Patents by Inventor Ed Carcamo
Ed Carcamo 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).
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Publication number: 20220346765Abstract: A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, the method comprising: applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly of three balloons is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: William Kaiser, Brett M. Page, Julian Nikolchev, Ed Carcamo
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Publication number: 20200129167Abstract: A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, the method comprising: applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly of three balloons is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: William Kaiser, Brett M. Page, Julian Nikolchev, Ed Carcamo
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Patent number: 10426453Abstract: A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, the method comprising: applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly of three balloons is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Pivot Medical, Inc.Inventors: William Kaiser, Brett M. Page, Julian Nikolchev, Ed Carcamo
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Patent number: 10016191Abstract: A joint-spacing balloon catheter comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; first and second balloons mounted to the distal end of the shaft, the first balloon being disposed distal to, and spaced from, the second balloon, with the portion of the shaft between the first and second balloons being flexible; and a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Pivot Medical, Inc.Inventors: William Kaiser, Paritosh Ambekar, Ed Carcamo
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Publication number: 20170281146Abstract: A joint-spacing balloon catheter comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; first and second balloons mounted to the distal end of the shaft, the first balloon being disposed distal to, and spaced from, the second balloon, with the portion of the shaft between the first and second balloons being flexible; and a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: William Kaiser, Paritosh Ambekar, Ed Carcamo
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Patent number: 9492152Abstract: A joint-spacing balloon catheter comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; first and second balloons mounted to the distal end of the shaft, the first balloon being disposed distal to, and spaced from, the second balloon, with the portion of the shaft between the first and second balloons being flexible; and a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Pivot Medical, Inc.Inventors: William Kaiser, Paritosh Ambekar, Ed Carcamo
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Publication number: 20160235443Abstract: A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, the method comprising: applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly of three balloons is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2015Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: William Kaiser, Julian Nikolchev, Brett M. Page, Ed Carcamo
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Publication number: 20160015375Abstract: A joint-spacing balloon catheter comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; first and second balloons mounted to the distal end of the shaft, the first balloon being disposed distal to, and spaced from, the second balloon, with the portion of the shaft between the first and second balloons being flexible; and a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: William Kaiser, Paritosh Ambekar, Ed Carcamo
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Patent number: 9186181Abstract: A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, comprising applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Pivot Medical, Inc.Inventors: William Kaiser, Julian Nikolchev, Brett M. Page, Ed Carcamo
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Publication number: 20150250465Abstract: A method for creating space in a joint formed at the convergence of two bones, the method comprising: applying force to a body part so as to separate the two bones from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state, whereby to distract the joint and create an intrajoint space; inserting an assembly of three balloons into the intrajoint space while the assembly of three balloons is in a contracted condition; expanding the assembly of three balloons within the intrajoint space; and reducing the force applied to the body part so that the joint is supported on the assembly of three balloons, with the two bones remaining separated from one another by a distance which is greater than the distance that they are normally separated from one another when the joint is in a healthy state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2013Publication date: September 10, 2015Inventors: William Kaiser, Brett M. Page, Julian Nikolchev, Ed Carcamo
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Patent number: 8956365Abstract: A joint-spacing balloon catheter comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; first and second balloons mounted to the distal end of the shaft, the first balloon being disposed distal to, and spaced from, the second balloon, with the portion of the shaft between the first and second balloons being flexible; and a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Pivot Medical, Inc.Inventors: William Kaiser, Paritosh Ambekar, Ed Carcamo
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Publication number: 20120239046Abstract: A joint-spacing balloon catheter comprising: a shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; first and second balloons mounted to the distal end of the shaft, the first balloon being disposed distal to, and spaced from, the second balloon, with the portion of the shaft between the first and second balloons being flexible; and a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: William Kaiser, Paritosh Ambekar, Ed Carcamo