Patents by Inventor Richard I. Lauf

Richard I. Lauf 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).

  • INTERACTIVE WEB BASED SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF BARIATRIC PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20110282683
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a computer-based weight loss system for supporting bariatric treatment of obesity that is accessible to both the patient and the medical practitioner. The system has a central server maintaining a library of information related to the treatment of obesity and a patient interface and a medical practitioner interface linked to the central server for uploading and downloading of information. The patient interface also provides access to information selected from the group consisting of bariatric care pathway, behavioral modification planning, fitness, preoperative diet, postoperative diet, monitoring of a gastric band, monitoring of a patient's weight, monitoring caloric intake and nutritional information. The uploaded information is processed by the central server and then made available to the medical practitioner and the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: DUSTIN R. JENSEN, Kristin L. Jambor, Nitin K. Jain, Richard I. Lauf
  • Interactive web based system in support of bariatric procedures
    Patent number: 8036912
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a computer-based weight loss system for supporting bariatric treatment of obesity that is accessible to both the patient and the medical practitioner. The system has a central server maintaining a library of information related to the treatment of obesity and a patient interface and a medical practitioner interface linked to the central server for uploading and downloading of information. The patient interface also provides access to information selected from the group consisting of bariatric care pathway, behavioral modification planning, fitness, preoperative diet, postoperative diet, monitoring of a gastric band, monitoring of a patient's weight, monitoring caloric intake and nutritional information. The uploaded information is processed by the central server and then made available to the medical practitioner and the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Dustin R. Jensen, Kristin L. Jambor, Nitin K. Jain, Richard I. Lauf
  • INTERACTIVE WEB BASED SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF BARIATRIC PROCEDURES
    Publication number: 20090276487
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a computer-based weight loss system for supporting bariatric treatment of obesity that is accessible to both the patient and the medical practitioner. The system has a central server maintaining a library of information related to the treatment of obesity and a patient interface and a medical practitioner interface linked to the central server for uploading and downloading of information. The patient interface also provides access to information selected from the group consisting of bariatric care pathway, behavioral modification planning, fitness, preoperative diet, postoperative diet, monitoring of a gastric band, monitoring of a patient's weight, monitoring caloric intake and nutritional information. The uploaded information is processed by the central server and then made available to the medical practitioner and the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Dustin R. Jensen, Kristin L. Jambor, Nitin K. Jain, Richard I. Lauf