Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Bird

Jeffrey Bird 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).

  • Automated delivery of a therapeutic or cosmetic substance to cutaneous, subcutaneous and intramuscular tissue regions
    Patent number: 7922688
    Abstract: Automated systems and methods for delivery of a therapeutic or cosmetic substance into cutaneous, subcutaneous or intramuscular tissue, wherein an automated (e.g., robotic) arm is maneuvered to position a delivery device proximate a targeted location (e.g., an existing hair follicle, a location for implanting a skin filler, or a location for intradermal tattoo ink injection) on a patient's skin surface; and a substantially automated process is used to cause the delivery device to puncture the skin surface and penetrate to a desired depth into the tissue at the targeted location, and deliver the substance therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Miguel G. Canales, James W. McCollum, Philip L. Gildenberg, Douglas E. Kelly, Jeffrey Bird, Frederic H. Moll
  • AUTOMATED DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC OR COSMETIC SUBSTANCE TO CUTANEOUS, SUBCUTANEOUS AND INTRAMUSCULAR TISSUE REGIONS
    Publication number: 20080167674
    Abstract: Automated systems and methods for delivery of a therapeutic or cosmetic substance into cutaneous, subcutaneous or intramuscular tissue, wherein an automated (e.g., robotic) arm is maneuvered to position a delivery device proximate a targeted location (e.g., an existing hair follicle, a location for implanting a skin filler, or a location for intradermal tattoo ink injection) on a patient's skin surface; and a substantially automated process is used to cause the delivery device to puncture the skin surface and penetrate to a desired depth into the tissue at the targeted location, and deliver the substance therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: Restoration Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan Bodduluri, Miguel G. Canales, James W. McCollum, Philip L. Gildenberg, Douglas E. Kelly, Jeffrey Bird, Frederic H. Moll