Patents by Inventor Dianne E. Sacco

Dianne E. Sacco 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).

  • Non-lithotripsic kidney-stone therapy
    Patent number: 9968369
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of using peristalsis to force a polymer plug through a mammalian lumen, thereby removing any calculi and/or calculi fragments present in the lumen. In one embodiment, the method is used as an alternative to conventional lithotripsy. In another embodiment, the method is used in conjunction with lithotripsy, thereby removing the small calculi fragments that result from such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: W. Scott McDougal, Dianne E. Sacco, Alexander Schwarz, Jean-Marie Vogel
  • NON-LITHOTRIPSIC KIDNEY-STONE THERAPY
    Publication number: 20170281203
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of using peristalsis to force a polymer plug through a mammalian lumen, thereby removing any calculi and/or calculi fragments present in the lumen. In one embodiment, the method is used as an alternative to conventional lithotripsy. In another embodiment, the method is used in conjunction with lithotripsy, thereby removing the small calculi fragments that result from such procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: W. Scott McDougal, Dianne E. Sacco, Alexander Schwarz, Jean-Marie Vogel
  • NON-LITHOTRIPSIC KIDNEY-STONE THERAPY
    Publication number: 20160249941
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of using peristalsis to force a polymer plug through a mammalian lumen, thereby removing any calculi and/or calculi fragments present in the lumen. In one embodiment, the method is used as an alternative to conventional lithotripsy. In another embodiment, the method is used in conjunction with lithotripsy, thereby removing the small calculi fragments that result from such procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: W. Scott McDougal, Dianne E. Sacco, Alexander Schwarz, Jean-Marie Vogel
  • Non-lithotripsic kidney-stone therapy
    Patent number: 9161767
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of using peristalsis to force a polymer plug through a mammalian lumen, thereby removing any calculi and/or calculi fragments present in the lumen. In one embodiment, the method is used as an alternative to conventional lithotripsy. In another embodiment, the method is used in conjunction with lithotripsy, thereby removing the small calculi fragments that result from such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: GENZYME CORPORATION
    Inventors: W. Scott McDougal, Dianne E. Sacco, Alexander Schwarz, Jean-Marie Vogel
  • NON-LITHOTRIPSIC KIDNEY-STONE THERAPY
    Publication number: 20140288569
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of using peristalsis to force a polymer plug through a mammalian lumen, thereby removing any calculi and/or calculi fragments present in the lumen. In one embodiment, the method is used as an alternative to conventional lithotripsy. In another embodiment, the method is used in conjunction with lithotripsy, thereby removing the small calculi fragments that result from such procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicants: Genzyme Corporation, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: W. Scott McDougal, Dianne E. Sacco, Alexander Schwarz, Jean-Marie Vogel
  • Non-lithotripsic kidney-stone therapy
    Patent number: 8361455
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of using peristalsis to force a polymer plug through a mammalian lumen, thereby removing any calculi and/or calculi fragments present in the lumen. In one embodiment, the method is used as an alternative to conventional lithotripsy. In another embodiment, the method is used in conjunction with lithotripsy, thereby removing the small calculi fragments that result from such procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignees: Pluromed, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: W. Scott McDougal, Dianne E. Sacco, Alexander Schwarz, Jean-Marie Vogel