Patents by Inventor Owen Leary

Owen Leary 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).

  • Coupled annulus and catheter system for placement of biocompatible brain electrodes and like devices
    Patent number: 11957899
    Abstract: A system for placement of biocompatible electrodes in an opening formed in a patient's body part, such as DBS electrodes inserted into a patient's skull during surgical procedures in the brain. The system includes a coupled catheter and annulus. The catheter includes a guide tube having at least three cooperating guide elements configured to releasably fit together and collectively form a continuous lumen through the catheter that is dimensioned to receive an electrode therein. The annulus is configured to be placed in the opening formed in the patient's body part, and to receive the catheter therethrough. A track mechanism is used to operably couple the catheter to the annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Brown University
    Inventors: Wael Asaad, Shane Lee, Owen Leary, Noah Trac, Zakir Tahiry, Rohan Rastogi
  • COUPLED ANNULUS AND CATHETER SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OF BIOCOMPATIBLE BRAIN ELECTRODES AND LIKE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210138235
    Abstract: A system for placement of biocompatible electrodes in an opening formed in a patient's body part, such as DBS electrodes inserted into a patient's skull during surgical procedures in the brain. The system includes a coupled catheter and annulus. The catheter includes a guide tube having at least three cooperating guide elements configured to releasably fit together and collectively form a continuous lumen through the catheter that is dimensioned to receive an electrode therein. The annulus is configured to be placed in the opening formed in the patient's body part, and to receive the catheter therethrough. A track mechanism is used to operably couple the catheter to the annulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Wael Asaad, Shane Lee, Owen Leary, Noah Trac, Zakir Tahiry, Rohan Rastogi
  • PEEL-AWAY ELECTRODE PLACEMENT CATHETER
    Publication number: 20190307487
    Abstract: A peel-away electrode placement catheter includes a silicone tube, the silicone tube including perforations longitudinally positioned to spilt the silicone tube in half, a pair of separate metal semi-cylinders positioned within the silicone tube, and a deep brain stimulation (DBS) implantable electrode positioned between the pair of separate metal semi-cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Wael Asaad, Shane Lee, Owen Leary, Noah Trac, Zakir Tahiry, Rohan Rastogi