Patents by Inventor Stephen Papadopoulos
Stephen Papadopoulos 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: 11696777Abstract: A surgical system includes a tubular shaft having a wall defining an outer surface and an inner surface disposed about an inner space, the tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The surgical system also includes at least one light emitter and at least one light sensor disposed at the distal end of the tubular shaft, and one or more leads or conductors electrically coupled to the at least one light emitter or the at least one light sensor. The one or more leads may be disposed in clearances defined by first and second jaws. Alternatively or in addition, the one or more conductors may be formed on a flexible substrate, and the flexible substrate may have a deformed state in which the substrate is disposed in the inner space.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Briteseed, LLCInventors: Jonathan Gunn, Steve McPhilliamy, Hariharan Subramanian, Paul Le Rolland, Amal Chaturvedi, Keith A. Grider, Daniel J. Greene, Sean Corrigan, Tomas Matusaitis, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos
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Publication number: 20230107636Abstract: A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: C. R. Bard., Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Griffin, Augustus Felix, John Conidi, Christopher Bowley, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Daniel Joseph Greene
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Patent number: 11464615Abstract: A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Griffin, Augustus Felix, John Conidi, Chris Bowley, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Daniel Joseph Greene
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Publication number: 20210068856Abstract: A surgical system includes a tubular shaft having a wall defining an outer surface and an inner surface disposed about an inner space, the tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The surgical system also includes at least one light emitter and at least one light sensor disposed at the distal end of the tubular shaft, and one or more leads or conductors electrically coupled to the at least one light emitter or the at least one light sensor. The one or more leads may be disposed in clearances defined by first and second jaws. Alternatively or in addition, the one or more conductors may be formed on a flexible substrate, and the flexible substrate may have a deformed state in which the substrate is disposed in the inner space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2018Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Jonathan Gunn, Steve McPhilliamy, Hariharan Subramanian, Paul Le Rolland, Amal Chaturvedi, Keith A. Grider, Daniel J. Greene, Sean Corrigan, Tomas Matusaitis, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos
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Patent number: 10675135Abstract: A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Augustus Felix, Jeremy Griffin, John Conidi, Chris Bowley, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Daniel Joseph Greene
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Publication number: 20190388209Abstract: A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Applicant: C.R.Bard, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Griffin, Augustus Felix, John Conidi, Chris Bowley, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Daniel Joseph Greene
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Patent number: 10449027Abstract: A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Griffin, Augustus Felix, John Conidi, Chris Bowley, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Daniel Joseph Greene
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Publication number: 20190038136Abstract: A surgical system including a tubular shaft having a wall defining an outer surface and an inner surface disposed about an inner space, the tubular shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. The system also includes a light emitter and a light sensor disposed at the distal end of the tubular shaft, and one or more conductors electrically coupled to the light emitter or the light sensor. The one or more conductors extend from the distal end of the tubular shaft to the proximal end of the shaft, and are disposed radially outward of the inner surface of the tubular shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2017Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Jonathan Gunn, Sean Corrigan, Daniel Joseph Greene, Derek J. Leatzow, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Paul Le Rolland, Tomas Matusaitis
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Publication number: 20170181827Abstract: A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Griffn, Augustus Felix, John Conidi, Chris Bowley, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Daniel Joseph Greene
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Publication number: 20170181828Abstract: A deployment device for positioning a soft tissue repair prosthesis includes a self-expanding support body releasably attachable to the prosthesis. The support body may be removably insertable into a pocket of the prosthesis. A handle coupled to the support body facilitates positioning the patch and/or removal of the support body from the pocket. The support body may substantially occupy the pocket in an expanded configuration. The handle may be arranged to direct a pulling force to the outer peripheral edge of the support body and/or cause a portion thereof to be pulled downward and below the body during withdrawal of the deployment device from the prosthesis. The support body may include support segments pivotally coupled together and foldable to collapse the support body for insertion into and removal from the pocket. One or more resilient support members may be provided for collapsing and expanding the support body and the prosthesis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Augustus Felix, Jeremy Griffin, John Conidi, Chris Bowley, Marcus Stephen Papadopoulos, Daniel Joseph Greene
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Patent number: 8911441Abstract: The present application is directed to instruments and methods for preparing a space between vertebral members. One embodiment of the instrument may include an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. A blade may be positioned at an end of the shaft and may rotate about an axis. The blade may include one or more teeth that include a height and/or contour. During rotation of the blade, the teeth contact and cut into one of the vertebral members. The instrument may also include a depth stop that limits a depth that the teeth can cut into the vertebral member. In some embodiments, the instrument includes a second blade that is configured to cut into the second vertebral member.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Mark Dace, Stephen Papadopoulos, Stephen White, Bradley Coates, Greg Marik
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Patent number: 8672984Abstract: A retention system for maintaining a screw to a vertebral plate is described herein. One or more screws extend through apertures within the vertebral plate. A cavity is positioned adjacent to and overlaps into the aperture. A ring is positioned within the cavity and held in position by a cap. The cap attaches to the plate to prevent removal of the ring. The ring is deflectable between a first shape to allow the screw to be inserted and removed from the aperture, and a second shape to prevent screw back-out from the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Gary S. Lindemann, Larry Gause, Robert A. Farris, Regis W. Haid, Jr., Stephen Papadopoulos, Rick Sasso, Volker Sonntag, Vincent C. Traynelis, Iain Kalfas
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Publication number: 20100222780Abstract: A retention system for maintaining a screw to a vertebral plate is described herein. One or more screws extend through apertures within the vertebral plate. A cavity is positioned adjacent to and overlaps into the aperture. A ring is positioned within the cavity and held in position by a cap. The cap attaches to the plate to prevent removal of the ring. The ring is deflectable between a first shape to allow the screw to be inserted and removed from the aperture, and a second shape to prevent screw back-out from the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Gary S. Lindemann, Larry Gause, Robert A. Farris, Regis W. Haid, JR., Stephen Papadopoulos, Rick Sasso, Volker Sonntag, Vince Traynelis, Iain Kalfas
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Patent number: 7727266Abstract: A retention system for maintaining a screw to a vertebral plate. One or more screws extend through apertures within the vertebral plate. A cavity is positioned adjacent to and overlaps into the aperture. A ring is positioned within the cavity and held in position by a cap. The cap attaches to the plate to prevent removal of the ring. The ring is deflectable between a first shape to allow the screw to be inserted and removed from the aperture, and a second shape to prevent screw back-out from the aperture. A method of using the system is also included and comprises positioning the ring within a cavity in the plate, maintaining the position of the ring to the plate by attaching a cap, inserting a screw through the aperture and attaching the plate to a vertebral member, and positioning the ring over the screw head and preventing the screw from backing-out.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Inventors: Gary S. Lindemann, Larry Gause, Robert A. Farris, Regis W. Haid, Jr., Stephen Papadopoulos, Rick Sasso, Volker Sonntag, Vince Traynelis, Iain Kalfas
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Publication number: 20100087830Abstract: The present application is directed to instruments and methods for preparing a space between vertebral members. One embodiment of the instrument may include an elongated shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. A blade may be positioned at an end of the shaft and may rotate about an axis. The blade may include one or more teeth that include a height and/or contour. During rotation of the blade, the teeth contact and cut into one of the vertebral members. The instrument may also include a depth stop that limits a depth that the teeth can cut into the vertebral member. In some embodiments, the instrument includes a second blade that is configured to cut into the second vertebral member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2008Publication date: April 8, 2010Applicant: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.Inventors: Mark Dace, Stephen Papadopoulos, Stephen White, Bradley Coates, Greg Marik
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Publication number: 20060189990Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, an anterior fixation system includes a plate defining a plurality of screw holes, a number of screws and a number of locking assemblies for fixing the screws to the plate. The system includes two bone screws, a fixed angle screw and a variable angle screw, that are configured to extend through the same screw openings in the fixation plate. The surgeon can select either the fixed or variable angled screws to be implanted with a single plate and can place either type of screw into any of the screw holes along the plate. The fixation plate according to the invention can include several screw holes in various patterns that provide the surgeon with great flexibility in the placement of bone screws depending upon the spinal anatomy and pathology. The invention further contemplates a locking assembly to lock one or more bone screws within a respective screw hole. In one embodiment, the locking assembly includes a washer that is held to the plate by a staked locking screw.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Robert Farris, Jeffrey Poyner, Volker Sonntag, Regis Haid, Stephen Papadopoulos
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Patent number: 6755839Abstract: A guide and method of using the guide for positioning within a patient between vertebral members for contouring each of the members. The guide comprises a first section and a second section. A first edge is positioned along an edge of the first section, and a second edge is positioned along an edge of the second section. One or more elongated rods extend through the sections. One or both of the sections are movable along the rods to adjust a spacing between the first edge and the second edge. When positioned within the patient, the first edge is aligned along a first vertebral member and the second edge is aligned along a second vertebral manner. A manner of locking the sections is included for preventing the sections from moving relative to each other once the first and second edges are aligned within the patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: SDGI Holdings, Inc.Inventors: James E. Van Hoeck, Kevin Foley, Regis Haid, Stephen Papadopoulos, Stephen Heim
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Publication number: 20030236526Abstract: A guide and method of using the guide for positioning within a patient between vertebral members for contouring each of the members. The guide comprises a first section and a second section. A first edge is positioned along an edge of the first section, and a second edge is positioned along an edge of the second section. One or more elongated rods extend through the sections. One or both of the sections are movable along the rods to adjust a spacing between the first edge and the second edge. When positioned within the patient, the first edge is aligned along a first vertebral member and the second edge is aligned along a second vertebral manner. A manner of locking the sections is included for preventing the sections from moving relative to each other once the first and second edges are aligned within the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2002Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: James E. Van Hoeck, Kevin Foley, Regis Haid, Stephen Papadopoulos, Stephen Heim