Patents by Inventor Eric S. Whitbrook

Eric S. Whitbrook 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: 20220110674
    Abstract: A treatment device for treatment of overactive bladder conditions operates to suction to grasp and conform a mucosal tissue of the bladder wall to a portion of the tissue treatment device, and deliver energy to non-superficial target tissue at a substantially uniform depth from the mucosal tissue. The tissue treatment device incorporates multiple instruments for different functions needed to treat overactive bladder conditions. The tissue treatment device provides simplified interfaces and mechanisms for operating each of the multiple instruments in a controlled manner. Further, the tissue treatment device is configured to have a low and smooth profile that permits the tissue treatment device to be used without a tubular sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle Patrick Taylor, Eric S. Whitbrook, John Christian Knudson, Caleb Ole Vainikka
  • Publication number: 20170319235
    Abstract: Devices and methods that provide minimally-invasive approaches to performing treatments on soft tissue, such as that found in the bladder using various natural access paths such as transvaginal and transurethral. Treatments include the application of energy to nerves found in, under and around the trigone region of the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Amphora Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric S. Whitbrook, John C. Knudson, Edwin J. Hlavka, Thomas V. Ressemann
  • Publication number: 20140135813
    Abstract: An evacuation sheath assembly and method of reducing or removing a blockage within a vessel without permitting embolization of particulate matter is provided. The evacuation sheath assembly includes a first elongate tubular member, having proximal and distal ends and a main lumen configured to be placed in fluid communication with a blood vessel. An expandable member is provided on a distal portion of the tubular member. The evacuation assembly further includes a second elongate tubular member having an inflation lumen configured to be placed in fluid communication with the expandable member and a fluid inflator. The fluid inflator is configured to be placed in fluid communication with the inflation lumen in order to provide a regulated pressure fluid source for inflating the expandable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven S. Hackett, Eric S. Whitbrook, Thomas F. Janecek, Chad W. Trembath, Andrew J. Dusbabek, John R. Drontle, Joel D. Phillips, Thomas V. Ressemann, Kyle L. Thunstrom, Peter T. Keith