Patents by Inventor Larry Sherwin Miller

Larry Sherwin Miller 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).

  • Obesity controlling method
    Patent number: 7737109
    Abstract: A method of controlling obesity by physically narrowing the lumen of the pylorus One embodiment includes injection of a bio-compatible bulking or stiffening material into the pyloric sphincter area of the stomach. The injection of this material bulks the pyloric sphincter, narrowing the lumen, retarding stomach emptying and producing a feeling of satiation in the patient. The method may be practiced or supplemented by cauterization of the pyloric sphincter or by suturing the sphincter to narrow the same and may be augmented by inducing flacid paralysis of the stomach by injecting botulinum toxin into the muscle tissue of the antrum or fundus of the stomach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Larry Sherwin Miller
  • Obesity controlling method
    Publication number: 20040037865
    Abstract: A method of controlling obesity by physically narrowing the lumen of the pylorus One embodiment includes injection of a bio-compatible bulking or stiffening material into the pyloric sphincter area of the stomach. The injection of this material bulks the pyloric sphincter, narrowing the lumen, retarding stomach emptying and producing a feeling of satiation in the patient. The method may be practiced or supplemented by cauterization of the pyloric sphincter or by suturing the sphincter to narrow the same and may be augmented by inducing flacid paralysis of the stomach by injecting botulinum toxin into the muscle tissue of the antrum or fundus of the stomach.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: Larry Sherwin Miller
  • Multiple biopsy device
    Patent number: 6530891
    Abstract: A device for obtaining multiple biopsy samples from a body cavity is provided, comprising: a flexible hollow tube having a sample port; a moveable helical cutting element extending within the tube, wherein the cutting element is capable of severing, entrapping and carrying forward multiple biopsy samples; a means for maneuvering the cutting element along the tube; a removable seal secured to the distal end of the tube; and a vacuum port configured to be connected to a vacuum source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Larry Sherwin Miller
  • Multiple biopsy device
    Publication number: 20020143270
    Abstract: A device for obtaining multiple biopsy samples from a body cavity is provided, comprising: a flexible hollow tube having a sample port; a moveable helical cutting element extending within the tube, wherein the cutting element is capable of severing, entrapping and carrying forward multiple biopsy samples; a means for maneuvering the cutting element along the tube; a removable seal secured to the distal end of the tube; and a vacuum port configured to be connected to a vacuum source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventor: Larry Sherwin Miller