Patents by Inventor Michael J. Wentz

Michael J. Wentz 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).

  • Systems And Methods For Adjusting A Growing Rod
    Publication number: 20210307786
    Abstract: A method for adjusting an adjustable implant includes broadcasting identification information from an adjustable implant implanted within a subject, receiving wirelessly with the adjustable implant, from a device external to the subject, an adjustment setting configured to be executed by the adjustable implant, receiving wirelessly with the adjustable implant, from a device external to the subject, an instruction to perform the adjustment setting, activating a motor on the adjustable implant to perform the adjustment setting, and sending, to a device external to the subject, a progress of the adjustment setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Lewis Tyson Ross, Casel Burnett, Michael J. Wentz, Daniel Sands