Patents by Inventor Kris A. Smith

Kris A. Smith 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).

  • Patent number: 12403302
    Abstract: A lead fixation device for attaching a deep brain stimulation lead within in a burr hole in a human skull. The lead fixation device may comprise a mounting plate and an insertion collar extending from a lower surface of the mounting plate and configured to be received in within the burr hole in the human skull. The mounting plate may comprise a mounting flange, a first arm and a second arm. The mounting flange and the first arm may comprise a static mounting hole while the second arm may comprise an adjustable mounting hole. The second arm may be movable to an operating position when the second arm is compressed toward the first arm, the inner walls of the first and second arms are substantially parallel, and the mounting screw is tightened within the adjustable mounting hole when the second arm is in the operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: OsteoMed LLC
    Inventors: Kris A. Smith, Matthew G. Marek
  • Publication number: 20230119177
    Abstract: A lead fixation device for attaching a deep brain stimulation lead within in a burr hole in a human skull. The lead fixation device may comprise a mounting plate and an insertion collar extending from a lower surface of the mounting plate and configured to be received in within the burr hole in the human skull. The mounting plate may comprise a mounting flange, a first arm and a second arm. The mounting flange and the first arm may comprise a static mounting hole while the second arm may comprise an adjustable mounting hole. The second arm may be movable to an operating position when the second arm is compressed toward the first arm, the inner walls of the first and second arms are substantially parallel, and the mounting screw is tightened within the adjustable mounting hole when the second arm is in the operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kris A. Smith, Matthew G. Marek
  • Patent number: 11504525
    Abstract: A lead fixation device for attaching a deep brain stimulation lead within in a burr hole in a human skull. The lead fixation device may comprise a mounting plate having first and second arms. The first arm may comprise a first flange, a first mounting hole, and a first inner wall. The second arm may comprise a second flange, a second mounting hole, and a second inner wall. The first and second arms may comprise first and second arcuate grooves located on the first and second inner walls. When the lead device is in a closed position the first and second arcuate grooves form a guide channel and the first and second inner walls form an exit channel to receive the lead when the lead fixation device is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kris A. Smith, Matthew G. Marek
  • Publication number: 20220062625
    Abstract: A lead fixation device for attaching a deep brain stimulation lead within in a burr hole in a human skull. The lead fixation device may comprise a mounting plate having first and second arms. The first arm may comprise a first flange, a first mounting hole, and a first inner wall. The second arm may comprise a second flange, a second mounting hole, and a second inner wall. The first and second arms may comprise first and second arcuate grooves located on the first and second inner walls. When the lead device is in a closed position the first and second arcuate grooves form a guide channel and the first and second inner walls form an exit channel to receive the lead when the lead fixation device is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Kris A. Smith, Matthew G. Marek
  • Publication number: 20200139110
    Abstract: A lead fixation device for attaching a deep brain stimulation lead within in a burr hole in a human skull. The lead fixation device may comprise a mounting plate having first and second arms. The first arm may comprise a first flange, a first mounting hole, and a first inner wall. The second arm may comprise a second flange, a second mounting hole, and a second inner wall. The first and second arms may comprise first and second arcuate grooves located on the first and second inner walls. When the lead device is in a closed position the first and second arcuate grooves form a guide channel and the first and second inner walls form an exit channel to receive the lead when the lead fixation device is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Kris A. Smith, Matthew G. Marek