Patents by Inventor Jose de la Pena

Jose de la Pena 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).

  • Method and device for use in minimally invasive approximation of muscle and other tissue
    Publication number: 20040176785
    Abstract: Tissue approximation devices for the minimally invasive approximation of muscle or fascia, such as approximation of the rectus muscles in the abdomen (abdominoplasty), or hernia repair and other such applications using minimally invasive methods to access and perform the procedures thereby reducing or eliminating visible scars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Thomas J. Fogarty, M.D.
    Inventors: George D. Hermann, Jose de la Pena, Roger de la Torre, Thomas Howell, Roger Khouri, David Willis, Michael Drews
  • Method and device for use in minimally invasive approximation of muscle and other tissue
    Patent number: 6706048
    Abstract: Tissue approximation devices for the minimally invasive approximation of muscle or fascia, such as approximation of the rectus muscles in the abdomen (abdominoplasty), or hernia repair and other such applications using minimally invasive methods to access and perform the procedures thereby reducing or eliminating visible scars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Inventors: George D. Hermann, Jose de la Pena, Roger de la Torre, Thomas Howell, Roger Khouri, David Willis, Michael Drews
  • Method and device for use in minimally invasive approximation of muscle and other tissue
    Publication number: 20020065534
    Abstract: Tissue approximation devices for the minimally invasive approximation of muscle or fascia, such as approximation of the rectus muscles in the abdomen (abdominoplasty), or hernia repair and other such applications using minimally invasive methods to access and perform the procedures thereby reducing or eliminating visible scars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: George D. Hermann, Jose de la Pena, Roger de la Torre, Thomas Howell, Roger Khouri, David Willis, Michael Drews