Patents by Inventor Brendan S. Buchanan

Brendan S. Buchanan 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).

  • DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT AIDS FOR IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20230404558
    Abstract: A treatment system includes an insert that is resiliently deflectable. The tip portion of the insert can be configured to be coupled to the trailing portion of an implant. A guide tube having an internal lumen is configured to permit passage of the tip portion and the body portion of the insert through a guide tube. The guide tube can have a length that is less than that of the insert. Treatment systems include a plurality of inserts, each insert differing from in at least one of length, diameter, and curvature. Treating a patient can include sizing a fistula using an insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Brendan S. Buchanan, Benjamin I. Espen, Reed A. Houge, Allan B. Dietz, William A. Faubion, JR., Eric J. Dozois
  • DELIVERY AND ASSESSMENT AIDS FOR IMPLANTS
    Publication number: 20230086502
    Abstract: A treatment system includes an insert that is resiliently deflectable. The tip portion of the insert can be configured to be coupled to the trailing portion of an implant. A guide tube having an internal lumen is configured to permit passage of the tip portion and the body portion of the insert through a guide tube. The guide tube can have a length that is less than that of the insert. Treatment systems include a plurality of inserts, each insert differing from in at least one of length, diameter, and curvature. Treating a patient can include sizing a fistula using an insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Brendan S. Buchanan, Benjamin I. Espen, Reed A. Houge, Allan B. Dietz, William A. Faubion, JR., Eric J. Dozois