Patents by Inventor Jude S. Sauer

Jude S. Sauer 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).

  • SUTURE SECURING TUBE AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190105034
    Abstract: A distal tip for a suture securing tube is disclosed. The distal tip has a flared distal end and a distal opening in the flared distal end. The distal tip also has a tube interface opening in a proximal end. The distal tip further has a channel coupling the distal opening to the tube interface opening. The distal tip also has one or more crimp windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • SURGICAL CLAMP AND CLAMP JAW
    Publication number: 20190090892
    Abstract: A surgical clamp jaw is disclosed, having an inner profile and a deflection control profile opposite the inner profile. In one embodiment, the inner profile has a first substantially concave profile in an unclamped position and a second substantially flat profile in a clamped position. In one embodiment, the deflection control profile has one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces, at least one set of which is not contacting each other when the inner profile is in the unclamped position and which is contacting each other when the inner profile is in the clamped position. In one embodiment, the surgical clamp jaw defines one or more flexion assistance voids, wherein at least one of the one or more flexion assistance voids is in contact with a gap between one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • NEEDLE ASSEMBLY FOR PLEURAL SPACE INSUFFLATION AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190083131
    Abstract: A needle assembly for pleural space insufflation is disclosed. The needle assembly has an outer shaft defining one or more pliable tissue receivers. The needle assembly also has a needle moveable within the outer shaft from a retracted position to an engaged position that does not extend past a distal end of the outer shaft. A method of pleural space insufflation is also disclosed. A parietal pleura is contacted with a distal end of an outer shaft that defines one or more pliable tissue receivers. The distal end of the outer shaft is pushed against the parietal pleura so that a portion of the parietal pleura enters the one or more pliable tissue receivers. A needle is advanced within the outer shaft so that the needle pierces the parietal pleura.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Ferrule holder with suture relief lobes
    Patent number: 10231729
    Abstract: A surgical suturing instrument has a chamber for receiving and aligning a ferrule with a reciprocating needle. The chamber includes a plurality of protuberant concave and convex surfaces for positioning and aligning the ferrule within the chamber and the plurality of suture receiving chambers disposed between the aligning ridges for receiving a suture and preventing the suture from jamming the ferrule in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Surgical rib cutter and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10231723
    Abstract: A surgical rib cutter is disclosed. The surgical rib cutter includes a housing defining one or more guide slots. The surgical rib cutter also includes an anterior arm unit comprising an anterior effector configured to interact with an anterior side of a rib. The surgical rib cutter further includes a posterior arm unit comprising a posterior effector configured to interact with a posterior side of said rib. The surgical rib cutter also has an actuator movable relative to the housing and operationally coupled to at least one of the anterior and posterior arm units to move said at least one of the anterior and posterior arm units within at least one of the one or more guide slots to create a relative movement between the anterior and posterior arm units, said relative movement causing one of the anterior effector or the posterior effector to create a green stick break in said rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Surgical clamp and clamp jaw
    Patent number: 10219817
    Abstract: A surgical clamp jaw is disclosed, having an inner profile and a deflection control profile opposite the inner profile. In one embodiment, the inner profile has a first substantially concave profile in an unclamped position and a second substantially flat profile in a clamped position. In one embodiment, the deflection control profile has one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces, at least one set of which is not contacting each other when the inner profile is in the unclamped position and which is contacting each other when the inner profile is in the clamped position. In one embodiment, the surgical clamp jaw defines one or more flexion assistance voids, wherein at least one of the one or more flexion assistance voids is in contact with a gap between one of the one or more sets of corresponding abutment surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Depth limiter for suturing devices and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10213269
    Abstract: A depth limiter for surgical suturing is disclosed. The depth limiter has a tissue stop. The depth limiter also has at least one attachment point coupled to the tissue stop and configured to removably engage a surgical suturing device to position the tissue stop relative to a tissue bite area of the surgical suturing device. A further depth limiter for surgical suturing is disclosed. The depth limiter has a tissue stop. The depth limiter also has at least one attachment point coupled to the tissue stop and configured to engage a surgical suturing device to position the tissue stop relative to a tissue bite area of the surgical suturing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Needle assembly for pleural space insufflation and methods thereof
    Patent number: 10179008
    Abstract: A needle assembly for pleural space insufflation is disclosed. The needle assembly has an outer shaft defining one or more pliable tissue receivers. The needle assembly also has a needle moveable within the outer shaft from a retracted position to an engaged position that does not extend past a distal end of the outer shaft. A method of pleural space insufflation is also disclosed. A parietal pleura is contacted with a distal end of an outer shaft that defines one or more pliable tissue receivers. The distal end of the outer shaft is pushed against the parietal pleura so that a portion of the parietal pleura enters the one or more pliable tissue receivers. A needle is advanced within the outer shaft so that the needle pierces the parietal pleura.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • SELF-ARTICULATING JOINT FOR A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20190008497
    Abstract: A self-articulating joint is disclosed for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus. The self-articulating joint has a first elbow component pivotably coupled to a second elbow component, wherein the first and second elbow components are biased to form a non-linear angle relative to each other. The self-articulating joint also has an elbow latch configured to releasably hold the first and second elbow components at a substantially fixed non-linear operating angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • SURGICAL PORT FOR STAY SUTURES AND SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180368885
    Abstract: A surgical port is disclosed. The surgical port has a cannular channel. The surgical port also has one or more suture slots in communication with the cannular channel. The surgical port further has a pair of cam grips for each of the one or more suture slots, each pair of cam grips comprising opposing gripping arms configured to allow suture to be pulled through the opposing gripping arms in a direction away from the cannular channel and to resist suture movement in a direction towards the cannular channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer, MD
  • SURGICAL PROCEDURE KIT
    Publication number: 20180333222
    Abstract: A surgical procedure kit is disclosed. The surgical procedure kit includes a base, an expansion panel, a first tent panel, and a second tent panel. The kit includes a base with at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device, an expansion panel with a first edge pivotably coupled to a first edge of the base, and at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device. The surgical procedure kit also includes a first tent panel having a first edge pivotably coupled to a second edge of the expansion panel, and also includes at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device, and a second tent panel with a first edge pivotably coupled to a second edge of the first tent panel, and also has at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Self-articulating joint for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus
    Patent number: 10105126
    Abstract: A self-articulating joint is disclosed for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus. The self-articulating joint has a first elbow component pivotably coupled to a second elbow component, wherein the first and second elbow components are biased to form a non-linear angle relative to each other. The self-articulating joint also has an elbow latch configured to releasably hold the first and second elbow components at a substantially fixed non-linear operating angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Thoracic cannula, obturator, and assembly thereof
    Patent number: 10092317
    Abstract: A surgical assembly is disclosed. The assembly has a cannula. The cannula has an oblong opening on a proximal end, one or more textured features on an outside, and a stabilizer at the proximal end. The assembly also has an obturator sized to fit within the cannula from the proximal end of the cannula. The obturator has a tapered end configured to extend from the distal end of the cannula and a protrusion on a proximal end of the obturator configured to engage a portion of the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • Ergonomic, lighted uterine manipulator with cautery
    Patent number: 10092323
    Abstract: A uterine manipulator includes a sound and a body. The sound has a selectively actuatable anchor disposed proximate a distal end and an operating mechanism spaced from the anchor for controlling actuation of the anchor. The body has a passage therethrough adapted to receive the sound passed proximally through the body to a position in which the operating mechanism is accessible proximally of the body and the anchor extends distally of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: LSI Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STAY SUTURE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20180271516
    Abstract: A system for stay suture management is disclosed. The system has a catheter and a hooking manipulator. The hooking manipulator has a distal tip configured as an obturator to help the catheter push through muscle tissue while preventing tissue from entering the catheter. The hooking manipulator also has a hook configured to enter the proximal opening of the catheter, pass all the way through the catheter, and exit a distal opening of the catheter. The hooking manipulator further has a handle. Another system for stay suture management is disclosed, having a catheter and a tube passing through the catheter and extending from both a proximal opening and a distal opening of the catheter. A snare loop extends from the tube extending from the distal opening of the catheter. A handle is coupled to the snare loop on the side of the tube extending from the proximal opening of the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • SURGICAL RIB RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20180263615
    Abstract: A surgical rib retractor has a housing having a first shoulder. The surgical rib retractor also has a body pivotably coupled to the housing and having a second shoulder. The retractor further has a first arm unit pivotably coupled to the first shoulder and configured to receive one rib. The surgical rib retractor also has a second arm unit pivotably coupled to the second shoulder and configured to receive another rib. The surgical rib retractor also has a first arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the first shoulder and coupled to the first arm unit to pivot the first arm unit as the first arm actuator is rotated. The surgical rib retractor further has a second arm actuator constrained to be rotatable relative to the second shoulder and coupled to the second arm unit to pivot the second arm unit as the second arm actuator is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer, MD
  • ROTATION ADAPTER AND RECEIVER FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180256159
    Abstract: A rotation adapter for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus is disclosed. The rotation adapter has a proximal journal and a distal journal. The rotation adapter also has a rotation index coupled between the proximal and distal journals. The rotation adapter further has an actuator input and an effector output. A rotation adapter receiver for a minimally invasive surgical apparatus is also disclosed. The rotation adapter receiver has opposing beams and a proximal bushing coupled between the opposing beams. The rotation adapter receiver also has a distal bushing coupled between the opposing beams. The rotation adapter receiver further has a rotation constraint coupled between the opposing beams and positioned between the proximal and distal bushings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jude S. Sauer, MD, Jason C. Patti
  • DEVICE FOR CARDIAC SURGERY AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180256158
    Abstract: A device for cardiac surgery is disclosed, having a) a plurality of pairs of suture guides spaced about the frame; b) a plurality of suture tubes, with one suture tube corresponding to each pair of suture guides; c) a plurality of snares, each corresponding to and passed through one of the plurality of suture tubes so that a handle at one end of the snare protrudes from a proximal end of the corresponding suture tube and a snare loop at another end of the snare protrudes through a distal end of the corresponding suture tube, and wherein the snare loop further protrudes through one of the suture guides in the corresponding pair of suture guides; and d) a plurality of sutures, each corresponding to one of the pairs of suture guides and coupled to the suture guide in the corresponding pair of suture guides which does not have the snare loop passing through it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer, MD
  • SUTURING DEVICE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
    Publication number: 20180221012
    Abstract: A suturing device for minimally invasive surgery is disclosed. The device has at least one ferrule holder. The device also has a latch spring comprising at least one latch biased to cover the at least one ferrule holder. The device further has a needle comprising one or more curved needle arms. The device also has a needle control wire coupled to the needle for moving the one or more curved needle arms on an arcuate path through a tissue gap. The device further has a cam coupled to the needle control wire for selective engagement with a follower region on the latch spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer
  • DEVICE FOR PACEMAKER LEAD PLACEMENT AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180200508
    Abstract: A device for pacemaker lead placement is disclosed. The device has a device tip having a tissue bite area, ferrule holders, and needle tips. The device also has a lead end rest. The device also has a pacemaker lead end situated on the lead end rest, the pacemaker lead end having first and second anchor suture holes. The device further has an anchor suture with ferrules at respective ends of the anchor suture, wherein the ferrules of the anchor suture are passed through the anchor suture holes and into communication with the ferrule holders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Jude S. Sauer