Patents by Inventor Jon M. Tanaka

Jon M. Tanaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20190343503
    Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Harry Leonard GREEN, II, Jon M. TANAKA, Edward A. PINEDA, Dwight P. MOREJOHN, Robert MOSLEY, Joshua WALLIN, Iris Leon CORBIN
  • Patent number: 10383612
    Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
  • Publication number: 20160331363
    Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Harry Leonard GREEN, II, Jon M. TANAKA, Edward A. PINEDA, Dwight P. MOREJOHN, Robert MOSLEY, Joshua WALLIN, Iris Leon CORBIN
  • Patent number: 9402608
    Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P. Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
  • Publication number: 20140148641
    Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
    Inventors: Harry Leonard Greee, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P. Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
  • Patent number: 8641598
    Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular LLC
    Inventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
  • Publication number: 20090299131
    Abstract: Organ manipulation devices for atraumatically grasping the surface of an organ and repositioning the organ to allow access to a location on the organ that would otherwise be substantially inaccessible. Methods of accessing a beating heart, retracting the heart using an organ manipulation apparatus, and stabilizing a surgical target area with a stabilizer. Both the organ manipulator and stabilizer are fixed to a stationary object which may be a sternal retractor. A system for performing beating heart coronary artery bypass grafting includes a sternal retractor, organ manipulator and stabilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Liming Lau, John P. Lunsford, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin