Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Schell

Jeffrey Schell 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).

  • Publication number: 20220341951
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and methods for evaluating and tracking the operation of the menstrual cycle and treating undesirable trends associated with the menstrual cycle. Various aspects of the system and methods described herein rely upon the operation of diagnostic tests specially configured to evaluate a bodily fluid for the presence or absence of hormones or analytes, and more specifically configured to evaluate a bodily fluid for at least the presence or absence of pregnanediol glucuronide at a threshold selected from the range inclusive of 1 ?g/mL-10 ?g/mL. The results from one or more diagnostic tests are interpreted in accordance with the teachings of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: MFB Fertility, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy BECKLEY, Jeffrey SCHELL, Ellen SCHELL
  • Publication number: 20180289504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an implant, and more precisely in the preferred embodiment, a fenestrated non-distracting rod for use in association with spinal surgery. The implant is to be placed via the pre-sacral approach in an embodiment of the invention. The fenestrations incorporated within the preferred embodiment are configured to collect bone during transit through the sacrum, and then optionally configured to contact and/or deposit bone collected into the L5-S1 disc space area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Quandary Medical, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Arthurs, Scott Noble, Ryan Arce, Leighton LaPierre, Jeffrey Schell
  • Publication number: 20180206834
    Abstract: The invention now summarized here is directed toward a surgical device that enables utilization of the lateral approach to the spine with the ability to retract tissue in an anterior-to-posterior direction. The invention also incorporates a surgical method for utilization of the above-mentioned surgical device, embodiments of which incorporate steps for approaching the anterior portion of the disc space, retracting soft tissue in a generally posterior direction, removing disc material, placing a bone graft and removing the associated instrumentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: MIS IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Villamil, Brandon Arthurs, Ryan Arce, Jeffrey Schell, Leighton LaPierre
  • Publication number: 20180146990
    Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus and operation for the placement of pedicle screws without the use of guide wires. The preferred embodiment of the present invention improves upon previous systems for the placement of pedicle screws by reducing the risks associated with the use of guide wires. The preferred embodiment of the present invention also enables the reduction of steps associated with the surgical procedure to place one or more pedicle screws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Applicant: MIS IP I Holdings LLC
    Inventors: James Manzanares, Gerald Schell, Jeffrey Schell, Brandon Arthurs, Scott Noble, Ryan Arce, Leighton LaPierre
  • Publication number: 20180042735
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a system and method for facilitating the fusion of two vertebral bodies utilizing an oblique lateral surgical trajectory. Certain embodiments disclose a method for a surgical approach into one or more interbody spaces between two vertebral bodies on a trajectory through Kambin's Triangle. Certain embodiments of the invention include a method to open a pathway into a target area between two vertebral bodies of the spine using a series of one or more dilators. Certain embodiments of the invention comprise a system for placing an expandable interbody cage between two vertebral bodies. Certain embodiments of the invention incorporate a series of instruments to deliver an expandable interbody cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: MIS IP Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Gerald R. Schell, Leighton LaPierre, Scott Noble, Ryan Arce, Jeffrey Schell