Patents by Inventor Ran Carmeli
Ran Carmeli 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: 9872788Abstract: According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a device, preferably a disposable device, for reducing pain, bleeding and/or distension of hemorrhoids during defecation comprising an anchor portion being anchorable against tissue of a rectum and being attached to a tubular portion sized and configured for outwardly biasing internal hemorrhoids (i.e. pushing them against rectal/anal wall tissue) and optionally external hemorrhoids when the anchor portion is preferably anchored against the rectum wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2012Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: Relief Therapies, Inc.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Moshe Klaiman
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Patent number: 9014786Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device and method for opening obstructed body internal passages and for sensing and characterizing tissues and substances in contact with the device. In general, the device comprises a catheter tube capable of inducing vibrations in a guidewire contained therein, wherein said vibrations of the guidewire are utilized for opening a passage through an occlusion. The in-vivo vibrations may be induced by means of a magnetic field actuating means and a guidewire comprising magnetic coupling means, or by means of transducers, which may be also used for the sensing. The invention also relates to the field of minimal invasive catheterization, particularly an apparatus for opening and/or removing obstructions occluding body internal passages by means of an active guidewire comprising a coil to which an alternating voltage can be applied. In that way the guidewire can vibrate if an external magnetic field is applied.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Eyoca Medical Ltd.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Jonathan Einav, Itai Yonat
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Patent number: 9005139Abstract: A device for determining a physical parameter of a tissue opening is provided. The device includes an expandable member which is designed for positioning within a tissue opening such as a valve annulus. The expandable member is capable of expanding while applying an inward radial force indicative of a diameter thereof. When the expandable member is positioned within the tissue opening and expanded, an increase in the inward radial force induced by contact between the expandable member and tissue surrounding the opening can be utilized to derive information relating to the physical parameter of the tissue opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Assis Medical Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Klaiman, Ran Carmeli, Itai Yonat, Eyal Teichman
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Publication number: 20140081311Abstract: A device and system for reducing pain, bleeding and/or distension of hemorrhoids during defecation is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: RELIEF THERAPIES, INC.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Moshe Klaiman
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Publication number: 20130131710Abstract: A device for resizing/reshaping a tissue opening is provided. The device includes a cage structure which is positionable within the tissue opening and is radially expandable therein while enabling flow therethrough while it is fully expanded and biased against a tissue defining the tissue opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Assis Medical Ltd.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Eyal Teichman, Guy Kotlizky
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Patent number: 8330878Abstract: A portable storage device having a memory and a wireless remote control receiver is equipped for connection to a digital content player, which is controllable by a wireless remote control transmitter. The memory stores digital content data. The remote control transmitter communicates with the remote control receiver to play the digital content data on the digital content player. Accordingly, an additional remote control transmitter is not necessary for the remote control playing of digital content data residing on the portable storage device. The digital content data may be loaded from an external source, such as a personal computer. The personal computer can also be controlled to play the digital content data by using remote control transmitter using a known protocol. Thus, a user wishing to play the digital content data stored in the portable storage device does not need to acquire an additional specially-matched remote control transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Sandisk IL Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Raines, Ran Carmeli
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Publication number: 20120302820Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device and method for opening obstructed body internal passages and for sensing and characterizing tissues and substances in contact with the device. In general, the device comprises a catheter tube capable of inducing vibrations in a guidewire contained therein, wherein said vibrations of the guidewire are utilized for opening a passage through an occlusion. The in-vivo vibrations may be induced by means of a magnetic field actuating means and a guidewire comprising magnetic coupling means, or by means of transducers, which may be also used for the sensing. The invention also relates to the field of minimal invasive catheterization, particularly an apparatus for opening and/or removing obstructions occluding body internal passages by means of an active guidewire comprising a coil to which an alternating voltage can be applied. In that way the guidewire can vibrate if an external magnetic field is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: Eyoca Medical Ltd.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Jonathan Einav, Itai Yonat
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Patent number: 8295908Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device and method for opening obstructed body internal passages and for sensing and characterizing tissues and substances being in contact with the device of the invention. In general, the device of the present invention comprises a catheter tube capable of inducing vibrations in a guidewire contained therein, wherein said vibrations of the guidewire are utilized for opening a passage through an occlusion. The in-vivo vibrations may be induced by means of a magnetic field actuating means (5) and a guidewire (2) comprising magnetic coupling means (3), or by means of transducers, which may be also used for the sensing.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Eyoca Medical Ltd.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Jonathan Einav, Itai Yonat
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Patent number: 8277469Abstract: The invention relates to an active oscillating guidewire (26) with varying stiffness to enable a safe crossing through an occluded vessel. The distal working zone (28) is made up of several distal segments (32, 34, 36, 38). A miniature engine is embedded in a segment (34).Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Eyoca Medical Ltd.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Jonathan Einav, Itai Yonat
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Patent number: 8265166Abstract: A portable media device 100 including two onboard hardware media decoders (124, 128) operative to decode a given digital content item 148 is provided. In some embodiments, one of the onboard hardware media decoders 128 has a relatively high power consumption and produces a relatively ‘high quality’ media signal, and the other of the onboard hardware media decoder 124 has a relatively low power consumption and produces a relatively ‘low quality’ media signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: SanDisk IL Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Raines, Eliyahou Harari, Ran Carmeli
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Patent number: 8213519Abstract: Methods of operating a portable media device 100 including two onboard hardware media decoders (124, 128) operative to decode a given digital content item 148 are disclosed. In some embodiments, one of the onboard hardware media decoders 128 has a relatively high power consumption and produces a relatively ‘high quality’ media signal, and the other of the onboard hardware media decoder 124 has a relatively low power consumption and produces a relatively ‘low quality’ media signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: SanDisk IL, Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Raines, Eliyahou Harari, Ran Carmeli
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Publication number: 20110258241Abstract: Files stored, or to be stored, in a storage device are marked either as non-discardable or as discardable in a file system structure associated with a storage device. Each discardable file has associated with it a discarding priority level. A publisher file is permitted to be stored in the storage device only if storing the publisher file does not narrow a storage usage safety margin that is reserved for user files. User files are allowed to be stored in the storage device even if storing them narrows the storage usage safety margin but, in such cases, the storage usage safety margin is restored by removing one or more discardable files from the storage device. A discardable file is removed from the storage device if its discarding priority level equals or is higher than a predetermined discarding threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Moshe Raines, Ran Carmeli, David Koren, Judah Gamliel Hahn, Donald Ray Bryant-Rich
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Publication number: 20110245859Abstract: A device for determining a physical parameter of a tissue opening is provided. The device includes an expandable member which is designed for positioning within a tissue opening such as a valve annulus. The expandable member is capable of expanding while applying an inward radial force indicative of a diameter thereof. When the expandable member is positioned within the tissue opening and expanded, an increase in the inward radial force induced by contact between the expandable member and tissue surrounding the opening can be utilized to derive information relating to the physical parameter of the tissue opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: ASSIS MEDICAL LTD.Inventors: Moshe Klaiman, Ran Carmeli, Itai Yonat, Eyal Teichman
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Publication number: 20110196397Abstract: A medical device includes an outer catheter having a longitudinal axis, a movable device that can pass through the catheter and is movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the catheter, and a magnetic drive engine toward a distal end of the catheter. The magnetic drive engine includes at least two components with respective magnetic field-generating coils and magnets, that move relative to one another. One of the two components is coupled to the movable device for driving vibratory motion in the movable device along the longitudinal axis. An exemplary movable device is a guidewire over which the catheter is fed. The device typically includes a second catheter threaded inside the first catheter. The first or outer catheter shields the magnetic engine and its moving components.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: VASOSTAR, INC.Inventors: Mark G. Frantz, Stephanie A.S. Harrington, Ran Carmeli, Itai Yonat, Paul L. Erickson
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Publication number: 20100228151Abstract: The invention relates to an active oscillating guidewire (26) with varying stiffness to enable a safe crossing through an occluded vessel. The distal working zone (28) is made up of several distal segments (32, 34, 36, 38). A miniature engine is embedded in a segment (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2008Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: EYOCA MEDICAL LTD.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Jonathan Einav, Itai Yonat
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Publication number: 20100217275Abstract: The invention relates to the field of minimal invasive catheterization, in particular to an apparatus for opening and/or removing obstructions occluding body internal passages by means of an active guidewire comprising a coil to which an alternating voltage can be applied. In that way the guidewire can vibrate if an external magnetic field is applied.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Jonathan Einav, Itai Yonat
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Publication number: 20100153474Abstract: Files stored, or to be stored, in a storage device are marked either as non-discardable or as discardable in a file system structure associated with a storage device. Each discardable file has associated with it a discarding priority level. A publisher file is permitted to be stored in the storage device only if storing the publisher file does not narrow a storage usage safety margin that is reserved for user files. User files are allowed to be stored in the storage device even if storing them narrows the storage usage safety margin but, in such cases, the storage usage safety margin is restored by removing one or more discardable files from the storage device. A discardable file is removed from the storage device if its discarding priority level equals or is higher than a predetermined discarding threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: SANDISK IL LTD.Inventors: Moshe RAINES, Ran CARMELI, David KOREN, Judah GAMLIEL HAHN, Donald RAY BRYANT-RICH
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Publication number: 20090209900Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device and method for opening obstructed body internal passages and for sensing and characterizing tissues and substances being in contact with the device of the invention. In general, the device of the present invention comprises a catheter tube capable of inducing vibrations in a guidewire contained therein, wherein said vibrations of the guidewire are utilized for opening a passage through an occlusion. The in-vivo vibrations may be induced by means of a magnetic field actuating means (5) and a guidewire (2) comprising magnetic coupling means (3), or by means of transducers, which may be also used for the sensing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2006Publication date: August 20, 2009Applicant: EYOCA MEDICAL LTD.Inventors: Ran Carmeli, Jonathan Einav, Itai Yonat
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Publication number: 20090094160Abstract: A portable digital content device and methods for use therewith are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable digital content device and method are disclosed for tracking usage activity to support digital asset management in a mobile environment. In another embodiment, an offline/disconnected advertisement inventory management and advertisement decision system and method are disclosed. While these systems and methods can be used with any suitable portable digital content device, an exemplary portable digital content device is disclosed, which can be used for purposes in addition to or instead of implementing the usage activity tracking and advertisement decision system functions. Any of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2007Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventors: Kurt F. Webster, Phillip J. Balma, Mairi MacDonald, Ron Barzilai, Avraham Shmuel, Ran Carmeli, David Koren, Moshe Raines
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Publication number: 20080285659Abstract: Methods of operating a portable media device 100 including two onboard hardware media decoders (124, 128) operative to decode a given digital content item 148 are disclosed. In some embodiments, one of the onboard hardware media decoders 128 has a relatively high power consumption and produces a relatively ‘high quality’ media signal, and the other of the onboard hardware media decoder 124 has a relatively low power consumption and produces a relatively ‘low quality’ media signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: SanDisk IL Ltd.Inventors: Moshe Raines, Eliyahou Harari, Ran Carmeli