Patents by Inventor Gregory Cooke Kana

Gregory Cooke Kana 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).

  • Patient-matched apparatus and methods for performing surgical procedures
    Patent number: 9987024
    Abstract: A system and method for developing customized apparatus, such as guides, for use in one or more surgical procedures is disclosed. The system and method incorporates a patient's unique anatomical features or morphology, which may be derived from capturing MRI data or CT data, to fabricate at least one custom apparatus or guide. According to a preferred embodiment, the customized apparatus comprises at least one patient-specific surface and or contour, which may be derived from MRI or CT data. Apparatus may be matched in duplicate and oriented around the patient's own anatomy, and may further provide any desired axial alignments or insertional trajectories. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus may further be aligned and/or matched with at least one other apparatus during the surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Mighty Oak Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: George Frey, Geoff Lai, Caleb Voelkel, Gregory Cooke Kana, Sean Starkman
  • PATIENT-MATCHED APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING SURGICAL PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20170135706
    Abstract: A system and method for developing customized apparatus, such as guides, for use in one or more surgical procedures is disclosed. The system and method incorporates a patient's unique anatomical features or morphology, which may be derived from capturing MRI data or CT data, to fabricate at least one custom apparatus or guide. According to a preferred embodiment, the customized apparatus comprises at least one patient-specific surface and or contour, which may be derived from MRI or CT data. Apparatus may be matched in duplicate and oriented around the patient's own anatomy, and may further provide any desired axial alignments or insertional trajectories. In an alternate embodiment, the apparatus may further be aligned and/or matched with at least one other apparatus during the surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Mighty Oak Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: George Frey, Geoff Lai, Caleb Voelkel, Gregory Cooke Kana, Sean Starkman