Patents by Inventor Kerri MacDonald

Kerri MacDonald 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).

  • Prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect
    Patent number: 11147660
    Abstract: A prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect includes a patch body, a hoisting frame releasably attachable to the patch body, and a tether attached to the hoisting frame and having a free end extendable through the thickness of the patch body and accessible from the side of the patch body opposite to the side where the hoisting frame is releasably attached. The patch body and/or the hoisting frame includes a self-expanding support member. The hoisting frame includes a frame body and a translation component for directing pulling forces on the tether to the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Hamilton, Augustus Felix, Elizabeth Blackburn, Kerri MacDonald
  • PROSTHESIS FOR REPAIRING A HERNIA DEFECT
    Publication number: 20190125511
    Abstract: A prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect includes a patch body, a hoisting frame releasably attachable to the patch body, and a tether attached to the hoisting frame and having a free end extendable through the thickness of the patch body and accessible from the side of the patch body opposite to the side where the hoisting frame is releasably attached. The patch body and/or the hoisting frame includes a self-expanding support member. The hoisting frame includes a frame body and a translation component for directing pulling forces on the tether to the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Hamilton, Augustus Felix, Elizabeth Blackburn, Kerri MacDonald
  • Prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect
    Patent number: 10172700
    Abstract: A prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect includes a patch body, a hoisting frame releasably attachable to the patch body, and a tether attached to the hoisting frame and having a free end extendable through the thickness of the patch body and accessible from the side of the patch body opposite to the side where the hoisting frame is releasably attached. The patch body and/or the hoisting frame includes a self-expanding support member. The hoisting frame includes a frame body and a translation component for directing pulling forces on the tether to the frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Hamilton, Augustus Felix, Elizabeth Blackburn, Kerri MacDonald
  • PROSTHESIS FOR REPAIRING A HERNIA DEFECT
    Publication number: 20160151136
    Abstract: A prosthesis for repairing a hernia defect includes a patch body, a hoisting frame releasably attachable to the patch body, and a tether attached to the hoisting frame and having a free end extendable through the thickness of the patch body and accessible from the side of the patch body opposite to the side where the hoisting frame is releasably attached. The patch body and/or the hoisting frame includes a self-expanding support member. The hoisting frame includes a frame body and a translation component for directing pulling forces on the tether to the frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Hamilton, Augusta Felix, Elizabeth Blackburn, Kerri MacDonald