Patents by Inventor Nathaniel Zenz-Olsen

Nathaniel Zenz-Olsen 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).

  • MEDICAL IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230097234
    Abstract: An implant delivery system including a fixation member delivery system including an elongate shaft, first and second rails, a plurality of fixation members with each fixation member slidably disposed on the first and second rails and an actuation assembly. The actuation assembly includes a first elongate member including a first plurality of engagement members disposed along the first elongate member with a distal end region of each engagement member in engagement with one of the fixation members, a second elongate member including a second plurality of engagement members disposed along the second elongate member with a distal end region of each engagement member in engagement with one of the fixation members. Additionally, cyclical actuation of the actuation assembly is configured to incrementally move the fixation members distally along the first and second rails to deploy each of the plurality of fixation members in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicants: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
    Inventors: Kevin M. Falco, Jeffrey L. Barnes, Aaron M. Burke, Carolyn M. Krasniak, Nathaniel Van Tran, Nathaniel Zenz-Olsen, Justin A. Callaway, Cori G. Pierce, Jessica M. Grabinsky, Rachel Sophia Keen