be attached to the plurality of posts; a harness configured to be worn by and support a patient; a plurality of pulleys configured to be disposed on the plurality of posts; a plurality of cables, each cable including a first end configured to be operatively connected to the harness and a second end configured to be operatively connected to a counterbalance system, each cable passing over one of the pulleys; and a mechanism configured to selectively adjust a tension in at least one of the plurality of cables to support some or all of the weight of the patient. The counterbalance system compensates to maintain support while the patient is located between the posts and the harness is lower than the pulleys.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 8, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: NUtech Ventures

Inventor: Carl A. Nelson

Total energy shaping control methods and devices for powered orthosis

Patent number: 12144772

Abstract: Total energy shaping control methods and devices for powered orthosis for controlling the device to counteract forces exerted on the person including inertial forces.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 21, 2018

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

Inventors: Robert D. Gregg, Ge Lv

Rehabilitation robot training system for monitoring and suppressing compensatory movement of hemiplegic upper limb

Patent number: 12144773

Abstract: Disclosed is a rehabilitation robot training system for monitoring and suppressing the compensatory movement of a hemiplegic upper limb. The system includes an upper computer control center, an interaction display screen, a force feedback glove, a position tracker, upper limb rehabilitation robot tail end connectors, an upper limb rehabilitation robot, a base and a pressure cushion. One upper limb rehabilitation robot tail end connector is mounted on a tail end of each of two robotic arms of the upper limb rehabilitation robot, and the upper limb rehabilitation robot tail end connectors are respectively worn on an upper arm and a forearm of a patient to drive an arm to move; the upper computer control center stores and processes data, collected by the position tracker, the force feedback glove and the pressure cushion in real time, of the patient, and monitors and analyses whether the patient does a compensatory gesture.

Type: Grant

Filed: October 31, 2019

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventors: Longhan Xie, Siqi Cai, Guofeng Li, Shuangyuan Huang

Spasticity assessment and rehabilitation support system for stroke patients using characteristic vector analysis

Patent number: 12144774

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for assessing and rehabilitating spasticity in stroke patients, utilizing a novel approach that combines EMG signal analysis with kinematic data of wrist movements. The system comprises a set of electrodes for capturing EMG signals from key wrist muscles, a motion tracking module for monitoring wrist joint movements, and a processing unit for calculating and normalizing wrist joint torque. A distinctive feature is computation of a characteristic vector, indicative of the spasticity state, derived from the moment arms of the involved muscles. The system includes a motorized wrist system, designed to assist wrist movements in a direction countering the spasticity-induced pull, guided by the characteristic vector. This approach allows for personalized rehabilitation, adapting to the patient's specific muscular imbalances.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 18, 2024

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventor: Seahak Kim

Massage device

Patent number: 12144775

Abstract: A massage device includes a shell, a massage member and a driving member arranged in the shell and connected to the massage member in a transmission way. The shell is configured to be inserted into a human body, and a moving space is defined in the shell and extends through a lateral wall of the shell to communicate with an outside environment out of the shell. The massage member is mounted in the moving space and rotatably connected to the shell by a pivot, and includes a plurality of massage portions arranged around the pivot. When the massage member rotates about the pivot, the plurality of massage portions of the massage member rotates to the outside environment out of the space of the shell sequentially, so as to stimulate a portion of the human body around the shell.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 1, 2024

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignees: Dongguan Qunan Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhenshi Weiweima Technology Co., Ltd

Inventors: Bo Yan, Ruyi Cao

Robotic ankle system for gait disorder patients

Patent number: 12144776

Abstract: A robotic ankle system provides an assistive force for the heel-up portion of a user gait. Energy is stored in a spring responsive to a heel-on portion of the gait, and then released as the heel-up portion begins. In this manner, the gait of a user is assisted. The systems and methods are of particular use for those affected by stroke or in connection with rehabilitation activities.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 20, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University

Inventors: Marcus Schaller, Wenlong Zhang, Seyed Mostafa Rezayat Sorkhabadi, Zhi Qiao

Methods and systems to reduce brain damage

Patent number: 12144777

Abstract: A method to improve neurologically-intact survival rates after cardiac arrest may include performing CPR on an individual in cardiac arrest while the individual is in a supine position in general alignment with a horizontal plane. The method may include elevating the individual's head, shoulders, and heart relative to the individual's lower body while the individual's lower body remains generally aligned with the horizontal plane to cause blood to actively drain venous blood from the brain to reduce intracranial pressure. The method may include performing chest compressions on the individual and actively decompressing the individual's chest while the individual's head, shoulders, and heart are elevated.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 1, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Resuscitation Innovations LLC

Inventor: Keith G. Lurie

CPR compression device with cooling system and battery removal detection

Patent number: 12144778

Abstract: A CPR chest compression device with a cooling exhaust flow path configured to direct cooling air flow through the device. A CPR chest compression device with a battery retainer interoperable with the control system to provide for controlled shut-down when an operator attempts to remove the battery during operation.

Type: Grant

Filed: December 23, 2020

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: ZOLL Circulation, Inc.

Inventors: Byron J. Reynolds, David T. Lawrence, Ian Smith

Systems, devices, components and methods for triggering or inducing resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of a patient

Patent number: 12144779

Abstract: Various embodiments of systems, devices, components, and methods for providing external therapeutic vibration stimulation to a patient are disclosed and described. Therapeutic vibration stimulation is provided to at least one location on or adjacent to a patient's skin (such as through clothing or a layer disposed next to the patient's skin), and is configured to trigger or induce resonance or high amplitude oscillations in a cardiovascular system of the patient. Inducing such resonance can aid in training autonomic reflexes and improve their functioning.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 7, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Inventors: Frederick J. Muench, Steven G. Dean

System and method for dynamic device discovery and address assignment

Patent number: 12144780

Abstract: A pool or spa system includes networked pool or spa devices that can be dynamically configured with network addresses by a controller. The controller can transmit a device discovery request on a network and can receive a discovery response from pool or spa devices that require a network address. The system determines and assigns the network addresses for the pool or spa devices based on unique device identifiers associated with the responding pool or spa devices. The network addresses assigned to the pool or spa device are transmitted to the pool or spa device to be used by the pool or spa devices to communicate with the controller over the network. The system can be used to discover and assign addresses to various types of pool or spa devices, such as pumps, underwater lights, chlorinators, water feature controllers, remote controllers, and/or other types of devices.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 12, 2023

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Hayward Industries, Inc.

Inventors: David M. Blaine, Kenneth W. White, Jr., Craig Andrew Horrocks, James Murdock, Douglas M. Sawyer, Jr., Carl Brunetti, Robert Donald Heon, Linnette Rivera

Massage device

Patent number: 12144781

Abstract: A massage device includes a housing, a massage sleeve having an opening, a transmission connection assembly, and a motor. The transmission connection assembly includes a guiding tube member, a piston movable axially inside the guiding tube member, an eccentric wheel, and a link component coupling the piston on a first end and with the eccentric wheel on a second end. The motor is coupled with the eccentric wheel via a gear assembly. When the massage device is in operation, the motor causes the piston to move axially inside the guiding tube member to change air pressure in the massage sleeve via the transmission connection assembly.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 23, 2024

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignees: Dongguan Luose Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Envision Technology Innovation Co., Ltd.

Inventor: Dinghai Wang

Pill cutters and methods of use

Patent number: 12144782

Abstract: Pill cutters and methods of cutting pills. The pill cutters may optionally include a spinnable blade and may be configured to cause the blade to spin to cut a pill. The pill cutters may be adapted to adjust the position of the pill before cutting the pill.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 29, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: SPLITRX LLC

Inventors: Barry Cheskin, Terah Whiting Smiley

Dose tracking device

Patent number: 12144783

Abstract: Aspects of a dose tracking device configured for use with commercial packages or “blister cards” of medicaments are disclosed. Disclosed tracking devices track the removal of medicament doses from the “blister cards” with which they are associated. Certain disclosed aspects concern an electronic tracking module comprising plural voltage sensors electrically coupled to a circuit trace that is applied to a medicament blister card obtained commercially or provided by a health care provider. The circuit trace comprises plural circuits that align with medicament blisters containing a medicament dose. When a dose is dispensed from a blister, a corresponding circuit of the circuit trace is broken, indicating that the dose has been dispensed. Patient dosing information can be conveyed to a remote server for monitoring and data storage.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 23, 2024

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: ASD Specialty Healthcare, LLC

Inventor: Dustin James Roller

Solubilizate with curcumin and optionally at least one other active substance

Patent number: 12144784

Abstract: In order to make available the health-promoting and healing properties of curcumin to the human or animal organism, also in combination with at least one further active substance, a solubilizate consists of or contains a content of curcumin equal to or smaller than 10 wt %, preferably equal to or smaller than 7.5 wt %, most preferably 6 wt %, and at least one emulsifier with an HLB value in a range below 18, preferably between 13 and 18, namely polysorbate 80 or polysorbate 20 or a mixture of polysorbate 20 and polysorbate 80, with an average diameter of the curcumin-loaded micelles ranging from 5 nm to 40 nm, preferably from 6 nm to 20 nm, most preferably from 7 nm to 10 nm, for use in particular as a dietary supplement and/or pharmaceutical drug for treating and/or preventing diseases involving inflammation, cancer and other diseases.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 11, 2024

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Aquanova AG

Inventor: Dariush Behnam

Composition of vitamin K and vitamin D for treating or preventing cardiovascular disease

Patent number: 12144785

Abstract: Vitamin K is effective in counteracting cardiovascular disorders such as the reduction in arterial elasticity normally associated with the aging process. A pharmaceutical composition or nutritional formulation comprising vitamin K can be used to combat age-related stiffening of the arteries, and the consequences thereof, namely pulmonary congestion, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, congestive (right sided) heart failure, left sided or left ventricular failure, chronic cardiac failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, Mönckeberg's sclerosis and stroke. In various embodiments, vitamin K can also be used to reduce or reverse calcification of a blood vessel in pre-existing cardiovascular disorders such as arteriosclerosis.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 11, 2016

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: NATTOPHARMA AS

Inventor: Cees Vermeer

Methods of treatment for anorexia nervosa, bulimia and related clinical syndromes

Patent number: 12144786

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods of treatment for eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, and related clinical syndromes by maintaining a subject in need of treatment on a ketogenic diet and administering a ketamine to the subject.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 29, 2021

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Homeostasis Therapeutics LLC

Inventors: Barbara Scolnick, Caroline Beckwith

Method of treating patients with a mutation in cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5)

Patent number: 12144787

Abstract: A method of treating and/or preventing symptoms of Rett syndrome (RTT) in a patient such as a patient previously diagnosed with Rett syndrome, by administering an effective dose of a 5-HT1D, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2C or sigma-1 receptor agonist (e.g., fenfluramine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt) to that patient. RTT patients are treated at a preferred dose of less than about 1.0 mg/kg/day and may be administered as fenfluramine in an amount of between 0.2 to 0.8 mg/kg/day, to a maximum of 30 mg/day in a liquid oral dose.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 22, 2019

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Zogenix International Limited

Inventors: Bradley S. Galer, Bret Megargel

Visual cycle modulators

Patent number: 12144788

Abstract: A method of treating an ocular disorder in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a retinal sequestering compound of formula (I).

Type: Grant

Filed: February 22, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignees: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS

Inventors: Krzysztof Palczewski, Philip Kiser, Jianye Zhang, Mohsen Badiee, Gregory Tochtrop

Pharmaceutical composition exhibiting anti-tumor activity, method for treating patient suffering from cancer and method for inhibiting tumor growth

Patent number: 12144789

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition exhibiting anti-tumor activity is provided. The pharmaceutical composition comprises para-toluenesulfonamide (PTS) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The pharmaceutical composition is used for treating squamous-cell carcinoma. The present invention further provides a method for treating a patient suffering from cancer and a method for inhibiting tumor growth.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 19, 2022

Date of Patent: November 19, 2024

Assignee: Gongwin Biopharm Co., Ltd.

Inventors: Nanshan Zhong, Longjiang Li, Chia-Shun Shih, Lester J. Wu, Mao-Yuan Lin