Patents by Inventor Gilad Luria
Gilad Luria 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: 20170360282Abstract: A catheter having a tube having at least one lumen, at least one elongate element, the at least one elongate element having a bendable portion at a predetermined bendable portion location therealong forward of a distal end of the tube, and at least one selectably inflatable balloon communicating with at least one of the at least one lumen, the at least one selectably inflatable balloon having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end of the balloon being located rearwardly of the predetermined bendable portion location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, GILAD LURIA, OHAD SHAFRAN
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Publication number: 20170216568Abstract: A user-operable controlled furling balloon assembly including a furlable balloon sheath, an elongate furling driving element which is retractable and rotatable about an elongate axis thereof relative to a base element for furling the furlable balloon sheath about the elongate axis, the furlable balloon sheath surrounding the elongate furling driving element and coupled at a first end thereof to the elongate furling driving element and at a second end thereof to the base element and a furling/retraction controlling assembly coupled to the elongate furling driving element and to the base element for limiting an extent of retraction of the elongate furling driving element to be a function of an extent of furling of the balloon sheath, thereby limiting a maximum outer diameter of the balloon sheath when furled and preventing stacking of the balloon sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, GILAD LURIA
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Publication number: 20170203080Abstract: An endoscope system including an endoscope having an instrument channel and an anchoring assembly including an inflatable/deflatable balloon assembly, the inflatable/deflatable balloon assembly being deflatable to a cross-sectional size sufficiently small to enable it to pass through the instrument channel and being positionable and inflatable without substantial stretching to have a dimension sufficiently large to enable it to anchor in the large intestine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, GILAD LURIA, MAXIM MUSHEEV
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Patent number: 9661994Abstract: An enhanced flexibility auxiliary endoscope assembly for use with an endoscope, the assembly including at least one flexible elongate element and a flexible sleeve having a first lumen for accommodating a distal portion of an endoscope capable of assuming at least a first curvature and a second lumen for accommodating the at least one flexible elongate element, the second lumen being configured to allow the at least one flexible elongate element to assume the at least first curvature as well as at least a second curvature about the first curvature, thereby to enhance flexibility of the auxiliary endoscope assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: SMART MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria, Ohad Shafran
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Publication number: 20170100017Abstract: An endoscope system including an endoscope, an auxiliary endoscope assembly, and multiple stretchable resilient endless mounting bands engaging the endoscope and auxiliary endoscope assembly at spaced locations along the length thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, GILAD LURIA, OHAD SHAFRAN
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Patent number: 9596979Abstract: an endoscope system including an endoscope having an instrument channel and an anchoring assembly including an inflatable/deflatable balloon assembly, the inflatable/deflatable balloon assembly being deflatable to a cross-sectional size sufficiently small to enable it to pass through the instrument channel and being positionable and inflatable without substantial stretching to have a dimension sufficiently large to enable it to anchor in the large intestine.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: SMART MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria, Maxim Musheev
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Publication number: 20170027415Abstract: An insertable stiffener for use with an endoscope having an instrument channel extending along a predetermined distance between an instrument channel port and a forward end of the endoscope, the insertable stiffener having a cap and an elongate stiffener element of length less than the predetermined distance, mounted onto the cap, whereby upon full insertion of the elongate stiffener element in the instrument channel, the cap abuts the instrument channel port and a forward end of the elongate stiffener lies inside the instrument channel at a location rearwardly spaced from the forward end of the endoscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, GILAD LURIA, ORI NISSAN
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Publication number: 20160095508Abstract: A method for reprocessing a balloon endoscope, the method including the steps of deflating a balloon of a balloon endoscope to a negative pressure state following clinical use thereof and thereafter maintaining the interior of the balloon in a negative pressure state during at least part of reprocessing the balloon endoscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Gad TERLIUC, Gilad LURIA, Erez HOCHMAN
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Publication number: 20160022120Abstract: An expander for mounting a resilient outer tubular article over an elongate article including a chassis element having associated therewith at least one outwardly movable element which is selectably engageable with at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article, a driver which is movable with respect to the chassis element and is operative to selectably engage the at least one outwardly movable element, when the outwardly movable element is in engagement with the at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article, for producing corresponding outward motion and outward expansion thereof and an engagement element, associated with the driver, for insertion into the at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article upon expansion thereof by operation of the driver, the engagement element being configured to accommodate at least a portion of the elongate article.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Gad TERLIUC, Gilad LURIA, Ori NISSAN
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Publication number: 20150273191Abstract: A balloon catheter assembly including an elongate catheter tube including a lumen having a first cross sectional area, a wire extending through the lumen, and an inflatable balloon mountably associated with the tube and the wire, the tube being formed with a plurality of balloon inflation apertures communicating with the lumen, the apertures having a total aperture cross sectional area which exceeds the first cross sectional area and including at least two apertures being arranged at different azimuthal locations along the tube underlying the balloon and the balloon being characterized by an inflated state having a ratio of maximum inflated diameter to length of more than 0.4 and a corresponding deflated state wherein at least a first portion of the balloon is capable of being twisted relative to at least a second portion thereof, resulting in at least partial blockage of at least one but not all of the apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: SMART MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTDInventors: Gsd Terliuc, Gilad Luria
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Patent number: 9119532Abstract: An expander for mounting a resilient outer tubular article over an elongate article including a chassis element having associated therewith at least one outwardly movable element which is selectably engageable with at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article, a driver which is movable with respect to the chassis element and is operative to selectably engage the at least one outwardly movable element, when the outwardly movable element is in engagement with the at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article, for producing corresponding outward motion and outward expansion thereof and an engagement element, associated with the driver, for insertion into the at least a portion of the resilient outer tubular article upon expansion thereof by operation of the driver, the engagement element being configured to accommodate at least a portion of the elongate article.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: SMART MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria, Ori Nissan
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Publication number: 20140235941Abstract: An endoscope system having an endoscope, an external tube associated with said endoscope and extending alongside said endoscope, an endoscope tool extending through said external tube and having formed along at least part of an elongate surface thereof a hydrophilic coating; and a liquid communication port associated with said external tube for providing liquid communication with the interior of said external tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: SMART MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, GILAD LURIA, OHAD SHAFRAN
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Patent number: 8727970Abstract: A catheter including a tube having at least one lumen, at least one elongate element, the at least one elongate element having a bendable portion at a predetermined bendable portion location therealong forward of a distal end of the tube and at least one selectably inflatable balloon communicating with at least one of the at least one lumen, the at least one selectably inflatable balloon having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end of the balloon being located rearwardly of the predetermined bendable portion location.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: SMART Medical Systems Ltd.Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria, Ohad Shafran
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Publication number: 20140088362Abstract: An endoscopy system including a balloon-equipped endoscope including a balloon which is configured for slidable frictional engagement with an interior wall of a body passageway and axial stretching of the interior wall when inflated to a slidable frictional engagement pressure and displaced axially along the body passageway and a balloon inflation subsystem operative to selectably inflate the balloon to the slidable frictional engagement pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2012Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Smart Medical Systems LTDInventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria
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Publication number: 20130310641Abstract: An enhanced flexibility auxiliary endoscope assembly for use with an endoscope, the assembly including at least one flexible elongate element and a flexible sleeve having a first lumen for accommodating a distal portion of an endoscope capable of assuming at least a first curvature and a second lumen for accommodating the at least one flexible elongate element, the second lumen being configured to allow the at least one flexible elongate element to assume the at least first curvature as well as at least a second curvature about the first curvature, thereby to enhance flexibility of the auxiliary endoscope assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, GILAD LURIA, OHAD SHAFRAN
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Patent number: 8480569Abstract: An enhanced flexibility auxiliary endoscope assembly for use with an endoscope, the assembly including at least one flexible elongate element and a flexible sleeve having a first lumen for accommodating a distal portion of an endoscope capable of assuming at least a first curvature and a second lumen for accommodating the at least one flexible elongate element, the second lumen being configured to allow the at least one flexible elongate element to assume the at least first curvature as well as at least a second curvature about the first curvature, thereby to enhance flexibility of the auxiliary endoscope assembly.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Smart Medical Systems Ltd.Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria, Ohad Shafran
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Publication number: 20130023920Abstract: A balloon endoscope including an endoscope body having a selectably pressurizable interior volume, which generally fills the interior of the endoscope body and a selectably inflatable balloon located on an outer surface of the endoscope body and defining a balloon volume which communicates with the interior volume for selectable inflation of the balloon by selectable pressurization of the interior volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria
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Publication number: 20120165606Abstract: A catheter including a tube having at least one lumen, at least one elongate element, the at least one elongate element having a bendable portion at a predetermined bendable portion location therealong forward of a distal end of the tube and at least one selectably inflatable balloon communicating with at least one of the at least one lumen, the at least one selectably inflatable balloon having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end of the balloon being located rearwardly of the predetermined bendable portion location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: GAD TERLIUC, Gilad Luria, Ohad Shafran
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Publication number: 20120130170Abstract: an endoscope system including an endoscope having an instrument channel and an anchoring assembly including an inflatable/deflatable balloon assembly, the inflatable/deflatable balloon assembly being deflatable to a cross-sectional size sufficiently small to enable it to pass through the instrument channel and being positionable and inflatable without substantial stretching to have a dimension sufficiently large to enable it to anchor in the large intestine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria, Maxim Musheev
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Patent number: 8109903Abstract: A catheter including a tube having at least one lumen, at least one elongate element, the at least one elongate element having a bendable portion at a predetermined bendable portion location therealong forward of a distal end of the tube and at least one selectably inflatable balloon communicating with at least one of the at least one lumen, the at least one selectably inflatable balloon having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end of the balloon being located rearwardly of the predetermined bendable portion location.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: SMART Medical Systems Ltd.Inventors: Gad Terliuc, Gilad Luria, Ohad Shafran