Patents by Inventor Stephen T. Miller
Stephen T. Miller 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).
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Publication number: 20240416098Abstract: Devices and methods for mixing and preparing therapeutic pellets are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure may include a medical device for mixing and preparing pharmaceuticals. The medical device may include a body sized and shaped to be supported by a human hand. The body may be elastically flexible between a relaxed shape and a flexed shape. In the relaxed shape, the body may form a basin and may be shaped and sized to receive a vessel for mixing or forming the therapeutic pellets. In the flexed shape, the bowl may be configured for controlled pouring of the therapeutic pellets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: William Brian Austin, Edward J. McPherson, Andrew J. Wassef, Scott P. Noel, Stephen T. Miller
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Patent number: 12161366Abstract: An external fixation system for the correction of long bone deformities includes an elongate beam element having an engagement feature along a longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element, a connector element secured to the elongate beam and structurally configured to support a first bone anchor extending from the external fixation system, and a movable carriage engaged with the engagement feature along the longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element and selectively movable along the engagement feature of the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is selectively lockable into a position along the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is structurally configured to support a second bone anchor extending from the external fixation system.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corp.Inventors: Michael W. Mullaney, Stephen T. Miller, William B. Austin, Todd A. Martens
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Patent number: 12151075Abstract: Devices and methods for mixing and preparing therapeutic pellets are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure may include a medical device for mixing and preparing pharmaceuticals. The medical device may include a body sized and shaped to be supported by a human hand. The body may be elastically flexible between a relaxed shape and a flexed shape. In the relaxed shape, the body may form a basin and may be shaped and sized to receive a vessel for mixing or forming the therapeutic pellets. In the flexed shape, the bowl may be configured for controlled pouring of the therapeutic pellets.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Austin Medical Ventures Inc.Inventors: William Brian Austin, Edward J. McPherson, Andrew J. Wassef, Scott P. Noel, Stephen T. Miller
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Patent number: 12097348Abstract: Devices and methods for mixing and preparing therapeutic pellets are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure may include a medical device for mixing and preparing pharmaceuticals. The medical device may include a body sized and shaped to be supported by a human hand. The body may be elastically flexible between a relaxed shape and a flexed shape. In the relaxed shape, the body may form a basin and may be shaped and sized to receive a vessel for mixing or forming the therapeutic pellets. In the flexed shape, the bowl may be configured for controlled pouring of the therapeutic pellets.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2022Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Austin Medical Ventures Inc.Inventors: William Brian Austin, Stephen T. Miller
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Publication number: 20240100312Abstract: Devices and methods for mixing and preparing therapeutic pellets are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure may include a medical device for mixing and preparing pharmaceuticals. The medical device may include a body sized and shaped to be supported by a human hand. The body may be elastically flexible between a relaxed shape and a flexed shape. In the relaxed shape, the body may form a basin and may be shaped and sized to receive a vessel for mixing or forming the therapeutic pellets. In the flexed shape, the bowl may be configured for controlled pouring of the therapeutic pellets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: William Brian Austin, Edward J. McPherson, Andrew J. Wassef, Scott P. Noel, Stephen T. Miller
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Patent number: 11903616Abstract: A clamping device of an external fixation system that has a jaw set with a passage at one end configured to hold an element from a first range of sizes and a second passage configured to hold an element from a different range of sizes. The jaw set includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a slider interposed between the first and second jaws that moves to a first position when the first element is located in the first passage and to a second position when the second element is located in the second passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Austin Miller Trauma LLC.Inventor: Stephen T. Miller
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Publication number: 20230201551Abstract: Devices and methods for mixing and preparing therapeutic pellets are described. In one aspect, the present disclosure may include a medical device for mixing and preparing pharmaceuticals. The medical device may include a body sized and shaped to be supported by a human hand. The body may be elastically flexible between a relaxed shape and a flexed shape. In the relaxed shape, the body may form a basin and may be shaped and sized to receive a vessel for mixing or forming the therapeutic pellets. In the flexed shape, the bowl may be configured for controlled pouring of the therapeutic pellets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: William Brian Austin, Edward J. McPherson, Andrew J. Wassef, Scott P. Noel, Stephen T. Miller
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Publication number: 20230190333Abstract: A clamping device of an external fixation system that has a jaw set with a passage at one end configured to hold an element from a first range of sizes and a second passage configured to hold an element from a different range of sizes. The jaw set includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a slider interposed between the first and second jaws that moves to a first position when the first element is located in the first passage and to a second position when the second element is located in the second passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2023Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: Austin Miller Trauma LLCInventor: Stephen T. Miller
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Patent number: 11612414Abstract: A clamping device of an external fixation system that has a jaw set with a passage at one end configured to hold an element from a first range of sizes and a second passage configured to hold an element from a different range of sizes. The jaw set includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a slider interposed between the first and second jaws that moves to a first position when the first element is located in the first passage and to a second position when the second element is located in the second passage.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Austin Miller Trauma LLCInventor: Stephen T. Miller
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Publication number: 20220323113Abstract: An external fixation system for the correction of long bone deformities includes an elongate beam element having an engagement feature along a longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element, a connector element secured to the elongate beam and structurally configured to support a first bone anchor extending from the external fixation system, and a movable carriage engaged with the engagement feature along the longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element and selectively movable along the engagement feature of the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is selectively lockable into a position along the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is structurally configured to support a second bone anchor extending from the external fixation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: OrthoPediatrics Corp.Inventors: Michael W. Mullaney, Stephen T. Miller, William B. Austin, Todd A. Martens
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Patent number: 11207104Abstract: An external fixation system for the correction of long bone deformities includes an elongate beam element having an engagement feature along a longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element, a connector element secured to the elongate beam and structurally configured to support a first bone anchor extending from the external fixation system, and a movable carriage engaged with the engagement feature along the longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element and selectively movable along the engagement feature of the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is selectively lockable into a position along the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is structurally configured to support a second bone anchor extending from the external fixation system.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: OrthoPediatrics Corp.Inventors: Michael W. Mullaney, Stephen T. Miller, William B. Austin, Todd A. Martens
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Publication number: 20210161560Abstract: A clamping device of an external fixation system that has a jaw set with a passage at one end configured to hold an element from a first range of sizes and a second passage configured to hold an element from a different range of sizes. The jaw set includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a slider interposed between the first and second jaws that moves to a first position when the first element is located in the first passage and to a second position when the second element is located in the second passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventor: Stephen T. Miller
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Patent number: 10945765Abstract: A clamping device of an external fixation system that has a jaw set with a passage at one end configured to hold an element from a first range of sizes and a second passage configured to hold an element from a different range of sizes. The jaw set includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a slider interposed between the first and second jaws that moves to a first position when the first element is located in the first passage and to a second position when the second element is located in the second passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Austin Miller Trauma LLCInventor: Stephen T. Miller
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Patent number: 10485586Abstract: A clamping device for attaching to an external fixation element of an external fixation system includes a first jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface and includes a second jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface, with the inner surface of the first jaw and the inner surface of the second jaw together forming a passage configured to receive the external fixation element of the external fixation system. A locking system is engageable with the first and the second jaws. A portion of the locking system is moveable relative to the first and the second jaws between a first position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a first size from between the first jaw and the second jaw and a second position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a second size from between the first jaw and the second jaw.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: Stephen T. Miller, Michael W. Mullaney
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Publication number: 20190254711Abstract: An external fixation system for the correction of long bone deformities includes an elongate beam element having an engagement feature along a longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element, a connector element secured to the elongate beam and structurally configured to support a first bone anchor extending from the external fixation system, and a movable carriage engaged with the engagement feature along the longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element and selectively movable along the engagement feature of the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is selectively lockable into a position along the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is structurally configured to support a second bone anchor extending from the external fixation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Michael W. Mullaney, Stephen T. Miller, William B. Austin, Todd A. Martens
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Publication number: 20190183531Abstract: A clamping device of an external fixation system that has a jaw set with a passage at one end configured to hold an element from a first range of sizes and a second passage configured to hold an element from a different range of sizes. The jaw set includes a first jaw, a second jaw, and a slider interposed between the first and second jaws that moves to a first position when the first element is located in the first passage and to a second position when the second element is located in the second passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2018Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventor: Stephen T. Miller
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Patent number: 10299831Abstract: An external fixation system for the correction of long bone deformities includes an elongate beam element having an engagement feature along a longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element, a connector element secured to the elongate beam and structurally configured to support a first bone anchor extending from the external fixation system, and a movable carriage engaged with the engagement feature along the longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element and selectively movable along the engagement feature of the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is selectively lockable into a position along the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is structurally configured to support a second bone anchor extending from the external fixation system.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Devise Ortho Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Mullaney, Stephen T. Miller, William B. Austin, Todd A. Martens
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Publication number: 20180103987Abstract: An external fixation system for the correction of long bone deformities includes an elongate beam element having an engagement feature along a longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element, a connector element secured to the elongate beam and structurally configured to support a first bone anchor extending from the external fixation system, and a movable carriage engaged with the engagement feature along the longitudinal edge of the elongate beam element and selectively movable along the engagement feature of the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is selectively lockable into a position along the elongate beam element. The movable carriage is structurally configured to support a second bone anchor extending from the external fixation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Michael W. Mullaney, Stephen T. Miller, William B. Austin, Todd A. Martens
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Publication number: 20180098793Abstract: A clamping device for attaching to an external fixation element of an external fixation system includes a first jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface and includes a second jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface, with the inner surface of the first jaw and the inner surface of the second jaw together forming a passage configured to receive the external fixation element of the external fixation system. A locking system is engageable with the first and the second jaws. A portion of the locking system is moveable relative to the first and the second jaws between a first position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a first size from between the first jaw and the second jaw and a second position where the locking arrangement is configured to prevent release of the external fixation element having a second size from between the first jaw and the second jaw.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Stephen T. Miller, Michael W. Mullaney
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Patent number: 9883890Abstract: A clamping device for attaching to an external fixation element of an external fixation system includes a first jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface and includes a second jaw having an inner surface and an outer surface, with the inner surface of the first jaw and the inner surface of the second jaw together forming a passage configured to receive the external fixation element of the external fixation system. A locking system is engageable with the first and the second jaws and is moveable relative to the first and the second jaws between at least a first position.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.Inventors: Stephen T. Miller, Michael W. Mullaney