Patents by Inventor Michael J. Zanakis

Michael J. Zanakis 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).

  • Apparatus and method for repair of spinal cord injury
    Patent number: 6975907
    Abstract: An apparatus for stimulating regeneration and repair of damaged spinal nerves, comprising at least two electrodes placed intravertebrally near the site of spinal axon injury and delivering DC current thereto. A method for stimulating regeneration and repair of damaged spinal nervous tissue, comprising placing electrodes intravertebrally near the site of spinal cord injury and applying DC current at a level sufficient to induce regeneration and repair of damaged spinal axons but less than the current level at which tissue toxicity occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: DynaMed Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Zanakis, Philip A. Femano
  • Apparatus and method for repair of spinal cord injury
    Publication number: 20030105502
    Abstract: An apparatus for stimulating regeneration and repair of damaged spinal nerves, comprising at least two electrodes placed intravertebrally near the site of spinal axon injury and delivering DC current thereto. A method for stimulating regeneration and repair of damaged spinal nervous tissue, comprising placing electrodes intravertebrally near the site of spinal cord injury and applying DC current at a level sufficient to induce regeneration and repair of damaged spinal axons but less than the current level at which tissue toxicity occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Michael J. Zanakis, Philip A. Femano