Patents by Inventor Denise Marie Demarais

Denise Marie Demarais 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 and devices for reducing hollow organ volume
    Patent number: 8828025
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a minimally-invasive placement of a mechanical structure for reducing the volume of a hollow body organ. Anchors may be secured within the hollow body organ and then cinched together using a tensioning member to form a stricture within the hollow body organ. In another embodiment a tensioning member may be threaded along the hollow body organ and then cinched to reduce the volume. The strictures may be placed anywhere within the hollow body organ, and more than one stricture may be formed within the hollow body organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Marie Demarais, James Gannoe, Craig Gerbi
  • Methods and devices for reducing hollow organ volume
    Patent number: 8257365
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a minimally-invasive placement of a mechanical structure for reducing the volume of a hollow body organ. Anchors may be secured within the hollow body organ and then cinched together using a tensioning member to form a stricture within the hollow body organ. In another embodiment a tensioning member may be threaded along the hollow body organ and then cinched to reduce the volume. The strictures may be placed anywhere within the hollow body organ, and more than one stricture may be formed within the hollow body organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Marie Demarais, James Gannoe, Craig Gerbi
  • Systems and methods for treating obesity
    Patent number: 7753870
    Abstract: Methods and devices for simulating a gastric bypass and reducing the volume of the stomach involve placing a tubular liner along the lesser curve of the stomach cavity. Also, methods and devices for slowing gastric emptying involve placing valves within the stomach cavity near the gastro-intestinal junction and/or the pylorus. These methods and devices may prevent a patient from drinking and eating large volumes at one time and from eating slowly all day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Satiety, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Marie Demarais, Thomas J. Fogarty, James Gannoe
  • Methods and devices for reducing hollow organ volume
    Patent number: 7708684
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a minimally-invasive placement of a mechanical structure for reducing the volume of a hollow body organ. Intragastric bands may be secured within the hollow body organ and then reduced in diameter to form a stricture within the hollow body organ. The strictures may be placed anywhere within the hollow body organ, and more than one stricture may be formed within the hollow body organ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Satiety, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Marie Demarais, James Gannoe
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING HOLLOW ORGAN VOLUME
    Publication number: 20080132925
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing a minimally-invasive placement of a mechanical structure for reducing the volume of a hollow body organ. Intragastric bands may be secured within the hollow body organ and then reduced in diameter to form a stricture within the hollow body organ. The strictures may be placed anywhere within the hollow body organ, and more than one stricture may be formed within the hollow body organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: SATIETY, INC.
    Inventor: Denise Marie Demarais