Patents by Inventor Brian G. Fischer
Brian G. Fischer 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: 11547542Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Publication number: 20220287816Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Publication number: 20200113664Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Patent number: 10537416Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Patent number: 9918819Abstract: Various embodiments of sling or implant systems are provided. The sling or implant systems can be employed to treat incontinence, prolapse, and like conditions. A needle delivery device can be included, wherein the delivery device includes a needle and a rotatable sheath. The rotatable sheath can rotate upon actuation relative to the needle to selectively deploy or disengage an implant anchor from the distal end of the needle.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Brian G Fischer
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Patent number: 9867685Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Inventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Publication number: 20170273771Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Publication number: 20170042564Abstract: Surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods that are used for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue, adjusting the length of implant components, and cutting the implant to a desired length.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Brian G. Fischer, Karl A. Jagger, Jason W. Ogdahl, Jeffrey M. O'Hern, John F. Otte, Jessica L. Roll, Andrew P. VanDeWeghe, Justin H. Huelman, Chaouki A. Khamis
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Patent number: 9492191Abstract: Surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods that are used for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue, adjusting the length of implant components, and cutting the implant to a desired length.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Astora Women's Health, LLCInventors: Brian G. Fischer, Karl A. Jagger, Jason W. Ogdahl, Jeffrey M. O'Hern, John F. Otte, Jessica L. Roll, Andrew P. VanDeWeghe, Justin H. Huelman, Chaouki A. Khamis
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Publication number: 20160262862Abstract: Various embodiments of sling or implant systems are provided. The sling or implant systems can be employed to treat incontinence, prolapse, and like conditions. A needle delivery device can be included, wherein the delivery device includes a needle and a rotatable sheath. The rotatable sheath can rotate upon actuation relative to the needle to selectively deploy or disengage an implant anchor from the distal end of the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventor: Brian G FISCHER
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Publication number: 20150238297Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Patent number: 9017243Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer
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Patent number: 8677881Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for attenuating shock waves may include detecting at least one of an incoming hostile threat or electromagnetic radiation from an explosion from the hostile threat and filling an enclosure with a gas, the enclosure being positioned between the explosion and a region to be protected. According to one embodiment, a system may include a sensor configured to detect at least one of the direction of an incoming threat and an explosion from the incoming threat, an inflatable enclosure, and an inflation device configured to receive a trigger signal from the sensor indicating the arrival of the threat or explosion from the threat and inflate the inflatable enclosure in time to allow the inflated enclosure to reflect, absorb and/or refract and defocus at least a portion of the shock wave from the explosion before it reaches the protected region.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Brian G. Fischer
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Publication number: 20130263726Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method for attenuating shock waves may include detecting at least one of an incoming hostile threat or electromagnetic radiation from an explosion from the hostile threat and filling an enclosure with a gas, the enclosure being positioned between the explosion and a region to be protected. According to one embodiment, a system may include a sensor configured to detect at least one of the direction of an incoming threat and an explosion from the incoming threat, an inflatable enclosure, and an inflation device configured to receive a trigger signal from the sensor indicating the arrival of the threat or explosion from the threat and inflate the inflatable enclosure in time to allow the inflated enclosure to reflect, absorb and/or refract and defocus at least a portion of the shock wave from the explosion before it reaches the protected region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Brian G. Fischer
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Publication number: 20130035543Abstract: Surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods that are used for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue, adjusting the length of implant components, and cutting the implant to a desired length.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Inventors: Brian G. Fischer, Karl A. Jagger, Jason W. Ogdahl, Jeffrey M. O'Hern, John F. Otte, Jessica L. Roll, Andrew P. VanDeWeghe, Justin H. Huelman, Chaouki A. Khamis
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Publication number: 20120253108Abstract: Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to supportive tissue and adjusting the implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventor: Brian G. Fischer
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Publication number: 20120203060Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and other pelvic defects or dysfunctions, in both males and females, using one or more lateral implants to reinforce the supportive tissue of the urethra. The implants can be configured as a sling device having at least one extension arm and a tissue support portion having an eyelet, wherein a portion of the at least one extension arm is adapted to slide through and adjustably attach with the eyelet.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: AMS Research CorporationInventors: Jessica L. Roll, John Fritz Otte, Mona N. Dahdah, Brian G. Fischer