Patents by Inventor Timothy A McCulloch

Timothy A McCulloch 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).

  • Laryngeal implant for treating glottic insufficiency
    Patent number: 8613767
    Abstract: A laryngeal implant for treating glottic insufficiency includes a displacement member positionable in a larynx such that at least a portion of the displacement member is disposed between thyroid cartilage and a vocal fold of the larynx. The displacement member is at least one of selectively adjustable in volume and selectively adjustable in compressibility when the displacement member is positioned in the larynx to selectively position the vocal fold in a medial displacement position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Matthew Hoffman, Jack Jiang, Rachel E. Witt, Timothy McCulloch
  • LARYNGEAL IMPLANT FOR TREATING GLOTTIC INSUFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20120150293
    Abstract: A laryngeal implant for treating glottic insufficiency includes a displacement member positionable in a larynx such that at least a portion of the displacement member is disposed between thyroid cartilage and a vocal fold of the larynx. The displacement member is at least one of selectively adjustable in volume and selectively adjustable in compressibility when the displacement member is positioned in the larynx to selectively position the vocal fold in a medial displacement position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Matthew Hoffman, Jack Jiang, Rachel Witt, Timothy McCulloch
  • Human cerabal cortex neural prosthetic for tinnitus
    Patent number: 6456886
    Abstract: A neural prosthetic device for reducing or eliminating the effects of tinnitus is inserted into a tinnitus patient's primary auditory cortex (or thalamus). The prosthetic device includes a stimulation device for outputting processed electrical signals and an electrode arranged in the primary auditory cortex having a plurality of electrical contacts. Each of the plurality of electrical contacts independently outputs electrical discharges in accordance with the electrical signals. In another embodiment, a catheter is inserted into the tinnitus patient's primary auditory cortex or thalamus. The catheter microinfuses drugs which suppress or eliminate abnormal neural activity into disperse geometric locations in the cortex or thalamus, thereby reducing or eliminating the effects of the patient's tinnitus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, III, Timothy A McCulloch, Carol A. Bauer
  • Methods for implanting neural prosthetic for tinnitus
    Patent number: 5735885
    Abstract: A method for implanting a neural prosthetic into a target zone of a patient's brain for reducing or eliminating the effects of tinnitus. The prosthetic includes a stimulation device for outputting processed electrical signals and an electrode which is arranged in the target zone having a plurality of electrical contacts. Each of the plurality of electrical contacts independently outputs electrical discharges in accordance with the electrical signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: The University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventors: Matthew A. Howard, III, Timothy A. McCulloch, Carol A. Bauer