Patents by Inventor Amy Tezel

Amy Tezel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Syringe-based leak detection system
    Patent number: 8725435
    Abstract: Generally described herein are devices, methods and systems related to detecting a leak present in a gastric banding system for the treatment of obesity. For example, a leak detector may include a syringe, a leak sensing unit and a needle, and may measure a pressure decay within a gastric banding system after the needle penetrates the patient's skin and is inserted into an access port connected to the gastric band of the gastric banding system. The pressure decay may be interpreted to determine if a leak is present in the gastric banding system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Snow, Mark O'Donnell, Amy Tezel, Marcos Borrell
  • SYRINGE-BASED LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120265456
    Abstract: Generally described herein are devices, methods and systems related to detecting a leak present in a gastric banding system for the treatment of obesity. For example, a leak detector may include a syringe, a leak sensing unit and a needle, and may measure a pressure decay within a gastric banding system after the needle penetrates the patient's skin and is inserted into an access port connected to the gastric band of the gastric banding system. The pressure decay may be interpreted to determine if a leak is present in the gastric banding system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Snow, Mark O'Donnell, Amy Tezel, Marcos Borrell