Patents by Inventor Peter Bugos

Peter Bugos 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).

  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND APPROXIMATING TISSUE DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20260114865
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kramer, Albert K. Chin, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos, Andrew Kwok, Steven Ledbetter
  • Medical systems, devices and methods adapted for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects
    Patent number: 12594068
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section. Tensioner and cutter and a threading tool configured to be slidably removed from a lumen of the tensioner and cutter is provided. A blade within the lumen of the tensioner and cutter is provided to cut excess leader and/or strap when the procedure is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: TAS Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Albert K. Chin, Thomas A. Kramer, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos
  • Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects
    Patent number: 12465355
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: TAS Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kramer, Albert K. Chin, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos, Andrew Kwok, Steven Ledbetter
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND APPROXIMATING TISSUE DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20250288290
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: September 18, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kramer, Albert K. Chin, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos, Andrew Kwok, Steven Ledbetter
  • Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects
    Patent number: 12262887
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TAS Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kramer, Albert K. Chin, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos, Andrew Kwok, Steven Ledbetter
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND APPROXIMATING TISSUE DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20230389918
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kramer, Albert K. Chin, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos, Andrew Kwok, Steven Ledbetter
  • Systems, devices and methods for tissue fixation and approximating tissue defects
    Patent number: 11793508
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: TAS Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kramer, Albert K. Chin, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos, Andrew Kwok, Steven Ledbetter
  • MEDICAL SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS ADAPTED FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND APPROXIMATING TISSUE DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20230053690
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section. Tensioner and cutter and a threading tool configured to be slidably removed from a lumen of the tensioner and cutter is provided. A blade within the lumen of the tensioner and cutter is provided to cut excess leader and/or strap when the procedure is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Albert K. Chin, Thomas A. Kramer, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TISSUE FIXATION AND APPROXIMATING TISSUE DEFECTS
    Publication number: 20220346779
    Abstract: A medical device for approximating and securing tissue without requiring knots includes a lock-head, a strap section, distal protuberance, and a leader section. The device also includes a transition section between the leader and the strap section and a stiffening section proximal to the protuberance. The leader section is used to draw the strap section into the body through small apertures in tissue and the transition section provides a gradual transition in stiffness and size between the leader and the strap section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kramer, Albert K. Chin, Gannon Borchers, Peter Bugos, Andrew Kwok, Steven Ledbetter