Patents by Inventor ALAN BREWER

ALAN BREWER 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).

  • Sternal closure wire for sensing and therapeutic energy delivery
    Patent number: 8527069
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a sensor coupled to a sternal closure wire. The sternal closure wire holds two sternum portions of a patient adjacent to one another and the first sensor senses a biological signal of the patient. An embodiment includes a current source coupled to a sternal closure wire. The sternal closure wire holds two sternum portions of a patient adjacent to one another, and the current source delivers an electrical current to the patient via the sternal closure wire. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Texas Heart Institute
    Inventors: Mehdi Razavi, Alan Brewer
  • Sternal Closure Wire For Sensing And Therapeutic Energy Delivery
    Publication number: 20110282162
    Abstract: An embodiment includes a sensor coupled to a sternal closure wire. The sternal closure wire holds two sternum portions of a patient adjacent to one another and the first sensor senses a biological signal of the patient. An embodiment includes a current source coupled to a sternal closure wire. The sternal closure wire holds two sternum portions of a patient adjacent to one another, and the current source delivers an electrical current to the patient via the sternal closure wire. Other embodiments are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: MEHDI RAZAVI, ALAN BREWER