Patents by Inventor Caleb Ole Vainikka

Caleb Ole Vainikka 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: 20220110674
    Abstract: A treatment device for treatment of overactive bladder conditions operates to suction to grasp and conform a mucosal tissue of the bladder wall to a portion of the tissue treatment device, and deliver energy to non-superficial target tissue at a substantially uniform depth from the mucosal tissue. The tissue treatment device incorporates multiple instruments for different functions needed to treat overactive bladder conditions. The tissue treatment device provides simplified interfaces and mechanisms for operating each of the multiple instruments in a controlled manner. Further, the tissue treatment device is configured to have a low and smooth profile that permits the tissue treatment device to be used without a tubular sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Patrick Taylor, Eric S. Whitbrook, John Christian Knudson, Caleb Ole Vainikka
  • Publication number: 20210316135
    Abstract: Devices and methods of use for introduction and implantation of an electrode as part of a minimally invasive technique. A system includes an introducer tool including a dilator portion, a carrier portion and a release mechanism, the dilator portion selectively engageable with the carrier portion. The system further includes a lead including a lead body and an electrode structure, the electrode structure including an active side with an electrode disposed thereon, and an inactive side with an element disposed thereon. The introducer tool is configured to be temporarily inserted into a patient over a guidewire, and a portion of the release mechanism is selectively engageable with the element of the electrode structure to retain the electrode structure to the introducer tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Pignato, Seth Wilks, Vance Kesler, James E. Johnson, James Anderson Smith, Peter James Meinz, William Thomas Hartsig, Caleb Ole Vainikka