Patents by Inventor Jason Hegener
Jason Hegener 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: 20250143776Abstract: An illuminated energy device includes a handle, an optical waveguide coupled to the handle, and an energy tip such as an electrode coupled to the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is preferably adjustably coupled to the optical waveguide, and adjustment of the optical waveguide moves a distal end of the optical waveguide closer to or further away from a target such as tissue in a surgical field.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2025Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: Alex Vayser, Fernando Erismann, Scott Taylor, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 12193722Abstract: An illuminated energy device includes a handle, an optical waveguide coupled to the handle, and an energy tip such as an electrode coupled to the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is preferably adjustably coupled to the optical waveguide, and adjustment of the optical waveguide moves a distal end of the optical waveguide closer to or further away from a target such as tissue in a surgical field.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Invuity, Inc.Inventors: Alex Vayser, Fernando Erismann, Scott Taylor, Jason Hegener
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Publication number: 20230092172Abstract: A surgical system that illuminates a surgical site using one or more illumination means is powered by radiofrequency energy produced by an electrosurgical generator. Illumination may occur whether or not current is being delivered from an active electrode to target tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Warren P. Heim, Alex Vayser, David Wayne, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 11534228Abstract: A surgical system that illuminates a surgical site using one or more illumination means is powered by radiofrequency energy produced by an electrosurgical generator. Illumination may occur whether or not current is being delivered from an active electrode to target tissue.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Invuity, Inc.Inventors: Warren P. Heim, Alex Vayser, David Wayne, Jason Hegener
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Publication number: 20200085489Abstract: A surgical system that illuminates a surgical site using one or more illumination means is powered by radiofrequency energy produced by an electrosurgical generator. Illumination may occur whether or not current is being delivered from an active electrode to target tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Warren P. Heim, Alex Vayser, David Wayne, Jason Hegener
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Publication number: 20200038095Abstract: An illuminated energy device includes a handle, an optical waveguide coupled to the handle, and an energy tip such as an electrode coupled to the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is preferably adjustably coupled to the optical waveguide, and adjustment of the optical waveguide moves a distal end of the optical waveguide closer to or further away from a target such as tissue in a surgical field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Alex Vayser, Fernando Erismann, Scott Taylor, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 10499974Abstract: A surgical system that illuminates a surgical site using one or more illumination means is powered by radiofrequency energy produced by an electrosurgical generator. Illumination may occur whether or not current is being delivered from an active electrode to target tissue.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Invuity, Inc.Inventors: Warren P. Heim, Alex Vayser, David Wayne, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 10456190Abstract: An illuminated energy device includes a handle, an optical waveguide coupled to the handle, and an energy tip such as an electrode coupled to the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is preferably adjustably coupled to the handle, and adjustment of the optical waveguide moves a distal end of the optical waveguide closer to or further away from a target such as tissue in a surgical field.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Invuity, Inc.Inventors: Alex Vayser, Fernando Erismann, Scott Taylor, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 9795334Abstract: A tissue penetrating system has a housing member, a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member and a plurality of sample chambers. Each sample chamber is associated with a penetrating member. A tissue stabilizing member has a tissue interface surface configured to be applied to a tissue surface and provide for spontaneous flow of blood for sample capture. The tissue stabilizing member is coupled to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2007Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Dominique M. Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 9492310Abstract: A device for receipt in a user's mouth includes a tongue engagement element having a front region, a rear region, and side regions that define an opening for receiving a user's tongue, means for retaining the user's tongue in a forward position, and means for changing the size of the opening. The tongue engagement element is shaped such that when placed in a user's mouth, the rear region extends over the user's tongue and the front region extends under the user's tongue. A method of securing a tongue engagement element in a user's mouth includes moving an expanded tongue engagement element under a front region of a tongue and over a rear region of the tongue, and allowing the tongue engagement element to return toward a non-expanded state. The tongue engagement element acts to resist rearward motion of the tongue.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Sleepy, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Earl A. Bright, II, Eric Goldfarb, William Facteau, Ravinder D. Pamnani, Joseph Catanese, III, Theodore Bender, Imraan Aziz, Kyle Lamson, Michael Strasser, Jason Hegener
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Publication number: 20160157920Abstract: An illuminated energy device includes a handle, an optical waveguide coupled to the handle, and an energy tip such as an electrode coupled to the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is preferably adjustably coupled to the optical waveguide, and adjustment of the optical waveguide moves a distal end of the optical waveguide closer to or further away from a target such as tissue in a surgical field.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: Alex Vayser, Fernando Erismann, Scott Taylor, Jason Hegener
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Publication number: 20160045247Abstract: A surgical system that illuminates a surgical site using one or more illumination means is powered by radiofrequency energy produced by an electrosurgical generator. Illumination may occur whether or not current is being delivered from an active electrode to target tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Warren P. Heim, Alex Vayser, David Wayne, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 9226699Abstract: A body fluid sampling device includes a housing, a penetrating member positioned in the housing and a test strip. A compliant front end is coupled to the housing. The compliant front-end includes a rigid member with an interior aperture to receive the body fluid from a wound site.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbhInventors: Dominique Freeman, Ajay Deshmukh, Jason Hegener, Thomas Shoup, Brent Eaton, Joshua Molho, Amy Wang, Jeffrey Perry
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Publication number: 20140090654Abstract: A device for receipt in a user's mouth includes a tongue engagement element having a front region, a rear region, and side regions that define an opening for receiving a user's tongue, means for retaining the user's tongue in a forward position, and means for changing the size of the opening. The tongue engagement element is shaped such that when placed in a user's mouth, the rear region extends over the user's tongue and the front region extends under the user's tongue. A method of securing a tongue engagement element in a user's mouth includes moving an expanded tongue engagement element under a front region of a tongue and over a rear region of the tongue, and allowing the tongue engagement element to return toward a non-expanded state. The tongue engagement element acts to resist rearward motion of the tongue.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: SLEEPY, INC.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Earl A. Bright, II, Eric Goldfarb, William Facteau, Ravinder D. Pamnani, Joseph Catanese, III, Theodore Bender, Imraan Aziz, Kyle Lamson, Michael Strasser, Jason Hegener
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Patent number: 8251921Abstract: A method of controlling a penetrating member is provided. The method comprises providing a lancing device comprising a penetrating member driver having a position sensor and a processor that can determine the relative position and velocity of the penetrating member based on measuring relative position of the penetrating member with respect to time; providing a predetermined velocity control trajectory based on a model of the driver and a model of tissue to be contacted. In some embodiments, a feedforward control to maintain penetrating member velocity along said trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbHInventors: Barry Dean Briggs, Travis Marsot, Jason Hegener, Dominique M. Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden, Matt Schumann, Mike Beadman
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Publication number: 20110077478Abstract: A body fluid sampling device includes a housing, a penetrating member positioned in the housing and a test strip. A compliant front end is coupled to the housing. The compliant front-end includes a rigid member with an interior aperture to receive the body fluid from a wound site.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Dominique Freeman, Ajay Deshmukh, Jason Hegener, Thomas Shoup, Brent Eaton, Joshua Molho, Amy Wang, Jeffrey Perry
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Patent number: 7850621Abstract: A method of controlling a penetrating member is provided. The method comprises providing a lancing device comprising a penetrating member driver having a position sensor and a processor that can determine the relative position and velocity of the penetrating member based on measuring relative position of the penetrating member with respect to time; providing a predetermined velocity control trajectory based on a model of the driver and a model of tissue to be contacted. In some embodiments, a feedforward control to maintain penetrating member velocity along said trajectory.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2004Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Pelikan Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Barry Dean Briggs, Travis Marsot, Jason Hegener, Dominique M. Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden, Matt Schumann, Mike Beadman
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Publication number: 20100274157Abstract: A method of controlling a penetrating member is provided. The method comprises providing a lancing device comprising a penetrating member driver having a position sensor and a processor that can determine the relative position and velocity of the penetrating member based on measuring relative position of the penetrating member with respect to time; providing a predetermined velocity control trajectory based on a model of the driver and a model of tissue to be contacted. In some embodiments, a feedforward control to maintain penetrating member velocity along said trajectory.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Barry Dean Briggs, Travis Marsot, Jason Hegener, Dominique M. Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden, Matt Schumann, Mike Beadman
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Publication number: 20080021490Abstract: A method of controlling a penetrating member is provided. The method comprises providing a lancing device comprising a penetrating member driver having a position sensor and a processor that can determine the relative position and velocity of the penetrating member based on measuring relative position of the penetrating member with respect to time; providing a predetermined velocity control trajectory based on a model of the driver and a model of tissue to be contacted. In some embodiments, a feedforward control to maintain penetrating member velocity along said trajectory.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2004Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Barry Dean Briggs, Travis Marsot, Jason Hegener, Dominique M. Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden, Matt Schumann, Mike Beadman
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Publication number: 20080021491Abstract: A tissue penetrating system has a housing member, a plurality of penetrating members positioned in the housing member and a plurality of sample chambers. Each sample chamber is associated with a penetrating member. A tissue stabilizing member has a tissue interface surface configured to be applied to a tissue surface and provide for spontaneous flow of blood for sample capture. The tissue stabilizing member is coupled to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Dominique Freeman, Dirk Boecker, Don Alden, Jason Hegener