Patents by Inventor Gil Laroya
Gil Laroya 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).
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Publication number: 20210212699Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Steven L. Herbowy, Michael A. Evans, Anant Kumar, K.T. Venkateswara Rao, Matthew R. Hellewell, Gil Laroya
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Patent number: 10898201Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Nellix, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Herbowy, Michael A. Evans, Anant Kumar, K. T. Venkateswara Rao, Matthew R. Hellewell, Gil Laroya
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Publication number: 20190374220Abstract: Disclosed is a device that uses suture to close various layers of tissue quickly and precisely. The device and methods enhance the efficiency, consistency and cost-effectiveness of traditional hand-suturing without compromising cosmetic or wound healing outcomes. Adjustable instruments on either side of the device are applied to opposing sides of the desired layer of tissue to approximate the edges of the tissue to be closed. The user may control the delivery of a single stitch or a series of stitches at an adjustable interval to the desired layer of tissue. An instrument may perform the stitch or series of stitches as the operator guides the device along the tissue opening. Once the device has delivered the appropriate stitch(es), the user may remove excess suture material and release the tissue from the instruments on either side of the incision and the process may be repeated as necessary to close a wound.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: QuickStitch Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Rachel FISCHELL, Gil LAROYA, Duncan HUGHES, Piyani GANDHI, Orvil COLLART
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Patent number: 9925287Abstract: According to one implementation an assembly is provided that includes an end emitting optical that is configured to end emit bacterial disinfecting light. A portion of the length of the end emitting optical fiber resides in a lumen of a body. The body has an internal disinfecting target area. The end emitted bacterial disinfecting light is configured to impinge on one or more surfaces disposed on or in the body, the one or more surfaces being configured to alter the trajectory of the bacterial disinfecting light so that the bacterial disinfecting light is directed toward the disinfecting target area via a designated disinfecting light pathway.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Inikoa Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett M. Zaborsky, Michael R. Lopez, Gil Laroya
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Patent number: 9925286Abstract: According to one implementation an assembly is provided that includes a first and second optical fibers and a body that has respective first and second lumens in which at least a portion of the length of the first and second optical fiber reside. The first optical fiber is an end emitting fiber that is configured to end emit bacterial disinfecting light to disinfect at least a first portion of the body, and the second optical fiber is a radial emitting fiber that is configured to radially emit bacterial disinfecting light to disinfect at least a second portion of the body.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Inikoa Medical, Inc.Inventors: Brett M. Zaborsky, Michael R. Lopez, Gil Laroya
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Publication number: 20180028192Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Steven L. Herbowy, Michael A Evans, Anant Kumar, K.T. Venkateswara Rao, Matthew R. Hellewell, Gil Laroya
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Patent number: 9730700Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Nellix, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Herbowy, Michael A. Evans, Anant Kumar, K. T. Venkateswara Rao, Matthew R. Hellewell, Gil Laroya
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Patent number: 9375333Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for detaching an implantable device from a delivery system are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward a system that includes an elongated shaft having a first coupling element with a first opening, an implantable device having a second coupling element with a second opening, and an elongated member configured to extend through the shaft. The system can have a retained state in which the elongated member is positioned through the first opening and the second opening, and a released state in which the elongated member is removed from the second opening and the first coupling element is configured to move proximally apart from the second coupling element with an axial displacement not greater than an outer diameter of the first coupling element at a location along the length of the first coupling element proximate the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Maria Aboytes, Ricardo Aboytes, Abraham Van Scoit, Gil LaRoya
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Publication number: 20150216535Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2015Publication date: August 6, 2015Inventors: STEVEN L. HERBOWY, MICHAEL A. EVANS, ANANT KUMAR, K.T. VENKATESWARA RAO, MATTHEW R. HELLEWELL, GIL LAROYA
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Patent number: 8926682Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Nellix, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Herbowy, Michael A. Evans, Anant Kumar, K. T. Venkateswara Rao, Matthew R. Hellewell, Gil Laroya
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Publication number: 20140276615Abstract: The invention is a delivery catheter, e.g., a guide catheter, having an imaging element in proximity to the distal end of the catheter. Catheters of the invention are able to placement of the catheter in proximity to an ostium, thereby increasing the efficiency of contrast delivery while reducing the risk of ischemia due to blocked blood supply. The invention additionally assists in maintaining catheter position during delivery of a fluid from the catheter, resulting in better performance with less fluid. For example, a catheter of the invention can be used to produce improved fluoroscopic images with less overall contrast. This improvement reduces the risk of an allergic reaction to the contrast while decreasing the length of time for a procedure, i.e., because of a need to re-contrast.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: VOLCANO CORPORATIONInventor: Gil Laroya
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Publication number: 20140276687Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods for assessing the completeness of a varicose vein ablation. The method involves the use of imaging and/or functional measurement data to determine the extent to which a varicose vein has closed as a result of an ablation procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: VOLCANO CORPORATIONInventors: David Goodman, Neil Hattangadi, Gil Laroya
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Publication number: 20120016456Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 19, 2012Applicant: Endologix, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Herbowy, Michael A. Evans, Anant Kumar, K.T. Venkateswara Rao, Matthew R. Hellewell, Gil Laroya
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Publication number: 20100036360Abstract: A system for treating an aneurysm comprises an elongate flexible shaft and an expandable member. An expandable scaffold is disposed over the expandable member and may be expanded from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. A double-walled filling structure is disposed over the scaffold and has an outer wall and an inner wall. The filling structure is adapted to be filled with a hardenable fluid filing medium so that the outer wall conforms to an inside surface of the aneurysm and the inner wall forms a substantially tubular lumen to provide a path for blood flow. In the expanded configuration the scaffold engages the inner wall of the filling structure. A tether is releasably coupled with the filling structure and the flexible shaft thereby constraining axial movement of the structures relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: Nellix, Inc.Inventors: Steven L. Herbowy, Michael A. Evans, Anant Kumar, K.T. Venkateswara Rao, Matthew R. Hellewell, Gil Laroya