Patents by Inventor Robert Flager

Robert Flager 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).

  • Systems and methods for creating curved paths through bone and modulating nerves within the bone
    Patent number: 9775627
    Abstract: System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a distal opening at or near the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curved cannula sized to be received in the central channel, and having a curved distal end configured to be extended laterally outward from the distal opening in a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curved cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured allow a probe to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Samit Patel, Richard C. Pellegrino, Robert Flager