Patents by Inventor Jeff Winternheimer

Jeff Winternheimer 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).

  • Method of analyzing vertebral edges of vertebrae in images acquired from an upright MRI system
    Patent number: 10140711
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Stella's Practice Management, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • METHOD OF OBTAINING AND ANALYZING DATA FROM AN UPRIGHT MRI FROM THE SPINAL REGION OF A SUBJECT
    Publication number: 20180082422
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • Method of obtaining and analyzing data from an upright MRI from the spinal region of a subject
    Patent number: 9773309
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: COUNTRY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • METHOD OF OBTAINING AND ANALYZING DATA FROM AN UPRIGHT MRI FROM THE SPINAL REGION OF A SUBJECT
    Publication number: 20170103530
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • Method of obtaining and analyzing data from an upright MRI from the spinal region of a subject
    Patent number: 9524549
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: COUNTRY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • Traction bed
    Patent number: 9433550
    Abstract: A traction bed includes (a) a frame upon which an individual is supportable, (b) a first single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a first end of the frame and a first side of the frame, wherein the first single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to an arm of an individual, (c) a second single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a second end of the frame and the first side of the frame, wherein the second single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to a leg of an individual, and (d) a control system operable to direct a force onto each of the single-sided lever arms to pivot the single-sided lever arms relative to the frame, wherein the force directed to the first single-sided lever arm is separately variable from the force directed to the second single-sided lever arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Country View Medical Center
    Inventors: Jeff Winternheimer, Christopher R. Gray
  • METHOD OF OBTAINING AND ANALYZING DATA FROM AN UPRIGHT MRI FROM THE SPINAL REGION OF A SUBJECT
    Publication number: 20160071268
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • Method of obtaining and analyzing data from an upright MRI from the spinal region of a subject
    Patent number: 9218657
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: COUNTRY VIEW MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • Vibration Apparatus
    Publication number: 20150342816
    Abstract: A traction bed includes (a) a frame upon which an individual is supportable, (b) a first single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a first end of the frame and a first side of the frame, wherein the first single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to an arm of an individual, (c) a second single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a second end of the frame and the first side of the frame, wherein the second single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to a leg of an individual, and (d) a control system operable to direct a force onto each of the single-sided lever arms to pivot the single-sided lever arms relative to the frame, wherein the force directed to the first single-sided lever arm is separately variable from the force directed to the second single-sided lever arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Jeff Winternheimer, Christopher R. Gray
  • Traction bed
    Patent number: 9114051
    Abstract: A traction bed includes a frame upon which an individual is supportable, first and second lever arms pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate a first end of the frame and configured to be coupled to the individual's upper torso, third and fourth lever arms pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate a second end of the frame and configured to be coupled to the individual's pelvis or pelvic region, and a control system operable to direct a force onto each of the lever arms to pivot the lever arms relative to the frame. The force directed to the first and third lever arms is separately variable from the force directed to the second and fourth lever arms to provide differential traction on the individual's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Country View Medical Center
    Inventors: Jeff Winternheimer, Christopher R. Gray
  • METHOD OF OBTAINING AND ANALYZING DATA FROM AN UPRIGHT MRI FROM THE SPINAL REGION OF A SUBJECT
    Publication number: 20130329979
    Abstract: A method of analyzing a spinal region of a subject. The method includes steps of obtaining a first sagittal image of the spinal region of the subject using an upright magnetic resonance imaging unit; identifying a first vertebral edge on a first side of a first disc in the first sagittal image; identifying a second vertebral edge on a second side of the first disc in the first sagittal image; and determining a first angle between the first vertebral edge and the second vertebral edge for the first disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Jeff Winternheimer
  • Traction Bed
    Publication number: 20130226060
    Abstract: A traction bed includes (a) a frame upon which an individual is supportable, (b) a first single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a first end of the frame and a first side of the frame, wherein the first single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to an arm of an individual, (c) a second single-sided lever arm pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate both a second end of the frame and the first side of the frame, wherein the second single-sided lever arm is configured to be coupled to a leg of an individual, and (d) a control system operable to direct a force onto each of the single-sided lever arms to pivot the single-sided lever arms relative to the frame, wherein the force directed to the first single-sided lever arm is separately variable from the force directed to the second single-sided lever arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Jeff Winternheimer, Christopher R. Gray
  • TRACTION BED
    Publication number: 20120302930
    Abstract: A traction bed includes a frame upon which an individual is supportable, first and second lever arms pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate a first end of the frame and configured to be coupled to the individual's upper torso, third and fourth lever arms pivotably coupled to the frame at a location proximate a second end of the frame and configured to be coupled to the individual's pelvis or pelvic region, and a control system operable to direct a force onto each of the lever arms to pivot the lever arms relative to the frame. The force directed to the first and third lever arms is separately variable from the force directed to the second and fourth lever arms to provide differential traction on the individual's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Jeff Winternheimer, Christopher R. Gray