Patents by Inventor Michael E. Garlington

Michael E. Garlington 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).

  • Vertebral assist spinal medical device
    Patent number: 10966757
    Abstract: A vertebral assist device for monitoring, supporting, stabilizing, and adjusting vertebrae. An embodiment of the vertebral assist device includes: a plurality of vertebral support sections, each of the plurality of vertebral support sections configured to support a respective vertebra of a patient; an actuating system for interconnecting each adjacent pair of the plurality of vertebral support sections, the actuating system dynamically controlling an alignment of the plurality of vertebral support sections; and a control system for actively monitoring the alignment of the plurality of vertebral support sections and for directing the actuating system to dynamically adjust the alignment of the plurality of vertebral support sections until an alignment goal is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ANDRO COMPUTATIONAL SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventors: Evan M. Drozd, Jithin Jagannath, Nicholas Joseph Polosky, Andrew Louis Drozd, Michael E. Garlington
  • VERTEBRAL ASSIST SPINAL MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190274735
    Abstract: A vertebral assist device for monitoring, supporting, stabilizing, and adjusting vertebrae. An embodiment of the vertebral assist device includes: a plurality of vertebral support sections, each of the plurality of vertebral support sections configured to support a respective vertebra of a patient; an actuating system for interconnecting each adjacent pair of the plurality of vertebral support sections, the actuating system dynamically controlling an alignment of the plurality of vertebral support sections; and a control system for actively monitoring the alignment of the plurality of vertebral support sections and for directing the actuating system to dynamically adjust the alignment of the plurality of vertebral support sections until an alignment goal is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Evan M. Drozd, Jithin Jagannath, Nicholas Joseph Polosky, Andrew Louis Drozd, Michael E. Garlington