Patents by Inventor Benjamin Y. Arcand

Benjamin Y. Arcand 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: 20140261446
    Abstract: A contraceptive or occlusion system for restricting and later opening up a reproductive tract or lumen of the vas deferens. The system is adapted to be reversible after implantation, including implantation on, around or within the vas deferens. A method and system to reconnect a severed body lumen, such as the vas deferens, is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Scott L. Sjoquist, James A. Alexander, Benjamin Y. Arcand
  • Publication number: 20140194679
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a mesh or implant system are provided. In certain embodiments, a tissue fixation device is included. The tissue fixation device can include an eyelet structure having an opening and one or more teeth adapted to grasp tissue to secure the implant in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Inventors: Scott L. Sjoquist, Benjamin Y. Arcand
  • Publication number: 20140107402
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an adjustable pessary device are provided. The device can include an elastic ribbon or band, such as Nitinol, encapsulated in a soft or flexible structure, such as a rubber shell. In addition to providing a conforming, comfortable shape, the rubber layer can have additional structures to interface and fit with the anatomical structures within the vagina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin Y. Arcand, Justin H. Huelman, Janet L. DeMarchi
  • Publication number: 20140088343
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an implant devices and systems are provided. The implant devices can include a mesh or implant encapsulated or otherwise coated, in whole or in part, with a film or coating. The coating or film can include methylcellulose or ethylcellulose to provide tissue regeneration as a hydrogel, while also providing a stiff polymer film when dry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin Y. Arcand, James A. Kazmierkoski, Dean W. Hacker, Emily R. Rolfes Meyering
  • Publication number: 20130060189
    Abstract: A multi-needle injection system having a collapsible and expandable frame portion is provided. The system can be adapted for delivery trans-urethrally into the bladder, and expanded to touch or penetrate a wall portion of the bladder. A plurality of positioned needles can inject at multiple points into the bladder wall simultaneously to introduce a therapeutic or treatment substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carrie L. Herman, Benjamin Y. Arcand, Natalie A. Borgos
  • Publication number: 20130053626
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an implant system for treating fecal incontinence are provided. The devices and systems can include a mesh or like device that can include a variable porosity to control the degree of expansion of the anal canal. The mesh can be constructed at least in part of patterned strut members allowing for various geometric configurations, with varying load and tension properties for the designated portions of the device according to the needs for a particular patient application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: John R. Frigstad, Amanda J. Heys, Benjamin Y. Arcand, Natalie Ann Borgos, William A. Sturos, Daniel R. Parks
  • Publication number: 20130006061
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions such as vaginal prolapse and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools being useful for transvaginally accessing a posterior region of pelvic anatomy, and related methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: James A. Alexander, Benjamin Y. Arcand, Justin H. Huelman, Chaouki A. Khamis, Micah D. Thorson, William S. Tremulis, Thomas O. Viker
  • Patent number: 8177830
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for a catheter assembly including a catheter shaft, a balloon positioned on the catheter shaft, where the balloon has a first balloon waist, a first lead extending longitudinally through the catheter shaft, and a first sealing member adjacent the first balloon waist and coupled to the first lead, where the first lead can provide electrical current to reversibly transition the first sealing member from a nonactivated state to an activated state in response to a temperature change in the first sealing member, and where at least a portion of the balloon rotates relative the catheter shaft in the nonactivated state and the first sealing member engages the first balloon waist to form a fluid tight seal and to prevent rotation of the balloon relative the catheter shaft in the activated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek C. Sutermeister, Jay T. Rassat, James M. Anderson, Benjamin Y. Arcand
  • Publication number: 20100298923
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for a catheter assembly including a catheter shaft, a balloon positioned on the catheter shaft, where the balloon has a first balloon waist, a first lead extending longitudinally through the catheter shaft, and a first sealing member adjacent the first balloon waist and coupled to the first lead, where the first lead can provide electrical current to reversibly transition the first sealing member from a nonactivated state to an activated state in response to a temperature change in the first sealing member, and where at least a portion of the balloon rotates relative the catheter shaft in the nonactivated state and the first sealing member engages the first balloon waist to form a fluid tight seal and to prevent rotation of the balloon relative the catheter shaft in the activated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek C. Sutermeister, Jay T. Rassat, James M. Anderson, Benjamin Y. Arcand
  • Publication number: 20090299455
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and systems for a catheter assembly including a catheter shaft, a balloon positioned on the catheter shaft, where the balloon has a first balloon waist, a first lead extending longitudinally through the catheter shaft, and a first sealing member adjacent the first balloon waist and coupled to the first lead, where the first lead can provide electrical current to reversibly transition the first sealing member from a nonactivated state to an activated state in response to a temperature change in the first sealing member, and where at least a portion of the balloon rotates relative the catheter shaft in the nonactivated state and the first sealing member engages the first balloon waist to form a fluid tight seal and to prevent rotation of the balloon relative the catheter shaft in the activated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Derek C. Sutermeister, Jay T. Rassat, James M. Anderson, Benjamin Y. Arcand