Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Blewett (deceased)

Jeffrey J. Blewett (deceased) 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING NERVE PROXIMITY, DIRECTION, AND PATHOLOGY DURING SURGERY
    Publication number: 20110184308
    Abstract: The present invention involves systems and methods for determining nerve proximity, nerve direction, and pathology relative to a surgical instrument based on an identified relationship between neuromuscular responses and the stimulation signal that caused the neuromuscular responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: NUVASIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Norbert F. Kaula, Jeffrey J. Blewett (deceased), James Gharib, Allen Farquhar, Goretti Medeiros