Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Richner

Thomas J. Richner 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).

  • Publication number: 20230233217
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are described for surgical guide instruments. For example, this disclosure describes surgical guide instruments for assisting in countersinking shelves for deep brain stimulation lead locking mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Kai J. Miller, Thomas J. Richner
  • Patent number: 9937064
    Abstract: An osseointegrated neural interface (ONI) is provided for control of a prosthetic. The ONI includes an elongated, hollow rod having a first end receivable in an intramedullary cavity of a bone, a second end operatively connected to the prosthetic and an inner surface defining a cavity. An electrode is receiveable on a terminal end of a peripheral nerve and positionable within the cavity of the rod. The electrode being capable of sensing the neural signals generated by the peripheral nerve and stimulating the peripheral nerve. A recording/stimulation unit, receiveable within the cavity of the rod, records the neural signals from the peripheral nerve sensed by the electrode and transmits the signals to a controller operatively connected thereto. The controller controls operation of the prosthetic in response to the neural signals recorded by the recording unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Samuel O. Poore, Justin C. Williams, Sarah K. Brodnick, Thomas J. Richner, Sahil K. Kapur
  • Publication number: 20170239069
    Abstract: An osseointegrated neural interface (ONI) is provided for control of a prosthetic. The ONI includes an elongated, hollow rod having a first end receivable in an intramedullary cavity of a bone, a second end operatively connected to the prosthetic and an inner surface defining a cavity. An electrode is receiveable on a terminal end of a peripheral nerve and positionable within the cavity of the rod. The electrode being capable of sensing the neural signals generated by the peripheral nerve and stimulating the peripheral nerve. A recording/stimulation unit, receiveable within the cavity of the rod, records the neural signals from the peripheral nerve sensed by the electrode and transmits the signals to a controller operatively connected thereto. The controller controls operation of the prosthetic in response to the neural signals recorded by the recording unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel O. Poore, Justin C. Williams, Sarah K. Brodnick, Thomas J. Richner, Sahil K. Kapur