Patents by Inventor Derek R. Kulakowski

Derek R. Kulakowski 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: 20240041641
    Abstract: A tray for securing an implantable device to a carrier member includes a slot configured to retain the carrier member and a receptacle adjacent the slot. The carrier member surrounds a shaft of the implantable device. The receptacle has a first width at a proximal end of the receptacle to receive first and second arms of the implantable device in an initial state in which the first and second arms extend substantially perpendicularly from the shaft. The receptacle has a second width at a distal end of the receptacle for receiving the first and second arms of the implantable device in a collapsed state in which the first and second arms are folded against the shaft such that the carrier member can be slid over the first and second arms to retain the first and second arms. The second width is less than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ashley Holbrooks, Fabio Pinto, Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Gary Helstern, Richard I. Farrington, John Triunfo
  • Publication number: 20240041642
    Abstract: A tray for securing an implantable device to a carrier member includes a slot configured to retain the carrier member and a receptacle adjacent the slot. The carrier member surrounds a shaft of the implantable device. The receptacle has a first width at a proximal end of the receptacle to receive first and second arms of the implantable device in an initial state in which the first and second arms extend substantially perpendicularly from the shaft. The receptacle has a second width at a distal end of the receptacle for receiving the first and second arms of the implantable device in a collapsed state in which the first and second arms are folded against the shaft such that the carrier member can be slid over the first and second arms to retain the first and second arms. The second width is less than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Ashley Holbrooks, Fabio Pinto, Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Gary Helstern, Richard I. Farrington, John Triunfo
  • Patent number: 11819450
    Abstract: A tray for securing an implantable device to a carrier member includes a slot configured to retain the carrier member and a receptacle adjacent the slot. The carrier member surrounds a shaft of the implantable device. The receptacle has a first width at a proximal end of the receptacle to receive first and second arms of the implantable device in an initial state in which the first and second arms extend substantially perpendicularly from the shaft. The receptacle has a second width at a distal end of the receptacle for receiving the first and second arms of the implantable device in a collapsed state in which the first and second arms are folded against the shaft such that the carrier member can be slid over the first and second arms to retain the first and second arms. The second width is less than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CooperSurgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley Holbrooks, Fabio Pinto, Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Gary Helstern, Richard I. Farrington, John Triunfo
  • Publication number: 20230157864
    Abstract: A tray for securing an implantable device to a carrier member includes a slot configured to retain the carrier member and a receptacle adjacent the slot. The carrier member surrounds a shaft of the implantable device. The receptacle has a first width at a proximal end of the receptacle to receive first and second arms of the implantable device in an initial state in which the first and second arms extend substantially perpendicularly from the shaft. The receptacle has a second width at a distal end of the receptacle for receiving the first and second arms of the implantable device in a collapsed state in which the first and second arms are folded against the shaft such that the carrier member can be slid over the first and second arms to retain the first and second arms. The second width is less than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Ashley Holbrooks, Fabio Pinto, Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Gary Helstern, Richard I. Farrington, John Triunfo
  • Patent number: 11571329
    Abstract: A tray for securing an implantable device to a carrier member includes a slot configured to retain the carrier member and a receptacle adjacent the slot. The carrier member surrounds a shaft of the implantable device. The receptacle has a first width at a proximal end of the receptacle to receive first and second arms of the implantable device in an initial state in which the first and second arms extend substantially perpendicularly from the shaft. The receptacle has a second width at a distal end of the receptacle for receiving the first and second arms of the implantable device in a collapsed state in which the first and second arms are folded against the shaft such that the carrier member can be slid over the first and second arms to retain the first and second arms. The second width is less than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CooperSurgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley Holbrooks, Fabio Pinto, Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Gary Helstern, Richard I. Farrington, John Triunfo
  • Publication number: 20210154045
    Abstract: A tray for securing an implantable device to a carrier member includes a slot configured to retain the carrier member and a receptacle adjacent the slot. The carrier member surrounds a shaft of the implantable device. The receptacle has a first width at a proximal end of the receptacle to receive first and second arms of the implantable device in an initial state in which the first and second arms extend substantially perpendicularly from the shaft. The receptacle has a second width at a distal end of the receptacle for receiving the first and second arms of the implantable device in a collapsed state in which the first and second arms are folded against the shaft such that the carrier member can be slid over the first and second arms to retain the first and second arms. The second width is less than the first width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Ashley Holbrooks, Fabio Pinto, Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Gary Helstern, Richard I. Farrington, John Triunfo
  • Patent number: 10989636
    Abstract: A specimen container configured for cryogenic processing of a specimen includes an elongate member, a first specimen processing medium contained within a lumen of the elongate member at a first position, a second specimen processing medium contained within the lumen of the elongate member at a second position located distal to the first position, and a barrier positioned between the first and second specimen processing mediums such that the first and second specimen processing mediums are spaced apart from each other within the lumen of the elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: CooperSurgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Timothy Stanhope, Simon W. H. Conisbee, Sarthak Sawarkar, Joseph Gordon, Jason Pancoast, John Glaberson
  • Publication number: 20190162639
    Abstract: A specimen container configured for cryogenic processing of a specimen includes an elongate member, a first specimen processing medium contained within a lumen of the elongate member at a first position, a second specimen processing medium contained within the lumen of the elongate member at a second position located distal to the first position, and a barrier positioned between the first and second specimen processing mediums such that the first and second specimen processing mediums are spaced apart from each other within the lumen of the elongate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick N. Gutelius, Derek R. Kulakowski, Timothy Stanhope, Simon W.H. Conisbee, Sarthak Sawarkar, Joseph Gordon, Jason Pancoast, John Glaberson