Patents Assigned to Kieran Murphy LLC
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Patent number: 9821033Abstract: The present specification provides, amongst other things, a method of treating scoliosis comprising delivering a therapeutically acceptable amount of a growth modulator to an epiphyseal growth plate to correct or compensate for disproportionate growth.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: KIERAN MURPHY LLCInventor: Kieran Murphy
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Patent number: 9566046Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a kit of parts for use in a surgical procedure performed under image guidance, and particularly under real time image guidance. The kit includes a sterilized drape for use with the chosen imaging machine and which can be used to provide a sterile operating environment when the procedure is performed under the imaging beam. The kit also includes a needle holder that can keep the surgeon's hand away from the imaging beam. The needle holder is operable to hold a needle that is made from a material suitable for piercing tissue, but also substantially preserves the appearance of the needle when it is viewed under the imaging beam.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: KIERAN MURPHY LLCInventor: Kieran P. Murphy
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Patent number: 9427254Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a kit of parts for use in a surgical procedure performed under image guidance, and particularly under real time image guidance. The kit includes a sterilized drape for use with the chosen imaging machine and which can be used to provide a sterile operating environment when the procedure is performed under the imaging beam. The kit also includes a needle holder that can keep the surgeon's hand away from the imaging beam. The needle holder is operable to hold a needle that is made from a material suitable for piercing tissue, but also substantially preserves the appearance of the needle when it is viewed under the imaging beam.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: KIERAN MURPHY LLCInventor: Kieran P. Murphy
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Patent number: 9375203Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a kit of parts for use in a surgical procedure performed under image guidance, and particularly under real time image guidance. The kit includes a sterilized drape for use with the chosen imaging machine and which can be used to provide a sterile operating environment when the procedure is performed under the imaging beam. The kit also includes a needle holder that can keep the surgeon's hand away from the imaging beam. The needle holder is operable to hold a needle that is made from a material suitable for piercing tissue, but also substantially preserves the appearance of the needle when it is viewed under the imaging beam.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: KIERAN MURPHY LLCInventor: Kieran P. Murphy
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Patent number: 9028543Abstract: The invention provides a stent made from a material operable to perform a stent's desired therapeutic functions, and also made from a material that has a radiopacity that substantially preserves the appearance of the stent when the stent is viewed under a CT imaging beam. Such a stent can allow for follow-up of the stent and the surrounding blood-vessel on CT.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Kieran Murphy, LLCInventor: Kieran P. Murphy
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Patent number: 8852240Abstract: A method for augmenting bone in a subject in need thereof including installing within an interior portion of a bone located in the subject a sufficient amount of a biocompatible material to form a scaffold within the bone interior, wherein the scaffold serves as a support for the formation of new bone within the bone interior portion, and administering to the subject a sufficient amount of at least one bone augmentation agent to elevate blood concentration of at least one anabolic agent in the subject. The method may further include administering at least one anti-resorptive agent to the subject in an amount sufficient to substantially prevent resorption of new bone growth. In another embodiment, the method may further include a step of mechanically inducing an increase in osteoblast activity in the subject, wherein the elevation in blood concentration of the anabolic agent and the increase in osteoblast activity at least partially overlap in time.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignees: Kieran Murphy, LLC, Yale UniversityInventors: Agnès Vignery, Nozer M. Mehta, James P. Gilligan, Kieran P. Murphy
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Patent number: 8465539Abstract: The invention provides a stent made from a material operable to perform a stent's desired therapeutic functions, and also made from a material that has a radiopacity that substantially preserves the appearance of the stent when the stent is viewed under a CT imaging beam. Such a stent can allow for follow-up of the stent and the surrounding blood-vessel on CT.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2011Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Kieran Murphy, LLCInventor: Kieran Murphy
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Patent number: 7927368Abstract: The invention provides a stent made from a material operable to perform a stent's desired therapeutic functions, and also made from a material that has a radiopacity that substantially preserves the appearance of the stent when the stent is viewed under a CT imaging beam. Such a stent can allow for follow-up of the stent and the surrounding blood-vessel on CT.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Kieran Murphy LLCInventor: Kieran Murphy