Patents Examined by Brandy S Lee
  • Patent number: 11660460
    Abstract: A pump and a pump controller which uses an algorithm to quickly achieve and maintain a stable plasma field in a surgical site are provided. The algorithm calculates an electrical characteristic value to determine if a suction rate by the pump should be increased or decreased to achieve the stable plasma field. A method of using the pump and the pump controller is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brady L. Woolford, Brian Fouts
  • Patent number: 11654267
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are medical instrument and medical method for localized drug delivery. The medical instrument can comprise a catheter shaft assembly, a hub coupled to the proximal end of the catheter shaft assembly, an inflatable component at the distal end of the catheter shaft assembly, a tissue penetrating member coupled to the inflatable component in an orientation transverse to the longitudinal axis of the catheter shaft assembly, and at least one protective element coupled to the inflatable component in proximity to the tissue penetrating member. The protective element can be configured to prevent any damage of the inflatable body during a placement of the medical instrument and an actuation of the inflatable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: MERCATOR MEDSYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Kirk P. Seward, David Gandionco, Amy Skarsfeldt, Alexandra Knauer
  • Patent number: 11654250
    Abstract: Implants are placed in turbinate mucosal tissue using a surgical device having a proximal grip portion and a distal hollow sharp needle portion that is manipulated using the grip portion and inserted submucosally into mucosal turbinate tissue. One or more biodegradable, drug-eluting solid implants are disposed within the needle. The implants have one or more implant withdrawal-discouraging, mucosal tissue-engaging surface features along their length. An actuator disposed within the device is used to deliver one or more of the implants from the needle into the mucosal turbinate tissue and submucosally bury at least one such tissue-engaging feature therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer G. Medina, Drew P. Amery, Dana A. Oliver, Jie Wen
  • Patent number: 11648384
    Abstract: An infusion device for the passage of fluids to or from a patient via a syringe. The infusion device includes a valve assembly and a coupling apparatus. The coupling apparatus comprises a coupler, a first gland, a cannula, a second gland, and an inlet. The coupling apparatus defines a central lumen for the passage of fluids in an open configuration. The inlet may be coupled to a syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Nexus Medical, LLC
    Inventors: W. Cary Dikeman, Taylor Wilson
  • Patent number: 11638787
    Abstract: A safety device for preventing needlestick injury with a needle, including a protective cap and a shield capable of pivoting from a storage position where it is interlocked with the protective cap, a retracted position where it gives access to the needle and a safety position where it covers the needle, wherein a cam surface of the shield and an engaging peg of the protective cap are arranged so that, when the safety device is mounted around the tip of a medical device, removing the protective cap from the tip by a distal movement displaces the shield from the storage position to the retracted position. A medical device including a tip provided with a needle including a needle point, wherein the medical device further includes a safety device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson France
    Inventor: Franck Carrel
  • Patent number: 11638790
    Abstract: A gas elimination apparatus and a method for use in an intravenous delivery system are provided. The apparatus includes a fluid inlet coupling a fluid flow into a liquid chamber, a fluid outlet protruding into the liquid chamber, and a flow diversion member proximal to the fluid outlet. The flow diversion member configured to block a direct flow between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The apparatus includes a membrane separating a portion of the liquid chamber from an outer chamber and a gas venting valve fluidically coupling the outer chamber with the atmosphere. The flow diversion member may be mechanically supported by at least one strut or elongate member extending along a flow direction into the liquid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: VITAL SIGNS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Varga, Jason Anthony Mohr, Megan Danielle Friedlander
  • Patent number: 11628260
    Abstract: A dispensing mechanism for delivering a dosage of medicament including a housing, a push button, a crank arm that is slideably engageable with the push button, a ram, and a ratchet gear releasably engageable with the crank arm and ram, translation of the push button along an axis causing the crank arm to engage and rotate the ratchet gear which causes the ram to distally advance relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: ANTARES PHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Madsen, Hans Pflaumer, Kevin Swanson
  • Patent number: 11627984
    Abstract: A surgical instrument access port assembly and method of use, the surgical instrument access port a surgical instrument has a needle lumen and a surgical access port. The needle lumen extends in a longitudinal direction and includes a needle tip at a distal end, and a body portion at a proximal end, the body portion having at least one recess or finger. The surgical access port has a cannula defining a hollow cannula shaft, and a tapered hub attached to a proximal end of the cannula. The tapered hub includes at least one inner ring configured to abut against the at least one recess or finger while the surgical instrument is inserted into the cannula of the surgical access port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFLEX MEDICAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Sundaram Ravikumar, Harry Allan Alward, Guy Osborne
  • Patent number: 11617881
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catheter for assisting recovery from dysphagia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: PHAGENESIS LIMITED
    Inventors: Conor Mulrooney, Veronika Matei-Rascu
  • Patent number: 11617682
    Abstract: A foot pedal device configured to provide force feedback to an operator during ophthalmic surgery is described. The foot pedal device includes a processor and a memory containing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to transmit, in response to a movement of a moveable member, a control signal to a surgical console for initiating an action of an ophthalmic surgery tool coupled with the surgical console. The foot pedal device includes a force feedback mechanism configured to selectively apply a resistance force in opposition to the movement of the movable member. The memory contains instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive, from the surgical console, a trigger signal, and send a force feedback signal to the force feedback mechanism. The force feedback mechanism is configured to apply the resistance force to the movable member upon receiving the force feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventor: Steven T. Charles
  • Patent number: 11596762
    Abstract: An improved hiatal hernia treatment enhances recovery after surgery by reducing a patient's pain at an area of treatment. The area of treatment contains a hiatal hernia and must be extensively divided before the hiatal hernia can be treated. The improved hiatal hernia treatment reduces pain through directed application of anesthetic via an applicator positioned within the area of treatment. Reduction of pain increases patient comfort reduces the need for pain medication, and lowers patient blood pressure to enhance recovery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Umbach
  • Patent number: 11596735
    Abstract: A syringe includes a body and a plunger movably disposed within the body. The syringe may be used with an injector including a drive member. The drive member preferably includes at least one pin adapted to form a retractable abutting connection with an interior of a plunger to enable the drive member to retract the plunger with the body of the syringe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Cowan, John Haury, Jared Neff
  • Patent number: 11590291
    Abstract: Apparatus is described for administering a substance to a subject. A vial contains the substance and a stopper is disposed within the vial and is slidably coupled to the vial. A first threaded element is (a) rotatable with respect to the vial and (b) substantially immobile proximally with respect to the vial during rotation of the first threaded element. A second threaded element is threadedly coupled to the first threaded element. At least a distal end of the second threaded element is substantially non-rotatable with respect to the vial, and the distal end of the second threaded element defines a coupling portion that couples the second threaded element to the stopper. The first threaded element, by rotating, linearly advances the stopper and at least the distal end of the second threaded element toward a distal end of the vial. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yossi Gross, Oz Cabiri
  • Patent number: 11577024
    Abstract: A dual lumen IV administration set includes a first lumen having an inner diameter of a first value. A second lumen is paired with the first lumen, and the second lumen has an inner diameter of a second value that is greater than the first value. A flow merger merges flow output from a distal end of the first lumen and flow output from a distal end of the second lumen to form a single flow output in an exit lumen. An injection port intersects the first lumen, thereby providing injection access to flow therethrough, prior to merging with the flow output of the second lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Bohnas Innovations LLC
    Inventors: Casey Johnson, Doran Thomas, Scott Johnson
  • Patent number: 11576691
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems, devices for facilitation of intraluminal medical procedures within the neurovasculature. A catheter advancement device includes a flexible elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a single lumen extending therebetween. The flexible elongate body has a proximal segment, an intermediate segment, and a tip segment. The proximal segment includes a hypotube coated with a polymer. The intermediate segment includes an unreinforced polymer having a durometer of no more than 72D. The tip segment is formed of a polymer different from the intermediate segment and has a durometer of no more than about 35D and a length of at least 5 cm. The tip segment has a tapered portion that tapers distally from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter over a length of between 1 and 3 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Route 92 Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony M. Chou, Scott D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 11571546
    Abstract: A smart obturator assembly includes a hub forming a central passage. The hub is configured to couple to a proximal end of a device that forms a lumen such that the central passage is in fluid communication with the lumen. A collar on the hub includes electronic circuitry in signal communication with remote reception circuitry. An obturator is movably positionable within the lumen. The obturator is movable within the lumen between a first position and a second position. The obturator includes a distal end and a sensor at the distal end. The sensor is configured to sense an environmental characteristic within a patient's blood stream, generate a signal representative of the environmental characteristic, and transmit the signal to the electronic circuitry. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive the signal and transmit the signal to the remote reception circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: S. Ray Isaacson, Mark Hunter, Paul Walker, Jeffrey C. O'Bryan
  • Patent number: 11572871
    Abstract: A pumping segment having a low shut-off force is disclosed. The pumping segment includes a tube having an interior surface with at least two notches on opposite sides of the interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Davis, Robert Dwaine Butterfield
  • Patent number: 11565083
    Abstract: A medical device securement system is configured to secure medical devices such as catheters in place. The securement system includes an anchor pad that attaches to a patient's skin. A malleable support base is attached to an upper surface of the anchor pad. The support base has front and back inclined surfaces that are separated by an offset surface that extends generally normal to both of the inclined surfaces. A spot of adhesive is applied to one or more of the inclined surfaces. A catheter assembly includes a connector having a first connector portion with a diameter larger than an adjacent second structure. The catheter assembly is attached to the support base with the first connector portion engaged with and supported by the back inclined surface, and the second connector portion engaged with and supported by the front inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Maddoc Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Bierman, Tu Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11559614
    Abstract: A method for operating a breastpump unit for expression of human breastmilk and various breast shields for use in this method allow a maximum pumping performance and a minimum pumping duration per pumping session. The breast shield has an inner chamber for receiving a nipple of the breast and also at least one outer chamber which at least partially surrounds the nipple. The inner chamber is subjected to a constant pressure and the at least one outer chamber is subjected to a pulsating pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Michael Larsson, Erich Pfenniger, Mario Rigert, Sebastian Höner, Peter Vischer, Peter Edwin Hartmann
  • Patent number: 11547792
    Abstract: Ambulatory infusion pumps, pump assemblies, cartridges, baseplates, cannulas, insertion tools, and related components as well as combinations thereof and related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Roger E. Smith, James Causey, Scott R. Gibson