Patents by Inventor John Fernando Rodriguez

John Fernando Rodriguez 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).

  • Endoscopic tissue anchor deployment
    Patent number: 8439898
    Abstract: An endoscopic tissue anchor deployment device includes a handle, an elongated shaft defining an internal lumen, and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. A tissue anchor catheter is removably inserted through the lumen of the elongated shaft, the catheter having a tissue anchor assembly that is deployable from its distal end. In some embodiments, the handle includes a pin and track assembly that define a series of handle actuation steps corresponding to deployment steps for the deployment device end effector and the tissue anchor catheter. In some embodiments, the handle includes a catheter stop member that prevents movement of the tissue anchor catheter under certain circumstances, and a handle stop member that prevents actuation of the handle under certain circumstances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: USGI Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Cang C. Lam, Stuart Moran, Tracy D. Maahs, John Fernando Rodriguez, Seferino Enrique Torres, Wesley Lummis
  • ENDOSCOPIC TISSUE ANCHOR DEPLOYMENT
    Publication number: 20090312603
    Abstract: An endoscopic tissue anchor deployment device includes a handle, an elongated shaft defining an internal lumen, and an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongated shaft. A tissue anchor catheter is removably inserted through the lumen of the elongated shaft, the catheter having a tissue anchor assembly that is deployable from its distal end. In some embodiments, the handle includes a pin and track assembly that define a series of handle actuation steps corresponding to deployment steps for the deployment device end effector and the tissue anchor catheter. In some embodiments, the handle includes a catheter stop member that prevents movement of the tissue anchor catheter under certain circumstances, and a handle stop member that prevents actuation of the handle under certain circumstances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: USGI Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Cang C. LAM, Stuart Moran, Tracy D. Maahs, John Fernando Rodriguez, Seferino Enrique Torres, Wesley Lummis