Patents by Inventor Michael Philip Diodato

Michael Philip Diodato 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).

  • METHOD OF REPOSITIONING SPINE SURGERY POSITIONERS
    Publication number: 20250057714
    Abstract: A patient positioner for supporting a patient in a prone position includes a base plate, an adjustable platform movable relative to the base plate, a support assembly supported on the adjustable platform, a lateral constraint assembly positioned on the adjustable platform, and a position lock operable to selectively lock the adjustable platform relative to the base plate. The patient positioner is adjustable to adjust the position of the patient and to adjust the orientation of the patient's spine in the coronal and sagittal planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Philip Diodato, Ben W. Hertz
  • Patient positioning device for lateral and prone single-position spine surgery
    Patent number: 12133819
    Abstract: A patient positioner for supporting a patient in a prone position includes a base plate, an adjustable platform movable relative to the base plate, a support assembly supported on the adjustable platform, a lateral constraint assembly positioned on the adjustable platform, and a position lock operable to selectively lock the adjustable platform relative to the base plate. The patient positioner is adjustable to adjust the position of the patient and to adjust the orientation of the patient's spine in the coronal and sagittal planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Allen Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Philip Diodato, Ben W. Hertz
  • SURGICAL TRACTION BOOT HAVING RESILIENT HEEL PAD AND MEDIAL AND LATERAL STRAPS
    Publication number: 20230141450
    Abstract: A surgical boot apparatus for use in surgery involving hip distraction includes a boot shell having a sole portion configured for placement adjacent a sole of a foot of a patient and a calf portion configured for placement adjacent a calf of the patient. The boot shell has a heel-receiving opening located between the sole portion and the calf portion and configured for receipt of a heel of the patient. A resilient pad is provided having a main portion configured for engaging an Achilles area of the patient. The main portion includes an end region that extends into the heel-receiving opening. The end region has an end edge that includes a notch configured for receipt of a calcaneus of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Philip DIODATO
  • PATIENT POSITIONING DEVICE FOR LATERAL AND PRONE SINGLE-POSITION SPINE SURGERY
    Publication number: 20220280367
    Abstract: A patient positioner for supporting a patient in a prone position includes a base plate, an adjustable platform movable relative to the base plate, a support assembly supported on the adjustable platform, a lateral constraint assembly positioned on the adjustable platform, and a position lock operable to selectively lock the adjustable platform relative to the base plate. The patient positioner is adjustable to adjust the position of the patient and to adjust the orientation of the patient's spine in the coronal and sagittal planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Philip Diodato, Ben W. Hertz