Patents by Inventor John Wesley Sheets

John Wesley Sheets 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).

  • Medical device for pelvic floor repair and method of delivering the medical device
    Patent number: 9814555
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention discloses a medical device configured to be delivered and placed within a patient's body. The medical device includes an implant and a cover member. The implant is configured to be disposed within the patient's body. The implant includes a support member, a first arm member and a second arm member, an elongated first sleeve, and an elongated second sleeve. The support member includes a crescent shaped opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Nagale, Mark W. Boden, John Wesley Sheets, Jr., James M. Goddard
  • MEDICAL DEVICE FOR PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR AND METHOD OF DELIVERING THE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140275753
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the invention discloses a medical device configured to be delivered and placed within a patient's body. The medical device includes an implant and a cover member. The implant is configured to be disposed within the patient's body. The implant includes a support member, a first arm member and a second arm member, an elongated first sleeve, and an elongated second sleeve. The support member includes a crescent shaped opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandra Nagale, Mark W. Boden, John Wesley Sheets, JR., James M. Goddard
  • Stomach invagination method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7749235
    Abstract: A system for creating an invaginated portion in a stomach comprises a suction device and a securing member. The suction device comprises a suction head operable to provide suction, a shaft connected to the suction head, and a vacuum lumen in fluid communication with the suction head. The suction head and vacuum lumen are operable to induce a vacuum adjacent to tissue. The suction device is further operable to create an invaginated portion with the tissue. The securing member is operable to substantially maintain the configuration of the invaginated portion of tissue. The suction device may comprise gripping jaw members having teeth. The securing member may comprise an adhesive and/or sutures and the like. The system may be used to create invaginated portions within a stomach. Such invaginated portions may reduce stomach volume to address obesity or other conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wesley Sheets, Jr., Mark S. Ortiz, Fredrick E. Shelton, IV
  • STOMACH INVAGINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080147112
    Abstract: A system for creating an invaginated portion in a stomach comprises a suction device and a securing member. The suction device comprises a suction head operable to provide suction, a shaft connected to the suction head, and a vacuum lumen in fluid communication with the suction head. The suction head and vacuum lumen are operable to induce a vacuum adjacent to tissue. The suction device is further operable to create an invaginated portion with the tissue. The securing member is operable to substantially maintain the configuration of the invaginated portion of tissue. The suction device may comprise gripping jaw members having teeth. The securing member may comprise an adhesive and/or sutures and the like. The system may be used to create invaginated portions within a stomach. Such invaginated portions may reduce stomach volume to address obesity or other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: John Wesley Sheets, Mark S. Ortiz, Fredrick E. Shelton