Patents by Inventor Ryan Erich DEAN

Ryan Erich DEAN 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).

  • Devices, kits and methods relating to treatment of facet joints
    Patent number: 10912605
    Abstract: A facet joint surgical tool for treating a facet joint synovial cyst includes rotatable members disposed side-by-side through a minimally invasive sheath and rotatable to reconfigure distal end portions between a facet joint penetration configuration with a tissue piercing tip and a facet joint retraction configuration. Facet joint synovial cysts located to an anterior side of the facet joint are treated by a posterior approach with access to the cyst through the facet joint retracted by the surgical tool. Facet joint synovial cysts located to a posterior side of the facet joint are treated by direct access from a posterior approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Thixos LLC
    Inventors: Murray David Solsberg, Douglas Preston Beall, Ryan Erich Dean
  • DEVICES, KITS AND METHODS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF FACET JOINTS
    Publication number: 20190167343
    Abstract: A facet joint surgical tool for treating a facet joint synovial cyst includes rotatable members disposed side-by-side through a minimally invasive sheath and rotatable to reconfigure distal end portions between a facet joint penetration configuration with a tissue piercing tip and a facet joint retraction configuration. Facet joint synovial cysts located to an anterior side of the facet joint are treated by a posterior approach with access to the cyst through the facet joint retracted by the surgical tool. Facet joint synovial cysts located to a posterior side of the facet joint are treated by direct access from a posterior approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Murray David Solsberg, Douglas Preston Beall, Ryan Erich Dean
  • Devices, kits and methods relating to treatment of facet joints
    Patent number: 10238450
    Abstract: A facet joint surgical tool for treating a facet joint synovial cyst includes rotatable members disposed side-by-side through a minimally invasive sheath and rotatable to reconfigure distal end portions between a facet joint penetration configuration with a tissue piercing tip and a facet joint retraction configuration. Facet joint synovial cysts located to an anterior side of the facet joint are treated by a posterior approach with access to the cyst through the facet joint retracted by the surgical tool. Facet joint synovial cysts located to a posterior side of the facet joint are treated by direct access from a posterior approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Thixos LLC
    Inventors: Murray David Solsberg, Douglas Preston Beall, Ryan Erich Dean
  • DEVICES, KITS AND METHODS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF FACET JOINTS
    Publication number: 20160287322
    Abstract: A facet joint surgical tool for treating a facet joint synovial cyst includes rotatable members disposed side-by-side through a minimally invasive sheath and rotatable to reconfigure distal end portions between a facet joint penetration configuration with a tissue piercing tip and a facet joint retraction configuration. Facet joint synovial cysts located to an anterior side of the facet joint are treated by a posterior approach with access to the cyst through the facet joint retracted by the surgical tool. Facet joint synovial cysts located to a posterior side of the facet joint are treated by direct access from a posterior approach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: THIXOS LLC
    Inventors: Murray David SOLSBERG, Douglas Preston BEALL, Ryan Erich DEAN