Patents by Inventor Jeremy J. Albrecht

Jeremy J. Albrecht 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).

  • TROCAR SURGICAL SEAL
    Publication number: 20140276437
    Abstract: A trocar surgical seal or surgical access device is provided. The trocar surgical seal comprises first and second supports coupled together by a film passageway. The trocar surgical seal provides an instrument seal for instruments inserted therethrough. The trocar surgical seal occupies minimal surgical space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Charles C. Hart, John R. Brustad, Jeremy J. Albrecht
  • SINGLE PORT ACCESS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140257040
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surgical access system useful for single or limited port procedures comprise a trocar comprising a fixation cannula, a retractor, and a gel cap removably coupled to the retractor. The gel cap comprises a gel pad that acts as an artificial body wall, through which instruments may be inserted into a body cavity, either directly or through one or more trocars. The fixation cannula comprises a retainer and a bolster, which together, capture the artificial body wall therebetween, thereby fixing the trocar thereto. The gel pad permits flexible instrument placement, as well as translational and angular degrees of freedom for the instruments while maintaining a gas tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Matthew M. Becerra, John R. Brustad, Juan Lechuga, Donald L. Gadberry, Gary M. Johnson, Aries E. Gatus, Kennii Pravongviengkham
  • WOUND RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20140257043
    Abstract: A retraction device for retracting an incision in a body wall includes a sheath that traverses through the incision from outside the body to a body cavity inside the body. The retraction device may include a deployable, adjustable frame that supports the sheath and that, together with the sheath, retracts the incision. The retraction device may include an outer ring and an inner ring coupled to opposing ends of the sheath and further include means to place the sheath in tension between the inner and outer rings, thereby retracting the incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Charles C. Hart, Eric Nguyen, Haruyasu Yawata, Nabil Hilal
  • Adaptable obturator for various sized trocars
    Patent number: 8790308
    Abstract: Surgical access systems and obturators for or used in surgical access systems are provided. The obturator is configured to operate or accommodate the use of at least two different sized trocars. The outer diameter of the adaptable obturator when inserted into a trocar compresses from an initial condition to a compressed condition to match the inner diameter of the trocar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Christina N. Melvin, Melissa C. Melendrez, Kareem Elsayed, Babak Jasemian, Matthew M. Becerra, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Gary M. Johnson
  • INSTRUMENT SEAL
    Publication number: 20140194821
    Abstract: A surgical access port comprises a valve or instrument seal that separates the instrument contact function from the instrument conforming function. Embodiments of the instrument seal comprise in instrument contact element that extends through an opening in a compression element, thereby defining an instrument orifice that seals with an instrument extending therethrough. Embodiments of the instrument contact element comprise a non-distensible membrane or film, for example, as a tube or cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, John R. Brustad, Gary M. Johnson, Matthew M. Becerra, Eric Nguyen
  • Wound retractor
    Patent number: 8758236
    Abstract: A retraction device for retracting an incision in a body wall includes a sheath that traverses through the incision from outside the body to a body cavity inside the body. The retraction device may include a deployable, adjustable frame that supports the sheath and that, together with the sheath, retracts the incision. The retraction device may include an outer ring and an inner ring coupled to opposing ends of the sheath and further include means to place the sheath in tension between the inner and outer rings, thereby retracting the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Charles C. Hart, Eric Nguyen, Haruyasu Yawata, Nabil Hilal
  • Hand Access Laparoscopic Device
    Publication number: 20140135586
    Abstract: The application relates to a hand access laparoscopy device having a gelcap, a retainer, a sleeve and a retention ring. The gelcap includes gel that is bonded to a cap. The cap includes an inner cylindrical wall to which the gel in bonded, thereby providing a sealing area between the device and the wound in a body wall. By securing the gel to the inner cylindrical wall, the thickness of the gel and corresponding cap is minimized along with the overall footprint of the device. With the gel thickness reduced and able to be substantially flush, the “doming” phenomenon produced by insufflation of a patient's abdomen is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Brustad, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Nabil Hilal, Gary M. Johnson, Charles C. Hart
  • TROCAR WITH RETENTION CANNULA
    Publication number: 20140135585
    Abstract: A trocar comprises a retention cannula comprising an inverted or incised retention pattern disposed thereon. Embodiments of the incised cannula exhibit reduced tissue trauma compared with screw-threaded cannula, improved fixation and/or retention compared with an unthreaded cannula, and good sealing between the cannula and the incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Gary M. Johnson, Matthew M. Becerra, Travis King, Donald L. Gadberry, Isabel Simons
  • Single port access system
    Patent number: 8721537
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surgical access system useful for single or limited port procedures comprise a trocar comprising a fixation cannula, a retractor, and a gel cap removably coupled to the retractor. The gel cap comprises a gel pad that acts as an artificial body wall, through which instruments may be inserted into a body cavity, either directly or through one or more trocars. The fixation cannula comprises a retainer and a bolster, which together, capture the artificial body wall therebetween, thereby fixing the trocar thereto. The gel pad permits flexible instrument placement, as well as translational and angular degrees of freedom for the instruments while maintaining a gas tight seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Matthew M. Becerra, John R. Brustad, Juan Lechuga, Donald L. Gadberry, Gary M. Johnson, Aries E. Gatus, Kennii Pravongviengkham
  • Method of making medical tubing having variable characteristics using thermal winding
    Patent number: 8691035
    Abstract: An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Edward D. Pingleton, Matthew N. Petrime, Ghassan Sakakine, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Nabil Hilal
  • Instrument seal
    Patent number: 8684975
    Abstract: A surgical access port comprises a valve or instrument seal that separates the instrument contact function from the instrument conforming function. Embodiments of the instrument seal comprise in instrument contact element that extends through an opening in a compression element, thereby defining an instrument orifice that seals with an instrument extending therethrough. Embodiments of the instrument contact element comprise a non-distensible membrane or film, for example, as a tube or cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, John R. Brustad, Gary M. Johnson, Matthew W. Becerra, Eric Nguyen
  • Hand access laparoscopic device
    Patent number: 8647265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hand access laparoscopy device having a gelcap, a retainer, a sleeve and a retention ring. The gelcap includes gel that is bonded to a cap. The cap includes an inner cylindrical wall to which the gel in bonded, thereby providing a sealing area between the device and the wound in a body wall. By securing the gel to the inner cylindrical wall, the thickness of the gel and corresponding cap is minimized along with the overall footprint of the device. With the gel thickness reduced and able to be substantially flush, the “doming” phenomenon produced by insufflation of a patient's abdomen is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: John R. Brustad, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Nabil Hilal, Gary M. Johnson, Charles C. Hart
  • Trocar with retention cannula
    Patent number: 8622969
    Abstract: A trocar comprises a retention cannula comprising an inverted or incised retention pattern disposed thereon. Embodiments of the incised cannula exhibit reduced tissue trauma compared with screw-threaded cannula, improved fixation and/or retention compared with an unthreaded cannula, and good sealing between the cannula and the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Gary M. Johnson, Matthew M. Becerra, Travis King, Donald L. Gadberry, Isabel Simons
  • METHOD OF MAKING MEDICAL TUBING HAVING VARIABLE CHARACTERISTICS USING THERMAL WINDING
    Publication number: 20130327469
    Abstract: An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Edward D. Pingleton, Matthew N. Petrime, Ghassan Sakakine, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Nabil Hilal
  • VISUAL INSUFFLATION PORT
    Publication number: 20130331731
    Abstract: A visual insufflation obturator is provided. The obturator includes seals, valves, screens and/or various other tip features to eliminate the ingress of fluids, matter and/or gas that can disrupt the visual field of the laparoscope disposed within the obturator. The obturator provides additional features such as lens and anti-fog features to further increase visibility of the scope, efficiently insufflate the patient and ultimately provide an access channel into the insufflated abdomen once the visual insufflation obturator is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Scott V. Taylor, Paul W. Balschweit, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Gary M. Johnson, Said Hilal, Zoran Falkenstein
  • Pleated trocar shield
    Patent number: 8597251
    Abstract: A surgical access device or trocar defines an access channel for instruments extending from a proximal end to the distal end thereof. The trocar comprises a cannula and a seal assembly disposed at the proximal end of the cannula. The seal assembly comprises a first or zero seal, a second or instrument seal, and a trocar shield disposed proximally of the first seal and the second seal. The first seal seals the access channel in the absence of an instrument extending therethrough. The second seal seals the access channel in the presence of an instrument extending therethrough. The trocar shield protects the first seal and second seal from damage as an instrument is advanced through the access channel. The trocar shield comprises an open proximal end and a tapered distal end comprising a plurality of longitudinal pleats, converging in an opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J Albrecht, Gary M. Johnson, Donald L. Gadberry, Henry Kahle, Scott V. Taylor, Kimball B. McGinley
  • Trocar stability assembly
    Patent number: 8597250
    Abstract: A stability assembly for a trocar cannula includes a conical stability member, a base, and a cannula retention member. The base has a passage defining an inner surface, and a constriction in the passage. The cannula retention member is rotatable within the passage, and advancement of the cannula retention member over the constriction reduces the inner diameter of the passage to restrain a cannula in the passage. Various latch mechanisms including interface surfaces on the base and the cannula retention member can be used in the stability assembly to secure the stability assembly around a cannula. Various conical stability members can be used in the stability assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: David T. Okihisa, Russell E. Ahlberg, Gary M. Johnson, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Michael L. Michaud, Benjamin A. Gianneschi
  • SINGLE PORT ACCESS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130303857
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surgical access system useful for single or limited port procedures comprise a trocar comprising a fixation cannula, a retractor, and a gel cap removably coupled to the retractor. The gel cap comprises a gel pad that acts as an artificial body wall, through which instruments may be inserted into a body cavity, either directly or through one or more trocars. The fixation cannula comprises a retainer and a bolster, which together, capture the artificial body wall therebetween, thereby fixing the trocar thereto. The gel pad permits flexible instrument placement, as well as translational and angular degrees of freedom for the instruments while maintaining a gas tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Matthew M. Becerra, John R. Brustad, Juan Lechuga, Donald L. Gadberry, Gary M. Johnson, Aries E. Gatus, Kennii Pravongviengkham
  • NATURAL ORIFICE SURGERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130245381
    Abstract: Embodiments of a surgical access port system that comprises a retractor that is adapted for being coupled to a cap and that is particularly useful in natural orifice surgery are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin K. Dang, Jeremy J. Albrecht, Blaze Brown, Adam Hoke, Adeeb Saiduddin, Gary M. Johnson, Jacob J. Filek
  • Method of making medical tubing having variable characteristics using thermal winding
    Patent number: 8529719
    Abstract: An efficient and cost-effective method of manufacturing a kink-resistant tube, wherein a coated wire is wound around a mandrel while simultaneously being heated to melt the coating, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Edward D Pingleton, Matthew N Petrime, Ghassan Sakakine, Jeremy J Albrecht, Nabil Hilal