Patents Examined by John Lacyk
  • System and method for treating urinary incontinence
    Patent number: 8911347
    Abstract: A method for supporting the urethra of a patient to treat urinary incontinence includes introducing a surgical implant through an incision in an upper wall of the patient's vagina. The surgical implant includes a suburethral support, first and second soft tissue anchors connected to the suburethral support, and a flexible filamentary member extending between a proximal end of the first soft tissue anchor and a first end of the suburethral support. The first and second soft tissue anchors are inserted into soft tissue without penetrating the abdominal wall. The method also includes adjusting a position of the suburethral support below the patient's urethra and manipulating the filamentary member to connect the proximal end of the first anchor to the first end of the suburethral support with the support at the adjusted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventor: James Browning
  • Method and composition for synchronizing time of insemination
    Patent number: 8905913
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for synchronizing the time of insemination in swine are described. More particularly, methods are described for synchronizing the time of insemination by administration of a composition comprising a hormone, wherein the swine is inseminated only one time after administration of the hormone, and wherein there is no heat detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: JBS United Animal Health II LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Kent Webel, Mark E. Swanson
  • Implantable article and method
    Patent number: 8905912
    Abstract: An implantable article and method are disclosed for treating pelvic floor disorders such as vaginal vault prolapse. A surgical kit useful for performing a surgical procedure such as a sacral colpopexy is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: AMS Research Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher A. Thierfelder, John W. Westrum, Jr.
  • Penis extender
    Patent number: 8905917
    Abstract: A system for extending a penis. The system includes a woven cylinder. The woven cylinder includes a set of fibers woven into a cylindrical shape. The woven cylinder is configured to lengthen when a force is applied to the woven cylinder and decrease in circumference when the woven cylinder lengthens. The woven cylinder is further configured to be placed on the penis of a user, applying a lateral force to the penis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Inventor: Kevin Tait
  • Stimulation device
    Patent number: 8900120
    Abstract: Presented is a device comprising a vibratory means which applies vibrations of a controllable and adjustable amplitude and frequency to the frenulum of the male genitalia, the vibratory means not requiring the user to hold it in place during use, and wherein the vibratory means are further adapted to apply vibrations to the female genitalia during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: The Pleasure Works Limited
    Inventors: Adam Lewis, Julia Margo
  • Correction apparatus for male penis
    Patent number: 8900121
    Abstract: The present invention deals with a correction apparatus for a male penis and more specifically with a correction apparatus for a male penis, that enables the prevention and treatment of deviation whereby tissue stretching and bending correction and stimuli to sensitive areas has resulted in abnormal shapes including warped or bent shapes, impotence related to sexual function, glans enlargement, premature ejaculation and other sexual dysfunctions, and prostatitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Heung-Sik Moon
  • Pelvic implant with suspending system
    Patent number: 8888678
    Abstract: A method of providing support to an anatomical structure of the pelvis includes inserting a first suspending member into a pelvic space on a first side of a urethra of a patient, the first suspending member being slidably received through a first end of a support. A second suspending member is inserted into a pelvic space on a second side of the urethra of the patient, the second suspending member being slidably received through a second end of the support. A position of the support under the urethra of the patient is adjusted by tensioning the first suspending member. The first suspending member is pulled through the first end of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventor: James Browning
  • Device, system and method for improving erectile functions in males
    Patent number: 8876696
    Abstract: A device, system and method for improving sexual erectile functions in males that includes an electromyography (EMG) sensor, which is set up in the perineum area over the bulbospongiosus and ischiocavernosus muscles. A cable connects the EMG sensor to an amplifier, the output of which is connected to an analog-to-digital converter. The converter transforms the EMG signal into a form that is accepted by a computer or a smartphone, which contains software that is able to display the EMG signal in a visual-auditory form that can be accepted by the sensory organs of a user. The training of the perineum muscles restricts the blood outflow from the cavernous bodies of a penis and reinforcement of erectile function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Inventors: Eugene Mikhailenok, Olga Voronina
  • Plated glass dildo
    Patent number: 8858422
    Abstract: A dildo, including a solid high density heat-resistant glass substrate completely covered by a relatively inert metal plating such as gold, silver, nickel, chromium or titanium, the substrate having a shaft portion, a base portion at one end and a head portion at the opposite end. In one configuration the head and base portions are enlarged, the shaft portion having spaced protuberances. In another configuration the shaft portion is serpentine in form, the head portion is tapered and having a hole formed there through for a tether, and the base portion has oppositely projecting protuberances. The metal plating can have a variety of coloring patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Wing Pow International Corp.
    Inventor: Calvin Spencer Lee
  • Stimulation device
    Patent number: 8852080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a simple and easy to use stimulatory device which allows the user to apply vibrations to the frenulum, while being an essentially hands-free device, so that the user does not have to manually hold or manipulate the device during use. In an embodiment, the device allows the user to control the amplitude and frequency of the vibrations applied to the frenulum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Adam Lewis
  • Method and device for accurate dispensing of radioactivity
    Patent number: 8852071
    Abstract: A method of delivering a radioactive liquid, includes, performing an initialization, including; extracting at least a first amount of a radioactive liquid from a source of radioactive liquid, measuring a radioactivity level for the first amount of radioactive liquid, and performing a calibration phase. The calibration phase includes, extracting a second amount of radioactive liquid from the source of radioactive liquid wherein the second amount is calculated based on the radioactivity level of the first amount to provide a total dose of radioactive liquid having a predetermined radioactivity level, and delivering the total dose and performing at least one more calibration and delivery phases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Bayer Medical Care Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred Buck, Bruno Weber
  • Amusement device
    Patent number: 8852081
    Abstract: An apparatus for use during sexual activities, such as sexual intercourse, comprising a belt, a means of securing the belt to a user's body, and one or more handles connected to the belt, wherein the handles extend outwardly and substantially perpendicularly from the belt and extend outwardly from the user's waist and substantially perpendicularly from the user's waist when the belt is secured around the waist of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Inventor: Michael T. Beadle
  • System and method for treatment of anal incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse
    Patent number: 8852076
    Abstract: Using a sling that includes a central portion and at least two arms extending from the central portion, a method of treating anal incontinence may include positioning the central portion posteriorly to the rectum and/or anus of a subject, and extending each arm of the sling to a respective obturator region. Using a sling having the same or similar structure, a method of treating pelvic organ prolapse may include positioning the central portion beneath the ano-rectum of a subject, and extending each arm of the sling to a respective thigh incision near the obturator region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: AMS Research Corporation
    Inventor: Peter L. Rosenblatt
  • Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant to an anatomical location in a patient
    Patent number: 8845511
    Abstract: A surgical device for use in a minimally invasive procedure to treat urinary incontinence can include a dilator coupled to a curved needle at one end and a sling at the opposite end. Urinary incontinence can be treated minimally invasively. One treatment includes positioning the sling on an anterior portion of the urethra to provide proper coaptation to the urethra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Barry N. Gellman
  • Inorganic nanoparticles of high density to destroy cells in-vivo
    Patent number: 8845507
    Abstract: The present application relates to novel excitable particles which can be used in the health sector. It more particularly relates to particles which can generate electrons and/or high energy photon when excited by ionizing radiations such as X-Rays, ?-Rays, radioactive isotope and/or electron beams, and to the uses thereof in health, in particular in human health. The inventive particles are made of an inorganic material comprising oxygen, in particular an oxide, said material having an adequate density, and can be activated in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo, by controllable external excitation, in order to disturb, alter or destroy target cells, tissues or organs. The invention also relates to methods for the production of said particles, and to pharmaceutical or medical device compositions containing same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Nanobiotix
    Inventors: Laurent Levy, Agnes Pottier, Annabelle Rouet, Julie Marill, Corinne Devaux, Matthieu Germain
  • System for treating pelvic organ prolapse including a shell and an anchor
    Patent number: 8834348
    Abstract: A system for treating pelvic organ prolapse includes a shell and an anchor. The shell is made of biodegradable material that is insertable into a vagina. The shell has a convex exterior apex that is sized to contact an interior apical portion of the vagina. The anchor has a proximal portion that is attachable to the apex of the shell and a distal portion that is provided with a tissue fixation device that is attachable to tissue exterior the vagina such that the anchor and the shell combine to support and elevate the interior apical portion of a vagina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventor: Rachael Anne Bergstrom Crabb
  • Methods for modifying vascular vessel walls
    Patent number: 8834351
    Abstract: This invention relates in one aspect to the treatment of a vascular vessel with a biomaterial. The biomaterial can be a remodelable material that strengthens and/or supports the vessel walls. Additionally the biomaterial can include a variety of naturally occurring or added bioactive agents and/or viable cellular populations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Cook Biotech Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian C. Case, Michael C. Hiles, Jacob A. Flagle, F. Joseph Obermiller, Umesh H. Patel
  • Assembly for performing brachytherapy treatment of a tumour tissue in an animal body
    Patent number: 8834339
    Abstract: This invention relates to an assembly for performing brachytherapy treatment of tumour tissue in an animal body comprising at least a longitudinally extending intracavitary component and at least a guiding unit which extends at least partly parallel to said intracavitary component. Said guiding unit comprises at least one interstitial needle for guiding a radiation source into the tumour tissue. Said guiding unit is tubular over at least a longitudinal distance sufficient that in use a proximal end of said guiding unit is situated outside said body to be treated, while a distal end of said guiding unit is situated in situ close to or adjacent the tumour tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Nucletron Operations B.V.
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Hannoun-Levi, Cor Van De Wardt, Arie Luite Visscher, Dirk Binnekamp
  • Tissue modification
    Patent number: 8834349
    Abstract: A tissue modification apparatus includes a first and a second guide, a first and a second set of mounts, and a first and a second actuator. The first guide defines a first axis, and the second guide defines a second axis intersecting the first axis. The mounts of the first set of mounts are movable relative to one another along the first axis, and the mounts of the second set of mounts are movable relative to one another along the second axis. The first actuator and the second actuator are each settable to a stress load, with the first actuator and the second actuator movable, respectively, along the first axis and the second axis to transmit each respective stress load to a piece of tissue mechanically coupled to the first and second set of mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jarad Waisblatt, Benjamin Sutton, Ali Salahieh, Peter W. Gregg, Crystal M. Anderson-Cunanan
  • Suspension/retraction device for surgical manipulation
    Patent number: 8827891
    Abstract: A device that can be delivered into a body cavity to manipulate tissue intracorporeally while being controlled extracorporeally and a method of using the device to perform a single-port laparoscopic or natural orifice surgery. The device is being capable of being passed through an interior diameter of a single port into the body cavity. The device comprises an anchor or suspension element that is attachable or mountable to the tissue intracorporeally, a guide element attached to the anchor or suspension element that allows for manipulation of at least one structure in at least one direction, and at least one structure attached to a suture or thread that is passable through the interior diameter of the port and positionable by the guide element. The structure is controllable extracorporeally by manipulating the suture or thread so that the structure moves in at least one direction intracorporeally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventor: Kurt Eric Roberts