Patents by Inventor Pablo G. Acosta
Pablo G. Acosta 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: 9314362Abstract: Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between the separated walls after which the separate walls are brought back toward one another. In another aspect, methods, instruments, devices and systems are provided for reducing the effective volume of a stomach by performing one or more extragastric plications of the stomach.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Robert M. George, Lisa Serventi, Ed Orbeta, Scott Early, Earl A. Bright, II, Timothy A. Limon
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Patent number: 9155528Abstract: Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between the separated walls after which the separate walls are brought back toward one another. In another aspect, methods, instruments, devices and systems are provided for reducing the effective volume of a stomach by performing one or more extragastric plications of the stomach.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Brian K. Shui, Pablo G. Acosta, Robert M. George, Lisa Serventi, Ed Orbeta, Scott Early, Earl A. Bright, Timothy A. Limon
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Patent number: 8585733Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, IncInventors: Matthew B. Newell, Pankaj Rathi, Robert M. George, Marlo Dreissigacker, Narvel M. Brooks, III, Shuji Uemura, Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Dane A. Johnson, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Timothy A. Limon, Beverly Huss, Crystine M. Lee
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Patent number: 8556925Abstract: Implantable devices, methods of implantation and tools for performing the implantations. A device includes a volume occupying member having a working configuration such that, when the device is implanted into the abdominal cavity of the patient, the device performs at least one of: prevention of expansion of the stomach of the patient into a space occupied by the volume occupying member in the abdominal cavity; and compression of a portion of the stomach. A device is configured to have substantially neutral buoyancy or a slightly positive buoyancy when implanted in the abdominal cavity external of the stomach. An attachment member is connected to the volume occupying member, and at least a portion of the attachment member is configured to encourage tissue ingrowth from at least one internal abdominal structure when held in contact therewith.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2007Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Shuji Uemura, Josef L. Friedmann, Crystine Lee
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Publication number: 20130178877Abstract: Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between the separated walls after which the separate walls are brought back toward one another. In another aspect, methods, instruments, devices and systems are provided for reducing the effective volume of a stomach by performing one or more extragastric plications of the stomach.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: July 11, 2013Inventors: Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Robert M. George, Lisa Serventi, Ed Orbeta, Scott Early, Earl A. Bright, II, Timothy A. Limon
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Patent number: 8460321Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2011Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Matthew B. Newell, Pankaj Rathi, Robert M. George, Marlo Dreissigacker, Narvel M. Brooks, III, Shuji Uemura, Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Dane A. Johnson, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Timothy A. Limon, Beverly Huss, Crystine M. Lee
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Patent number: 8398668Abstract: Methods, devices, tools and assemblies for treating a patient to effect weight loss. One method embodiment involves passing a device including an expandable member in a collapsed configuration and a buoyancy member through an opening in the skin of a patient and into the abdominal cavity of the patient, and anchoring at least a portion of the expandable member, relative to at least one structure in the abdominal cavity. Devices including at least one expandable member and at least one buoyancy member are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2007Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Shuji Uemura, Josef L. Friedmann, Crystine Lee
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Patent number: 8382775Abstract: Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between the separated walls after which the separate walls are brought back toward one another. In another aspect, methods, instruments, devices and systems are provided for reducing the effective volume of a stomach by performing one or more extragastric plications of the stomach.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2012Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Robert M. George, Lisa Serventi, Ed Orbeta, Scott Early, Earl A. Bright, II, Timothy A. Limon
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Patent number: 8356605Abstract: Methods, devices, tools, instruments and systems for treating a patient to induce weight loss. In one method embodiment, a device, including an expandable member in a collapsed configuration, is passed through an opening in the skin of the patient, and into the abdominal cavity of the patient. At least a portion of the expandable member is anchored relative to at least one structure in the abdominal cavity, without piercing the stomach. The expandable member is expanded to an expanded configuration in a space in the abdominal cavity to perform at least one of: prevention of expansion of the stomach of the patient into the space; and compression of a portion of the stomach.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Shuji Uemura, Josef L. Friedmann, Crystine Lee
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Patent number: 8353925Abstract: Methods, devices, tools and assemblies for treating a patient to effect weight loss. One method embodiment involves passing a device including an expandable member in a collapsed configuration and a buoyancy member through an opening in the skin of a patient and into the abdominal cavity of the patient, and anchoring at least a portion of the expandable member, relative to at least one structure in the abdominal cavity. Devices including at least one expandable member and at least one buoyancy member are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2008Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Shuji Uemura, Josef L. Friedmann, Crystine Lee
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Patent number: 8342183Abstract: Methods, devices, tools, instruments and systems for treating a patient to induce weight loss. In one method embodiment, a device, including an expandable member in a collapsed configuration, is passed through an opening in the skin of the patient, and into the abdominal cavity of the patient. At least a portion of the expandable member is anchored relative to at least one structure in the abdominal cavity, without piercing the stomach. The expandable member is expanded to an expanded configuration in a space in the abdominal cavity to perform at least one of: prevention of expansion of the stomach of the patient into the space; and compression of a portion of the stomach.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2007Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Shuji Uemura, Josef L. Friedmann, Crystine Lee
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Publication number: 20120283766Abstract: Methods, devices, tools, instruments and systems for treating a patient to induce weight loss. In one method embodiment, a device, including an expandable member in a collapsed configuration, is passed through an opening in the skin of the patient, and into the abdominal cavity of the patient. At least a portion of the expandable member is anchored relative to at least one structure in the abdominal cavity, without piercing the stomach. The expandable member is expanded to an expanded configuration in a space in the abdominal cavity to perform at least one of: prevention of expansion of the stomach of the patient into the space; and compression of a portion of the stomach.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Joshua Makower, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Shuji Uemura, Josef L. Friedmann, Crystine Lee
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Publication number: 20120253378Abstract: Devices, methods for treatment of obesity, as well as instruments and tools used in placing, adjusting and maintaining devices for treatment of obesity. Various embodiments of devices that are implanted extra-gastrically are provided. Various embodiments of devices that are implanted intra-gastrically are provided. Methods include laparoscopic, percutaneous and/or trans-oral methods. Alternatively, devices describe can generally also be implanted by open surgical procedures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Inventors: Joshua Makower, Steven Kim, Brian K. Shiu, Shuji Uemura, Pablo G. Acosta
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Patent number: 8187297Abstract: Devices, methods for treatment of obesity, as well as instruments and tools used in placing, adjusting and maintaining devices for treatment of obesity. Various embodiments of devices that are implanted extra-gastrically are provided. Various embodiments of devices that are implanted intra-gastrically are provided. Methods include laparoscopic, percutaneous and/or trans-oral methods. Alternatively, devices describe can generally also be implanted by open surgical procedures.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Vibsynt, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Steven Kim, Brian K. Shiu, Shuji Uemura, Pablo G. Acosta
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Patent number: 8001974Abstract: Methods, devices, tools and assemblies for treating a patient to effect weight loss. One method embodiment involves passing a device including an expandable member in a collapsed configuration and a buoyancy member through an opening in the skin of a patient and into the abdominal cavity of the patient, and anchoring at least a portion of the expandable member, relative to at least one structure in the abdominal cavity. Devices including at least one expandable member and at least one buoyancy member are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2008Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Makower, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Shuji Uemura, Josef L. Friedmann, Crystine Lee
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Publication number: 20110172767Abstract: A method includes selecting a template from a plurality of different sizes of templates based on measurements of the abdominal cavity of a patient; orienting the template on the patient at a location overlying the abdominal cavity to select an appropriate size implant using fluoroscopic imaging; marking an incision location and an indicator of an angle of approach; and removing the template from the patient, wherein marks made by the marking remain on the patient. Methods apparatus, instruments and implants for treating a patient are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2011Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Pankaj Rathi, Theodore M. Bender, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Joshua Makower, Shuji Uemura, Narvel M. Brooks, III, Robert M. George, Earl A. Bright, II, Dane A. Johnson, Matthew B. Newell, Marlo Dreissigacker, Crystine M. Lee
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Patent number: 7976554Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity, continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity, anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Vibrynt, Inc.Inventors: Matthew B. Newell, Pankaj Rathi, Robert M. George, Marlo Dreissigacker, Narvel M. Brooks, III, Shuji Uemura, Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Dane A. Johnson, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Timothy A. Limon, Beverly Huss, Crystine M. Lee
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Publication number: 20110152890Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Matthew B. Newell, Pankaj Rathi, Robert M. George, Marlo Dreissigacker, Narvel M. Brooks, III, Shuji Uemura, Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Dane A. Johnson, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Timothy A. Limon, Beverly Huss, Crystine M. Lee
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Publication number: 20090287227Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: November 19, 2009Inventors: Matthew B. Newell, Pankaj Rathi, Robert M. George, Marlo Dreissigacker, Narvel M. Brooks, III, Shuji Uemura, Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Dane A. Johnson, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Timothy A. Limon, Beverly Huss, Crystine M. Lee
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Publication number: 20090281563Abstract: Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2009Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Matthew B. Newell, Pankaj Rathi, Robert M. George, Marlo Dreissigacker, Narvel M. Brooks, III, Shuji Uemura, Theodore M. Bender, Joshua Makower, Dane A. Johnson, Brian K. Shiu, Pablo G. Acosta, Timothy A. Limon, Beverly Huss, Crystine M. Lee