Patents by Inventor Mona J. Inman
Mona J. Inman 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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Patent number: 9549799Abstract: Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling (30) to pubic bone (24, 26) to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors (64) are driven into pubic bones with elongated bone anchor sutures (84) configured to be passed through openings of a urethral sling. Suture retainers are applied to the sutures to apply retentive force to the urethral sling to maintain the fixation of the urethral sling proximate to the pubic bone.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Mona J. Inman, Kevin R. Arnal, Matthew J. Monarski, Robert L. Rykhus, Jr., Suranjan Roychowdhury, Jeffrey A. Lechner-Riehle, Eric S. Watschke
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Patent number: 8864650Abstract: Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone in a sub-urethral location to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors, e.g., bone screws, are driven into pubic bones with exposed bone anchor heads and necks configured to receive and support a urethral sling applied to the bone anchors with and without retainers applied against the urethral sling to retain portions of the urethral sling between the bone anchor heads and the pubic bones.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2006Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Mona J. Inman, Kevin R. Arnal, Matthew J. Monarski, Robert L. Rykhus, Jr., Suranjan Roychowdhury, Jeffrey A. Lechner-Riehle, Eric S. Watschke
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Publication number: 20130296641Abstract: Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling (30) to pubic bone (24, 26) to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors (64) are driven into pubic bones with elongated bone anchor sutures (84) configured to be passed through openings of a urethral sling. Suture retainers are applied to the sutures to apply retentive force to the urethral sling to maintain the fixation of the urethral sling proximate to the pubic bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Mona J. Inman, Kevin R. Arnal, Matthew J. Monarski, Robert L. Rykhus, Suranjan Roychowdhury, Jeffrey A. Lechner-Riehle, Eric S. Watschke
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Publication number: 20100168505Abstract: Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone in a sub-urethral location to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors, e.g., bone screws, are driven into pubic bones with exposed bone anchor heads and necks configured to receive and support a urethral sling applied to the bone anchors with and without retainers applied against the urethral sling to retain portions of the urethral sling between the bone anchor heads and the pubic bones.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2006Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATIONInventors: Mona J. Inman, Kevin R. Arnal, Matthew J. Monarski, Robert L. Rykhus, JR., Suranjan Roychowdhury, Jeffrey A. Lechner-Riehle, Eric S. Watschke
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Publication number: 20100094079Abstract: Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human incontinence, and particularly providing improved methods and apparatus to secure a urethral sling to pubic bone to support the urethra and alleviate incontinence are disclosed. Bone anchors are driven into pubic bones with elongated bone anchor sutures configured to be passed through openings of a urethral sling. Suture retainers are applied to the sutures to apply retentive force to the urethral sling to maintain the fixation of the urethral sling proximate to the pubic bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2006Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATIONInventors: Mona J. Inman, Kevin R. Arnal, Matthew J. Monarski, Robert L. Rykhus, JR., Suranjan Roychowdhury, Jeffrey A. Lechner-Riehle, Eric S. Watschke
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Patent number: 7681518Abstract: A method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component. This invention also provides methods of masking portions of surfaces of an inflatable component to prevent a coating from being deposited on the masked portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Charles C. Kuyava, John W. Westrum, Jr., Gary J. Nachreiner, Mona J. Inman
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Patent number: 7223229Abstract: A novel surgical instrument is shown and described. The surgical instrument is useful in pelvic floor repair procedures such as sling procedures for treating incontinence. Also, a novel, ornamental design for a handle for a surgical instrument is shown and described.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2006Date of Patent: May 29, 2007Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Mona J. Inman, John W. Westrum, Jr., Johannes N. Gaston, Douglas J. VanOrnum, Robert E. Lund, Brian P. Watschke, Johann J. Neisz, Vicki R. Vandersloot
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Patent number: 7037255Abstract: A novel surgical instrument is shown and described. The surgical instrument is useful in pelvic floor repair procedures such as sling procedures for treating incontinence. Also, a novel, ornamental design for a handle for a surgical instrument is shown and described.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2002Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Mona J. Inman, John W. Westrum, Jr., Johannes N. Gaston, Douglas J. VanOmum, Robert E. Lund, Brian P. Watschke, Johann J. Neisz, Vicki R. Vandersloot
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Patent number: 7011622Abstract: This invention provides an artificial sphincter including a component coated on at least one contacting surface with a polymeric material, the polymeric coating adapted to expand and return to an original configuration and to prevent or inhibit wear or abrasion of the contacting surface. The polymeric material is parylene in some embodiments. The component adapted for inflation and deflation may be a cuff formed from silicon and adapted to surround a urethra or a rectum. Also provided by the present invention is a method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component. This invention also provides methods of masking portions of surfaces of an inflatable component to prevent a coating from being deposited on the masked portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2002Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Charles C. Kuyava, John W. Westrum, Jr., Gary J. Nachreiner, Mona J. Inman
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Publication number: 20030065246Abstract: A novel surgical instrument is shown and described. The surgical instrument is useful in pelvic floor repair procedures such as sling procedures for treating incontinence. Also, a novel, ornamental design for a handle for a surgical instrument is shown and described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2002Publication date: April 3, 2003Inventors: Mona J. Inman, John W. Westrum, Johannes N. Gaston, Douglas J. VanOrnum, Robert E. Lund, Brian P. Watschke, Johann J. Neisz, Vicki R. Vandersloot
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Publication number: 20030028076Abstract: This invention provides an artificial sphincter including a component coated on at least one contacting surface with a polymeric material, the polymeric coating adapted to expand and return to an original configuration and to prevent or inhibit wear or abrasion of the contacting surface. The polymeric material is parylene in some embodiments. The component adapted for inflation and deflation may be a cuff formed from silicon and adapted to surround a urethra or a rectum. Also provided by the present invention is a method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component. This invention also provides methods of masking portions of surfaces of an inflatable component to prevent a coating from being deposited on the masked portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2002Publication date: February 6, 2003Inventors: Charles C. Kuyava, John W. Westrum, Gary J. Nachreiner, Mona J. . Inman
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Patent number: D534650Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2003Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Mona J. Inman, Johannes N. Gaston, Douglas J. VanOrnum, John W. Westrum, Jr., Johann J. Neisz, Vicki R. Vandersloot