Patents by Inventor Bruce Baldwin ALLAN

Bruce Baldwin ALLAN 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: 20230321435
    Abstract: Methods for treating urinary stress incontinence by non-invasively delivering energy to one or more submucosal regions of vaginal tissue to induce remodeling within the vaginal tissue are provided. In some embodiments, the energy delivery results in heating of the target tissue to a temperature that ranges from about 38° C. to about 46° C. In some embodiments, the subject methods involve cooling a mucosal epithelial layer over the vaginal tissue. In some embodiments, a reverse thermal gradient is produced as the mucosal epithelium is cooled while energy is delivered to the underlying vaginal tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Deborah WILKERSON, Stacie BELL, Bruce Baldwin ALLAN
  • Patent number: 11511110
    Abstract: Methods for treating urinary stress incontinence by non-invasively delivering energy to one or more submucosal regions of vaginal tissue to induce remodeling within the vaginal tissue are provided. In some embodiments, the energy delivery results in heating of the target tissue to a temperature that ranges from about 38° C. to about 46° C. In some embodiments, the subject methods involve cooling a mucosal epithelial layer over the vaginal tissue. In some embodiments, a reverse thermal gradient is produced as the mucosal epithelium is cooled while energy is delivered to the underlying vaginal tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: VIVEVE, INC.
    Inventors: Deborah Wilkerson, Stacie Bell, Bruce Baldwin Allan
  • Publication number: 20210000525
    Abstract: The systems and methods in accordance with the principles of the invention can treat urinary stress incontinence by treating target tissue in proximity to the urethra and/or bladder neck. A method for treating urinary stress incontinence in a subject can included non-invasively heating a subsurface region of a target tissue to induce remodeling of the subsurface region at the anterior and/or posterior regions of the vagina. The system can include: a controller and a probe having a distal end configured for non-invasive contact with a surface of a target tissue to transfer energy to the target tissue based on treatment parameters. The probe distal end can have two treatment surfaces spaced apart a distance equal to at least a width of a urethra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Bruce Baldwin ALLAN, Deborah Suzanne WILKERSON, David Laurence BLACK, Perry Joseph TOMASETTI
  • Patent number: 10779874
    Abstract: The systems and methods in accordance with the principles of the invention can treat urinary stress incontinence by treating target tissue in proximity to the urethra and/or bladder neck. A method for treating urinary stress incontinence in a subject can included non-invasively heating a subsurface region of a target tissue to induce remodeling of the subsurface region at the anterior and/or posterior regions of the vagina. The system can include: a controller and a probe having a distal end configured for non-invasive contact with a surface of a target tissue to transfer energy to the target tissue based on treatment parameters. The probe distal end can have two treatment surfaces spaced apart a distance equal to at least a width of a urethra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: VIVEVE, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Baldwin Allan, Deborah Suzanne Wilkerson, David Laurence Black, Perry Joseph Tomasetti
  • Publication number: 20200001079
    Abstract: Methods for treating urinary stress incontinence by non-invasively delivering energy to one or more submucosal regions of vaginal tissue to induce remodeling within the vaginal tissue are provided. In some embodiments, the energy delivery results in heating of the target tissue to a temperature that ranges from about 38° C. to about 46° C. In some embodiments, the subject methods involve cooling a mucosal epithelial layer over the vaginal tissue. In some embodiments, a reverse thermal gradient is produced as the mucosal epithelium is cooled while energy is delivered to the underlying vaginal tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Deborah WILKERSON, Stacie BELL, Bruce Baldwin ALLAN
  • Publication number: 20170071651
    Abstract: The systems and methods in accordance with the principles of the invention can treat urinary stress incontinence by treating target tissue in proximity to the urethra and/or bladder neck. A method for treating urinary stress incontinence in a subject can included non-invasively heating a subsurface region of a target tissue to induce remodeling of the subsurface region at the anterior and/or posterior regions of the vagina. The system can include: a controller and a probe having a distal end configured for non-invasive contact with a surface of a target tissue to transfer energy to the target tissue based on treatment parameters. The probe distal end can have two treatment surfaces spaced apart a distance equal to at least a width of a urethra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Viveve Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Baldwin ALLAN, Deborah Suzanne WILKERSON, David Laurence BLACK, Perry Joseph TOMASETTI