Patents by Inventor Brandon D. Bullitt

Brandon D. Bullitt 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).

  • Magnetic sphincter augmentation device for urinary incontinence
    Patent number: 11324512
    Abstract: A sphincter augmentation device includes a plurality of bodies and a flexible band coupled with the bodies. The bodies define a first circumferential portion of the device and are magnetically biased toward one another. The flexible band defines a second circumferential portion of the device such that the bodies are arranged non-axisymmetrically about a central axis of the device. The device is sized to be positioned around a human urethra so that the bodies and the flexible band bear inwardly against the urethra. The device is configured to transition between a radially expanded state and a radially contracted state by the magnetic bias of the bodies to constrict the urethra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Torax Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Celeste L. Huster, Brandon D. Bullitt, Kyle P. Taylor, Jerome K. Grudem, Jr., Janet L. DeMarchi
  • MAGNETIC SPHINCTER AUGMENTATION DEVICE FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE
    Publication number: 20200129184
    Abstract: A sphincter augmentation device includes a plurality of bodies and a flexible band coupled with the bodies. The bodies define a first circumferential portion of the device and are magnetically biased toward one another. The flexible band defines a second circumferential portion of the device such that the bodies are arranged non-axisymmetrically about a central axis of the device. The device is sized to be positioned around a human urethra so that the bodies and the flexible band bear inwardly against the urethra. The device is configured to transition between a radially expanded state and a radially contracted state by the magnetic bias of the bodies to constrict the urethra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Celeste L. Huster, Brandon D. Bullitt, Kyle P. Taylor, Jerome K. Grudem, JR., Janet L. DeMarchi