Patents by Inventor Nicole Levi-Polyachenko

Nicole Levi-Polyachenko 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: 20150032137
    Abstract: A biphasic material and devices comprising the same are provided for the development of conductive conduits that may be used for the treatment of peripheral nerve injury. These devices or conduits are designed such that repeated electric field gradients can be initiated to promote neurite and axonal outgrowth. Conducting conduits using doped synthetic and/or natural polymers create specifically patterned high and low conducting segmented materials, which are mechanically used to produce the electrical properties needed for nerve conduits. These electrical properties stimulate neurite outgrowth and axonal repair following a peripheral nerve transection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
    Inventors: William D. Wagner, Nicole Levi-Polyachenko, Tabitha Rosenbalm, Louis C. Argenta, Michael J. Morykwas