Patents by Inventor Andrew Albrecht

Andrew Albrecht 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).

  • Publication number: 20230116352
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a valve body, a pump bulb, and a deflation mode actuator. The valve body includes a bi-directional valve configured to move from an inflation position to a deflation position in response to an activation of the deflation mode actuator. The bi-directional valve in the inflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the pump bulb to the inflatable member. The bi-directional valve in the deflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the inflatable member to the fluid reservoir that bypasses the pump bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Ryan Earl Fredrick, Mark Edward DiLoreto, John Anders Bostrom, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20230020066
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device for penile construction includes a penile implant having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a shaft portion configured to be disposed in a neophallus. The proximal portion defines a first strut and a second strut, and the proximal portion is configured to be attached to a pelvis structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Matthew Lee Nelson, Brian P. Watschke, James Ryan Mujwid, Samuel L. Will, Randall Paul Rowland, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Grady Jensen, Nickolas Dalbec, Paden Reed
  • Publication number: 20230014695
    Abstract: An implantable device for penile construction can comprise an anchor plate and at least one attachment member. The anchor plate can be configured to engage with a first portion of a pelvic bone of a patient. The anchor plate can comprise a prosthesis attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis, and at least one attachment member configured to attach to the anchor plate. The at least one attachment member can be configured to engage with a second portion of the pelvic bone of the patient. The engagement of the anchor plate with the first portion of the pelvic bone and the engagement of the attachment member with the second portion of the pelvic bone can couple the pelvic bone between the anchor plate and the at least one attachment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Randall Paul Rowland, Jonathan J. Lund, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Paul John Gindele, Aaron Roydon Johnson, Matthew Lee Nelson, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Bernard Andre Wasscher, Grady Jensen, Michael Wasson
  • Patent number: 11549598
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a valve body, a pump bulb, and a deflation mode actuator. The valve body includes a bi-directional valve configured to move from an inflation position to a deflation position in response to an activation of the deflation mode actuator. The bi-directional valve in the inflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the pump bulb to the inflatable member. The bi-directional valve in the deflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the inflatable member to the fluid reservoir that bypasses the pump bulb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Ryan Earl Fredrick, Mark Edward DiLoreto, John Anders Bostrom, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht
  • Patent number: 11497607
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device for penile construction includes a penile implant having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a shaft portion configured to be disposed in a neophallus. The proximal portion defines a first strut and a second strut, and the proximal portion is configured to be attached to a pelvis structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Matthew Lee Nelson, Brian P. Watschke
  • Publication number: 20220323222
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implant includes an inflatable member and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The inflatable member has a sidewall that defines a lumen and a porous structure disposed within the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: James Ryan Francesco Mujwid, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Ryan Earl Fredrick, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, John Anders Bostrom
  • Publication number: 20220304807
    Abstract: An implantable fluid operated device may include a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to transfer fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member. The pump assembly may include one or more fluid pumps and one or more valves. One or more sensing devices may be positioned within fluid passageways of the fluid operated device. The electronic control system may control operation of the pump assembly based on fluid pressure measurements and/or fluid flow measurements received from the one or more sensing devices. The pump assembly may include a piezoelectric pump. The one or more sensing devices may include one or more pressure transducers positioned in the fluid passageways, one or more strain gauges measuring deflection of piezoelectric elements, voltage input/output at one or more piezoelectric elements, and other types of sensing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Noel Smith, Keith R. Maile, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Daragh Nolan, Brian P. Watschke, Thomas Sinnott, Richard Percy, Bryan Duane Johnson, Laurence Norris, John Gildea, Eduardo Marcos Larangeira
  • Patent number: 11399944
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implant includes an inflatable member and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The inflatable member has a sidewall that defines a lumen and a porous structure disposed within the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Ryan Earl Fredrick, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, John Anders Bostrom
  • Publication number: 20220226120
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implant includes an inflatable member and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The inflatable member has a sidewall that defines a lumen. The sidewall has an outer surface and an inner surface disposed opposite the outer surface. The inner surface has a series of undulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Ryan Earl Fredrick, John Anders Bostrom, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Mark Edward DiLoreto, Mitul Shah
  • Publication number: 20220175532
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a pump bulb, and a valve body defining a fluid passageway. The valve body includes a refill valve disposed in the fluid passageway. The refill valve includes a valve member. In response to the pump bulb being compressed, the valve member moves within the fluid passageway in a first direction to a closed position in which the valve member blocks the fluid from being transferred around the refill valve. In response to the pump bulb being uncompressed, the valve member moves within the fluid passageway in a second direction to an open position in which the valve member allows the fluid to transfer around the refill valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Ryan Earl Fredrick, John Anders Bostrom, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Gary A. Rocheleau, Travis J. Schauer
  • Patent number: 11324595
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implant includes an inflatable member and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The inflatable member has a sidewall that defines a lumen. The sidewall has an outer surface and an inner surface disposed opposite the outer surface. The inner surface has a series of undulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Ryan Earl Fredrick, John Anders Bostrom, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Mark Edward DiLoreto, Mitul Shah
  • Patent number: 11285006
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a pump bulb, and a valve body defining a fluid passageway. The valve body includes a refill valve disposed in the fluid passageway. The refill valve includes a valve member. In response to the pump bulb being compressed, the valve member moves within the fluid passageway in a first direction to a closed position in which the valve member blocks the fluid from being transferred around the refill valve. In response to the pump bulb being uncompressed, the valve member moves within the fluid passageway in a second direction to an open position in which the valve member allows the fluid to transfer around the refill valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Ryan Earl Fredrick, John Anders Bostrom, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Gary A. Rocheleau, Travis J. Schauer
  • Publication number: 20210038391
    Abstract: An implantable device for penile construction can comprise an anchor plate and at least one attachment member. The anchor plate can be configured to engage with a first portion of a pelvic bone of a patient. The anchor plate can comprise a prosthesis attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis, and at least one attachment member configured to attach to the anchor plate. The at least one attachment member can be configured to engage with a second portion of the pelvic bone of the patient. The engagement of the anchor plate with the first portion of the pelvic bone and the engagement of the attachment member with the second portion of the pelvic bone can couple the pelvic bone between the anchor plate and the at least one attachment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Randall Paul Rowland, Jonathan J. Lund, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Paul John Gindele, Aaron Roydon Johnson, Matthew Lee Nelson, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Bernard Andre Wasscher, Grady Jensen, Michael Wasson
  • Publication number: 20200397583
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device for penile construction includes an anchor plate configured to be coupled to a pelvic bone of a patient, where the anchor plate has an attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis after the anchor plate is coupled to the pelvic bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, James Ryan Mujwid, Matthew Lee Nelson, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Ryan Earl Fredrick, Amy Rose Turek, Abigail Rae Brooks, Jeffrey A. Lechner-Riehle, Paden Reed, Jakob Asprey, Marcus Graham, Jeffrey Riepe, Gregory Thomas Quirk, Jonathan J. Lund
  • Publication number: 20200397584
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device for penile construction includes a penile implant having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a shaft portion configured to be disposed in a neophallus. The proximal portion defines a first strut and a second strut, and the proximal portion is configured to be attached to a pelvis structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Matthew Lee Nelson, Brian P. Watschke, James Ryan Mujwid, Samuel L. Will, Randall Paul Rowland, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Grady Jensen, Nickolas Dalbec, Paden Reed
  • Patent number: 10813762
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implant including an inflatable member and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The inflatable member defines a lumen and includes a structural member. At least a portion of the structural member is disposed within the lumen defined by the inflatable member. In some implementations, the implant includes a reservoir configured to hold fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan J. Lund, Matthew Lee Nelson, Douglas Lawrence Evans, Mark Edward DiLoreto, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Paul J. Gindele
  • Publication number: 20200222188
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device includes a fluid reservoir configured to be implanted in a body of a patient at a first location, an inflatable member configured to be implanted in the body of the patient at a second location, and a pump assembly configured to be implanted in the body of the patient at a third location. The pump assembly is configured to transfer fluid from the fluid reservoir to the inflatable member in response to the implantable device being in an inflation mode, and the pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid from the inflatable member to the fluid reservoir in response to the implantable device being in a deflation mode. The pump assembly includes an electronic control module, an electronically powered pump, a first valve, and a second valve. The electronic control module is configured to activate or deactivate the electronically powered pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Noel Smith, Daragh Nolan, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Brian P. Watschke
  • Publication number: 20200158247
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a fluid reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to transfer the fluid between the fluid reservoir and the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a valve body, a pump bulb, and a deflation mode actuator. The valve body includes a bi-directional valve configured to move from an inflation position to a deflation position in response to an activation of the deflation mode actuator. The bi-directional valve in the inflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the pump bulb to the inflatable member. The bi-directional valve in the deflation position is configured to open a fluid passageway in the valve body to transfer fluid from the inflatable member to the fluid reservoir that bypasses the pump bulb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Ryan Earl Fredrick, Mark Edward DiLoreto, John Anders Bostrom, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht
  • Publication number: 20190307567
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a reservoir configured to hold fluid, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The pump assembly includes a pump bulb, and a valve body defining a fluid passageway. The valve body includes a refill valve disposed in the fluid passageway. The refill valve includes a valve member. In response to the pump bulb being compressed, the valve member moves within the fluid passageway in a first direction to a closed position in which the valve member blocks the fluid from being transferred around the refill valve. In response to the pump bulb being uncompressed, the valve member moves within the fluid passageway in a second direction to an open position in which the valve member allows the fluid to transfer around the refill valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Ryan Earl Fredrick, John Anders Bostrom, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Gary A. Rocheleau, Travis J. Schauer
  • Publication number: 20190307565
    Abstract: According to an aspect, an implant includes an inflatable member and a pump assembly configured to facilitate a transfer of a fluid from the reservoir to the inflatable member. The inflatable member has a sidewall that defines a lumen and a porous structure disposed within the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: James Ryan Mujwid, Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Ryan Earl Fredrick, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, John Anders Bostrom