Patents by Inventor Lucas A. Dvoracek

Lucas A. Dvoracek 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: 20230142819
    Abstract: A biocontainment assembly for use with a patient suspected of having or diagnosed with a transmissible disease(s) capable of respiratory, airborne, contact, or droplet transmission includes a housing configured to be positioned over and at least partially enclose a head, neck, and/or torso of the patient. A sidewall of the housing includes an open portion contiguous with an at least partially pen bottom portion of the housing, sized to fit over at least a portion of the head, neck, and/or a torso of the patient. The housing also includes an airflow opening for evacuating fluid from an interior defined by the housing. The assembly also includes a drape configured to extend across the open portion of the sidewall having a first portion removably connected to the housing and an opposing second portion configured to be draped over the torso, abdomen, waist, and/or legs of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: David Michael Turer, Cameron Good, Benjamin Schilling, Heng Ban, Jason S. Chang, J. Peter Rubin, Lucas A. Dvoracek
  • Patent number: 11540921
    Abstract: A system and method used to fabricate an implant from cartilage, where the implant can be used in reconstructive surgery. The system includes a thermoregulation device capable of maintaining a desired temperature range during milling operations. The milling machine is controlled by instructions generated from a digital model of the implant. The digital model can be a stock model or a custom model created from medical scans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Liliana Camison Bravo, Phil G. Campbell, Toygun Cetinkaya, O. Burak Ozdoganlar, Lucas A. Dvoracek, Jesse A. Goldstein
  • Publication number: 20210307912
    Abstract: A system and method used to fabricate an implant from cartilage, where the implant can be used in reconstructive surgery. The system includes a thermoregulation device capable of maintaining a desired temperature range during milling operations. The milling machine is controlled by instructions generated from a digital model of the implant. The digital model can be a stock model or a custom model created from medical scans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicants: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Liliana Camison Bravo, Phil G. Campbell, Toygun Cetinkaya, O. Burak Ozdoganlar, Lucas A. Dvoracek, Jesse A. Goldstein