Patents by Inventor Roy Junius Rusly

Roy Junius Rusly 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for programming a shape-memory medical device implant
    Patent number: 8323272
    Abstract: A medical device implant made with a shape-memory material is originally produced in a “permanent” configuration. The implant is then “programmed” into a temporary (typically smaller sized) configuration to facilitate implantation, after which, an external stimulus activates the implant to return to its permanent configuration. Apparatus and methods include inserting a first portion of the implant into an aperture of a compression fixture base, heating the implant, and then driving and compressing the remaining portion of the implant, which has a different, typically larger profile than that of the first portion, into the aperture with a compression fixture cover to “program” the remaining portion. The resulting programmed implant has first and remaining portions that have identical, or substantially identical, profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventors: Roy Junius Rusly, Jhordan Gil
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A SHAPE-MEMORY MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20110202042
    Abstract: A medical device implant made with a shape-memory material is originally produced in a “permanent” configuration. The implant is then “programmed” into a temporary (typically smaller sized) configuration to facilitate implantation, after which, an external stimulus activates the implant to return to its permanent configuration. Apparatus and methods include inserting a first portion of the implant into an aperture of a compression fixture base, heating the implant, and then driving and compressing the remaining portion of the implant, which has a different, typically larger profile than that of the first portion, into the aperture with a compression fixture cover to “program” the remaining portion. The resulting programmed implant has first and remaining portions that have identical, or substantially identical, profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventors: Roy Junius Rusly, Jhordan Gil