Patents by Inventor Usman Ahmad

Usman Ahmad 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).

  • Implantable temporary nerve conduction blocking method and system
    Patent number: 10471257
    Abstract: Systems and methods of reducing pain after surgery in the thoracic or abdominal region and managing chronic nerve pain in the thoracic or abdominal region are provided. Such methods involve an electrode assembly that has a proximal portion and a distal portion with the distal portion including a plurality of electrodes. At least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is placed over each of a plurality of intercostal nerve bundles in the patient's body. The proximal portion of the electrode assembly is connected to a pulse generator. An electromagnetic field is applied to the plurality of intercostal nerve bundles. The plurality of electrodes is removed from the patient's body after an intercostal nerve block sufficient to alleviate the patient's pain has been achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Usman Ahmad, Sudish Murthy, Jonathan Sakai
  • Systems and methods for peripheral vascular cannulation
    Patent number: 10328196
    Abstract: Systems and method for peripheral cannulation are provided. Systems include cannulas defining fenestrations that can be exposed or occluded by a cover slip to selectively expose fenestrations to blood flow in an artery or vein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Usman Ahmad, Michael Zhen-Yu Tong
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERIPHERAL VASCULAR CANNULATION
    Publication number: 20180104402
    Abstract: Systems and method for peripheral cannulation are provided. Systems include cannulas defining fenestrations that can be exposed or occluded by a cover slip to selectively expose fenestrations to blood flow in an artery or vein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Usman Ahmad, Michael Zhen-Yu Tong
  • IMPLANTABLE TEMPORARY NERVE CONDUCTION BLOCKING METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170333714
    Abstract: Systems and methods of reducing pain after surgery in the thoracic or abdominal region and managing chronic nerve pain in the thoracic or abdominal region are provided. Such methods involve an electrode assembly that has a proximal portion and a distal portion with the distal portion including a plurality of electrodes. At least one electrode of the plurality of electrodes is placed over each of a plurality of intercostal nerve bundles in the patient's body. The proximal portion of the electrode assembly is connected to a pulse generator. An electromagnetic field is applied to the plurality of intercostal nerve bundles. The plurality of electrodes is removed from the patient's body after an intercostal nerve block sufficient to alleviate the patient's pain has been achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Usman Ahmad, Sudish Murthy, Jonathan Sakai