Patents by Inventor Jerry Jarrard
Jerry Jarrard 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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Patent number: 8894638Abstract: A surgical apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: MAQUET Cardiovascular LLCInventors: Liming Lau, Arnold M. Escano, Jerry Jarrard, Sam Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Arthur M. Lin, Jesse McQuiston, Kenny L. Dang
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Publication number: 20140194876Abstract: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series, and the first heating element may be bifurcated such that it conducts about one half of the current as the second heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2014Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Liming Lau, Arnold M. Escano, Jerry Jarrard, Sam Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Arthur M. Lin, Jesse McQuiston, Peter L. Callas, Geoffrey H. Willis, Michael C. Stewart, Kimberly D. Barkman, Joseph N. Lamberti, Kenny L. Dang
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Publication number: 20140128936Abstract: A medical device for treating an airway of a patient. The medical device may include an elongate tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may also include a plurality of conductive elements disposed on a surface of the elongate tubular member. In some embodiments, at least one of the plurality of conductive elements may be disposed distally of another of the plurality of conductive elements. In addition, each of the plurality of conductive elements may be electrically coupled to a surface of the lumen. The medical device may also include a piston movably disposed within the lumen. The piston may include a distal portion configured to make electrical contact with one or more of the plurality of conductive elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. LAUFER, William WIZEMAN, Noah WEBSTER, Jerry JARRARD
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Publication number: 20140088588Abstract: Energy delivery systems and methods for treating tissue are disclosed that may include an energy generator, a cooled electrode device, and a controller connected to the energy generator. The controller may include a processor and may be configured to control power output by the cooled electrode device based on a measured impedance level of tissue at a target treatment site.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventor: Jerry JARRARD
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Patent number: 8623003Abstract: A surgical apparatus for welding and severing tissue includes first and second elongated jaws, at least one of the jaws movable with respect to the other, and a first heating element and a second heating element, wherein the first heating element is adapted to weld tissue and the second heating element is adapted to sever tissue.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular LLCInventors: Liming Lau, Arthur M. Lin, Samnuel Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Kenny L. Dang, Jesse McQuiston, Arnold M. Escano, Jerry Jarrard
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Publication number: 20130018373Abstract: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series, and the first heating element may be bifurcated such that it conducts about one half of the current as the second heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Liming Lau, Arthur M. Lin, Samuel Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Kenny L. Dang, Jesse McQuiston, Arnold M. Escano, Jerry Jarrard
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Publication number: 20120316550Abstract: A surgical apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Liming Lau, Arnold M. Escano, Jerry Jarrard, Samuel Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Arthur M. Lin, Jesse McQuiston, Kenny L. Dang
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Patent number: 8197472Abstract: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series, and the first heating element may be bifurcated such that it conducts about one half of the current as the second heating element.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular, LLCInventors: Liming Lau, Arnold M. Escano, Jerry Jarrard, Samuel Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Arthur M. Lin, Jesse McQuiston, Kelly L. Dang
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Publication number: 20110257643Abstract: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series, and the first heating element may be bifurcated such that it conducts about one half of the current as the second heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Liming Lau, Arthur M. Lin, Sam Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Kenny L. Dang, Jesse McQuiston, Peter L. Callas, Arnold M. Escano, Michael C. Stewart, Jerry Jarrard, Joseph N. Lamberti, Justin N. Williams, Kristopher Yee
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Patent number: 7918848Abstract: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels, include a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end of an elongated shaft. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. A force-limiting mechanism is provided to limit the pressure applied to the tissue by the jaws to ensure that the tissue is severed and the ends effectively welded within a short amount of time.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2005Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular, LLCInventors: Liming Lau, Arnold M. Escano, Jerry Jarrard, Sam Ho, Ryan C. Abbott, Arthur M. Lin, Jesse McQuiston, Peter L. Callas, Geoffrey H. Willis, Michael C. Stewart, Kimberly D. Barkman, Joseph N. Lamberti, Kenny L. Dang
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Publication number: 20100160906Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for providing energy to tissue in an internal passageway. An energy delivery device for treating an airway in a patient in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure can include an elongated support configured to be passed through a lumen of a scope and a compliant inflatable member attached to the elongated support. The inflatable member is configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The energy delivery device can also include a flexible conductive element carried by the inflatable member. The flexible conductive element extends along a path and is configured to expand and contract longitudinally relative to the path as the inflatable member moves between the expanded and collapsed configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventor: Jerry Jarrard
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Publication number: 20090240247Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes first and second ablation devices each including a plurality of wire electrodes and coupled to a generator in parallel. In one embodiment, the generator includes first and second terminals coupled in parallel to one another, and the first and second ablation devices are connected to the first and second terminals, respectively. Alternatively, the first and second ablation devices are coupled to a single terminal of the generator using a “Y” cable. A ground electrode is coupled to the generator opposite the first and second ablation devices for monopolar operation. The first and second arrays of electrodes are inserted into first and second sites adjacent one another within a tissue region. Energy is simultaneously delivered to the first and second arrays to generate lesions at the first and second sites preferably such that the first and second lesions overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Robert F. Rioux, Robert Garabedian, Jerry Jarrard
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Patent number: 7549986Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes first and second ablation devices each including a plurality of wire electrodes and coupled to a generator in parallel. In one embodiment, the generator includes first and second terminals coupled in parallel to one another, and the first and second ablation devices are connected to the first and second terminals, respectively. Alternatively, the first and second ablation devices are coupled to a single terminal of the generator using a “Y” cable. A ground electrode is coupled to the generator opposite the first and second ablation devices for monopolar operation. The first and second arrays of electrodes are inserted into first and second sites adjacent one another within a tissue region. Energy is simultaneously delivered to the first and second arrays to generate lesions at the first and second sites preferably such that the first and second lesions overlap.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Robert F. Rioux, Robert Garabedian, Jerry Jarrard
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Publication number: 20090043301Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for providing energy to treat large areas of tissue. Several embodiments of the devices control resistance or other parameters to provide substantially uniform current density along a length of tissue with reduced edge effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Jarrard, Huy Phan, Scott Epstein
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Publication number: 20090030477Abstract: A system and method of controlling the application of energy to tissue using measurements of impedance are described. The impedance, correlated to the temperature, may be set at a desired level, such as a percentage of initial impedance. The set impedance may be a function of the initial impedance, the size and spacing of the electrodes, the size of a targeted passageway, and so on. The set impedance may then be entered into a PID algorithm or other control loop algorithm in order to extract a power to be applied to a treatment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: Asthmatx, Inc.Inventor: Jerry Jarrard
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Publication number: 20080140065Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes first and second ablation devices each including a plurality of wire electrodes and coupled to a generator in parallel. In one embodiment, the generator includes first and second terminals coupled in parallel to one another, and the first and second ablation devices are connected to the first and second terminals, respectively. Alternatively, the first and second ablation devices are coupled to a single terminal of the generator using a “Y” cable. A ground electrode is coupled to the generator opposite the first and second ablation devices for monopolar operation. The first and second arrays of electrodes are inserted into first and second sites adjacent one another within a tissue region. Energy is simultaneously delivered to the first and second arrays to generate lesions at the first and second sites preferably such that the first and second lesions overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2008Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONInventors: Robert F. Rioux, Robert Garabedian, Jerry Jarrard
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Patent number: 7354436Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes first and second ablation devices each including a plurality of wire electrodes and coupled to a generator in parallel. In one embodiment, the generator includes first and second terminals coupled in parallel to one another, and the first and second ablation devices are connected to the first and second terminals, respectively. Alternatively, the first and second ablation devices are coupled to a single terminal of the generator using a “Y” cable. A ground electrode is coupled to the generator opposite the first and second ablation devices for monopolar operation. The first and second arrays of electrodes are inserted into first and second sites adjacent one another within a tissue region. Energy is simultaneously delivered to the first and second arrays to generate lesions at the first and second sites preferably such that the first and second lesions overlap.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Robert F. Rioux, Robert Garabedian, Jerry Jarrard
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Publication number: 20060217697Abstract: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series, and the first heating element may be bifurcated such that it conducts about one half of the current as the second heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Liming Lau, Arthur Lin, Sam Ho, Ryan Abbott, Kenny Dang, Jesse McQuiston, Peter Callas, Arnold Escano, Michael Stewart, Jerry Jarrard, Joseph Lamberti, Justin Williams, Kristopher Yee
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Publication number: 20060217706Abstract: A surgical apparatus and methods for severing and welding tissue, in particular blood vessels. The apparatus includes an elongated shaft having a pair of relatively movable jaws at a distal end thereof. A first heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a first temperature and form a welded region within the tissue, while a second heating element on one of the jaws is adapted to heat up to a second temperature and sever the tissue within the welded region. The first and second heating elements may be provided on the same or opposite jaws. A control handle provided on the proximal end of the elongated shaft includes controls for opening and closing the jaws, and may include an actuator for sending current through the first and second heating elements. The first and second heating elements may be electrically connected in series, and the first heating element may be bifurcated such that it conducts about one half of the current as the second heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2005Publication date: September 28, 2006Inventors: Liming Lau, Arnold Escano, Jerry Jarrard, Sam Ho, Ryan Abbott, Arthur Lin, Jesse McQuiston, Peter Callas, Geoffrey Willis, Michael Stewart, Kimberly Barkman, Joseph Lamberti, Kenny Dang
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Publication number: 20060025764Abstract: A system for treating tissue includes first and second ablation devices each including a plurality of wire electrodes and coupled to a generator in parallel. In one embodiment, the generator includes first and second terminals coupled in parallel to one another, and the first and second ablation devices are connected to the first and second terminals, respectively. Alternatively, the first and second ablation devices are coupled to a single terminal of the generator using a “Y” cable. A ground electrode is coupled to the generator opposite the first and second ablation devices for monopolar operation. The first and second arrays of electrodes are inserted into first and second sites adjacent one another within a tissue region. Energy is simultaneously delivered to the first and second arrays to generate lesions at the first and second sites preferably such that the first and second lesions overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Applicant: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.Inventors: Robert Rioux, Robert Garabedian, Jerry Jarrard