Patents Examined by Sunita Reddy
  • Treatment of cancer in body cavities and parts that are cavity-like
    Patent number: 9687668
    Abstract: The Body Cavity Cancer Treatment System achieves extremely uniform temperatures inside the tissue of the body cavity thereby realizing optimal efficacy in enhancing operation of the chemotherapy agent while avoiding harm or pain to the patient. This is accomplished by the inclusion of “target particles”, such as nano-particles, into the body cavity along with the chemotherapy agent to enable the use of an externally generated energy field to cause heating of the chemotherapy agent and the surrounding tissue of the body cavity by the activation of the nano-particles. The proper selection of the applied energy field enables precise control of the heat generated by the movement of the nano-particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: ENDOMAGNETICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel B. McKenna, Robert J. Tondu, Alireza Mashal, Karl M. Frantz, Martin A. Huisjen
  • Apparatus for the generation of an energy field for the treatment of cancer in body cavities and parts that are cavity-like
    Patent number: 9682247
    Abstract: The body cavity cancer treatment apparatus generates the magnetic field for use in a combined “low temperature hyperthermia” and ionizing radiation and/or chemotherapy cancer treatment protocol. Unlike other competing systems, the body cavity cancer treatment apparatus does not directly kill or ablate the cancer cells with killing temperatures rather, the body cavity cancer treatment apparatus stresses the cancer and cancer stem cells by keeping them at a nominal 42° C. for some period of time via the heating of nano-particles that have been infused into the bladder, using the generated magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: ENDOMAGNETICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Edward Susedik, Karl Michael Frantz, Daniel Bernard McKenna, Martin Albert Huisjen, Carolyn Perry Adams
  • Wire coil tissue fixation device
    Patent number: 9675343
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a medical device includes an elongate member, a fixation device and a driving member. The elongate member defines a lumen and includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the elongate member has an opening. The fixation device is at least partially disposed within the elongate member and includes a tissue piercing portion at a distal end of the fixation device. The driving member is at least partially disposed within the elongate member and is configured to move the fixation device from a position within the lumen to a location outside of the lumen through the opening. The opening at the distal end of the elongate member is angled to insert the fixation device in a tissue of a patient at an angle to a plane of the tissue of the patient to fasten a bodily implant to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac Ostrovsky, Michael F Weiser, Timothy P Harrah, Ty Fairneny
  • Management of urinary incontinence in females
    Patent number: 9675437
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating urinary incontinence, comprising: (a) a support section adapted for providing urethral support; (b) an anchoring section adapted for resisting movement of the apparatus; (c) a normally open expansion mechanism adapted to urge the support radially outwards; and (d) a conversion mechanism adapted to sharply and selectively reduce an outward urging of said support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Elan Ziv, Amir Perle, Eran Hirszowicz, Roni Shabat, Idan Bauder, Nir Sinai
  • Devices and methods of low frequency magnetic stimulation therapy
    Patent number: 9649502
    Abstract: Described herein, in certain embodiments, are devices and methods for modulating the electrical activity of a brain in a targeted manner using a weak magnetic field, generally field with a strength of less than about 100 Gauss. The magnetic field is varied over time in a periodic manner, generally with a frequency tuned to specifically affect one of the intrinsic frequencies of the brain, optionally the alpha frequency. The “Low Field Magnetic Stimulation” devices and methods described herein modulate the electrical activity of a brain without requiring medication. Methods and devices described herein gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of human subjects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: NEOSYNC, INC.
    Inventors: James William Phillips, Yi Jin
  • Breath pacing apparatus, and method for pacing the respiration of a person
    Patent number: 9649470
    Abstract: A breath pacing apparatus and a method for pacing a respiration of a person include a haptic output unit with a variable haptically perceivable feature. The haptic output unit is configured to change the haptically perceivable feature periodically according to a sequence of desired respiration cycles, where a characteristic of the change of the haptically perceivable feature is related to a length of the respiration cycles in the sequence of desired respiration cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Juergen Vogt, Jan Martijn Krans, Jia Du, Tim Johannes Willem Tijs, Ronaldus Maria Aarts
  • Brachytherapy applicator
    Patent number: 9642999
    Abstract: Described here are brachytherapy applicators that comprise a modular support matrix. The modular support matrix may define the arrangement of radiation source lumens within the brachytherapy applicator. The modular support matrix can be adjusted to position the radiation sources to obtain a certain dose and dose profile. A series of modular support matrices may be operably connected according to patient anatomy or dosing requirements. Systems and methods for using such modular brachytherapy applicators are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Sutton, George D. Hermann, Michael Drews, Gail S. Lebovic
  • Surgical implant for treating pelvic organ prolapse conditions
    Patent number: 9636200
    Abstract: An implant including a vaginal portion having a length, width, first and second ends with a central region positioned therebetween, and a sacral portion having a length, width, first end and second end. The first end of the sacral portion is coupled to the central region of the vaginal portion so that the width of the first end extends substantially perpendicularly to the length of the vaginal portion. The implant is made of the same substantially flat, planar mesh having an anisotropic knitted or woven structure that has a greater stiffness in a first direction than a second direction. The mesh is aligned such that the first direction is aligned in a longitudinal direction of the sacral portion and the mesh of the vaginal portion is aligned such that the stiffness in a longitudinal direction of the vaginal portion is less than that of the sacral portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Chanaka Amarasinghe, Marc Feinberg
  • Symmetric magnet arrangement for medical implants
    Patent number: 9615181
    Abstract: An arrangement is described for a hearing implant system. An implantable housing has an outer surface configured to lie under and parallel to the skin of the implanted patient. An implant magnet arrangement is located within the implantable housing and has multiple local magnetic sections with different independent local magnetic fields that are combined together to form a net magnetic field with at least two-fold symmetry and zero net magnetic dipole moment, wherein the magnetic fields are oriented parallel to the outer surface of the implant housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Nagl, Thomas Lechleitner, Peter Lampacher, Wolfgang Amrhein, Gunther Weidenholzer
  • Template for implanting a housing of a hearing instrument
    Patent number: 9609440
    Abstract: The invention relates to a template for implanting a housing of an implantable unit of a partially implantable hearing instrument, comprising a template plate comprising an implant position marking opening and a template position indicating element which extends substantially normal with regard to the surface of the template plate, wherein the implant position marking opening is designed to mark the position of a receptacle to be created in the patient's temporal bone for receiving an elevated housing positioning portion of the housing, and wherein the template position indicating element is a projection designed to be seen or felt by a surgeon through the patient's skin when the template plate is positioned at the patient's skull to mark the position of said receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventors: Louisa Busca Grisoni, Christian Imbert
  • Implantable microphone
    Patent number: 9584926
    Abstract: An implantable microphone for placement in soft tissue, comprising a sensor arrangement comprising a housing, a first pressure sensor having a first membrane for being exposed to surrounding soft tissue and a second pressure sensor having a second membrane for being exposed to surrounding soft tissue and a compensation circuitry for combining the output signals of the first and second sensor in a manner so as to eliminate signals resulting from acceleration forces acting on the sensor arrangement, wherein the first and the second sensor are of a mirror-symmetric design with regard to each other, with the first and the second membrane being arranged parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics AG
    Inventor: Hannes Maier
  • Drop detection of human follicle fluid in a test tube
    Patent number: 9575000
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an apparatus and a method for detecting first and subsequent drops of follicle fluid falling into a test tube during an aspiration process. A pair of optical devices (emitter and detector) is positioned at opposite side of the test tube. The emitter emits a beam of light towards the detector. As soon as a drop of the follicle fluid falls into the test tube, a signal processing circuitry detects a change in intensity of the light received by the detector. Further, the intensity of beam is compared with a pre-defined intensity. Based on the comparison, if the difference between the pre-defined intensity and intensity is greater than a pre-defined threshold value, the signal processing circuitry generates an electrical signal indicating the detection of the first drop of the follicle fluid falling into the test tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHIVANI SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES PRIVATE LIMITED
    Inventors: Ashish Modi, Ravikant Kale
  • Implantable devices for the treatment of incontinence and methods of using same
    Patent number: 9549800
    Abstract: An implantable device includes a body member having a bottom side that is parallel to a top side; a pair of legs extending from the bottom side of the body member; and a pair of arms extending from the body member perpendicular to the pair of legs and a second arm extending from the body member perpendicular to the pair of legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Craig Comiter, Eugene Rhee, Bryon Merade
  • Magnet arrangement for bone conduction hearing implant
    Patent number: 9549267
    Abstract: An implantable magnetic transducer arrangement is described for a hearing implant in a recipient patient. An implant housing hermetically encapsulates an interior housing volume and is fixedly attached to skull bone beneath the skin of the patient. A magnetic transducer is located within the housing volume and includes multiple pie-shaped permanent magnets wherein adjacent magnets have different direction magnetic polarities, and one or more suspension elements that resiliently couple adjacent magnets to allow their relative movement. The magnetic transducer is operatively coupled to an external magnetic drive component above the skin of the patient to form an oscillating system that develops a mechanical stimulation signal to the implant housing for delivery by bone conduction of the skull bone as an audio signal to the cochlea of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geraete GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Nagl, Thomas Lechleitner
  • Delivery systems for the placement of surgical implants and methods of use
    Patent number: 9522057
    Abstract: An implant insertion system includes an implant, such as a surgical mesh, having a first end and a second end, a first insertion aid spaced from and connected with the first end of the implant via a first link, such as a first flexible filament, and a second insertion aid spaced from and connected with the second end of the implant via a second link, such as a second flexible filament. The system includes an insertion device for implanting the implant in tissue. The insertion device has a handle at a proximal end thereof, an actuator mounted on the handle, a shaft extending from a distal end of the handle toward a distal end of the insertion device, and a cutting element disposed within the shaft. The shaft has an outer wall including an opening that is adapted to receive the first and second insertion aids for connecting the implant with the insertion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven H. Nguyen
  • Implantable medical device and methods of delivering the implantable medical device
    Patent number: 9504547
    Abstract: A medical device and method of delivery of the medical device within a patient's body are disclosed by the present invention. The medical device includes a first elongate member and a second elongate member. A first portion and a second portion of the second elongate member are configured to form a defined non-planar shape such that the first portion is a first arm of the defined non-planar shape and the second portion is a second arm of the defined non-planar shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Olivieri, Peter J. Pereira
  • Health applications of a double helix conductor
    Patent number: 9504845
    Abstract: An electrical system having an underlying structure resembling the double helix most commonly associated with DNA is used to produce useful electromagnetic fields for health applications and/or medical applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Medical Energetics Ltd.
    Inventor: David G. Schmidt
  • Apparatus for brachytherapy
    Patent number: 9498644
    Abstract: A double-balloon brachytherapy catheter includes an outer-balloon that is filled with a liquid substance or air via an outer-balloon-filler. Further, an inner-balloon is filled with a liquid substance or air via an inner-balloon-filler, with the inner-balloon inserted inside the outer-balloon. Additionally, a plurality of radiation-tubes is positioned in association within the inner-balloon, such as to an outside border of the inner-balloon and within the outer-balloon. Each radiation-tube out of the plurality is segmented into segments of differing hardness. In addition, a vacuum-tube can be wrapped around an exterior of the outer-balloon, where the vacuum tube is used to remove fluids and air to create a void. Also, the plurality of radiation-tubes can be configured to run longitudinally along a central shaft of the double-balloon brachytherapy catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Best Medical International, Inc.
    Inventor: Lloyd Michael Cutrer
  • Tools and methods for treatment of pelvic conditions
    Patent number: 9492191
    Abstract: Surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods that are used for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue, adjusting the length of implant components, and cutting the implant to a desired length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Astora Women's Health, LLC
    Inventors: Brian G. Fischer, Karl A. Jagger, Jason W. Ogdahl, Jeffrey M. O'Hern, John F. Otte, Jessica L. Roll, Andrew P. VanDeWeghe, Justin H. Huelman, Chaouki A. Khamis
  • Expandable implant system
    Patent number: 9492259
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a sling implant system are provided. Embodiments of the implants can include one or more collapsibility and expandability features or portions adapted to improve introduction and deployment of the implant within the patient. The implants can be folded, collapsed or otherwise reduced in size or construct to fit within a delivery tool or catheter for later expandability upon deployment of the implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Astora Women's Health, LLC
    Inventor: Michael A. Knipfer