Patents by Inventor Annette Campbell-White
Annette Campbell-White 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).
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Patent number: 9498366Abstract: A device for performing one or more functions in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient includes an anchoring member and at least one actuator, sensor, or combination of both coupled with the anchoring device. The anchoring device is adapted to maintain at least part of the device within a pyloric portion of the patient's stomach and to intermittently engage, without directly attaching to, stomach tissue. Actuators perform any suitable function, such as transmitting energy to tissue, acting as a sleeve to reduce nutrient absorption, occupying space in the stomach, eluting a drug and/or the like. Sensors may be adapted to sense any suitable patient characteristic within the patient's gastrointestinal tract, such as pH, temperature, bile content, nutrient content, fats, sugars, alcohol, opiates, drugs, analytes, electrolytes and/or hemoglobin.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2004Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Annette Campbell-White, Jordan T. Bajor
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Patent number: 8663338Abstract: Methods, devices and systems facilitate intermittent and/or partial obstruction of a pyloric valve. Devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve and a tissue engagement portion for contacting tissue adjacent the pyloric valve to obstruct the valve. Some embodiments also include a positioning member extending from the tissue engagement portion for helping position the device for obstructing the valve. A retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Rogers Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Roxanne Richman, David A. Gallup, Annette Campbell-White
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Patent number: 8657885Abstract: Methods, devices and systems facilitate intermittent and/or partial obstruction of a pyloric valve. Devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve and a tissue engagement portion for contacting tissue adjacent the pyloric valve to obstruct the valve. Some embodiments also include a positioning member extending from the tissue engagement portion for helping position the device for obstructing the valve. A retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Rogers Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Roxanne Richman, David A. Gallup, Annette Campbell-White
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Patent number: 8048169Abstract: Methods, devices and systems facilitate intermittent and/or partial obstruction of a pyloric valve. Devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve and a tissue engagement portion for contacting tissue adjacent the pyloric valve to obstruct the valve. Some embodiments also include a positioning member extending from the tissue engagement portion for helping position the device for obstructing the valve. A retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2004Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: BAROnova, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Burnett, Gregory W. Hall, Roxanne Richman, David A. Gallup, Annette Campbell-White
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Patent number: 7613523Abstract: Method, system and apparatus for carrying out a controlled heating of dermis to achieve a percentage of linear collagen shrinkage. Implants are employed which preferably are configured as a thermal barrier defining support of an outwardly disposed support surface which carries one or more heater segments. Located along heating channels at the interface between dermis and next adjacent subcutaneous tissue, the structure protects the latter from thermally induced damage while directing heat energy into the former.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2005Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Apsara Medical CorporationInventors: Philip E. Eggers, Annette Campbell-White, Bryant A. Toth
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Publication number: 20090118758Abstract: Methods, devices and systems facilitate intermittent and/or partial obstruction of a pyloric valve. Devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve and a tissue engagement portion for contacting tissue adjacent the pyloric valve to obstruct the valve. Some embodiments also include a positioning member extending from the tissue engagement portion for helping position the device for obstructing the valve. A retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Daniel R. BURNETT, Greg HALL, Roxanne RICHMAN, David A. GALLUP, Annette CAMPBELL-WHITE
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Publication number: 20090118757Abstract: Methods, devices and systems facilitate intermittent and/or partial obstruction of a pyloric valve. Devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve and a tissue engagement portion for contacting tissue adjacent the pyloric valve to obstruct the valve. Some embodiments also include a positioning member extending from the tissue engagement portion for helping position the device for obstructing the valve. A retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Daniel R. BURNETT, Greg HALL, Roxanne RICHMAN, David A. GALLUP, Annette CAMPBELL-WHITE
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Publication number: 20060095103Abstract: Method, system and apparatus for carrying out a controlled heating of dermis to achieve a percentage of linear collagen shrinkage. Implants are employed which preferably are configured as a thermal barrier defining support an outwardly disposed support surface of which carries one or more heater segments. Located along heating channels at the interface between dermis and next adjacent subcutaneous tissue, the structure protects the latter from thermally induced damage while directing heat energy into the former.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2005Publication date: May 4, 2006Inventors: Philip Eggers, Annette Campbell-White, Bryant Toth
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Publication number: 20050055039Abstract: A device for performing one or more functions in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient includes an anchoring member and at least one actuator, sensor, or combination of both coupled with the anchoring device. The anchoring device is adapted to maintain at least part of the device within a pyloric portion of the patient's stomach and to intermittently engage, without directly attaching to, stomach tissue. Actuators perform any suitable function, such as transmitting energy to tissue, acting as a sleeve to reduce nutrient absorption, occupying space in the stomach, eluting a drug and/or the like. Sensors may be adapted to sense any suitable patient characteristic within the patient's gastrointestinal tract, such as pH, temperature, bile content, nutrient content, fats, sugars, alcohol, opiates, drugs, analytes, electrolytes and/or hemoglobin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2004Publication date: March 10, 2005Applicant: Polymorfix, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Burnett, Gregory Hall, Annette Campbell-White, Jordan Bajor
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Publication number: 20050033331Abstract: Methods, devices and systems facilitate intermittent and/or partial obstruction of a pyloric valve. Devices generally include a support portion for preventing the device from passing through the pyloric valve and a tissue engagement portion for contacting tissue adjacent the pyloric valve to obstruct the valve. Some embodiments also include a positioning member extending from the tissue engagement portion for helping position the device for obstructing the valve. A retaining member may optionally be included on the distal end of the positioning member for further maintaining a position of the device in the stomach. Some embodiments are deliverable into the stomach through the esophagus, either by swallowing or through a delivery tube or catheter. Some embodiments are fully reversible. Some embodiments self-expand within the stomach, while others are inflated or otherwise expanded.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2004Publication date: February 10, 2005Applicant: Polymorfix, Inc., c/o MedVenture AssociatesInventors: Daniel Burnett, Greg Hall, Roxanne Richman, David Gallup, Annette Campbell-White