Patents Examined by Andrew J Mensh
  • Patent number: 11224348
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an implantable device for monitoring properties of cerebrospinal fluid of a patient. In one embodiment, the device may include a housing, a processor, a support member, one or more sensors, and a data storage. The sensors may be in communication with the processor and configured to detect one or more properties of cerebrospinal fluid. The device may be configured for transmitting the data and receiving instructions by an operator for the delivery of a therapeutic agent or imaging agent from a reservoir disposed within the housing in operable communication with a pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: JSR Research, LLC
    Inventors: Joe Sam Robinson, Tigran Khachatryan
  • Patent number: 11197953
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus comprising a wound dressing connected to a fluid container via a pump, wherein the wound dressing is in communication with a mechanical pressure control valve, the fluid container is provided with an inlet and an outlet. Also provided are (i) flexible fluid containers comprising of at least two layers of film with an integrated vent, (ii) wound dressings and (iii) a multi-compartment wound fluid container comprising at least two internal compartments and provided with an outlet and an inlet, in which the container comprises a microporous fluid separator which divides the at least two internal compartments, wherein the microporous fluid separator permits gas flow between the compartments and prevents fluid flow to the outlet of the container. Other apparatus provided comprises a means for detecting the level of fluid within a multi-compartment wound fluid container as described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: i2r Medical Limited
    Inventors: Keith Heaton, Ian Hardman
  • Patent number: 11197738
    Abstract: A collector includes a container body defining an interior containment space and having an open end for access, and a cap in covering relation to the open end and having an opening for receiving therein a distal end of a kerrison-type rongeur. An improvement includes the cap including a first plurality of scrapers in the form of fingers for engaging and dislodging cut bone from the cutting area of the distal end of the rongeur and a second plurality of scrapers in the form of wipers for engaging and dislodging cut bone from the cutting area of the distal end of the rongeur when the distal end of the rongeur is withdrawn through the opening from the collector, the second plurality being arranged so as to permit insertion of the distal end of the rongeur through the opening into the collector without engaging the distal end of the rongeur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: H & M INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Morgan Starkey
  • Patent number: 11185401
    Abstract: The invention relates to devices (1) for draining or closing a natural or artificial bladder outlet by means of a balloon body (3) made of preferably micro-scale thin-walled Polyurethane, which has a vesical anchor, is transurethrally sealing and is extended into the urethra or through the urethra. According to the invention, the balloon body is seated on a shaft body (2) supporting the balloon, and the filling of the balloon body is preferably done with air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Creative Balloons GmbH
    Inventor: Fred Göbel
  • Patent number: 11179507
    Abstract: A blood purification apparatus to which a blood circuit that allows a patient's blood to extracorporeally circulate and a blood purifier connected to the blood circuit and that purifies the blood in extracorporeal circulation are attachable, the blood purification apparatus including a dialysate introduction line through which dialysate is introduced into the blood purifier; a dialysate drain line through which waste dialysate resulting from blood purification performed by the blood purifier is drained from the blood purifier; and a concentration-detecting unit that detects a concentration of a predetermined substance in the waste dialysate resulting from the blood purification by the blood purifier and flowing through the dialysate drain line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Nikkiso Company Limited
    Inventors: Satoru Kawarabayashi, Shinya Hasegawa, Tomoya Murakami, Kunihiko Akita, Masahiro Toyoda
  • Patent number: 11167118
    Abstract: In embodiments, the sunblock lotion spray booth comprises a booth, a plurality of spray columns, a plurality of canisters, a pump, a ventilator, and one or more payment receiving devices. The booth may be adapted to spray one or more tanning products onto a user via the plurality of spray columns located within the booth once a payment receiving device and an activation button have been activated. As non-limiting examples, the one or more tanning products may be sunblock lotions having different SPF values, bronzers, or combinations thereof. One or more of the plurality of spray columns may be height-adjustable. The pump may move the tanning products from the plurality of canisters to a plurality of nozzles located on the spray columns via tubing within the walls of the booth. The ventilator may circulate air within the booth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Marthinus Le Roux, Marysia Le Roux
  • Patent number: 11167075
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a negative pressure apparatus includes a negative pressure source configured to provide negative pressure via a fluid flow path to a wound dressing placed to create a seal over a wound, a pressure sensor, and a controller. The controller can be configured to operate the negative pressure source in a first mode and determine a change in pressure in the fluid flow path over a period of time based on a plurality of measurements by the pressure sensor. In response to a determination that pressure in the fluid flow path is decreasing, the controller can operate the negative pressure source in a second mode in which greater amount of negative pressure is provided than in the first mode. In response to a determination that pressure in the fluid flow path is not decreasing, the controller can provide an indication of a first leak in the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventor: Ben Alan Askem
  • Patent number: 11160682
    Abstract: A method for accessing matter within an intestine, includes creating an opening extending through an abdominal wall of an abdominal cavity, accessing an intestinal end segment of an intestine within the abdominal cavity, positioning the intestinal end segment of the intestine in registration with the opening extending through the abdominal wall, attaching the intestinal end segment to cutaneous tissue surrounding the opening to establish fluid communication between a lumen of the intestine and the opening through the abdominal wall, securing an access device adjacent the opening through the abdominal wall and connecting a receptacle to the access device configured to be in fluid communication with the lumen of the intestine to collect matter within the intestine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventor: AVVLN Srinivasa Murthy Aravalli
  • Patent number: 11160960
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of body lumen drainage. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to implantable medical devices for facilitating the flow of fluids and materials between adjacent body lumens. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a drainage stent which maintains an open flow passage between fused tissue layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Gray, Bryan Bannon, Ryan R. Donovan, Katharine Eckerline
  • Patent number: 11154202
    Abstract: A management method of a patch for managing a sticking state of a patch with respect to an individual having a body temperature includes a step (1) of sticking the patch to the individual, a step (2) of detecting a temperature change caused by sticking the patch to the individual, and a step (3) of judging whether or not the patch is stuck to the individual based on a presence or absence of the temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Okumura, Ryoma Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 11141561
    Abstract: A urinary catheter is readily removed and replaced with a second urinary catheter without introducing foreign matter or contaminants into the bladder. The first urinary catheter includes an extra lumen that houses a sheath, which sheath seals the extra lumen from introduction of fluids. The sheath seals an opening hole at or near the tip of the catheter. After the sheath is extracted from the catheter, a guidewire is threaded through the extra lumen and into the patient's bladder. The first urinary catheter is withdrawn from the patient, leaving the guidewire in the patient. A second urinary catheter is inserted into the patient over the guidewire, with the guidewire present in the urine lumen of the second urinary catheter. The guidewire then is extracted from the patient. The second urinary catheter may also have an extra lumen and a sheath with a break-away seal so that the second urinary catheter may be removed and replaced in like manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Delbert Kwan, Bruce Aldred
  • Patent number: 11129961
    Abstract: A urinary catheter assembly includes a catheter member and a sleeve member receiving at least a portion of the catheter member and having a greater flexibility than the catheter member. The assembly also includes a stylet having a proximal end movably positioned within the catheter member, with a distal portion of the stylet being positioned outside of the catheter member. The assembly is movable between a compact configuration and an extended configuration. In the compact configuration, the distal portion of the stylet is positioned outside of the catheter member and at least partially within the sleeve member. In the extended configuration, a larger distal portion of the stylet is positioned outside of the catheter member than in the compact configuration. The assembly may be in the extended configuration for introduction into a urethra or may be advanced through a urethra prior to being moved to the extended configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Hollister Incorporated
    Inventor: Padraig M. O'Flynn
  • Patent number: 11123227
    Abstract: A hot melt adhesive material and articles made using the hot melt adhesive to assemble structures in an article. The adhesive material typically is manufactured by blending amorphous polymer with a compatible amorphous polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: William L Bunnelle
  • Patent number: 11123471
    Abstract: Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wound dressing, negative pressure source, switch, interface element, and control circuitry. The negative pressure source, switch, and interface element can be disposed on or within the wound dressing. The control circuitry can be in a first or second mode. In the first mode, the control circuitry can cause supply of negative pressure in response to a first user input via the switch when the negative pressure source is not supplying negative pressure and prevent supply of negative pressure in response to the first user input while the negative pressure source is supplying negative pressure, and the control circuitry can change from the first mode to a second mode in response to a second user input via the interface element. In the second mode, the control circuitry can disable supply of negative pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventors: Ben Alan Askem, Yeswanth Gadde, William Kelbie, Damyn Musgrave, Felix Clarence Quintanar, Daniel Lee Steward
  • Patent number: 11110196
    Abstract: An absorbent article comprising a malodor reduction composition. The malodor reduction composition comprises a perfume mixture comprising about 5% to about 100%, by weight of said perfume mixture, of at least two perfume materials selected from the group consisting of terpinyl acetate, methyl iso-eugenol, phenyl acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal, and patchone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Johannson Jimmy Tee, Jr., Zaiyou Liu, Melissa Jane Wene, Ann Marie Frey, Nancy L Schuchter, Gabriele Stiehl, William Winfield Cheeseman, Judith Ann Hollingshead
  • Patent number: 11096832
    Abstract: A negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system are described. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue. Some embodiments may utilize a stabilizing structure with dissolvable portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
    Inventor: Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt
  • Patent number: 11096692
    Abstract: Methods and devices for increasing oxygenation levels in the blood supply and thereby treating the condition of hypoxemia. Multiple approaches such as pressure reduction in the pulmonary circulatory system, reducing triggering mechanisms in the main pulmonary artery and restricting flow in the pulmonary circulatory system are disclosed. Interventions associated with those approaches can including shunting, restrictors, compliance devices, pharmacologic substances, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NXT Biomedical, LLC
    Inventors: Stanton J. Rowe, Robert S. Schwartz, Glen Rabito, Robert C. Taft, Elliot Howard, Alexander Siegel, Joseph Passman
  • Patent number: 11090184
    Abstract: An improved surgical drainage reservoir support to securely support surgical drainage reservoirs with an easily located and grasped handles on the surface attachment elements containing multiple hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Mary Ann Robinson Prody
  • Patent number: 11090210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent pad comprising multiple layers. In particular, the absorbent pad of the present invention maintains skin dryness by absorbing moisture while preventing leakage to the skin or the bed linens, allowing air circulation at the surface of the patient's skin to prevent heat buildup, and is strong enough to allow the patient to be repositioned, even when the pad is wet. In a particular embodiment the first layer is comprised of a fluid-permeable, porous material, the second layer is disposed under the first layer and is comprised of at least one super absorbent material, and a base layer disposed under the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Love, Scott A. Smith, Steve A. Maskrey, Paul I. Bottcher
  • Patent number: 11090183
    Abstract: A container for collecting liquid for transport, comprising: a web of flexible porous material defining at least a portion of a chamber in which liquid can be collected for transport. The chamber is configured to receive a tube in a position within the chamber that enables the tube to transport liquid from the chamber while the liquid collects within the chamber upon being drawn through the web when a partial vacuum is applied within the chamber via the tube. The porous material comprises a web of spun plastic fibers, such as spun polyester fibers. In one embodiment, the web of spun plastic fibers is configured to define an elongated portion of the chamber. In another embodiment, a backing of non-permeable material covers a portion of the web and is so combined with the web as to further define the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: PUREWICK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert A Sanchez, Raymond John Newton