Patents by Inventor Marcia McBride-Sakal
Marcia McBride-Sakal 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: 20120071988Abstract: Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A system for delivering a tissue implant includes a catheter having an expandable member at a distal end portion, a carrier placed around the expandable member, and the carrier configured to expand from a contracted state to an expanded state and to receive the tissue implant. The tissue implant contacts the lesion of the alimentary tract when the expandable member expands the carrier to the expandable state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCHIMED, INC.Inventors: Charles H. Pugsley, Marcia McBride-Sakal
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Patent number: 8137338Abstract: Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A tissue patch includes a substrate, a tissue implant attached to the substrate, and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. A method includes providing a tissue patch having a tissue implant attached to a substrate and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. The tissue patch is formed into a contracted state and inserted into a lumen containing the lesion. The tissue patch then is positioned in the vicinity of the lesion. After removing the protective liner to reveal the tissue implant, the tissue implant is placed in the lesion.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc,Inventors: Charles H. Pugsley, Marcia McBride-Sakal, Kurt Geitz
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Patent number: 8034048Abstract: A tissue patch for treatment of a lesion in an alimentary tract of a patient includes a tissue implant having a top surface and a bottom surface. The tissue patch also includes a substrate completely surrounding the tissue implant such that the substrate forms a first layer on the top surface and a second layer on the bottom surface. At least one of the first and second layers contacts the respective top or bottom surface and is entirely bio-absorbable so that the tissue implant touches an area of the patient's tissue upon dissolving of the at least one of the first and second layers. The first layer has a first predetermined thickness and the second layer has a second predetermined thickness different from the first predetermined thickness.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2003Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Charles H. Pugsley, Marcia McBride-Sakal
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Publication number: 20080312751Abstract: Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A tissue patch includes a substrate, a tissue implant attached to the substrate, and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. A method includes providing a tissue patch having a tissue implant attached to a substrate and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. The tissue patch is formed into a contracted state and inserted into a lumen containing the lesion. The tissue patch then is positioned in the vicinity of the lesion. After removing the protective liner to reveal the tissue implant, the tissue implant is placed in the lesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Charles H. Pugsley, Marcia McBride-Sakal, Kurt Geitz
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Patent number: 7416546Abstract: Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A tissue patch includes a substrate, a tissue implant attached to the substrate, and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. A method includes providing a tissue patch having a tissue implant attached to a substrate and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. The tissue patch is formed into a contracted state and inserted into a lumen containing the lesion. The tissue patch then is positioned in the vicinity of the lesion. After removing the protective liner to reveal the tissue implant, the tissue implant is placed in the lesion.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2003Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Charles H. Pugsley, Marcia McBride-Sakal, Kurt Geitz
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Publication number: 20040225247Abstract: Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A tissue patch includes a substrate, a tissue implant attached to the substrate, and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. A method includes providing a tissue patch having a tissue implant attached to a substrate and a protective liner covering at least a portion of the tissue implant. The tissue patch is formed into a contracted state and inserted into a lumen containing the lesion. The tissue patch then is positioned in the vicinity of the lesion. After removing the protective liner to reveal the tissue implant, the tissue implant is placed in the lesion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Charles H. Pugsley, Marcia McBride-Sakal, Kurt Geitz
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Publication number: 20040225373Abstract: Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A tissue patch includes a tissue implant imbedded in a substrate to form a first layer and a second layer of substrate on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tissue implant. A predetermined thickness of the first layer is different from a predetermined thickness of the second layer. A tissue patch may include a tissue implant imbedded in a substrate formed of a plurality of sections capable of being folded into a contracted state for endoluminal delivery to the lesion. A system for delivering a tissue implant includes a catheter having an expandable member at a distal end portion, a carrier placed around the expandable member, and the carrier configured to expand from a contracted state to an expanded state and to receive the tissue implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2003Publication date: November 11, 2004Applicant: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Charles H. Pugsley, Marcia McBride-Sakal
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Patent number: 6706014Abstract: An x-ray catheter being a tapered head can penetrate tumors and deliver x-rays direct from an x-ray source therein to the target tissue, reducing or eliminating irradiation of healthy tissue.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Banik, Marcia McBride Sakal
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Publication number: 20030149400Abstract: An x-ray catheter being a tapered head can penetrate tumors and deliver x-rays direct from an x-ray source therein to the target tissue, reducing or eliminating irradiation of healthy tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2003Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventors: Michael S. Banik, Marcia McBride Sakal
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Publication number: 20030109837Abstract: A cleaning brush and method are described for removing occluding material from an implanted stent. The device comprises a rotating brush mounted on the distal end of a catheter which can be inserted into the working lumen of a medical scope such as an endoscope or laparoscope. Irrigation and waste evacuation channels can also be provided in the device, and a guidewire is provided to facilitate accurate positioning.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 1998Publication date: June 12, 2003Inventor: MARCIA MCBRIDE-SAKAL
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Patent number: 6540720Abstract: An x-ray catheter being a tapered bead can penetrate tumors and deliver x-rays direct from an x-ray source therein to the target tissue, reducing or eliminating irradiation of healthy tissue.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2000Date of Patent: April 1, 2003Assignee: SciMed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Banik, Marcia McBride Sakal
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Publication number: 20030012806Abstract: A ligating band according to the present invention comprises an elastomeric layer and an inner drug releasing layer. The inner drug releasing layer includes a therapeutic agent, for example a chemotherapeutic agent for treating a mucosa, polyp or other growth. A ligating band according to the present invention also may include an inner diffusion barrier disposed between the elastomeric layer and the inner drug releasing layer, with the elastomeric layer and the inner drug releasing layer each contacting the inner diffusion barrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2002Publication date: January 16, 2003Inventors: Marcia McBride-Sakal, Michael S. Banik, Kathleen M. Miller
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Patent number: 6471987Abstract: A ligating band according to the present invention comprises an elastomeric layer and an inner drug releasing layer. The inner drug releasing layer includes a therapeutic agent, for example a chemotherapeutic agent for treating a mucosa, polyp or other growth. A ligating band according to the present invention also may include an inner diffusion barrier disposed between the elastomeric layer and the inner drug releasing layer, with the elastomeric layer and the inner drug releasing layer each contacting the inner diffusion barrier.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 1999Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Marcia McBride-Sakal, Michael S. Banik, Kathleen M. Miller