Patents by Inventor David Townley

David Townley 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).

  • Patent number: 11896818
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for treating at least one of rhinitis, congestion, and/or rhinorrhea to thereby reduce or eliminate symptoms associated therewith, including, but not limited to, coughing, sneezing, nasal or throat irritation and itching, and difficulty sleeping. The device includes an elongate body, a retractable and expandable multi-segment end effector, and handle, that, as a whole, provide a high level of precise control and feedback to an operator during a procedure. The elongate body includes an electrode array provided along a length thereof configured to deliver energy to specific target sites within the nasal passage and nasal cavity in conjunction with neuromodulation provided by the multi-segment end effector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventor: David Townley
  • Patent number: 11883091
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for improving sleep by treating at least one of rhinitis, congestion, and/or rhinorrhea to thereby reduce or eliminate symptoms associated therewith, including, but not limited to, nasal congestion, coughing, sneezing, and nasal or throat irritation and itching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventor: David Townley
  • Publication number: 20230372004
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for providing precision targeting and comprehensive treatment of specific tissue(s) of interest within a nasal region of a patient to undergo therapeutic treatment while minimizing or avoiding unintended collateral damage to surrounding or adjacent non-targeted tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: David Townley
  • Publication number: 20230372003
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for providing precision targeting of neural tissue in a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of rhinosinusitis while minimizing or avoiding collateral damage to surrounding tissue, such as surface tissue adjacent to underlying neural tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: David Townley
  • Patent number: 11771497
    Abstract: Devices for therapeutic nasal neuromodulation and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A system for therapeutic neuromodulation in a nasal region configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a shaft and a therapeutic element at a distal portion of the shaft. The shaft can locate the distal portion intraluminally at a target site inferior to a patient's sphenopalatine foramen. The therapeutic element can include an energy delivery element configured to therapeutically modulate postganglionic parasympathetic nerves at microforamina of a palatine bone of the human patient for the treatment of rhinitis or other indications. In other embodiments, the therapeutic element can be configured to therapeutically modulate nerves that innervate the frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary sinuses for the treatment of chronic sinusitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields, Ivan Keogh, Michele Qi Zhan, Conor Farrell
  • Publication number: 20230277236
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for targeting of specific tissue(s) of interest in a sino-nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition. A device of the present invention includes an end effector including one or more flexible printed circuit board (PCB) members for delivering energy to one or more target sites within the sino-nasal cavity of the patient while minimizing or avoiding collateral damage to surrounding or adjacent non-targeted tissue, such as blood vessels, bone, and nontargeted neural tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: David Townley, Cathal McLaughlin, Sofia Iniguez De Gante, Steven Horan
  • Patent number: 11701167
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Patent number: 11690672
    Abstract: A device for therapeutic neuromodulation in a nasal region can include, for example, a shaft and a therapeutic element at a distal portion of the shaft. The shaft can locate the distal portion intraluminally at a target site inferior to a patient's sphenopalatine foramen. The therapeutic element can include an energy delivery element configured to therapeutically modulate postganglionic parasympathetic nerves at microforamina of a palatine bone of the human patient for the treatment of rhinitis or other indications. In other embodiments, the therapeutic element can be configured to therapeutically modulate nerves that innervate the frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary sinuses for the treatment of chronic sinusitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: National University of Ireland, Galway
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields, Ivan Keogh, Michele Qi Zhan, Conor Farrell
  • Patent number: 11684414
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Patent number: 11666378
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Publication number: 20230133359
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for targeting of specific tissue(s) of interest within a sino-nasal region of a patient, specifically sinus regions (i.e., ostia and sinus cavities), for the treatment of chronic sinusitis conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: David Townley
  • Patent number: 11576719
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Patent number: 11547473
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Patent number: 11547472
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Publication number: 20220361941
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods providing precision targeting of neural structures for the treatment of a condition while avoiding collateral damage to surrounding structures, such as blood vessels and/or other nerve tissue. The invention further provides systems and methods for treating at least one of rhinitis, congestion, and/or rhinorrhea via thrombus formation. The invention further provides systems and methods for detection, identification, and precision targeting of neural tissue for the treatment of a neurological condition while minimizing or avoiding collateral damage to surrounding or adjacent non-neural tissue, such as blood vessels and bone, as well as non-targeted neural tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: David Townley
  • Patent number: 11419671
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Neurent Medical Limited
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Publication number: 20220125504
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for therapeutically modulating nerves in or associated with a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: David Townley, Brian Shields
  • Publication number: 20220104862
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for providing detection, identification, and precision targeting of specific tissue(s) of interest in a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition while minimizing or avoiding collateral damage to surrounding or adjacent non-targeted tissue, such as blood vessels, bone, and non-targeted neural tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: David Townley, Cathal McLaughlin, Norah O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20220104869
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for providing detection, identification, and precision targeting of specific tissue(s) of interest in a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition while minimizing or avoiding collateral damage to surrounding or adjacent non-targeted tissue, such as blood vessels, bone, and non-targeted neural tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: David Townley, Cathal McLaughlin, Norah O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20220104870
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for providing detection, identification, and precision targeting of specific tissue(s) of interest in a nasal region of a patient for the treatment of a rhinosinusitis condition while minimizing or avoiding collateral damage to surrounding or adjacent non-targeted tissue, such as blood vessels, bone, and non-targeted neural tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: David Townley, Cathal McLaughlin, Norah O'Brien