Patents by Inventor Nicholas Benson

Nicholas Benson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240108844
    Abstract: A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hamish Adrian OSBORNE, Gavin Walsh Millar, Stephen David Evans, Bruce Gordon Holyoake, James William Stanton, David Leon McCauley, Gareth Thomas McDermott, Nicholas James Michael McKenna, Myfanwy Jane Antica Norton, Adrian John Elsworth, Michael John Andresen, Jonathan Andrew George Lambert, Sandeep Singh Gurm, Tessa Hazel Paris, Joseph Nathaniel Griffiths, Ping Si, Christopher Gareth Sims, Elmo Benson Stoks, Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Peter Alan Seekup, Po-Yen Liu, Richard Edward Lang, Paul James Tonkin, Ian Lee Wai Kwan
  • Publication number: 20230301726
    Abstract: Systems, instruments, and methods for surgical navigation with verification feedback are provided. The systems, instruments, and methods may be used to verify a trajectory of a surgical tool during a procedure. The systems, instruments, and methods may receive one or more captured images of an anatomical portion of a patient; execute a surgical plan to insert the surgical tool into the anatomical portion; receive sensor data collected from one or more sensors being inserted into the anatomical portion; determine whether the sensor data corresponds to the surgical plan; and send, in response to determining that the sensor data does not correspond to the surgical plan, an alert indicating that the surgical tool is not being inserted according to the surgical plan. The one or more sensors may be attached to the surgical tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Glassman, Nicholas Benson, Newton H. Metcalf, JR.
  • Patent number: 11707299
    Abstract: A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, Richard L. Brown, Newton H Metcalf, Jr., Arjun S. Kurian, James R. Wasson
  • Patent number: 11701181
    Abstract: Systems, instruments, and methods for surgical navigation with verification feedback are provided. The systems, instruments, and methods may be used to verify a trajectory of a surgical tool during a procedure. The systems, instruments, and methods may receive one or more captured images of an anatomical portion of a patient; execute a surgical plan to insert the surgical tool into the anatomical portion; receive sensor data collected from one or more sensors being inserted into the anatomical portion; determine whether the sensor data corresponds to the surgical plan; and send, in response to determining that the sensor data does not correspond to the surgical plan, an alert indicating that the surgical tool is not being inserted according to the surgical plan. The one or more sensors may be attached to the surgical tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Steven D. Glassman, Newton H. Metcalf, Jr., Nicholas Benson
  • Publication number: 20230092357
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically generating a pre-operative plan is disclosed that may include using a computing device to receive, from an electronic device associated with a physician, an identification message comprising identifying information associated with a target patient for a surgical procedure. The computing device may retrieve medical information associated with the target patient based on the identifying information, and apply machine learning models to identify a predicted condition of the target patient and to predict a surgical approach and one or more surgical components to use and may generate a surgical plan that comprises an indication of the surgical approach and an indication of the one or more surgical components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Medicrea International
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, Adam K. Deitz
  • Publication number: 20230074187
    Abstract: A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, William A. Rezach, Arjun Siby Kurian, Newton Metcalf
  • Patent number: 11589905
    Abstract: A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, Newton H Metcalf, Jr., Arjun S. Kurian, John Coleman, Charles Murrell
  • Publication number: 20220409279
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to plan a spinal correction surgery. The method includes measuring parameters of a spine in a two-dimensional (2D) spinal image including a thoracic Cobb angle and a thoracic kyphosis (TK) and transforming the 2D image to a three-dimensional (3D), spinal image representation. The transforming includes performing segmentation of spine elements in the 2D image, and applying a formula based on the thoracic Cobb angle and the TK to the spine elements. The method includes identifying a TK goal having a post-operative TK value to selected spine elements, transforming a gap of the spine elements representative of a difference between the pre-operative TK in 3D spinal image representation and the TK goal to create a 3D post-operative spinal image representation, and determining a first rod design based on the 3D post-operative spinal image representation to achieve the post-operative TK value in the spine elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Medicrea International SA
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, Thomas Mosnier
  • Patent number: 11529208
    Abstract: A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, William A. Rezach, Arjun S. Kurian, Newton H Metcalf, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220160294
    Abstract: A system for assessing a status of a spinal implant includes a reader device, a wearable body sensor, and a spinal implant. The wearable body sensor includes a first short-range receiver, a first short-range transmitter, and an inertial measurement unit. The wearable body sensor is configured to be positioned over a portion of a spine of a wearer, and measure movement information corresponding to spinal motion of the wearer while the wearer performs one or more movements while wearing the wearable body sensor. The spinal implant includes one or more sensors configured to measure implant information comprising one or more characteristics of a fusion status of the spinal implant, a second short-range receiver, and a second short-range transmitter. The wearable body sensor is configured to communicate movement information to the reader device. The spinal implant is configured to communicate implant information to the reader device via the second transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Newton H. Metcalf, Nicholas Benson, Robert A. Fields, Arjun Siby-Kurian
  • Patent number: 11311315
    Abstract: A spinal implant assembly includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw includes a bottom bore portion, and the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The spinal implant assembly includes a capacitive assembly having an integrated circuit located within an internal portion the capacitive assembly, and a plurality of capacitive plates positioned on an outside bottom surface of the capacitive assembly. Each of the capacitive plates is in operable communication with the integrated circuit, and the capacitive assembly is configured to be received within the central opening of the set screw, such that the plurality of capacitive plates are positioned above the bottom bore portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Arjun S. Kurian, Nicholas Benson, Newton Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20210407636
    Abstract: A system of generating a pre-operative assessment of a patient includes an assessment system configured to communicate with client electronic devices. The system receives patient information pertaining to a patient, uses the patient information to access one or more medical images associated with the patient, performs one or more image processing techniques on the one or more medical images to identify measurements pertaining to an internal bodily structure of the patient, identifies one or more implant components for the patient, determines whether the one or more implant components are currently stocked, in response to determining that the one or more implant components are not currently stocked, automatically generates and placing an order for the one or more implant components that are not stocked, generates a pre-operative assessment for the patient, and causes the assessment to be displayed on a display device of a client electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, Rodney R. Ballard
  • Publication number: 20210361377
    Abstract: Embodiments pertaining to a medical construct are disclosed. The medical construct may include a set screw extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal portion and a distal portion, for example. In various embodiments, the set screw may have an outside thread form and an interior socket, for example. In various embodiments, the socket may extend parallel to the longitudinal axis and have a circular lower surface, for example. In various embodiments, a first strain gauge, a second strain gauge, a third strain gauge, a fourth strain gauge, and a fifth strain gauge may be provided. In at least some embodiments, each of the first, second, third, and fourth strain gauges may be symmetrically disposed with respect to the lower surface, for example. Additionally, in at least some embodiments, the fifth strain gauge is disposed within a center portion of the lower surface, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Newton H Metcalf, Arjun Siby Kurian, Nicholas Benson, Chris E. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210330249
    Abstract: A system for assessing a status of a spinal implant includes a reader device, a wearable body sensor, and a spinal implant. The wearable body sensor includes a first short-range receiver, a first short-range transmitter, and an inertial measurement unit. The wearable body sensor is configured to be positioned over a portion of a spine of a wearer, and measure movement information corresponding to spinal motion of the wearer while the wearer performs one or more movements while wearing the wearable body sensor. The spinal implant includes one or more sensors configured to measure implant information comprising one or more characteristics of a fusion status of the spinal implant, a second short-range receiver, and a second short-range transmitter. The wearable body sensor is configured to communicate movement information to the reader device. The spinal implant is configured to communicate implant information to the reader device via the second transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Newton Metcalf, Robert A. Fields, Nicholas Benson, Arjun Siby-Kurian
  • Publication number: 20210330256
    Abstract: A system for assessing a status of a spinal implant includes a wearable apparatus having an electronics system and one or more spinal implants in communication with the wearable apparatus. The electronics system includes a first short-range receiver, a first short-range transmitter, and an inertial measurement unit. The wearable apparatus is configured to constrain one or more movements of a wearer when worn. The one or more spinal implants include one or more sensors configured to measure one or more characteristics of a fusion status of the spinal implant, a second short-range receiver, and a second short-range transmitter. The one or more spinal implants are configured to communicate one or more of the measured characteristics to the wearable apparatus via the second transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: Newton Metcalf, Arjun Siby Kurian, Nicholas Benson, Kevin T. Foley, Thomas A. Carls
  • Publication number: 20210204983
    Abstract: A spinal implant assembly includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw includes a bottom bore portion, and the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The spinal implant assembly includes a capacitive assembly having an integrated circuit located within an internal portion the capacitive assembly, and a plurality of capacitive plates positioned on an outside bottom surface of the capacitive assembly. Each of the capacitive plates is in operable communication with the integrated circuit, and the capacitive assembly is configured to be received within the central opening of the set screw, such that the plurality of capacitive plates are positioned above the bottom bore portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Arjun S. Kurian, Nicholas Benson, Newton Metcalf
  • Publication number: 20200337782
    Abstract: Systems, instruments, and methods for surgical navigation with verification feedback are provided. The systems, instruments, and methods may be used to verify a trajectory of a surgical tool during a procedure. The systems, instruments, and methods may receive one or more captured images of an anatomical portion of a patient; execute a surgical plan to insert the surgical tool into the anatomical portion; receive sensor data collected from one or more sensors being inserted into the anatomical portion; determine whether the sensor data corresponds to the surgical plan; and send, in response to determining that the sensor data does not correspond to the surgical plan, an alert indicating that the surgical tool is not being inserted according to the surgical plan. The one or more sensors may be attached to the surgical tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Steven D. Glassman, Newton H. Metcalf, JR., Nicholas Benson
  • Publication number: 20200022733
    Abstract: A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, Richard L. Brown, Newton H. Metcalf, JR., Arjun S. Kurian, James R. Wasson
  • Publication number: 20200022735
    Abstract: A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Robert A. Fields, Nicholas Benson, Richard L. Brown, Newton H. Metcalf, JR., Arjun S. Kurian, Steven D. Glassman, Shane Burch, Domagoj Coric
  • Publication number: 20200022772
    Abstract: A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Benson, William A. Rezach, Arjun S. Kurian, Newton H. Metcalf, JR.