Patents by Inventor Michael Lancial
Michael Lancial 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).
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Patent number: 11839447Abstract: A wearable, open and adjustable MRI head coil system having an assembly of support members, panels, or portions defining one or more access openings. The support members, panels, or portions can support, house, or otherwise include radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils such that the assembly is positionable or wearable by a patient for MRI scanning. The radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils, and other devices can be simultaneously in contact with a patient's head, thereby enabling use during diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical, or other interventional procedures.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: MR Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J Rheineck, Mark Jensen, Michael Lancial, Grant Thompson, Leon Ricord, Juan Martinez, Robert Bushey, Brian Fabian, Khai Tran, Lawrence Tanenbaum
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Publication number: 20230380690Abstract: A wearable, open and adjustable MRI head coil system having an assembly of support members, panels, or portions defining one or more access openings. The support members, panels, or portions can support, house, or otherwise include radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils such that the assembly is positionable or wearable by a patient for MRI scanning. The radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils, and other devices can be simultaneously in contact with a patient's head, thereby enabling use during diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical or other interventional procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Thomas Rheineck, Mark Jensen, Michael Lancial, Grant Thompson, Leon Ricord, Juan Martinez, Robert Bushey, Brian Fabian, Khai Tran, Lawrence Tanenbaum
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Publication number: 20220409085Abstract: A wearable, open and pliable conforming MRI receiver coil system having an assembly of MRI imaging coils, each configured in a framework to simultaneously apply or position MRI receiver antennae and medical implements such as ultrasound transducers against the skull or skin of a patient. The system is configured to perform an MRI imaging and operation of the one or more medical implements simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Thomas Rheineck, Lawrence Tanenbaum, Mark Jensen, Michael Lancial, Grant Thompson, Leon Ricord, Juan Martinez, Robert Bushey, Brian Fabian, Khai Tran
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Publication number: 20210121066Abstract: A wearable, open and adjustable MRI head coil system having an assembly of support members, panels, or portions defining one or more access openings. The support members, panels, or portions can support, house, or otherwise include radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils such that the assembly is positionable or wearable by a patient for MRI scanning. The radiofrequency receiver antennae or imaging coils, and other devices can be simultaneously in contact with a patient's head, thereby enabling use during diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical, or other interventional procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Thomas J Rheineck, Mark Jensen, Michael Lancial, Grant Thompson, Leon Ricord, Juan Martinez, Robert Bushey, Brian Fabian, Khai Tran, Lawrence Tannenbaum
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Patent number: 8460319Abstract: A device for at least partially closing an aperture in an annulus fibrosus of an intervertebral disc of a patient comprises an implant delivery tool and an implant releasably coupled to the implant delivery tool. The implant delivery tool includes a substantially rigid outer tube having a sharpened distal tip, a body a body coupled to the proximal section of the outer tube, and a plunger assembly movable axially relative to the body and including a plunger member and a pusher tube coupled thereto and disposed within the outer tube. The implant includes first and second tissue anchors serially disposed within the distal section of the outer tube, and a flexible connecting element coupling the first and second tissue anchors including a knotless braided suture structure for adjusting the length of the flexible coupling element.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Anulex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence W. Wales, Ishmael Bentley, Emily Daley, Michael Lancial
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Publication number: 20110172701Abstract: A device for at least partially closing an aperture in an annulus fibrosus of an intervertebral disc of a patient comprises an implant delivery tool and an implant releasably coupled to the implant delivery tool. The implant delivery tool includes a substantially rigid outer tube having a sharpened distal tip, a body a body coupled to the proximal section of the outer tube, and a plunger assembly movable axially relative to the body and including a plunger member and a pusher tube coupled thereto and disposed within the outer tube. The implant includes first and second tissue anchors serially disposed within the distal section of the outer tube, and a flexible connecting element coupling the first and second tissue anchors including a knotless braided suture structure for adjusting the length of the flexible coupling element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Applicant: Anulex Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence W. Wales, Ishmael Bentley, Emily Daley, Michael Lancial
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Publication number: 20070067036Abstract: A prosthetic spinal disc includes a cushioning member encased in a flexible sac and positioned between a pair of opposing endplates. A pair of retainer members are also located inside the sac to secure the sac to the endplates. The cushioning member is expandable from a first configuration to a second configuration. The disc is insertable into the spinal column as a single piece with the cushioning member in the first configuration and thereafter expanded to the second configuration to support and space apart adjacent vertebrae. The cushioning member may be replaced or revised without disturbing the placement of the endplates.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: Zimmer Spine, Inc.Inventors: Robert Hudgins, Michael Lancial
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Publication number: 20070055373Abstract: The present invention is related to spinal stabilization devices. More particularly, this invention relates to devices for addressing back pain originating in the facet joints and the spinous processes of the vertebrae. One embodiment of the present invention includes a substantially T-shaped facet implant for insertion between the facets of two successive vertebrae after a desired amount of the articulating surfaces have been resected. The long and flat portion of the T-shaped facet implant is inserted in between the facets and then the wings of the T-shape, also called fixation tabs, are secured to the spine to secure the facet implant into place. The T-shape implant may also be a part of a spinal stabilization system that includes a facet implant, a spinous process spacer, and a flexible connecting member securing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2005Publication date: March 8, 2007Applicant: Zimmer Spine, Inc.Inventors: Robert Hudgins, Michael Lancial, Hugh Hestad
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Publication number: 20060241663Abstract: The invention provides a device and method for cutting an object inside a surgical wound. In one embodiment of the invention, a cutter comprises an elongated body having a distal portion and a proximal portion; a blade holder disposed at least partially in the distal portion and adapted to secure a blade having a cutting edge, the blade holder being movable between a withdrawn position and a advanced position; a blade shield positioned to cover substantially the entire cutting edge when the blade holder is in the withdrawn position and expose at least a portion of the cutting edge when the blade holder is in the advanced position; and a stop disposed in the distal portion and adapted to stabilize an object to be cut against the cutting edge while the blade holder moves from the withdrawn position toward the advanced position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Applicant: Zimmer Spine, Inc.Inventors: Mark Rice, Michael Lancial, John Otte
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Patent number: D882092Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: MR Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Thomas J Rheineck, Mark Jensen, Robert Bushey, Michael Lancial, Grant Thompson, Leon Ricord, Juan Martinez, Brian Fabian, Khai Tran, Lawrence Tanenbaum