Patents Assigned to CytoTherpeutics, Inc.
  • Microdrive for use in stereotactic surgery
    Patent number: 5871487
    Abstract: A microdrive apparatus useful in human stereotactic surgery is disclosed. Such apparatus permits safe and accurate placement of a surgical instrument, such as a cannula, into a portion of the central nervous system, e.g. the brain and spinal cord, of a patient by simple mechanical operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: CytoTherpeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Warner, Moses Goddard, John Mills