Patents by Inventor David Carr-Locke

David Carr-Locke 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 and methods for treatment of morbid obesity
    Patent number: 9060844
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ValenTx, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Kagan, James Balliro, David Carr-Locke, Mitchell Dann, Lee Guterman, Sayeed Ikramuddin, James Leary, Richard Thomas
  • Apparatus and methods for treatment of morbid obesity
    Publication number: 20050096750
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Jonathan Kagan, James Balliro, David Carr-Locke, Mitchell Dann, Lee Guterman, Sayeed Ikramuddin, James Leary, Richard Thomas
  • Apparatus and methods for treatment of morbid obesity
    Publication number: 20040092892
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Jonathan Kagan, James Balliro, David Carr-Locke, Mitchell Dann, Lee Guterman, Sayeed Ikramuddin, James Leary, Richard Thomas