Patents by Inventor Ari Wes

Ari Wes 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).

  • Systems and methods for a smart, implantable cranio-maxillo-facial distractor
    Patent number: 12433649
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved cranio-maxillo-facial distraction are provided. The disclosed subject matter can include a distraction device adapted for subcutaneous implantation in a patient, and a handheld device operationally coupled to the distraction device. The distraction device can include a distraction element, adapted to attach to opposing bony fragments of a bone and perform distraction osteogenesis on the bone, and a rotatable magnetic element, coupled to the distraction element such that rotation of the magnetic element controls the distraction element. The handheld device can include a magnetic element, operationally coupled to and magnetically aligned with the magnetic element of the distraction device, such that rotation of the magnetic element of the handheld device causes corresponding rotation of the magnetic element of the distraction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2025
    Assignees: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
    Inventors: Jesse Taylor, Ari Wes
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SMART, IMPLANTABLE CRANIO-MAXILLO-FACIAL DISTRACTOR
    Publication number: 20220125493
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved cranio-maxillo-facial distraction are provided. The disclosed subject matter can include a distraction device adapted for subcutaneous implantation in a patient, and a handheld device operationally coupled to the distraction device. The distraction device can include a distraction element, adapted to attach to opposing bony fragments of a bone and perform distraction osteogenesis on the bone, and a rotatable magnetic element, coupled to the distraction element such that rotation of the magnetic element controls the distraction element. The handheld device can include a magnetic element, operationally coupled to and magnetically aligned with the magnetic element of the distraction device, such that rotation of the magnetic element of the handheld device causes corresponding rotation of the magnetic element of the distraction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicants: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
    Inventors: Jesse Taylor, Ari Wes