Patents by Inventor Peter Rubin
Peter Rubin 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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Publication number: 20240382773Abstract: A cranial electronics device includes electronics and a flexible body via which the electronics are carried. The flexible body and the electronics are formed such that the device has a lower surface approximating a contour of an outer surface of a portion of a patient's skull. The cranial electronics device is configured to be implanted between the patient's scalp and the portion of patient's skull.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2022Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventor: Joseph Peter Rubin
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Publication number: 20240307866Abstract: A method of preparing a fat graft includes introducing fat tissue into an internal chamber of a vessel of a cell or tissue isolation, purification, and storage device through a first opening of the vessel. The method also includes introducing an amount of a wash solution effective to wash the fat graft or an amount of a cryoprotectant effective to cryopreserve the fat graft into the internal chamber of the vessel through a second opening of the vessel and mixing the fat tissue with the wash solution or the cryoprotectant. The method further includes either: when wash solution is introduced, centrifuging the device containing the fat graft to separate the fat graft from the wash solution and drawing the wash solution from the first end of the device; or, when cryoprotectant is introduced, cooling the fat graft to a temperature below 0° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Inventor: J. Peter Rubin
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Patent number: 12023664Abstract: Methods, devices, and kits are provided for use in washing or cryopreserving live cells or tissue, such as fat graft tissue.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventor: J. Peter Rubin
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Publication number: 20230142819Abstract: A biocontainment assembly for use with a patient suspected of having or diagnosed with a transmissible disease(s) capable of respiratory, airborne, contact, or droplet transmission includes a housing configured to be positioned over and at least partially enclose a head, neck, and/or torso of the patient. A sidewall of the housing includes an open portion contiguous with an at least partially pen bottom portion of the housing, sized to fit over at least a portion of the head, neck, and/or a torso of the patient. The housing also includes an airflow opening for evacuating fluid from an interior defined by the housing. The assembly also includes a drape configured to extend across the open portion of the sidewall having a first portion removably connected to the housing and an opposing second portion configured to be draped over the torso, abdomen, waist, and/or legs of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: David Michael Turer, Cameron Good, Benjamin Schilling, Heng Ban, Jason S. Chang, J. Peter Rubin, Lucas A. Dvoracek
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Publication number: 20220273188Abstract: Described herein are sensing cannula systems that include a surgical instrument, a detection unit, and a conductive pad having a reference electrode and configured to be placed on the patient at a location outside the patient's body. The surgical instrument can include a cannula (such as a fat grafting cannula) having an electrically conductive distal tip and electrical insulation covering the cannula proximally from the distal tip, wherein the distal tip comprises a first electrode. The detection unit can include electrical circuitry that is electrically coupled to the surgical instrument and the conductive pad and operable to measure an electrical impedance between the first electrode and the reference electrode to determine what type of tissue the distal tip is in.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicants: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMCInventors: David Turer, William W. Clark, April Lawrence, Ehsan Qaium, Joseph Peter Rubin, Cameron Dezfulian
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Publication number: 20220249760Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
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Patent number: 11338077Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
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Publication number: 20210244850Abstract: The inventions provided herein relate to compositions, methods, delivery devices and kits for repairing or augmenting a tissue in a subject. The compositions described herein are injectable such that they can be placed in a tissue to be treated with a minimally-invasive procedure (e.g., by injection) and/or be molded flexibly into a tissue void of any shape and/or size. In some embodiments, the composition described herein comprises a plurality of silk fibroin particles, which can retain their original volume within the tissue for a period of time. The compositions can be used as a filler to replace a tissue void, e.g., for tissue repair and/or augmentation, or as a scaffold to support tissue regeneration and/or reconstruction. In some embodiments, the compositions described herein can be used for soft tissue repair or augmentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: August 12, 2021Inventors: Evangelia Bellas, Kacey Marra, J. Peter Rubin, David L. Kaplan, James J. Yoo
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Publication number: 20210093757Abstract: Disclosed cannula systems can detect the tissue type within which the cannula tip is located in real time using electrodes adjacent the cannula tip. The sensing cannula system can differentiate when the cannula tip is in adipose tissue or muscle based on electrical impedance. The system can be used in fat grafting and liposuction procedures, for example. An operator can detect if the cannula tip enters muscle by watching for an indicator light or audible alarm that is automatically activated by the device based on a change in sensed impedance. The device may also stop the flow of fat through a pump halting injection into the sub-muscular space.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicants: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, UPMCInventors: David Turer, William W. Clark, April Lawrence, Ehsan Qaium, Joseph Peter Rubin Peter Rubin, Cameron Dezfulian
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Publication number: 20200346208Abstract: Methods, devices, and kits are provided for use in washing or cryopreserving live cells or tissue, such as fat graft tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventor: J. Peter Rubin
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Publication number: 20190231942Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
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Patent number: 10286126Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: J. Peter Rubin, Arielle A. Richter, Aaron T. Ledgerwood, Jessica C. Huynh, Kacey G. Marra, Stephen Holland, Mark J. Gartner
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Publication number: 20180339084Abstract: The inventions provided herein relate to compositions, methods, delivery devices and kits for repairing or augmenting a tissue in a subject. The compositions described herein are injectable such that they can be placed in a tissue to be treated with a minimally-invasive procedure (e.g., by injection) and/or be molded flexibly into a tissue void of any shape and/or size. In some embodiments, the composition described herein comprises a plurality of silk fibroin particles, which can retain their original volume within the tissue for a period of time. The compositions can be used as a filler to replace a tissue void, e.g., for tissue repair and/or augmentation, or as a scaffold to support tissue regeneration and/or reconstruction. In some embodiments, the compositions described herein can be used for soft tissue repair or augmentation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Evangelia Bellas, Kacey Marra, J. Peter Rubin, David L. Kaplan, James J. Yoo
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Publication number: 20180125897Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making a cell growth scaffold from adipose tissue, cell growth scaffolds having low lipid content and methods of using the cell growth scaffold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Stephen Francis Badylak, Bryan N. Brown, John M. Freund, John Peter Rubin
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Patent number: 9931434Abstract: The inventions provided herein relate to compositions, methods, delivery devices and kits for repairing or augmenting a tissue in a subject. The compositions described herein are injectable such that they can be placed in a tissue to be treated with a minimally-invasive procedure (e.g., by injection) and/or be molded flexibly into a tissue void of any shape and/or size. In some embodiments, the composition described herein comprises a plurality of silk fibroin particles, which can retain their original volume within the tissue for a period of time. The compositions can be used as a filler to replace a tissue void, e.g., for tissue repair and/or augmentation, or as a scaffold to support tissue regeneration and/or reconstruction. In some embodiments, the compositions described herein can be used for soft tissue repair or augmentation.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignees: Trustees of Tufts College, University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Wake Forest University Health SciencesInventors: Evangelia Bellas, Kacey Marra, J. Peter Rubin, David L. Kaplan, James J. Yoo
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Publication number: 20180004295Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting haptic messages are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes the steps of: receiving at least one sensor signal from at least one sensor of a mobile device, the at least one sensor signal associated with a movement of the mobile device, determining a message to be displayed in a user interface based at least in part on the at least one sensor signal, and causing the message to be displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Immersion CorporationInventors: David Birnbaum, Christopher Ullrich, Peter Rubin, Phong D. Ngo, Leo Kopelow
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Patent number: 9814744Abstract: Provided herein are methods of making a cell growth scaffold from adipose tissue, cell growth scaffolds having low lipid content and methods of using the cell growth scaffold.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: University of Pittsburg—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Stephen F. Badylak, Bryan N. Brown, John M. Freund, J. Peter Rubin
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Patent number: 9785238Abstract: Systems and methods for transmitting haptic messages are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes the steps of: receiving at least one sensor signal from at least one sensor of a mobile device, the at least one sensor signal associated with a movement of the mobile device, determining a message to be displayed in a user interface based at least in part on the at least one sensor signal, and causing the message to be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Immersion CorporationInventors: David Birnbaum, Christopher Ullrich, Peter Rubin, Phong D. Ngo, Leo Kopelow
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Publication number: 20160279299Abstract: The present invention is directed to systems and/or biopolymer devices and methods of using the same. The systems and/or biopolymer devices described herein can be used for delivery of a fluid and/or molecules such as therapeutic agent(s), and/or for recruitment or collection of body fluids, e.g., for medical diagnosis. Methods of making and using the systems and/or biopolymer devices are also provided herein. In some embodiments, the systems and/or biopolymer devices can be used for continuous delivery of a therapeutic agent to repair or regenerate a tissue in a subject. In some embodiments, the biopolymer devices can be adapted for use as a catheter for fluid delivery to a target site.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: David L. Kaplan, Eun Seok Gil, J. Peter Rubin, Jolene E. Valentin
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Publication number: 20150297810Abstract: A device for removing fat from a body can include a pair of nested hollow members that each has at least one opening and an adjustment means for adjusting the orientation of the nested hollow members from a first configuration to a second configuration to change an amount of overlap between openings in the nested hollow members. The nested members can be deformable to change the shape of the openings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: J. Peter RUBIN, Arielle A. RICHTER, Aaron T. LEDGERWOOD, Jessica C. HUYNH, Mark J. GARTNER, Kacey G. MARRA, Stephen HOLLAND