Patents by Inventor Nicholas Uvanovic

Nicholas Uvanovic 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).

  • PRESSURE ACTIVATED SURGICAL TOOL FOR USE IN SPINAL DECOMPRESSION PROCEDURES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210378689
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use in a system for removing bone from vertebrae to relieve stenosis is provided. In one embodiment, the surgical tool includes a drill bit having a proximal end and a distal end, a drive shaft having a proximal rod portion and a distal tubular portion, the drill bit and the drive shaft configured to rotate about a horizontal axis in a clockwise direction; and an engagement system disposed between the drill bit and the drive shaft; wherein the engagement system is configured to selectively engage the drill bit to the drive shaft for powered rotation when the drill bit contacts a first material at a first predetermined resistance and to disengage the drill bit from the drive shaft when the drill bit engages a second material at a second predetermined resistance; and wherein the first predetermined resistance is greater than the second predetermined resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dwight S. TYNDALL, Kevin CHAPPUIS, Nicholas UVANOVIC
  • PRESSURE ACTIVATED SURGICAL TOOL FOR USE IN SPINAL DECOMPRESSION PROCEDURES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210378688
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use in a system for removing bone from vertebrae to relieve stenosis is provided. In one embodiment, the surgical tool includes a drill bit having a proximal end and a distal end, a drive shaft having a proximal rod portion and a distal tubular portion, the drill bit and the drive shaft configured to rotate about a horizontal axis in a clockwise direction; and an engagement system disposed between the drill bit and the drive shaft; wherein the engagement system is configured to selectively engage the drill bit to the drive shaft for powered rotation when the drill bit contacts a first material at a first predetermined resistance and to disengage the drill bit from the drive shaft when the drill bit engages a second material at a second predetermined resistance; and wherein the first predetermined resistance is greater than the second predetermined resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dwight S. TYNDALL, Kevin CHAPPUIS, Nicholas UVANOVIC
  • Pressure activated surgical tool for use in spinal decompression procedures and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11123088
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use in a system for removing bone from vertebrae to relieve stenosis is provided. In one embodiment, the surgical tool includes a drill bit having a proximal end and a distal end, a drive shaft having a proximal rod portion and a distal tubular portion, the drill bit and the drive shaft configured to rotate about a horizontal axis in a clockwise direction; and an engagement system disposed between the drill bit and the drive shaft; wherein the engagement system is configured to selectively engage the drill bit to the drive shaft for powered rotation when the drill bit contacts a first material at a first predetermined resistance and to disengage the drill bit from the drive shaft when the drill bit engages a second material at a second predetermined resistance; and wherein the first predetermined resistance is greater than the second predetermined resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: SPINAL INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Dwight S. Tyndall, Kevin Chappuis, Nicholas Uvanovic
  • PRESSURE ACTIVATED SURGICAL TOOL FOR USE IN SPINAL DECOMPRESSION PROCEDURES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210219997
    Abstract: A surgical tool for use in a system for removing bone from vertebrae to relieve stenosis is provided. In one embodiment, the surgical tool includes a drill bit having a proximal end and a distal end, a drive shaft having a proximal rod portion and a distal tubular portion, the drill bit and the drive shaft configured to rotate about a horizontal axis in a clockwise direction; and an engagement system disposed between the drill bit and the drive shaft; wherein the engagement system is configured to selectively engage the drill bit to the drive shaft for powered rotation when the drill bit contacts a first material at a first predetermined resistance and to disengage the drill bit from the drive shaft when the drill bit engages a second material at a second predetermined resistance; and wherein the first predetermined resistance is greater than the second predetermined resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Spinal Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Dwight S. Tyndall, Kevin Chappuis, Nicholas Uvanovic