Patents by Inventor José W. Jimenez

José W. Jimenez 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).

  • System For Positioning Support Mesh in a Patient
    Publication number: 20080207989
    Abstract: A surgical system for positioning organs in a patient. The surgical system includes a mesh retrieval device and a mesh support structure. The mesh support structure is suitable for implanting in the patient to position the organ at a desired location in the patient. The mesh retrieval device is engageable with the mesh support structure. The system includes specialized needles and cannulas for delivery of the mesh retrieval device to the mesh support structure and the subsequent positioning of the mesh support structure, which results in the positioning of the organ. Methods of positioning organs in a patient using such devices are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: AMS RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard C. Kaleta, Robert E. Lund, Jose' W. Jimenez, Matthew J. Olson, John F. Otte, Jason Westrum Ogdahl