Patents by Inventor Oliver Flouty

Oliver Flouty 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).

  • Cranioplasty plate
    Patent number: 10111752
    Abstract: A cranial plate is provided for use after a craniectomy. The plate is mounted to the skull and protects the brain exposed in the skull opening. A plate is initially spaced above the skull with gaskets or spacers so as to preclude pressure on the brain. The gaskets or spacers are resorptive, or otherwise dissolve or shrink over time, until the plate settles upon the skull. An elastic web extending over the plate provides a constant force to pull the plate towards the skull as the spacers shrink. The plate is secured to the skull using screws. The plate may include alignment posts residing adjacent the skull opening to maintain proper positioning of the plate as the spacers shrink. The plate eliminates the need for a second cranioplasty surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, Nicole M. Grosland, Kingsley Adobe-Iyamah, Kirsten E. Stoner, Oliver Flouty, C. Allan Guymon, Brian James Green
  • CRANIOPLASTY PLATE
    Publication number: 20170273794
    Abstract: A cranial plate is provided for use after a craniectomy. The plate is mounted to the skull and protects the brain exposed in the skull opening. A plate is initially spaced above the skull with gaskets or spacers so as to preclude pressure on the brain. The gaskets or spacers are resorptive, or otherwise dissolve or shrink over time, until the plate settles upon the skull. An elastic web extending over the plate provides a constant force to pull the plate towards the skull as the spacers shrink. The plate is secured to the skull using screws. The plate may include alignment posts residing adjacent the skull opening to maintain proper positioning of the plate as the spacers shrink. The plate eliminates the need for a second cranioplasty surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, Nicole M. Grosland, Kingsley Adobe-lyamah, Kirsten E. Stoner, Oliver Flouty, C. Allan Guymon, Brian James Green