Patents by Inventor Orey G. Block

Orey G. Block 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).

  • Flexible circuit sheet
    Patent number: 9226689
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed having an elongated body portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The body portion is formed from a plastically deformable material such that the body portion can be bent between the proximal and distal ends from a first configuration to a second bent configuration and maintains the bent configuration. A flexible circuit having at least a pair of lead wires disposed around the body portion. The pair of lead wires are configured to conform to the bent configuration of the body portion such that they do not break during bending of the body portion. A tracking device adapted to cooperate with a navigation system to track the distal end of the instrument is coupled to the flexible circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Brad Jacobsen, Bruce M. Burg, Orey G. Block, Andrew Bzostek, Vince J. Doerr, Abhishek Jain, Brandon Merkl, Joseph Thomas Cilke
  • Flexible Circuit Sheet
    Publication number: 20140012130
    Abstract: A surgical instrument is disclosed having an elongated body portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The body portion is formed from a plastically deformable material such that the body portion can be bent between the proximal and distal ends from a first configuration to a second bent configuration and maintains the bent configuration. A flexible circuit having at least a pair of lead wires disposed around the body portion. The pair of lead wires are configured to conform to the bent configuration of the body portion such that they do not break during bending of the body portion. A tracking device adapted to cooperate with a navigation system to track the distal end of the instrument is coupled to the flexible circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Jacobsen, Bruce M. Burg, Orey G. Block, Andrew Bzostek, Vince J. Doerr, Abhishek Jain, Brandon Merkl, Joseph Thomas Cilke
  • Portable electromagnetic navigation system
    Patent number: 8320991
    Abstract: A portable system can be provided that works with a surgical navigation system. The portable system can control a localizer to assist in the tracking of a tracking device. The portable system can be provided to be substantially carried by a single user form one location to another. Further, various digital control components can be provided to assist in miniaturization, robustness, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic Navigation Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley A. Jascob, Vince J. Doerr, Paul Kessman, Orey G. Block, Jeffrey Swetnam, John H. Dukesherer
  • Portable electromagnetic navigation system
    Publication number: 20080132909
    Abstract: A portable system can be provided that works with a surgical navigation system. The portable system can control a localizer to assist in the tracking of a tracking device. The portable system can be provided to be substantially carried by a single user form one location to another. Further, various digital control components can be provided to assist in miniaturization, robustness, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Bradley A. Jascob, Vince J. Doerr, Paul Kessman, Orey G. Block, Jeffrey Swetnam, John H. Dukesherer