Patents by Inventor Arnis L. Kurmis

Arnis L. Kurmis 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).

  • Cranial implant for device fixation in burr holes
    Patent number: 11964147
    Abstract: A cranial implant may include an interior guide portion, an exterior guide portion, and one or more flanges. In one example, the interior guide portion may be disposed in a burr hole of a cranium and include a distal end, a proximal end, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The distal end may be inserted further into the burr hole than the proximal end. The inner surface may at least partially define a channel that accepts an elongated member, and the outer surface may extend around the full circumference of the burr hole. The exterior guide portion may be coupled to the interior guide portion and may contact an external surface of the cranium. The interior guide portion may define one or more surface features configured to secure the interior guide portion to the burr hole or secure an elongated member within the channel of the cranial implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan T. Bauer, Byron Johnson, Arnis L. Kurmis
  • CRANIAL IMPLANT FOR DEVICE FIXATION IN BURR HOLES
    Publication number: 20190308025
    Abstract: A cranial implant may include an interior guide portion, an exterior guide portion, and one or more flanges. In one example, the interior guide portion may be disposed in a burr hole of a cranium and include a distal end, a proximal end, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The distal end may be inserted further into the burr hole than the proximal end. The inner surface may at least partially define a channel that accepts an elongated member, and the outer surface may extend around the full circumference of the burr hole. The exterior guide portion may be coupled to the interior guide portion and may contact an external surface of the cranium. The interior guide portion may define one or more surface features configured to secure the interior guide portion to the burr hole or secure an elongated member within the channel of the cranial implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Ryan T. Bauer, Byron Johnson, Arnis L. Kurmis