Dr. Jackson’s Bio | Michigan Neurosurgical Institute

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Avery M. Jackson III
Chief Executive Officer/Medical Director
Board Certified Neurosurgeon
Diplomate of American Academy of Spine Physicians
Michigan Neurosurgical Institute, P.C

4620 Genesys Parkway
Grand Blanc, MI 48439
Office (810) 606-7200
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EDUCATION:	Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine, June 1994 University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Arts, Biology, June 1990 Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2000-2001 Froedert West Hospital Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Instructor Spine Fellowship Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 1999-2000 Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Section of Neurosurgery Chief Resident Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania 1995-1999 Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Section of Neurosurgery Residency Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 1994-1995 McGaw Medical Center Department of Surgery General Surgery Internship
HOSPITAL PRIVLEGES:	Active Staff Member Genesys Regional Medical Center October 2002- Present Active Professional Staff Member McLaren Regional Medical Center September 16, 2009 - Present
EMPLOYMENT:	Michigan Neurosurgical Institute, P.C., 2003- Present Chief Executive Officer/ Medical Director Grand Blanc, Michigan Attending Staff Neurosurgeon Genesys Neurosurgical Associates, 2002- 2003 Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan Attending Staff Neurosurgeon Winchester Neurological Consultants, Inc. 2001- 2002 Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Virginia Attending Staff Neurosurgeon
LICENSURE:	American Board of Neurological Surgery Board Certification- 11/12/08 Michigan State Medical License: current Wisconson State Medical License: current
BOARD MEMBERSHIP:	Genesys Ortho-Neuro Co-Management Company Board of Directors August 2009 Genesys Ortho-Neuro Co-Management Company Finance and Operations Committee August 2009 Genesys Ortho-Neuro Co-Management Company Medical Director of Neurosurgery August 2009 Section of Neurosurgery Genesys Regional Medical Center Chairman January 9, 2004 - December 2006 June 1, 2009 - Present Surgical Executive Committee Genesys Regional Medical Center Member January 1, 2004 - December 2006 January 1, 2009 - December 2010 Genesys Health Foundation Genesys Health System Board Member August 2003 - Present NTICU Collaborative Care Committee Genesys Regional Medical Center Co-Chair August 2006 - Present EEO Monitoring Consultants Incorporated Board Member - Vice President February 10, 2001 - Present Board Member Treasurer - August 10, 1993 – February 9, 2001
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP:	AANS American Association of Neurological Surgeons Member January 2000- Present AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section Member January 2000 – Present SMISS-Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Member December 15, 2009 - Present North American Neuromodulation Society Member August 2009 - Present International Neuromodulation Society Member August 2009 - Present American College of Surgeons Associate Fellow March 2009 - Present American Academy of Spine Physicians Member September 2004 - Present Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Member June 2004 - Present Genesee County Medical Society Member June 2003 - Present North American Spine Society Member May 2002 - Present Virginia Medical Society Member July 2001 - 2003 Rachidian Spine Society Member February 2001 - Present Wisconsin Medical Society Member July 2000 - 2001 Medical Society of Milwaukee County Member July 2000 - 2001 AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Member January 2000 - Present Pennsylvania Medical Society Member September 1999 - 2006 Dauphin County Medical Society Member September 1999 - 2006 Congress of Neurologic Surgery Provisional Member 1995 - Present Wayne State University Medical Alumni Association Member 1994 - Present American Medical Association Member 1990 - Present Michigan State Medical Society Member November 1990 - Present Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons Member 2004-Present
HONORS/AWARDS:	Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Lovenox Congress of Neurological Surgeons Scholarship, 1999 Wayne State University Medical Alumni Research Fellowship 1991 University of Chicago Student Research Opportunities Scholarship, 1989 Department of Cardiology U of C Hospitals University of Chicago Academic Scholarship, 1986 - 1990
RESEARCH CLINICAL TRIALS:	Eon Mini 16-Channel Implantable Pulse Generator “A Prospective, Multi-Centered Clinical Evaluation of the Eon Mini 16-Channel Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) in Combination with Paddle Leads for the Management of Chronic Pain of the Trunk and/or Limbs” Sponsor: St. Jude Medical October 2009-Present Thrombin-JMI Exposure A Phase 4, Multicenter, Open-Label, Observational Study, “Protocol MOSAIC-K847-08-4003” Assessing the Impact of Exposure to the THROMBIN-JMI (Thrombin, Topical U.S.P. [Bovine Origin] on Coagulation Parameters. Sponsor: King Pharmaceuticals January 2009-October 2009 Back Pain “A randomized double-blind, placebo & active-control, parallel-arm, Phase III trial with controlled adjustment of dose to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an extended release study in subjects with moderate to severe chronic low back pain.” Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson April 2007-April 2008 Back Pain Extension Study 3010 “An open label extension, single-arm, flexible-dosing, Phase III trial with extended release study compound in patients with moderate to severe chronic pain” Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson April 2007-October 2009
RESEARCH-ACADEMIC:	Medical College of Wisconsin, 2000-2001 J. Baisden MD Affect of Vertebroplasty on Adjacent Vertebral Bodies in the Thoracic Region after Axial Loading Medical College of Wisconsin, 2000-2001 D. Maiman MD PhD Review of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Fusions for Myelopathy Penn State University, 1996 - 2000 D. Johnson, MD Implications of Posterior Interhemispheric Subdural Hematomas in Infants Following Accidental and Non-Accidental Head Trauma Penn State University, 1997-1998 J. Barr, MD Cordis Endovascular Stents: B-butyl cyanoacrylate/tantalum powder vs. Polyvinyl alcohol foam particles for AVM embolization Study Wayne State University, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, 1994 Neurotrauma Research H. Goshgarian, Ph.D. Lung Volume Enhances Duration in a Latent Motor Pathway Following Spinal Cord Hemisection in Adult Rats Wayne State University, Dept. of Anatomy & Cell Biology, 1991 Neurotrauma Research H. Goshgarian, Ph.D. Quantitative Assessment of Arterial Blood Gases Measured during the Crossed Phrenic Reflex after Spinal Cord Injury Wayne State University, Dept. of Neurosurgery, 1991-1993 Ventriculostomy Study R. Johnson, MD Infection Rate of Ventriculostomy Placement in O.R. versus I.C.U. University of Chicago, Dept. of Cardiology, 1989 Cardiac Muscle Repair R. Zak, Ph.D. Future Cardiac Muscle Repair and Substitution
GRANTS:	Recipient of a grant from Synthes Spine for $1,400 to attend courses on anterior and posterior spine stabilization techniques and anterior approaches to the Lumbar spine at the CNS meeting. September 1999 Recipient of a surgical feasibility grant (through a peer review Process) of $5,405 at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for “Implications of Posterior Interhemispheric Subdural Hematomas In Infants Following Accidental And Nonaccidental Head Trauma” June 9, 1997
PRESENTATIONS:	Historical Review & Critique of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery At the 5th Annual Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Review Symposium Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI 48439 August 27, 2010 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Mini Medical School Lecture Series Genesys Learning Institute Genesys Regional Medical Center April 5, 2010 History and Management of Ventriculostomy Drainage Systems Anesthia Department In–service Genesys Regional Medical Center April 7, 2010 Introduction to Neuromodulation Rachidian Society 18th Annual Meeting Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii January 31-February 4, 2010 Non-Operative Care for Low Back Pain Rachidian Society 18th Annual Meeting Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii January 31-February 4, 2010 A Case for Spinal Cord Stimulation Rachidian Society 18th Annual Meeting Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii January 31-February 4, 2010 Neuromodulation Update- Infectious Disease/General Medicine Condon Lecture Series CME Accredited Course Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI November 11, 2009 A Case for Spinal Cord Stimulation Update- Infectious Disease/General Medicine Condon Lecture Series CME Accredited Course Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI November 11, 2009 Presentation Overview on Spinal Cord Stimulation Neuro OR Team Meeting Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI October 15, 2009 Historical Review & Critique of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery At the 4th Annual Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Review Symposium Genesys Learning Institute, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 July 30, 2009 Presentation on Upper Cervical Spine Injuries Morning Report Conference Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI February 23, 2009 Current Concepts in MIS Spine Surgery Methods of MIS Lumbar Decompression Bay Harbor Resort & Marina Bay Harbor, MI August 23, 2008 Historical Review & Critique of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery At the 3^rd Annual Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Review Symposium Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI 48439 August 1, 2008 Overview of Spinal Cord Stimulation Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI July 18, 2008 Review of the Management of Upper Cervical Spine Injuries Morning Report Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI May 20, 2008 Minimally Invasive Spine Approach Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Review of New Perspectives National Spine Surgeon Training Course CME Course Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI USA December 13^th, 2007 Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy Stryker Spine Symposium Lima, Peru JW Marriott Hotel Lima, Peru August 7, 2007 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Case presentations and techniques discussion Stryker Spine Symposium Lima, Peru JW Marriott Hotel Lima, Peru August 7, 2007 Posterior Cervical Fusion Stryker Spine Symposium Lima, Peru JW Marriott Hotel Lima, Peru August 7, 2007 Non-Operative Care for low back pain, physical therapy, and injections Lecture given to Community Primary Care Physicians CME accredited course Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI 48439 May 30th, 2007 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery- Grand Rounds Guest Speaker Case Presentation and Techniques Discussion Department of Neurological Surgery, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan April 25th, 2007 Non-Operative Care for low back pain, physical therapy, and injections Lecture given to Community Primary Care Physicians CME accredited course Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI 48439 March 8, 2007 Brachial Plexus Injuries Morning Report Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, MI February 27, 2007 Moderator Spine 2 Session- Lecture given includes Cervical Spine Fractures and Associated Injuries after Motor Vehicle Crashes, The Treatment of Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries, Kinematic Testing of Occipitocervical Instrumentation Constucts Incorporating Screw-and Cable-based techniques, Tensile Tolerance of the Cervical Spine Rachidian Society 15th Annual Meeting at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii February 4-8, 2007 Spine 2 session-Moderator for Cervical Spine Fractures and Associated Injuries after Motor Vehicle Crashes, The Treatment of Brachial Plexus Avulsion Injuries, Kinematic Testing of Occipitocervical Instrumentation Constucts Incorporating Screw-and Cable-based techniques, Tensile Tolerance of the Cervical Spine Presentation at the Rachidian Society 15th Annual Meeting at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii, February 4-8, 2007 Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy - Case presentations and techniques discussion Dr Fredrico Gelosi - Cirugia de Columna Hospital Universitario Austral Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2006 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - Case presentations and techniques discussion Dr Fredrico Gelosi - Cirugia de Columna Hospital Universitario Austral Buenos Aires, Argentina August 28, 2006 Nuts and Bolts of Back Pain Management in Genesee County GIGP executive meeting Alverez center Flint, Michigan October 21, 2005 Percutaneous Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures- Spine Section Meeting (Chilean Society of Neurological Surgeons) Sociedad de Neurocirugia de Chile Radison Plaza Hotel Santiago, Chile August 24, 2005 Review of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Fusion for Myelopathy- Spine Section Meeting Sociedad de Neurocirugia de Chile Radison Plaza Hotel Santiago, Chile August 24, 2005 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery- Spine Section Meeting Sociedad de Neurocirugia de Chile Radison Plaza Hotel Santiago, Chile August 24, 2005 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery- Spine Committee Meeting Chilean Society of Orthopedic Surgeons Clinica Sainta Maria Santiago, Chile August 23, 2005 Minimally Invasive Spine Treatments Update- Minimally Invasive Procedures: Congdon Lecture Series Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI January 12, 2005 Complex Cervical Spine Approaches Curso Internacional Chileno Norte Americano de Columna Vertebral International Chilean Spine Meeting Santiago, Chile August 26, 2004 Percutaneous Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures- Curso Internacional Chileno Norte Americano de Columna Vertebral International Chilean Spine Meeting Santiago, Chile August 26, 2004 Management of Upper Cervical Spine Injuries- Genesys Century Club: Congdon Trauma Lecture Series 2004 Genesys Regional Medical Center Conference Center Grand Blanc, MI July 14, 2004 Management of Low Back Pain CME Symposium for Primary Physicians Genesys Conference and Banquet Center Grand Blanc, MI June 16, 2004 Percutaneous Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures- Emergency Medicine Department Grand Rounds Genesys Regional Medical Center MRI Conference Center Grand Blanc, MI February 5, 2004 Disorders of the Cervical Region/Cervicalgia Genesys PHO CME Program Guest Speaker Genesys PHO Utilization Management Committee Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI January 20, 2004 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery- Emerging Trends in the Neurosciences: 2003 Neuroscience Symposium Genesys Regional Medical Center Conference Center Grand Blanc, MI September 24, 2003 Percutaneous Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures- Emerging Trends in the Neurosciences: 2003 Neuroscience Symposium Genesys Regional Medical Center Conference Center Grand Blanc, MI September 24, 2003 Management of Upper Cervical Spine Injuries- Genesys Century Club: Congdon Lecture Series 2003 Genesys Regional Medical Center Conference Center Grand Blanc, MI July 9, 2003 Percutaneous Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures- presentation at the Rachidian Society 11th Annual Meeting at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii February 9 -14, 2003 Affect of Vertebroplasty on Adjacent Vertebral Bodies in the Thoracic Region after Axial Loading Poster presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois April 6- 11, 2002 Review of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Fusion for Myelopathy- presentation at the Rachidian Society 10th Annual Meeting at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii February 17 – February 21, 2002 Percutaneous Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures Grand Rounds presentation at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA December 19, 2001 Percutaneous Management of Vertebral Compression Fractures Operating Room Staff lecture series presentation at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA December 12, 2001 Review of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Fusion for Myelopathy- Poster presentation at the Cervical Spine Research Society 29th Annual Meeting, Monterey, California November 29-December 2, 2001 Management of Upper Cervical Spine Injuries- Association of Operating Room Nurses lecture series presentation at the Carper’s Valley Hall, Winchester, VA November 15, 2001 Brachial Plexus Injuries- Didactic lecture given at the Faculty-Resident lecture series at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI March 17, 2001 Introduction to Percutaneous Vertebroplasty- Didactic lecture given at the Vertebroplasty course at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI March 13, 2001 Affect of Vertebroplasty on Adjacent Vertebral Bodies in the Thoracic Region after Axial Loading- presentation at the Rachidian Society 9th Annual Meeting at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii February 25 - March 1, 2001 Endoscopic Spine Surgery: An Overview And Applications- presentation at the Rachidian Society 9th Annual Meeting at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, Kohala Coast, Island of Hawaii February 25 - March 1, 2001 Laparoscopic Spine Surgery Approaches- Didactic lecture given at the Endoscopic and Complex Spine Surgery Approaches course at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI January 26-31, 2001 Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery Approaches- Didactic lecture given at the Endoscopic and Complex Spine Surgery Approaches course at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI January 26-31, 2001 Management of Upper Cervical Spine Injuries- Grand Rounds presentation at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI September 15, 2000 Pediatric Head Injury- seminar series presentation at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA February 11, 2000 Shaken Baby Syndrome- Trauma Topics Day presentation for nursing trauma CME credits at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA December 1, 1999 Management of Upper Cervical Spine Injury - Grand Rounds presentation at Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, PA May 21, 1999 Interhemispheric Subdural Hemorrhage as Legal Evidence for the Diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome - Poster presentation at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. April 24-29, 1999 Brachial Plexus Injuries - Grand Rounds presentation at Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, PA September 25, 1998 Pediatric Head Trauma - Grand Rounds presentation at Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, PA March 1998 Demonstration in Neuroanatomy: Brain, meninges, and blood Vessels - Lecture presented to first year medical students January 29, 1998, February 5, 1998 Mycotic Cerebral Aneurysms - Grand Rounds presentation at Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, PA February 28, 1997 Demonstration in Neuroanatomy: Brain, meninges, and blood Vessels - Lecture presented to first year medical students January 17, 1997, January 30, 1997 A Review of Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema - Grand Rounds presentation at Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, PA September 27, 1996 Spinal Meningiomas - Grand Rounds presentation at Hershey Medical Center. Hershey, PA October 11, 1995
COURSES:	Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: “Spine Surgery Lecture and Lab” CME Course Course Director Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI 48439 August 27, 2010 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: “Sharpening Your Spine Surgey Skills” CME Course Course Director Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI 48439 July 30, 2009 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: “A Review of New Perspectives” CME Course Course Director Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI 48439 August 1, 2008 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: “A Review of New Perspectives” CME Course Practical Laboratory Director Cadaver Lab Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI 48439 August 1, 2008 National Spine Surgeon Training Course- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Review of New Perspectives CME Course Course Director Didactic session-Case review and case presentations Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI USA December 13th, 2007 National Spine Training Course- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: A Review of New Perspectives CME Course Practical Laboratory Director Cadaver Lab Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI USA December 13th, 2007 Innovative Spinal Technologies Training Course Minimally Invasive Spine Instruments and Implants Cadaver Lab Director Genesys Learning Insitute Grand Blanc, MI November 17, 2006 National Spine Surgeon Training Course- Minimally Invasive Spine Training Course Director Laboratory session Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI August 3 – 4, 2006 National Spine Surgeon Training Course- Minimally Invasive Spine Training Course Director Didactic session- Case review and case presentations Genesys Learning Institute Grand Blanc, MI August 3 – 4, 2006 International Spine Surgeon Exchange Program- Chilian spine surgeon/participants Course Director Minimally Invasive Spine Training Laboratory session Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI April 2005 International Spine Surgeon Exchange Program- Chilian spine surgeon/participants Course Director Minimally Invasive Spine Training Case review and live case presentation Genesys Regional Medical Center Grand Blanc, MI April 2005 Stryker Spine Training Course Course Director Posterior cervical (OASIS) instrumentation implantation State wide practical lab training of instrument representatives Fenton, MI June 25, 2004 Vertebroplasty Course Director at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI March 13, 2001 Vertebroplasty Instructor of 4 hours of cadaveric percutaneous vertebroplasty techniques at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI March 13, 2001 Endoscopic and Complex Spine Surgery Approaches Course Director at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI January 26-31, 2001 Endoscopic and Complex Spine Surgery Approaches Instructor of 18 hours of cadaveric endoscopic approach techniques at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI January 26-31, 2001 Endoscopic and Complex Spine Surgery Approaches Instructor of 12 hours of cadaveric complex spine approach techniques at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI January 26-31, 2001
RADIO INTERVIEWS:	Home Town Radio Interview Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Michigan Radio April 2006 Ask the Doctor Question and Answers for Listeners interviewed by Yvonne Daniels WDZZ 92.7 FM Cumulus Radio Grand Blanc, MI Friday September 17, 2004 Home Town Radio Interview Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Treatment of Compression Fractures Michigan Radio April 2004 Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Treatment of Compression Fractures African American Health Report WMUZ Detroit, Michigan Thursday May 22, 2003 Percutaneous Treatment of Compression Fractures African American Health Report WMUZ Detroit, Michigan Friday May 23, 2003
MEDIA PRESENTATIONS:	“Operating to Opera” The Flint Journal- Section D-1, D-2 Interview on aspects of Christian music’s affect on surgical outcomes August 21, 2006 In-Flight Media Associates-Continental Airlines “Global Trends” September-October 2004 Michigan Neurosurgical Institute’s commercial interview Viewing audience of 2.8 million passengers
RESEARCH-DEVELOPMENT:	Medtronic- Sofamor Danek Consultant Stryker Corporation Spine Division Consultant
PUBLICATIONS:	Lima, Peru and Other Areas of South America THE BULLETIN, Page 16-18 Published by the Genessee County Medical Society Publications Office Volume 83 Number 11 November 2007 Trip to Peru Strengthens Medical Relationships Spero News Insights: Society and Culture Speroforum.com December 14, 2007
INVENTIONS:	Endoscopic Pedicle Probe-02/15/05 U.S. Patent No. 6,855,105 Therapeutic Face Cushion-11/4/2008 U.S. Patent No. 7,444,698 Therapeutic Seat Cushion-6/5/2007 U.S. Patent No. 7,225,486 B245 Surgical Magnetic Retrieval Tool-9/10/2009 U.S. Patent No. 12/074,939 Patent Pending