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).
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Publication number: 20190343503Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard GREEN, II, Jon M. TANAKA, Edward A. PINEDA, Dwight P. MOREJOHN, Robert MOSLEY, Joshua WALLIN, Iris Leon CORBIN
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Patent number: 10383612Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard Green, II, Jon M. Tanaka, Edward A. Pineda, Dwight P. Morejohn, Robert Mosley, Joshua Wallin, Iris Leon Corbin
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Publication number: 20160331363Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: Harry Leonard GREEN, II, Jon M. TANAKA, Edward A. PINEDA, Dwight P. MOREJOHN, Robert MOSLEY, Joshua WALLIN, Iris Leon CORBIN
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Patent number: 9402608Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20140148641Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2014Publication date: May 29, 2014Applicant: MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLCInventors: 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
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Patent number: 8641598Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Maquet Cardiovascular LLCInventors: 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
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Publication number: 20090299131Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2008Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventors: 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