Patents by Inventor Jordan T. KREDA

Jordan T. KREDA 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).

  • TOOL FOR NEUROMA TREATMENT AND NERVE REGENERATION PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20220022906
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mechanically-actuated tool for cutting a tissue graft having a hollow core and methods for use thereof. A portion of a biological structure, such as a nerve, is attached to the hollow core to form an implantable neural graft assembly. The tool has a cutter mechanism and a grasper mechanism. The grasper mechanism has one or more component(s) that open and close via an actuation mechanism, like a handle, and rotate via a controller component, like a rotatable wheel. The cutter mechanism may be a cutting tube component that harvests the tissue graft. The tool may also have an ejector mechanism to remove the tissue graft as part of the implantable neural graft assembly. Such devices and methods are particularly suitable for treating neuromas and other neural regeneration procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Nicholas B. LANGHALS, Cynthia Anne CHESTEK, Paul S. CEDERNA, Albert SHIH, Melanie G. URBANCHEK, Grant H. KRUGER, Jeffrey Stephen PLOTT, Jordan T. KREDA
  • Tool for neuroma treatment and nerve regeneration procedures
    Patent number: 11185344
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mechanically-actuated tool for cutting a tissue graft having a hollow core and methods for use thereof. A portion of a biological structure, such as a nerve, is attached to the hollow core to form an implantable neural graft assembly. The tool has a cutter mechanism and a grasper mechanism. The grasper mechanism has one or more component(s) that open and close via an actuation mechanism, like a handle, and rotate via a controller component, like a rotatable wheel. The cutter mechanism may be a cutting tube component that harvests the tissue graft. The tool may also have an ejector mechanism to remove the tissue graft as part of the implantable neural graft assembly. Such devices and methods are particularly suitable for treating neuromas and other neural regeneration procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Langhals, Cynthia Anne Chestek, Paul S. Cederna, Albert Shih, Melanie G. Urbanchek, Grant H. Kruger, Jeffrey Stephen Plott, Jordan T. Kreda
  • TOOL FOR NEUROMA TREATMENT AND NERVE REGENERATION PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20180042629
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mechanically-actuated tool for cutting a tissue graft having a hollow core and methods for use thereof. A portion of a biological structure, such as a nerve, is attached to the hollow core to form an implantable neural graft assembly. The tool has a cutter mechanism and a grasper mechanism. The grasper mechanism has one or more component(s) that open and close via an actuation mechanism, like a handle, and rotate via a controller component, like a rotatable wheel. The cutter mechanism may be a cutting tube component that harvests the tissue graft. The tool may also have an ejector mechanism to remove the tissue graft as part of the implantable neural graft assembly. Such devices and methods are particularly suitable for treating neuromas and other neural regeneration procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Nicholas B. LANGHALS, Cynthia Anne CHESTEK, Paul S. CEDERNA, Albert SHIH, Melanie G. URBANCHEK, Grant H. KRUGER, Jeffrey Stephen PLOTT, Jordan T. KREDA