Patents Examined by Katherine M Rodjom
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Patent number: 10925631Abstract: A medical device for grinding substance inside a body lumen includes a rotatable tubular drive shaft, a treatment member connected to the drive shaft, and a tubular member possessing an axially extending lumen that extends throughout the tubular member. The tubular member is mounted on the treatment member and surrounds a portion of the treatment member so that the treatment member is rotatable relative to the tubular member. The treatment member includes a shearing portion, and the tubular member includes a protrusion that projects toward the lumen of the tubular member. The protrusion is located axially in front of the shearing portion and interacts with the shearing portion during relative rotation between the treatment member and the tubular member to shear debris resulting from the grinding of the substance.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kousuke Nishio
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Patent number: 10772636Abstract: Atrial appendage occlusion systems are provided, such systems including a first device and a second device. The first device has a first tube sized and shaped for insertion into the heart and a balloon coupled thereto. The second device has a second tube sized and shaped for insertion into a pericardial space surrounding the heart, and has a lumen extending at least partially from a second tube distal end to a second tube proximal end. The second device also includes a loop sized and shaped to fit at least partially within the lumen of the second tube, with the loop configured for protraction from the second tube distal end and for placement, and to be tightened and secured around, the atrial appendage.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: CVDevices, LLCInventors: Ghassan S. Kassab, Jose A. Navia, Sr.
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Patent number: 10736759Abstract: In an embodiment, a stent is provided for use in blood vessels with blockage near or in a bifurcation. The stent includes a side aperture. The stent is inserted into one of the daughter branches of the bifurcation and positioned with the use of markers. The stent is then expanded so as to support the wall of the blood vessel while allowing the blood to continue to flow to both daughter branches.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: RBKPARK LLCInventor: Richard Park
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Patent number: 10736730Abstract: A vascular graft configured for occluding a vasculature of a patient including a biocompatible polymeric textile structure formed of a plurality of filaments spaced to enable blood flow through spaces between the filaments. The textile structure forms a tubular body having a first longitudinally extending opening. An inner element has a proximal end and a distal end, the inner element composed of an open pitched metal coil having a second longitudinally extending opening and is positioned within the longitudinally extending opening of the textile structure.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Neurogami Medical, Inc.Inventors: Stephen J. Hebert, Bartosz Bojanowski
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Patent number: 10716569Abstract: An assembly for restoring a gastroesophageal flap valve includes a restoration device substantially free for rotation. The assembly comprises an elongated member configured to be fed through a throat, down an adjoining esophagus and into an associated stomach. The elongated member has a distal end. The assembly further comprises a gastroesophageal flap valve restoration device carried on the distal end of the elongated member for placement in the stomach, and an invaginator carried by the elongated member. The invaginator is configured to grip the esophagus and the elongated member and invaginator are coupled for restricted relative axial movement and substantially free relative rotational movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Steve G. Baker
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Patent number: 10695537Abstract: A method for dilating a stenotic region in an airway of a patient may include advancing a balloon catheter through the airway of the patient to position an inflatable balloon of the catheter within at least a portion of the stenotic region, maintaining a position of the catheter relative to the patient, and inflating the balloon of the catheter to dilate the stenotic region of the airway. A system for dilating a stenotic region in an airway of a patient may include a catheter shaft having an overall length of less than 70 cm, an inflatable balloon disposed along a distal portion of the catheter shaft, and a stylet.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.Inventors: Ketan P. Muni, Hung V. Ha, Chi Nguyen, Randy S. Chan, John Y. Chang
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Patent number: 10695071Abstract: A portable compact tourniquet includes a pivot housing, a strap carriage that is linearly translatable relative to the pivot housing, and a screw assembly. When the screw assembly is operated, the strap carriage away from the pivot housing, thus tightening a tourniquet strap that is attached to the strap carriage and to the pivot housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: Kevin R. Ward, Albert J. Shih, Jeffrey Stephen Plott, Thuan Doan
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Patent number: 10695176Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a prosthetic valve (e.g., prosthetic heart valve) and a valve delivery apparatus for delivery of the prosthetic valve to a native valve site via the human vasculature. The delivery apparatus is particularly suited for advancing a prosthetic heart valve through the aorta (i.e., in a retrograde approach) for replacing a diseased native aortic valve. The delivery apparatus in particular embodiments is configured to deploy a prosthetic valve from a delivery sheath in a precise and controlled manner at the target location within the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences CorporationInventors: George Bakis, Thanh V. Nguyen, Ly Th Phan, Asher L. Metchik
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Patent number: 10687801Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of devices, systems and methods for suturing biological tissue incorporating one or more suture spools. The suture spools can be located external to a handle or elongate body of a suturing device, and can contain the sutures within an inner circumference of the suture spools. The suture spools can be configured to reduce entanglement of sutures during use in an operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Nobles Medical Technologies II, Inc.Inventors: Anthony A. Nobles, Daniel W. Haines, Benjamin G. Brosch, Tuan Ly, Liem Pham
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Patent number: 10675108Abstract: An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes an elongate body, a clip forming system positioned within the body and arranged to receive an unformed surgical clip, and an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the clip forming system to actuate the clip forming system and thereby bend the unformed surgical clip into a tissue-ready surgical clip. First and second jaw members are positioned at a distal end of the body and arranged to receive the tissue-ready surgical clip for crimping.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Ethicon LLCInventors: Michael J. Stokes, Matthew Kuhn, Jeffery Bruns, Joshua Young, Alex Cuti, John Brady, Gregory Scott, Disha Labhasetwar
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Patent number: 10660660Abstract: A detector-equipped treatment tool including: a distal-end treatment portion that applies a force to and treats biological tissue; a proximal-end portion that supports the distal-end treatment portion so as to be relatively movable; a detector that is disposed in a cavity provided inside of the distal-end treatment portion and detects the force; wiring that is connected to the detector; and a duct that is connected to the distal-end treatment portion and guides the wiring led out of the distal-end treatment portion from the detector in the cavity to the proximal-end portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Hiroshi Wakai, Masatoshi Iida
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Patent number: 10660739Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include methods and devices for securing a suture, graft, or other material to tissue with an anchor. The anchor of some embodiments includes an eyelet through which the suture, graft, or other material may be passed and mechanisms for selectively engaging the suture, graft, or other material through the eyelet. The mechanisms of some embodiments may also reinforce the anchor to provide a strengthened anchor to withstand actions such as impacting the anchor during insertion or applying bending stress to the anchor.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.Inventors: Nehal N. Patel, Matthew E. Koski, Geoffrey I. Karasic
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Patent number: 10660652Abstract: A reposable endoscopic surgical clip applier includes a handle assembly (100) configured to releasably engage at least two different endoscopic assemblies (200,300,400). The handle assembly (100) is configured such that a ratcheting function thereof is disabled upon engagement of an endoscopic assembly (300) therewith that is not intended for ratcheting use and such that the ratcheting function is enabled upon engagement of an endoscopic assembly (400) therewith that is intended for ratcheting use. Endoscopic assemblies (200,300,400) for use with the handle assembly (100) are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2015Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Yuandong Tan, Kun Zhao, Shunhong Xu
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Patent number: 10646327Abstract: Knotless self-locking constructs and methods of tissue repairs. A flexible coupler creates a plurality of closed, knotless, continuous, adjustable, flexible loops having adjustable perimeters, the loops being located between a loop interconnection and two terminal ends. A weave region having an accordion configuration and a plurality of locking points is provided between each terminal end and each closed, knotless, continuous, adjustable, flexible loop.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: ARTHREX, INC.Inventor: Jereme J. Lund
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Patent number: 10639182Abstract: A delivery system for delivering an implantable stented device to a lumen of a patient, the delivery system including an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, a driver mechanism positioned at the proximal end of the elongated body, an elongated threaded rod located axially distal to the driver mechanism, and a sheath including an elongated tubular portion having a hollow interior portion with a first diameter that is sized for compression and retention of the implantable stented device in a compressed configuration for delivery to a body lumen.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Charles Tabor, Timothy Ryan
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Patent number: 10631874Abstract: A medical instrument comprising: (a) a first joint comprising a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom; (b) a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom; (c) a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint; (d) an occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws; and, (e) a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a first control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the first member and the second member, and a second control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the third member and the fourth member, and a third control configured to dirType: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Keith Edward Martin, Michael J. Banchieri, Haskell Simpkins, Benjamin Krupp, David Parrot
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Patent number: 10624659Abstract: A containing element is used to capture material in a blood vessel for removal. The containing element is positioned within a constraining catheter while it is advanced through the blood vessel. A filament is coupled to the containing element which assists in opening and/or closing the containing element.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Xtract Medical, Inc.Inventors: Jorge Gamba, Eric Sauvageau, Michael Schaller
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Patent number: 10617855Abstract: A balloon catheter includes a balloon, an inner shaft, an outer shaft, and a reinforcing member that includes a protruded part that contacts with an inner surface of the outer shaft and an outer surface of the inner shaft. A pushing force of an operator can be evenly transmitted to the outer shaft and the inner shaft from the distal end of the reinforcing member, reducing a relative displacement of the outer shaft and the inner shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Shimogami, Takeharu Katsurada
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Patent number: 10617505Abstract: Described is a pelvic implant comprising a biodegradable conductive mesh. The mesh can include biodegradable and electrically conductive polymer, and can be stimulated with a current to generate an electric field to promote an improved tissue response following placement of the implant. The invention also describes methods and systems including the pelvic implant comprising a biodegradable conductive mesh for the treatment of pelvic floor conditions. Implants of the invention provide benefits relating to improved tissue integration into the mesh, resulting in pelvic tissue reconstruction. Tissue reconstruction and elimination of the mesh materials can lead to a better clinical outcome for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Guangjian Wang
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Patent number: 10610324Abstract: A stereotactic device of the present disclosure includes a base seat, a first moving module, a second moving module, a supporting module, and an operating module. The first moving module is disposed on the base seat and moves along a first direction, and the second moving module is disposed on the first moving module and moves along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The supporting module is disposed on the second moving module and includes a supporting unit, and a grip unit that is disposed on the supporting unit. The operating module is disposed on the supporting module and includes a support unit, a rotating unit that is disposed on the support unit, a driving unit that is disposed on the support unit and that is co-movable with the rotating unit, and a sliding unit that is co-movable with the driving unit.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Inventor: Chao-Hsien Chen