Patents by Inventor Diego Murature

Diego Murature 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).

  • Intragastric balloon retrieval mechanisms
    Patent number: 8753369
    Abstract: A mechanism for removing a fluid-filled object from a patient. The apparatus includes a deflation tube with a puncture member at one end of the tube for piercing a hole in the object wall. The apparatus includes a retrieval mechanism slidable within the deflation tube lumen. The retrieval mechanism includes an expansion element that is expandable when positioned within the object from a first configuration with a dimension less than that of the deflation tube lumen to a second or deployed configuration with a dimension that is greater than an outer dimension of the puncture member. The expansion element contacts an inner surface of the inflatable object as the deflation tube and retrieval mechanism are withdrawn from the body cavity. The expansion element may be a T-bar, a foldable anchor, an inflatable member, or another expandable form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Diego Murature, Janel A. Birk, Frederick L. Coe, Robert E. Hoyt, Jr.
  • INTRAGASTRIC BALLOON RETRIEVAL MECHANISMS
    Publication number: 20100168783
    Abstract: A mechanism for removing a fluid-filled object from a patient. The apparatus includes a deflation tube with a puncture member at one end of the tube for piercing a hole in the object wall. The apparatus includes a retrieval mechanism slidable within the deflation tube lumen. The retrieval mechanism includes an expansion element that is expandable when positioned within the object from a first configuration with a dimension less than that of the deflation tube lumen to a second or deployed configuration with a dimension that is greater than an outer dimension of the puncture member. The expansion element contacts an inner surface of the inflatable object as the deflation tube and retrieval mechanism are withdrawn from the body cavity. The expansion element may be a T-bar, a foldable anchor, an inflatable member, or another expandable form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: ALLERGAN, INC.
    Inventors: Diego Murature, Janel Birk, Frederick L. Coe, Robert E. Hoyt, JR.
  • Intragastric balloon retrieval mechanisms
    Publication number: 20070288033
    Abstract: A mechanism for removing a fluid-filled object from a patient. The apparatus includes a deflation tube with a puncture member at one end of the tube for piercing a hole in the object wall. The apparatus includes a retrieval mechanism slidable within the deflation tube lumen. The retrieval mechanism includes an expansion element that is expandable when positioned within the object from a first configuration with a dimension less than that of the deflation tube lumen to a second or deployed configuration with a dimension that is greater than an outer dimension of the puncture member. The expansion element contacts an inner surface of the inflatable object as the deflation tube and retrieval mechanism are withdrawn from the body cavity. The expansion element may be a T-bar, a foldable anchor, an inflatable member, or another expandable form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventors: Diego Murature, Janel Birk, Frederick L. Coe, Robert E. Hoyt