Patents by Inventor Benjamin David BELL

Benjamin David BELL 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).

  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ACCESS TO HYPER-INFLATED LUNG
    Publication number: 20190060538
    Abstract: Devices to improve lung function in a patient having restricted ventilation. The device may include an entry or access port for an implantable airway bypass device that relieves trapped air. The device of the present invention comprises an expandable structure (164) to be implanted in lung tissue and defining an air capture chamber, a first conduit (174) having a first end from which extends the expandable structure, and a second end to be coupled to a first end of a second conduit (161), the second end of the second conduit being joined to an external anchor (175) to rest against an outer skin surface of the chest of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Mark GELFAND, Jianmin LI, George BOURNE, Howard LEVIN, Benjamin David BELL, Gerhard A. FOELSCHE, Aaron SANDOSKI
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING A HYPER-INFLATED LUNG
    Publication number: 20170049554
    Abstract: A method and device to improve lung function in a patient having restricted ventilation. The device may include an implantable airway bypass device that relieves trapped air. The method may include a treatment procedure that minimizes irritation of tissue to control healing processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Soffio Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Jianmin LI, George BOURNE, Mark GELFAND, Howard LEVIN, Michael BARENBOYM, Ary CHERNOMORSKY, Benjamin David BELL, Gerhard Andrew FOELSCHE, Mark LEUNG