Patents by Inventor Kai Y. Jair

Kai Y. Jair 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).

  • Clip applier and methods of use
    Patent number: 8893947
    Abstract: An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the handle portion configured to be engaged by a user when advancing the housing to deploy the closure element. A locator assembly and a carrier assembly are at least partially received in the housing. The locator assembly can have a distal end that contains notches or a shaped edge which are designed to help prevent the misfiring of the tines of the closure element. A triggering system cooperates with the locator assembly and is moveable toward the one or more expansion members of the locator assembly upon the locator control system being operated to expand the one or more expansion members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Timothy C. Reynolds, Erik K. Walberg, Anthony J. Pantages, Brian A. Ellingwood, Kai Y. Jair
  • CLIP APPLIER AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20130006274
    Abstract: An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the handle portion configured to be engaged by a user when advancing the housing to deploy the closure element. A locator assembly and a carrier assembly are at least partially received in the housing. The locator assembly can have one or more expansion members that can selectably contact the wall of the body lumen and a proximal end configured to cooperate with a portion of a locator control system operable to expand the one or more expansion members. A triggering system cooperates with the locator assembly and is moveable toward the one or more expansion members of the locator assembly upon the locator control system being operated to expand the one or more expansion members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Erik K. Walberg, Timothy C. Reynolds, Brian A. Ellingwood, Kai Y. Jair, Anthony Pantages
  • Clip applier and methods of use
    Patent number: 8313497
    Abstract: An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the handle portion configured to be engaged by a user when advancing the housing to deploy the closure element. A locator assembly and a carrier assembly are at least partially received in the housing. The locator assembly can have one or more expansion members that can selectably contact the wall of the body lumen and a proximal end configured to cooperate with a portion of a locator control system operable to expand the one or more expansion members. A triggering system cooperates with the locator assembly and is moveable toward the one or more expansion members of the locator assembly upon the locator control system being operated to expand the one or more expansion members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Erik K. Walberg, Timothy C. Reynolds, Brian A. Ellingwood, Kai Y. Jair, Anthony Pantages
  • CLIP APPLIER AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20090157102
    Abstract: An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the handle portion configured to be engaged by a user when advancing the housing to deploy the closure element. A locator assembly and a carrier assembly are at least partially received in the housing. The locator assembly can have a distal end that contains notches or a shaped edge which are designed to help prevent the misfiring of the tines of the closure element. A triggering system cooperates with the locator assembly and is moveable toward the one or more expansion members of the locator assembly upon the locator control system being operated to expand the one or more expansion members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Timothy C. Reynolds, Erik K. Walberg, Anthony J. Pantages, Brian A. Ellingwood, Kai Y. Jair
  • CLIP APPLIER AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20080004636
    Abstract: An apparatus for placement into an opening formed in a wall of a body lumen to deploy a closure element. The apparatus comprising a housing having a handle portion formed at a distal end, the handle portion configured to be engaged by a user when advancing the housing to deploy the closure element. A locator assembly and a carrier assembly are at least partially received in the housing. The locator assembly can have one or more expansion members that can selectably contact the wall of the body lumen and a proximal end configured to cooperate with a portion of a locator control system operable to expand the one or more expansion members. A triggering system cooperates with the locator assembly and is moveable toward the one or more expansion members of the locator assembly upon the locator control system being operated to expand the one or more expansion members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventors: Erik K. Walberg, Timothy C. Reynolds, Brian A. Ellingwood, Kai Y. Jair, Anthony Pantages