Peter M Miller

US Patent:

20090263325, Oct 22, 2009

Filed:

Apr 21, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/106570

Inventors:

David Brandon Whitt - Long Beach CA, US
Andrew Michael Leach - Clifton Park NY, US
Peter Miller - New London CT, US
Eric Telfeyan - Guilderland NY, US

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY

International Classification:

A61K 49/10
B01J 19/00

US Classification:

424 93, 422187

Abstract:

Methods and apparatuses that facilitate dissolving a hyperpolarized agent within a polarizer and transporting it to a receiver is provided. The methods include delivering water to a hyperpolarized agent contained within a polarizer, forming a hyperpolarized aqueous solution, transporting the aqueous solution through a fluid path system out of the polarizer, filtering the aqueous solution through a partical size exclusion filter to a receiver, and modifying the pH of the filtered hyperpolarized aquous solution with a dissolution medium contained in the receiver. Also disclosed herein are apparatuses for dissolving a hyperpolarized agent comprising a vial for containing a hyperpolarized imaging agent therein, a dissolution fluid path, a delivery fluid path, a particle size exclusion filter, and a receiver connected to the particle size exclusion filter and positioned to receive the filtered aqueous solution of the hyperpolarized imaging agent.

US Patent:

20100024487, Feb 4, 2010

Filed:

Jul 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/183967

Inventors:

Larry T. Khoo - Studio City CA, US
Peter Thomas Miller - Austin TX, US
Ryan Carter Harvey - Bordeaux, FR
Craig Lee Ford - Beverly Hills CA, US

Assignee:

Abbott Spine Inc. - Austin TX

International Classification:

A61B 17/58
A61B 17/00

US Classification:

66 90, 606 57

Abstract:

Embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein can include mechanisms for reduction and distraction as well as compression. Some embodiments of the surgical instrument may comprise a reducer knob having a first passage through which a first shaft of a driver is acceptable, a connecting element coupled to the reducer knob and having a second passage through which the first shaft of the driver is acceptable, a compressor handle coupled to the connecting element at a first end and having a through hole, and a common handle coupled to the compressor handle via the through hole and pivots between the reducer knob and the compressor handle. With embodiments of a surgical instrument disclosed herein, surgical personnel can distract and hold vertebrae in a distracted state and perform a reduction without having to switch or add instruments. Some embodiments disclosed herein can be particularly useful for reducing spondylolisthesis during posterior fixation.

US Patent:

61740632, Jan 16, 2001

Filed:

Jul 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/126496

Inventors:

Joseph Flor Valenzona - Cypress CA
Peter Miller - Corona CA

Assignee:

Eaton Corporation - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

G01D 1128

US Classification:

362 23

Abstract:

A display apparatus includes a solid state light-emitting element which is mounted on a base in an orientation so that light can be transmitted to a viewer from opposite major sides of the solid state light emitting element. To enable light to be transmitted to a viewer from opposite major sides of the solid state light-emitting element, the solid state light-emitting element is mounted in an on-edge orientation. To mount the solid state light emitting element in an on-edge orientation, support pins engage opposite minor side or edge surfaces of the solid state light emitting element and support it with the major side surfaces of the solid state light emitting element exposed and extending perpendicular to the mounting surface on the base.

US Patent:

20210161562, Jun 3, 2021

Filed:

Feb 11, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/174097

Inventors:

- Edina MN, US
Larry T. Khoo - Studio City CA, US
Charles R. Forton - Austin TX, US
Brian Bergeron - Austin TX, US
Bruce A. Riceman - Leander TX, US
Peter Thomas Miller - Austin TX, US
Kameron Scott Ely - Cedar Park TX, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/70
A61F 2/46
A61B 17/17
A61B 17/86
A61B 17/16
A61B 17/00

Abstract:

In some embodiments, a spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient using quick-connect sleeve assemblies. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly can be coupled to a bone fastener assembly in a fast and intuitive way. In one embodiment, a quick-connect sleeve assembly has a detachable member and a movable member. Both members engage a collar of the bone fastener assembly. In one embodiment, the engagement can be locked via one or more locking features to facilitate screwing a bone fastener of the bone fastener assembly onto a vertebral body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly has a low profile and is particularly shaped for minimally invasive entry.

US Patent:

20170100164, Apr 13, 2017

Filed:

Dec 21, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/386527

Inventors:

- Edina MN, US
Larry T. Khoo - Studio City CA, US
Charles R. Forton - Austin TX, US
Brian Bergeron - Austin TX, US
Bruce A. Riceman - Leander TX, US
Peter Thomas Miller - Leesburg IN, US
Kameron Scott Ely - Cedar Park TX, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/70
A61B 17/00
A61B 17/86
A61F 2/46

Abstract:

In some embodiments, a spinal stabilization system may be formed in a patient using quick-connect sleeve assemblies. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly can be coupled to a bone fastener assembly in a fast and intuitive way. In one embodiment, a quick-connect sleeve assembly has a detachable member and a movable member. Both members engage a collar of the bone fastener assembly. In one embodiment, the engagement can be locked via one or more locking features to facilitate screwing a bone fastener of the bone fastener assembly onto a vertebral body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure. Each quick-connect sleeve assembly has a low profile and is particularly shaped for minimally invasive entry.