Patents Assigned to LSI Solutions, Inc.
  • Surgical port for stay sutures
    Patent number: 10893861
    Abstract: A surgical port is disclosed. The surgical port has a multi-level flange defining one or more suture channels therethrough. Adjacent levels of the multi-level flange are configured to pinch one or more sutures placed therebetween. The surgical port also has a cannular frame defining one or more cannular channels in communication with the one or more suture channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • PROSTHETIC SUTURING DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200397426
    Abstract: A prosthetic suturing device is disclosed. The prosthetic suturing device has a housing and a needle press slideably engaged with the housing. The prosthetic suturing device also has a plurality of needles coupled to the needle press. The prosthetic suturing device further has a prosthetic retainer. The prosthetic suturing device also has a ferrule platen having a plurality of ferrule holders, each corresponding to one of the plurality of needles. The prosthetic suturing device further has an actuator configured to move the needle press from a retracted position where needle tips of the plurality of needles are away from the ferrule platen to an engaged position where the needle tips of the plurality of needles are at least partially within the ferrule holders of the ferrule platen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. SAUER, MD
  • Suturing backstop for minimally invasive surgery
    Patent number: 10835233
    Abstract: A suturing backstop is disclosed. The suturing backstop has a suturing device receiver configured to receive at least a portion of a tissue bite area of a suturing device. The suturing backstop also has a sewing cuff receptacle. The suturing backstop further has one or more needle guides adjacent the sewing cuff receptacle. The suturing backstop also has one or more alignment stops configured to position said portion of the tissue bite area within the suturing device receiver such that when a needle from the suturing device is extended from a retracted to an engaged position, the needle passes through the sewing cuff receptacle and through a corresponding one of the one or more needle guides. A related method for placing sutures into a sewing cuff of a prosthetic replacement device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jude S. Sauer, Angelo John Martellaro
  • Self-articulating joint for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus
    Patent number: 10835220
    Abstract: A self-articulating joint is disclosed for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus. The self-articulating joint has a first elbow component pivotably coupled to a second elbow component, wherein the first and second elbow components are biased to form a non-linear angle relative to each other. The self-articulating joint also has an elbow latch configured to releasably hold the first and second elbow components at a substantially fixed non-linear operating angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Minimally invasive surgical suturing device with improved visualization
    Patent number: 10799227
    Abstract: A suturing device is disclosed. The suturing device has a guide tip. The guide tip has first and second framing arms that define a viewing port from a first orientation. The guide tip also has proximal and distal ends of the guide tip which, with the first and second framing arms, define a tissue bite area from a second orientation. The suturing device also has a ferrule holder located in the distal end of the guide tip and centered relative to the first orientation. The suturing device further has a needle movable within the guide tip along a path through the tissue bite area and centrally viewable in the viewing port relative to the first orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Crimping instrument with reduced dimension, continued compatibility, and tissue protection features
    Patent number: 10772618
    Abstract: An instrument for crimping a suture fastener to a surgical suture is disclosed. The instrument has a shaft and an expanded receiving face configured to receive the suture fastener and to provide a smoothing radius for a distal end of the shaft. The instrument also has an anvil in the distal end of the shaft. The instrument further has a hammer in the distal end of the shaft and moveable relative to the anvil for crimping the suture fastener therebetween and received in the expanded receiving face. The instrument also has a pusher moveable in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shaft and configured to engage at least one of the hammer and the anvil for urging the hammer and the anvil together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Adjustable motion limiter for a minimally invasive surgical device
    Patent number: 10772620
    Abstract: An adjustable motion limiter for a minimally invasive surgical device is disclosed. The adjustable motion limiter includes a cam surface and a positioning interface. Another adjustable motion limiter for a minimally invasive surgical device is disclosed. The adjustable motion limiter has a positioning interface comprising a grooved protrusion. The adjustable motion limiter also has a cam surface comprising an arcuate surface and facing a direction which is substantially perpendicular to a direction the positioning interface faces. The adjustable motion limiter further has an adjustment key and one or more locking teeth. A minimally invasive surgical device having an adjustable motion limiter is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jude S. Sauer, John F. Hammond
  • Minimally invasive surgical suturing device for papillary muscles and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10736624
    Abstract: A surgical suturing device is disclosed. The surgical suturing device has a forked guide tip having a plurality of legs, wherein each of the plurality of legs comprises a proximal end, an anatomical variation, and a distal end. A method of chord replacement for a heart valve is also disclosed. A suture is placed in a papillary muscle using a surgical suturing device having a forked guide tip and a papillary suture. A leaflet suture is placed in a leaflet. The papillary suture and the leaflet suture are loaded in a suture fastener from opposite directions in a coaxial fashion. The length of the papillary suture and/or the leaflet suture are adjusted relative to the suture fastener to achieve a desired replacement chord length. The suture fastener is attached to the papillary suture and the leaflet suture to lock the desired replacement chord length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Cannulation device and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10682158
    Abstract: A cannulation device is disclosed, having a fixed blade, a retractable wedge, and an adjustment nut for mating with a cannula or a cannula assembly. Another cannulation device is disclosed, having a tube with proximal and distal ends. The fixed blade, coupled to the distal end of the tube, comprises a transition edge configured to cover a lead edge of a cannula. The cannulation device has a control rod movable within the tube; a retractable wedge; an actuator coupled to the control rod; and is configured to move the retractable wedge from a piercing position, where the retractable wedge is aligned with the fixed blade, to a retracted position where the retractable wedge has been retracted within the tube. The cannulation device has a cannula adapter and an adjustment nut movable to change a distance between the adjustment nut and the fixed blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Suture securing tube and assembly thereof
    Patent number: 10631853
    Abstract: A distal tip for a suture securing tube is disclosed. The distal tip has a flared distal end and a distal opening in the flared distal end. The distal tip also has a tube interface opening in a proximal end. The distal tip further has a channel coupling the distal opening to the tube interface opening. The distal tip also has one or more crimp windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Suturing device for minimally invasive surgery
    Patent number: 10603031
    Abstract: A suturing device for minimally invasive surgery is disclosed. The device has at least one ferrule holder. The device also has a latch spring comprising at least one latch biased to cover the at least one ferrule holder. The device further has a needle comprising one or more curved needle arms. The device also has a needle control wire coupled to the needle for moving the one or more curved needle arms on an arcuate path through a tissue gap. The device further has a cam coupled to the needle control wire for selective engagement with a follower region on the latch spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • System and apparatus for adjustable gastric bypass
    Patent number: 10603200
    Abstract: An apparatus for gastric bypass is disclosed. The apparatus for gastric bypass includes a primary passage having an input and an output. The apparatus also includes a bypass conduit, coupled to the primary passage, having an input and an output, wherein the passage input is interspersed with the conduit input. The apparatus further has a primary regulator coupled to the primary passage and adjustable to control a primary flow profile from the input to the output of the primary passage. The apparatus also has a bypass regulator coupled to the bypass conduit and adjustable to control a bypass flow profile from the input to the output of the bypass conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert E. Bartz
  • Surgical rib retractor
    Patent number: 10603025
    Abstract: A surgical rib retractor has a housing having a first shoulder. The surgical rib retractor also has a body pivotably coupled to the housing and having a second shoulder. The retractor further has a first arm unit pivotably coupled to the first shoulder and configured to receive one rib. The surgical rib retractor also has a second arm unit pivotably coupled to the second shoulder and configured to receive another rib. The surgical rib retractor also has a first arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the first shoulder and coupled to the first arm unit to pivot the first arm unit as the first arm actuator is rotated. The surgical rib retractor further has a second arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the second shoulder and coupled to the second arm unit to pivot the second arm unit as the second arm actuator is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Crimping instrument with reduced dimension, continued compatibility, and tissue protection features
    Patent number: 10603027
    Abstract: An instrument for crimping a suture fastener to a surgical suture is disclosed. The instrument has a shaft and an expanded receiving face configured to receive the suture fastener and to provide a smoothing radius for a distal end of the shaft. The instrument also has an anvil in the distal end of the shaft. The instrument further has a hammer in the distal end of the shaft and moveable relative to the anvil for crimping the suture fastener therebetween and received in the expanded receiving face. The instrument also has a pusher moveable in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the shaft and configured to engage at least one of the hammer and the anvil for urging the hammer and the anvil together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Percuscopic access device and cleaning obturator
    Patent number: 10433869
    Abstract: A percuscopic access device is disclosed. The percuscopic access device has a hollow shaft with a proximal opening and a distal opening. The percuscopic access device also has one or more barrier ridges on the outside of the hollow shaft. The percuscopic access device also has one or more recesses on the inside of the hollow shaft and in communication with the distal opening. A cleaning obturator for use with the percuscopic access device is also disclosed. The cleaning obturator and percuscopic access device may be combined as a surgical apparatus. The cleaning obturator has a guide rod having a proximal end and a distal end. The cleaning obturator also has a plugging tip on the distal end. The cleaning obturator further has one or more swab guides proximal to the plugging tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jude S. Sauer, Angelo John Martellaro
  • Needle for a minimally invasive surgical suturing device
    Patent number: 10433831
    Abstract: A suturing device needle is disclosed. The needle includes a flywheel portion. The needle also includes at least one curved arm extending from the flywheel portion, the at least one curved arm comprising a ferrule engaging tip at an end of the at least one curved arm away from the flywheel portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Surgical rib retractor
    Patent number: 10420542
    Abstract: A surgical rib retractor has a housing having a first shoulder. The surgical rib retractor also has a body pivotably coupled to the housing and having a second shoulder. The retractor further has a first arm unit pivotably coupled to the first shoulder and configured to receive one rib. The surgical rib retractor also has a second arm unit pivotably coupled to the second shoulder and configured to receive another rib. The surgical rib retractor also has a first arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the first shoulder and coupled to the first arm unit to pivot the first arm unit as the first arm actuator is rotated. The surgical rib retractor further has a second arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the second shoulder and coupled to the second arm unit to pivot the second arm unit as the second arm actuator is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Ferrule for use with a minimally invasive surgical suturing device
    Patent number: 10390818
    Abstract: A ferrule is disclosed for use with a surgical suturing device. The ferrule has a suture interface and a needle receptacle. The ferrule also has one or more indentations protruding into the needle receptacle. The ferrule further has one or more slits adjacent the one or more indentations. Another ferrule is disclosed for use with a surgical suturing device. The ferrule has a suture interface and a needle receptacle. The ferrule also has three indentations protruding into the needle receptacle. The ferrule further has three slits, each of the slits substantially centered between a different pair of indentations from the three indentations, and wherein each of the slits is longer and thinner than any one of the three indentations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark William Keyser, Jude S. Sauer
  • Surgical equipment holder
    Patent number: D898192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Surgical equipment holder
    Patent number: D898909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer