Patents by Inventor Travis Nolan

Travis Nolan 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).

  • Patent number: 11617614
    Abstract: A multi-probe system and a method of lesioning for targeting a region of a vertebral body are disclosed. The method includes inserting a first introducer assembly into a first target location of the vertebral body to provide a first trajectory to access the vertebral body, the first introducer assembly including a first cannula. The method also includes inserting a second introducer assembly into a second target location of the vertebral body to provide a second trajectory to access the vertebral body, the second introducer assembly including a second cannula. The method further includes inserting a first bipolar probe through the first cannula of the first introducer assembly, the first bipolar probe including a first active tip at a distal end of the first bipolar probe, the first active tip including at least two electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC HOLDING COMPANY SÀRL
    Inventors: Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi, Robert Harrison, Neil Godara, Michael Same, Kathryn Atwell, Travis Nolan
  • Publication number: 20210093373
    Abstract: A multi-probe system and a method of lesioning for targeting a region of a vertebral body are disclosed. The method includes inserting a first introducer assembly into a first target location of the vertebral body to provide a first trajectory to access the vertebral body, the first introducer assembly including a first cannula. The method also includes inserting a second introducer assembly into a second target location of the vertebral body to provide a second trajectory to access the vertebral body, the second introducer assembly including a second cannula. The method further includes inserting a first bipolar probe through the first cannula of the first introducer assembly, the first bipolar probe including a first active tip at a distal end of the first bipolar probe, the first active tip including at least two electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi, Robert Harrison, Neil Godara, Michael Same, Kathryn Atwell, Travis Nolan
  • Patent number: 10864040
    Abstract: A multi-probe system and a method of lesioning for targeting a region of a vertebral body are disclosed. The method includes inserting a first introducer assembly into a first target location of the vertebral body to provide a first trajectory to access the vertebral body, the first introducer assembly including a first cannula. The method also includes inserting a second introducer assembly into a second target location of the vertebral body to provide a second trajectory to access the vertebral body, the second introducer assembly including a second cannula. The method further includes inserting a first bipolar probe through the first cannula of the first introducer assembly, the first bipolar probe including a first active tip at a distal end of the first bipolar probe, the first active tip including at least two electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi, Robert Harrison, Neil Godara, Michael Same, Kathryn Atwell, Travis Nolan
  • Publication number: 20180153383
    Abstract: A system and method images first and second views of a subject and analyses the view to identify devices and anatomical structures. The images are overlayed with labeling identifying anatomical structures and/or segment regions corresponding to the anatomical structures. The segment regions have indicia differentiating the segment regions. The overlayed images are displayed to a doctor executing a procedure on the subject to assist in identifying the anatomical structures. In an embodiment a nominal anatomical model is adapted to an anatomical structure and substituted in a display to provide greater clarify than an actual image. Devices in the first and second views are identified and optionally movement paths of the devices is tracked and displayed. User input is optionally accepted to adapt the segment regions and/or the adaptation of the anatomical model to the imaged anatomical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Mojan Goshayesh, Travis Nolan, Michael Smith
  • Publication number: 20170181788
    Abstract: A multi-probe system and a method of lesioning for targeting a region of a vertebral body are disclosed. The method includes inserting a first introducer assembly into a first target location of the vertebral body to provide a first trajectory to access the vertebral body, the first introducer assembly including a first cannula. The method also includes inserting a second introducer assembly into a second target location of the vertebral body to provide a second trajectory to access the vertebral body, the second introducer assembly including a second cannula. The method further includes inserting a first bipolar probe through the first cannula of the first introducer assembly, the first bipolar probe including a first active tip at a distal end of the first bipolar probe, the first active tip including at least two electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Ahmad Khayer Dastjerdi, Robert Harrison, Neil Godara, Michael Same, Kathryn Atwell, Travis Nolan
  • Publication number: 20160015469
    Abstract: A system and method images first and second views of a subject and analyses the view to identify devices and anatomical structures. The images are overlayed with labeling identifying anatomical structures and/or segment regions corresponding to the anatomical structures. The segment regions have indicia differentiating the segment regions. The overlayed images are displayed to a doctor executing a procedure on the subject to assist in identifying the anatomical structures. In an embodiment a nominal anatomical model is adapted to an anatomical structure and substituted in a display to provide greater clarify than an actual image. Devices in the first and second views are identified and optionally movement paths of the devices is tracked and displayed. User input is optionally accepted to adapt the segment regions and/or the adaptation of the anatomical model to the imaged anatomical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Mojan Goshayesh, Travis Nolan, Michael Smith
  • Patent number: D819666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Kyphon SÀRL
    Inventors: Nathan L. Porter, Cory Heizenrader, Andrew Frueh, Travis Nolan