Patents by Inventor David A Ahonen

David A Ahonen 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, compositions and kits for performing anastomosis procedures in conjunction with a radical prostatectomy procedure
    Patent number: 9788837
    Abstract: In some aspects, a surgical procedure for the removal of a prostate gland is provided. The procedure comprises: (a) positioning an implant material within the urethra, (b) removing the prostate, thereby cresting a urethral stump and a bladder neck, wherein the implant material occupies the urethral stump, the bladder neck, or both, and (c) securing the bladder neck to the urethral stump in an anastomosis procedure to establish a path of urine flow from the bladder to an external urethral opening (e.g., the meatus). Subsequently, the implant material is removed from the urethra, for example, by natural urine voiding or by flowing a removal fluid through and/or around the implant material in the urethra. In other aspects, a medical kit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David A Ahonen, Wendy Bosworth, Jianmin Li
  • Methods, compositions and kits for performing anastomosis procedures in conjunction with a radical prostatectomy procedure
    Patent number: 9060749
    Abstract: In some aspects, a surgical procedure for the removal of a prostate gland is provided. The procedure comprises: (a) positioning an implant material within the urethra, (b) removing the prostate, thereby creating a urethral stump and a bladder neck, wherein the implant material occupies the urethral stump, the bladder neck, or both, and (c) securing the bladder neck to the urethral stump in an anastomosis procedure to establish a path of urine flow from the bladder to an external urethral opening (e.g., the meatus). Subsequently, the implant material is removed from the urethra, for example, by natural urine voiding or by flowing a removal fluid through and/or around the implant material in the urethra. In other aspects, a medical kit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ahonen, Wendy Bosworth, Jianmin Li
  • METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND KITS FOR PERFORMING ANASTOMOSIS PROCEDURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20130041390
    Abstract: In some aspects, a surgical procedure for the removal of a prostate gland is provided. The procedure comprises: (a) positioning an implant material within the urethra, (b) removing the prostate, thereby creating a urethral stump and a bladder neck, wherein the implant material occupies the urethral stump, the bladder neck, or both, and (c) securing the bladder neck to the urethral stump in an anastomosis procedure to establish a path of urine flow from the bladder to an external urethral opening (e.g., the meatus). Subsequently, the implant material is removed from the urethra, for example, by natural urine voiding or by flowing a removal fluid through and/or around the implant material in the urethra. In other aspects, a medical kit is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: David Ahonen, Wendy Bosworth, Jianmin Li