Patents by Inventor Raymond Michael Wolniewicz

Raymond Michael Wolniewicz 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).

  • Transesophageal gastric reduction method and device for reducing the size of a previously formed gastric reduction pouch
    Publication number: 20070191871
    Abstract: A gastric reduction pouch of a stomach is formed by gathering stomach tissue circumferentially from within the stomach to form a reduced diameter stomach section. A plurality of fasteners are deployed within the gathered stomach tissue to maintain the reduced diameter stomach portion. The gathering step may include folding the stomach tissue to produce a plurality of stomach tissue folds. A device is disclosed that is particularly adapted to permit such gastric reduction of a previously formed gastric reduction pouch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Steve G. Baker, Raymond Michael Wolniewicz, Sean Totten, Clifton A. Alferness, Scott Harshman