Patents by Inventor Brian K. Shui

Brian K. Shui 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, instruments and devices for extragastic reduction of stomach volume
    Patent number: 9155528
    Abstract: Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between the separated walls after which the separate walls are brought back toward one another. In another aspect, methods, instruments, devices and systems are provided for reducing the effective volume of a stomach by performing one or more extragastric plications of the stomach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Brian K. Shui, Pablo G. Acosta, Robert M. George, Lisa Serventi, Ed Orbeta, Scott Early, Earl A. Bright, Timothy A. Limon