Patents by Inventor Abraham A. Sidi

Abraham A. Sidi 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).

  • Method and device for pharmacological control of spasticity
    Patent number: 4932936
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for pharmacological control of spastic urethral sphincters, particularly in patients with spinal cord injuries, includes a special monopolar electrode/needle (30) adapted for insertion through a cystoscope (46) in electrical isolation therewith but connection with an electromyograph (12) for precise determination of injection sites so that a toxin, such as botulinum A, can be injected directly into skeletal muscle tissue, rather than connective tissue, to denervate and thus relax the sphincter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Dennis D. Dykstra, Abraham A. Sidi