Patents by Inventor Cang C. Laduca

Cang C. Laduca 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).

  • Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue
    Patent number: 9510817
    Abstract: Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular member, an engagement member slidably dispose through the tubular member and a distal end adapted to engage tissue via a helical member, tissue stabilizing members positioned at the tubular member distal end which are adapted to stabilize tissue therebetween, and a delivery tube pivotable about the tissue stabilizer. The stabilizing members can be adapted to become angled relative to longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member. Moreover, one or all the articulation controls and functions can be integrated into a singular handle assembly connectable to the tissue manipulation assembly via a rigid or flexible tubular body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: USGI Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Vahid Saadat, Richard C. Ewers, Cang C. Laduca, Robert A. Vaughan, Chris Rothe, Kenneth J. Michlitsch
  • APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING AND SECURING TISSUE
    Publication number: 20120296348
    Abstract: Apparatus for manipulating and securing tissue are described herein. In creating tissue folds within the body of a patient, a tissue manipulation assembly may generally have an elongate tubular member, an engagement member slidably dispose through the tubular member and a distal end adapted to engage tissue via a helical member, tissue stabilizing members positioned at the tubular member distal end which are adapted to stabilize tissue therebetween, and a delivery tube pivotable about the tissue stabilizer. The stabilizing members can be adapted to become angled relative to longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member. Moreover, one or all the articulation controls and functions can be integrated into a singular handle assembly connectable to the tissue manipulation assembly via a rigid or flexible tubular body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: USGI MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Vahid Saadat, Richard C. Ewers, Cang C. Laduca, Robert A. Vaughan, Chris Rothe, Kenneth J. Michlitsch