Patents Examined by Vi X Nguyen
  • Methods and systems for delivering substances into luminal walls
    Patent number: 11420030
    Abstract: Angioplasty and other dilatation devices are provided with scoring elements which incorporate a drug to be delivered to a body lumen, typically a blood vessel. The scoring elements have drugs and other active substances coated over a portion thereof or incorporated within internal structure of the element so that the drug is released into the luminal wall closely associated diseased regions of the body lumen as the scoring structure is radially expanded into the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: ANGIOSCORE, INC.
    Inventors: Eitan Konstantino, Michal Konstantino
  • Rotary sheath withdrawal system and method
    Patent number: 11419744
    Abstract: A device for withdrawing a sheath from a shaft includes a housing a flexible timing belt that is a continuous band forming a loop that has an inner surface and an outer surface. The timing belt has a plurality of belt teeth on a surface of the timing belt. The delivery device is by rotation of a barrel that is actuated by an actuator coupled to a barrel having a plurality of teeth such that rotation of the barrel such that the barrel teeth engages the belt teeth to cause movement of the timing belt causing movement of the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Vesper Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Longo, Timothy W. O'Neil, Christopher John Turek
  • Actuation mechanisms and load adjustment assemblies for surgical instruments
    Patent number: 11413060
    Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes an inner tube, an outer tube, an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp member pivotably moveable relative to the ultrasonic blade. The ultrasonic blade is acoustically coupled to an ultrasonic transducer. The clamp member pivotably movable relative to the ultrasonic blade between an open configuration and an approximated configuration with respect to the ultrasonic blade, wherein the clamp member is pivotably coupled to the inner tube, wherein the clamp member is pivotably coupled to the outer tube, and wherein movement of the outer tube relative to the inner tube between the first position and the second position transitions the clamp member between the open configuration and the approximate configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Craig N. Faller, Jacob S. Gee, Paul F. Riestenberg, Jonathan T. Batross, David A. Monroe, Benjamin D. Dickerson, Jeffrey D. Messerly
  • Occlusive medical implant
    Patent number: 11413047
    Abstract: An occlusive medical implant having a frame actuatable between a collapsed delivery configuration and an expanded implanted configuration, the frame including a generally tubular portion with a threaded insert configured to removably attach to a threaded distal end of a core wire; an occlusive element disposed on the frame; where a proximal portion of the occlusive element and the proximalmost extent of the threaded insert are substantially coplanar with a plane defined by three or more proximalmost extents of the frame in the expanded implanted configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Clark, Mark McPhail, Brian J. Tischler, Dennis A. Peiffer, Burns P. Doran
  • Systems and methods for spinal surgical procedures
    Patent number: 11399897
    Abstract: A method comprising capturing a pose of a surgical tool at a surgical site of a patient. The method includes determining a range of movement of the surgical tool at the surgical site, in response to the captured pose. The method includes displaying a representation of the determined range of movement onto an image associated with the surgical site. The method includes providing one or more instructions to limit a movement of a robotic device according to the determined range of movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Finley, Justin Smith
  • Medical systems incorporating pulley sharing
    Patent number: 11399905
    Abstract: Provided is a robotic system that includes a surgical instrument with a wrist that allows N degrees of freedom of movement. The N degrees of freedom can be controlled by N+1 cable segments. The wrist can include a first set pulleys configured to rotate about a first axis and a second set of pulleys configured to rotate about a second axis. The wrist can further comprise one or more pulleys configured to engage two of the cable segments, wherein at least one of the pulleys is shared by a first cable segment and a second cable segment. The first cable segment and the second cable segment that share the pulley can be independent from one another. In some circumstances, the surgical instrument can be actuated in N+1 degrees of movement by advancing or retracting at least two of N+1 cable segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Auris Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Michael Schuh, Bruce R. Woodley
  • Devices and methods for preparing a valve for a transcatheter valve replacement procedure
    Patent number: 11395697
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods, systems and devices for severing and optionally removing at least a portion of heart valve leaflets. Leaflets can be partially removed or entirely removed or otherwise, the leaflets can be severed or splayed in such a way as to avoid coronary blockage, LVOT obstruction, or access challenges in procedures where a prosthetic valve is to be implanted within a previously implanted prosthetic valve. The disclosure also relates to numerous devices for and methods of disabling one or more valve ligating devices to provide an unobstructed valve opening so that a prosthetic heart valve can be implanted within the opening. The ligation device(s) is disabled either by removing the ligation device(s) or severing one leaflet so that ligated leaflets can be separated. In some embodiments, the ligation device(s) are severed to disable the ligation device(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul T. Rothstein, Jeffrey D. Sandstrom, Joel Racchini, James R. Keogh, Martin T. Rothman
  • Rotation features for ultrasonic surgical instrument
    Patent number: 11389190
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a shaft assembly, an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp assembly. The shaft assembly includes an acoustic waveguide operable to transmit ultrasonic vibrations to the blade. The clamp assembly includes a clamp arm pivotable toward and away from the blade about a pivot axis, to clamp tissue between the clamp arm and the blade. A rotation feature may provide rotation of the blade relative to the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis of the waveguide. Alternatively, the rotation feature may provide rotation of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the longitudinal axis. The rotation feature may be driven based on pivotal positioning of the clamp arm relative to the blade about the pivot axis. The rotation feature may selectively lock and unlock the angular position of either the blade or the clamp arm about the longitudinal axis at any of a number of predetermined angular positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Craig N. Faller, Elizabeth DeBenedictis, William D. Kelly, Michael R. Lamping, Timothy G. Dietz, Patrick A. Weizman, Jacob S. Gee, John B. Schulte, Tylor C. Muhlenkamp, Douglas J. Turner, Eric B. Smith, Sean P. Conlon, Richard W. Timm, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Brian D. Bertke
  • Medical device including an artificial contractile structure
    Patent number: 11389165
    Abstract: A medical device has an artificial contractile structure including at least one contractile element adapted to contract a hollow body organ in such a way that said contractile element is adapted to be in a resting position or in an activated position, the activated position being defined with the contractile element constricting the hollow body organ and the resting position being defined with the contractile element not constricting the hollow body organ. The medical device further includes a tensioning device adapted to apply a force so as to tighten the contractile element around the hollow body organ. The medical device further includes a means for eliminating a dead zone of the contractile element when the contractile element is attached around hollow organ with a circumference of the contractile element less than a maximum possible circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: MyoPowers Medical Technologies France SAS
    Inventors: Marco Wieland, Claude Clement, Martin Horst
  • Rotatable cutting implements with friction reducing material for ultrasonic surgical instruments
    Patent number: 11382642
    Abstract: An ultrasonic surgical instrument is disclosed. The ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a housing, an ultrasonic transducer assembly to selectively generate ultrasonic motion, a motor within the housing, an outer sheath coupled to the housing, and a blade operably coupled to the ultrasonic transducer assembly and rotatably supported within the outer sheath for rotation with the ultrasonic transducer assembly. The ultrasonic transducer assembly is rotatably supported within the housing. The motor is configured to selectively apply a rotary motion to the ultrasonic transducer assembly. The outer sheath includes a distal tip portion defining a tip cavity. The blade includes a tissue-cutting distal end rotatably supported within the tip cavity. A portion of the tissue-cutting distal end is configured to apply the ultrasonic motion to tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Galen C. Robertson, Richard W. Timm, Kip M. Rupp, Kristina A. Snyder
  • Trocar cannula assembly with low profile insertion configuration and method of manufacture
    Patent number: 11382659
    Abstract: A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve can include a balloon formed by a stretch blow molding process following local heating once advanced over the cannula. Once formed, the balloon can be conditioned to constrict against the cannula. A conditioning aid can be advanced over the balloon when it is still formable to constrict the balloon against the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Boun Pravong, Kennii Pravongviengkham, Eduardo Bolanos, Joel B. Velasco
  • Through tip for catheter
    Patent number: 11383070
    Abstract: Catheter having an elongate tubular shaft including an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen defined therein, the guidewire lumen extending along at least a distal length of an inner tubular member of the elongate tubular shaft. The catheter includes a distal tip member having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal tip member is monolithic and the proximal end of the distal tip member is secured to a distal end of the inner tubular member. The catheter includes a balloon having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the balloon sealingly coupled to the distal portion of the elongate tubular shaft. The distal portion of the balloon is sealingly coupled to the distal tip member and the balloon defines an inner chamber in communication with the inflation lumen, wherein the proximal end of the distal tip member is disposed within the inner chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Bruce M. Wilson, Kerry J. Williams
  • Occlusive medical device
    Patent number: 11382635
    Abstract: An example occlusive implant is disclosed. The example occlusive implant includes an expandable framework configured to shift between a first configuration and an expanded configuration and a fixation member disposed along the expandable framework. The fixation member includes a first engagement portion and an anchor portion. Further, the first engagement portion is designed to be secured to the expandable framework and the anchor portion extends away from an outer surface of the expandable framework.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Mark Inouye, David John Onushko, Dennis A. Peiffer, James M. Anderson
  • Expandable vascular occlusion device with lead framing coil
    Patent number: 11376010
    Abstract: An occlusion device that includes an inner embolic element with a proximal section and a distal section, wherein the distal section has a first stiffness and the proximal section has a second stiffness. An expandable mesh is included that is capable of being transformed between a collapsed position and an expanded position, wherein the expandable mesh is disposed over a portion of the proximal section of the inner embolic device and the first stiffness is greater than the second stiffness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Lorenzo, Hussein Girnary, Robert Slazas
  • Surgical tool coupler to robotic system
    Patent number: 11376084
    Abstract: A surgical tool coupler (10) includes a housing (12) with a door (14). The door (14) and housing (12) include mating structures (18, 20) that mate with each other when the door (14) is closed. The housing (12) includes a robotic interface (26) which is connectable to a portion of a robotic surgery system (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Premia Spine Ltd.
    Inventor: Rafi Haziza
  • Micro-fabricated medical device having a non-helical cut arrangement
    Patent number: 11369351
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to interventional devices such as catheters and guidewire devices having micro-fabricated features for providing flexibility while maintaining good torquability. An interventional device includes an elongated member (500) having an arrangement of fenestrations which define a plurality of axially extending beams coupling a plurality of circumferentially extending rings. The fenestrations are arranged so that the resulting beams form a distributed, non-helical and non-linear pattern along the length of the elongated member. The pattern of fenestrations thereby minimizes or eliminates preferred bending axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SCIENTIA VASCULAR, INC.
    Inventors: Clark C. Davis, John A. Lippert
  • Grasper with magnetically-controlled positioning
    Patent number: 11357525
    Abstract: Described here are devices, systems, and methods for providing remote traction to tissue. Generally, the systems may include a grasper and a delivery device configured to releasably couple to the grasper. The grasper may have a first jaw and a second jaw and a main body having a barrel portion. The barrel portion may have a lumen extending therethrough, and a portion of the delivery device may be advanced through the lumen to rotate one or both of the jaws. The delivery devices may include a handle, a shaft, and a distal engagement portion. The delivery devices may further include an actuation rod which may be advanced through a barrel portion of a grasper to actuate the grasper. In some instances, the delivery device may further include a locking sheath, wherein the locking sheath is configured to temporarily couple to a grasper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: LEVITA MAGNETICS INTERNATIONAL CORP.
    Inventors: Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, Ruth Beeby, Steve Brunell, Mariel Fabro
  • Pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing
    Patent number: 11357989
    Abstract: A pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing includes a lead fixing part including a fixing tip whose diameter becomes gradually smaller toward an end of a distal part thereof, a plurality of bipolar electrodes that come into close contact with heart muscle, in an outer circumference of the lead fixing part, and a guide wire insertion through hole through which a guide wire can be inserted thereinto, a lead body part configured to be extended to the lead fixing part, having a stylet insertion through hole formed therein, and a body fixing part formed in a bent shape so as to be fixed to an inner wall of the coronary sinus, and a stylet inserted into the stylet insertion through hole, enabling the pacemaker lead for cerclage pacing to be easily moved within the body of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: June-Hong Kim, Gi-Byoung Nam, Kyone Peter Park
  • Prosthetic valve for avoiding obstruction of outflow
    Patent number: 11357622
    Abstract: A prosthetic mitral valve may be anchored in a native mitral valve. The prosthetic mitral valve preferably has a large anterior prosthetic leaflet that spans the entire width of the native anterior leaflet and the anterior prosthetic leaflet moves away from left ventricular outflow tract during systole to create a clear unobstructed outflow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Neovase Tiara Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Matthew Lane, Karen Tsoek-Ji Wong, Ian Fraser Kerr, Mark Segal
  • Method of decoupling rotation of a surgical instrument shaft supporting an end effector from rotation of a drive shaft drivingly coupled with a mechanism of the end effector
    Patent number: 11351002
    Abstract: Surgical assemblies and related methods are disclosed that provide for decoupling of instrument shaft roll and end effector actuation. A surgical assembly includes a base, an instrument shaft rotationally mounted to the base, an end effector supported at a distal end of the instrument shaft and including an actuation mechanism driven by a rotational motion, a drive shaft rotationally coupled with the actuation mechanism and configured to provide the rotational motion to the actuation mechanism, and a differential rotationally coupled to the drive shaft and receiving a first input motion and a second input motion. The differential combines the first and second input motions to generate an output motion that rotates the drive shaft. The first input motion is rotationally coupleable to an actuation source. The second input motion is coupled to rotation of the instrument shaft relative to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel F. Brisson, William A. Burbank