Patents by Inventor Clifford P. Warner

Clifford P. Warner 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: 20230146457
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a plurality of securing devices. For example, the present disclosure includes securing devices comprising sutures, everting anchors, and inverting anchors. The sutures and anchors disclosed herein may be capable of deployment to a depth within a body lumen, such that body tissue external to the body lumen is not damaged by the devices. Moreover, in various embodiments, the securing devices described herein may couple one or more medical devices (e.g., stents, grafts, and/or stent-grafts) to body tissue such as a body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Michael L. O'Hara, Sherif A. Eskaros, Clifford P. Warner
  • Patent number: 11547396
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a plurality of securing devices. For example, the present disclosure includes securing devices comprising sutures, everting anchors, and inverting anchors. The sutures and anchors disclosed herein may be capable of deployment to a depth within a body lumen, such that body tissue external to the body lumen is not damaged by the devices. Moreover, in various embodiments, the securing devices described herein may couple one or more medical devices (e.g., stents, grafts, and/or stent-grafts) to body tissue such as a body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. O'Hara, Sherif A. Eskaros, Clifford P. Warner
  • Publication number: 20220338894
    Abstract: Tissue anchoring devices in the form of microanchors that partially penetrate tissue, thereby avoiding full thickness penetration of the tissue, yet are secure enough to enable reliable device fixation and easy removal of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Clifford P. Warner, Sherif A. Eskaros, Kenneth Mazich
  • Patent number: 11413055
    Abstract: Tissue anchoring devices in the form of microanchors that partially penetrate tissue, thereby avoiding full thickness penetration of the tissue, yet are secure enough to enable reliable device fixation and easy removal of the device while maintaining normal GI tract functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford P. Warner, Sherif A. Eskaros, Kenneth Mazich
  • Patent number: 10716559
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a plurality of securing devices. For example, the present disclosure includes securing devices comprising sutures, everting anchors, and inverting anchors. The sutures and anchors disclosed herein may be capable of deployment to a depth within a body lumen, such that body tissue external to the body lumen is not damaged by the devices. Moreover, in various embodiments, the securing devices described herein may couple one or more medical devices (e.g., stents, grafts, and/or stent-grafts) to body tissue such as a body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. O'Hara, Sherif A. Eskaros, Clifford P. Warner
  • Publication number: 20200146680
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The methods of using the devices include endoscopic deployment, and the devices may include self-expanding frameworks that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J Houghton, Sakthi Sambandam, Clifford P. Warner
  • Publication number: 20190343541
    Abstract: Tissue anchoring devices in the form of microanchors that partially penetrate tissue, thereby avoiding full thickness penetration of the tissue, yet are secure enough to enable reliable device fixation and easy removal of the device while maintaining normal GI tract functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Clifford P. Warner, Sherif A. Eskaros, Kenneth Mazich
  • Patent number: 10226270
    Abstract: Tissue anchoring devices in the form of microanchors that partially penetrate tissue, thereby avoiding full thickness penetration of the tissue, yet are secure enough to enable reliable device fixation and easy removal of the device while maintaining normal GI tract functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford P. Warner, Sherif A. Eskaros, Kenneth Mazich
  • Publication number: 20170333029
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a plurality of securing devices. For example, the present disclosure includes securing devices comprising sutures, everting anchors, and inverting anchors. The sutures and anchors disclosed herein may be capable of deployment to a depth within a body lumen, such that body tissue external to the body lumen is not damaged by the devices. Moreover, in various embodiments, the securing devices described herein may couple one or more medical devices (e.g., stents, grafts, and/or stent-grafts) to body tissue such as a body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Michael L. O'Hara, Sherif A. Eskaros, Clifford P. Warner
  • Publication number: 20150313595
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The methods of using the devices include endoscopic deployment, and the devices may include self-expanding frameworks that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Houghton, Sakthi Sambandam, Clifford P. Warner
  • Publication number: 20140046366
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a plurality of securing devices. For example, the present disclosure includes securing devices comprising sutures, everting anchors, and inverting anchors. The sutures and anchors disclosed herein may be capable of deployment to a depth within a body lumen, such that body tissue external to the body lumen is not damaged by the devices. Moreover, in various embodiments, the securing devices described herein may couple one or more medical devices (e.g., stents, grafts, and/or stent-grafts) to body tissue such as a body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. O'Hara, Sherif A. Eskaros, Clifford P. Warner
  • Publication number: 20140046349
    Abstract: Tissue anchoring devices in the form of microanchors that partially penetrate tissue, thereby avoiding full thickness penetration of the tissue, yet are secure enough to enable reliable device fixation and easy removal of the device while maintaining normal GI tract functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford P. Warner, Sherif A. Eskaros, Kenneth Mazich