Patents by Inventor Linda Baker
Linda Baker 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).
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Patent number: 9033957Abstract: The present invention is a device and system for manipulating a surgical tool at an intended location, e.g., a confined or inaccessible space, which includes a surgical anchor having at least one opening, wherein the opening provides a catch for a pin; and at least one anchor point to position and orient a surgical tool inside a human body. The apparatus and system of the present invention allows for the use of multiple intra-abdominal surgical tools inserted through a single incision.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Richard A. Bergs, Raul Fernandez, Linda Baker
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Publication number: 20080269779Abstract: The present invention is a device and system for manipulating a surgical tool at an intended location, e.g., a confined or inaccessible space, which includes a surgical anchor having at least one opening, wherein the opening provides a catch for a pin; and at least one anchor point to position and orient a surgical tool inside a human body. The apparatus and system of the present invention allows for the use of multiple intra-abdominal surgical tools inserted through a single incision.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2008Publication date: October 30, 2008Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Richard A. Bergs, Raul Fernandez, Linda Baker
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Patent number: 7429259Abstract: The present invention is a device and system for manipulating a surgical tool at an intended location, e.g., a confined or inaccessible space, which includes a surgical anchor having at least one opening, wherein the opening provides a catch for a pin; and at least one anchor point to position and orient a surgical tool inside a human body. The apparatus and system of the present invention allows for the use of multiple intra-abdominal surgical tools inserted through a single incision.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2004Date of Patent: September 30, 2008Inventors: Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Richard A. Bergs, Raul Fernandez, Linda A. Baker
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Publication number: 20070192924Abstract: Methods for securing bibs to garments and related articles of clothing. Various schemes are disclosed for securing a bib to a mating garment using one or more points of attachment employing a respective mating pair of fastener halves at each point of attachment. The schemes include employment of a mating pair of fastener to secure the bib to a shoulder of a garment. Meanwhile, in some embodiments a mating pair of fastener is used to secure the lower portion of the bib to a chest area of the garment. Under other embodiments, a three-point attachment scheme is employed including using a pairs of fasteners to secure the straps of a bib to the shoulders of the garment and another mating pair of fasteners to secure the lower portion of the bib to the garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Angela Bahm, Linda Baker, R. Burnett
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Publication number: 20070192923Abstract: Methods for securing bibs to garments and related articles of clothing. Various schemes are disclosed for securing a bib to a mating garment using one or more points of attachment employing a respective mating pair of fastener halves at each point of attachment. The schemes include employment of a mating pair of fasteners to secure the lower portion of a bib to the front of a garment. Meanwhile, in some embodiments the neck straps of a bib are secured to the back of the neck area of the garment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2006Publication date: August 23, 2007Inventors: Angela Bahm, Linda Baker
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Publication number: 20060153513Abstract: The present invention provides optical fiber coating systems and coated optical fibers. According to one embodiment of the invention, a coated optical fiber includes an optical fiber having a core and a cladding; and a primary coating encapsulating the optical fiber, the primary coating having a Young's modulus of about 5 MPa or less, the primary coating being the cured reaction product of a primary curable composition having a gel time less than about 1.4 seconds at a UV intensity of 3.4 mW/cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2006Publication date: July 13, 2006Inventors: Linda Baker, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Winningham, Lung-Ming Wu
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Publication number: 20060051040Abstract: The present invention provides optical fiber coating systems and coated optical fibers. According to one embodiment of the invention, a coated optical fiber includes an optical fiber having a core and a cladding; and a primary coating encapsulating the optical fiber, the primary coating having a Young's modulus of about 5 MPa or less, the primary coating being the cured reaction product of a primary curable composition having a gel time less than about 1.4 seconds at a UV intensity of 3.4 mW/cm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2004Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Linda Baker, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Winningham, Lung-Ming Wu
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Publication number: 20060024380Abstract: The invention is directed to collagenous tissues which have been treated to remove non-collagenous components such as cells, cellular debris, and other extracellular matrix components, such as proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, normally found in native tissues. Treatment of the tissue with alkali, chelating agents, acids and salts removes non-collagenous components from the collagenous tissue matrix while controlling the amount of swelling and dissolution so that the resultant collagen matrix retains its structural organization, integrity and bioremodelable properties. The process circumvents the need to use detergents and enzymes which detrimentally affect the cell compatibility, strength and bioremodelability of the collagen matrix. The collagenous tissue matrix is used for implantation, repair, or use in a mammalian host.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Applicant: Organogenesis Inc.Inventors: Ginger Abraham, Robert Carr, Paul Kemp, Ryan Mercer, Linda Baker
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Publication number: 20050165449Abstract: The present invention is a device and system for manipulating a surgical tool at an intended location, e.g., a confined or inaccessible space, which includes a surgical anchor having at least one opening, wherein the opening provides a catch for a pin; and at least one anchor point to position and orient a surgical tool inside a human body. The apparatus and system of the present invention allows for the use of multiple intra-abdominal surgical tools inserted through a single incision.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2004Publication date: July 28, 2005Applicant: Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas SystemInventors: Jeffrey Cadeddu, Richard Bergs, Raul Fernandez, Linda Baker
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Patent number: 6893653Abstract: The invention is directed to collagenous tissues which have been treated to remove non-collagenous components such as cells, cellular debris, and other extracellular matrix components, such as proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, normally found in native tissues. Treatment of the tissue with alkali, chelating agents, acids and salts removes non-collagenous components from the collagenous tissue matrix while controlling the amount of swelling and dissolution so that the resultant collagen matrix retains its structural organization, integrity and bioremodelable properties. The process circumvents the need to use detergents and enzymes which detrimentally affect the cell compatibility, strength and bioremodelability of the collagen matrix. The collagenous tissue matrix is used for implantation, repair, or use in a mammalian host.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2003Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Organogenesis Inc.Inventors: Ginger A. Abraham, Robert M. Carr, Jr., Paul D. Kemp, Ryan D. Mercer, Linda Baker
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Publication number: 20040005703Abstract: The invention is directed to collagenous tissues which have been treated to remove non-collagenous components such as cells, cellular debris, and other extracellular matrix components, such as proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, normally found in native tissues. Treatment of the tissue with alkali, chelating agents, acids and salts removes non-collagenous components from the collagenous tissue matrix while controlling the amount of swelling and dissolution so that the resultant collagen matrix retains its structural organization, integrity and bioremodelable properties. The process circumvents the need to use detergents and enzymes which detrimentally affect the cell compatibility, strength and bioremodelability of the collagen matrix. The collagenous tissue matrix is used for implantation, repair, or use in a mammalian host.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2003Publication date: January 8, 2004Applicant: Organogenesis, Inc.Inventors: Ginger A. Abraham, Robert M. Carr, Paul D. Kemp, Ryan D. Mercer, Linda Baker
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Patent number: 6599690Abstract: The invention is directed to collagenous tissues which have been treated to remove non-collagenous components such as cells, cellular debris, and other extracellular matrix components, such as proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, normally found in native tissues. Treatment of the tissue with alkali, chelating agents, acids and salts removes non-collagenous components from the collagenous tissue matrix while controlling the amount of swelling and dissolution so that the resultant collagen matrix retains its structural organization, integrity and bioremodelable properties. The process circumvents the need to use detergents and enzymes which detrimentally affect the cell compatibility, strength and bioremodelability of the collagen matrix. The collagenous tissue matrix is used for implantation, repair, or use in a mammalian host.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 1999Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Organogenesis Inc.Inventors: Ginger A. Abraham, Robert M. Carr, Jr., Paul D. Kemp, Ryan Mercer, Linda Baker
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Publication number: 20030114731Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for performing surgery, and in particular to devices employing magnetic fields to position and orient medical instruments inside a human body. To provide for greater flexibility of endoscopic viewing and instrument usage and to reduce morbidity, the inventors have developed of a novel laparoscopic system that allows for intra-abdominal movement of an endoscopic camera and surgical instruments without additional port sites. A set of one or more magnets located external to the patient's body are used to position, orient, and/or secure instruments located internal to the patient's body.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2001Publication date: June 19, 2003Inventors: Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Linda A. Baker, Richard Bergs
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Patent number: 5993844Abstract: The invention is directed to collagenous tissues which have been treated to remove non-collagenous components such as cells, cellular debris, and other extracellular matrix components, such as proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, normally found in native tissues. Treatment of the tissue with alkali, chelating agents, acids and salts removes non-collagenous components from the collagenous tissue matrix while controlling the amount of swelling and dissolution so that the resultant collagen matrix retains its structural organization, integrity and bioremodelable properties. The process circumvents the need to use detergents and enzymes which detrimentally affect the cell compatibility, strength and bioremodelability of the collagen matrix. The collagenous tissue matrix is used for implantation, repair, or use in a mammalian host.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1997Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Organogenesis, Inc.Inventors: Ginger A. Abraham, Robert M. Carr, Jr., Paul D. Kemp, Ryan Mercer, Linda Baker