Patents by Inventor Duane A. Granston

Duane A. Granston 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).

  • IMPLANTABLE RESTRICTION DEVICE WITH PROTECTIVE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20110040313
    Abstract: An implantable restriction device includes a belt and a balloon secured to the belt for engagement with tissue when the implantable restriction device is positioned about an organ. A protective member is associated with the balloon for positioning between the balloon and a tissue surface defining a band tissue interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel F. Dlugos, JR., Steven G. Hall, David T. Krumanaker, Brandon J. Lloyd, Amy L. Marcotte, Jerome R. Morgan, Mark S. Ortiz, David N. Plescia, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Richard W. Timm, Lauren S. Weaner, Duane A. Granston