Patents by Inventor Maria Francisca Porto Cruz Westermann

Maria Francisca Porto Cruz Westermann 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: 20240066293
    Abstract: Methods and devices for implanting spinal cord stimulation devices, including thin-film spinal cord stimulation devices. In some embodiments, the devices include an introduction needle and/or sheath, a stylet, and a pushing device for urging a stimulation device into the epidural space by controlling the proximal end of the device, including, in some cases, deformable thin-film spinal cord stimulation devices. Further implementations include a deployment device for ensuring deployment of the stimulation device in the epidural space. In other embodiments, the devices include sutures attached to a distal portion of the stimulation device, at least one introduction tube, a lead introduction device, and/or a suture introduction device for urging a stimulation device into the epidural space by controlling both the proximal and distal ends of the device, including, in some cases, deformable thin-film spinal cord stimulation devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Maria Francisca Porto Cruz Westermann, Maria Vomero, Camilo Diaz-Botia, Samuel Ong, Alfonso Chavez, William Walter Norman, Marcus Allen Szamlewski