Patents by Inventor Reed Oliver Saunders
Reed Oliver Saunders 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: 11819602Abstract: A chemical pump assembly useful for negative pressure therapy includes a chemical pump housing having an inner chamber, a reactor located within the inner chamber, an opening provided in the chemical pump housing, a first pull tab which extends from the inner chamber to ambient through the opening, and a removable layer connected to the first pull tab. The reactor is configured to react with a selected gas found in air so as to consume the selected gas when exposed to air in the inner chamber. The removable layer shields the reactor from air in the inner chamber atmosphere until the removable layer is removed.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Aatru Medical, LLCInventors: John Buan, Richard L. Middaugh, Timothy Wojciechowski, Thomas E. Lash, Reed Oliver Saunders, Thomas Arthur Tedham
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Patent number: 11801040Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Vita Group, LLCInventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Patent number: 11759369Abstract: A negative pressure assembly includes a drape, a sealing element, a reactor, a valve and a mechanical pump assembly. The drape and the sealing element, when applied to the skin, cooperate to define an enclosed volume. The reactor is located so as to be in fluid communication with the enclosed volume when the drape is covering the dressing site. The reactor reacts with a selected gas found in air to consume the selected gas. The valve has a first operating state in which gas is drawn from the enclosed volume through the valve. The mechanical pump assembly includes a pump chamber fluidly connectable to the enclosed volume through the valve when the valve is in the first operating state. The mechanical pump is configured to fluidly connect with the enclosed volume and draw air from the enclosed volume into the pump chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: AATRU MEDICAL, LLCInventors: John Buan, Richard L. Middaugh, Timothy Wojciechowski, Thomas E. Lash, Reed Oliver Saunders, Thomas Arthur Tedham
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Publication number: 20230034259Abstract: A surgical instrument assembly is provided. In some embodiments, an example surgical instrument assembly includes a surgical instrument configured to pass through a guide tube having a proximal end and a distal end. The surgical instrument can include one or more arms configured to extend from the intermediate position, each arm having one or more joints positioned along the arm and an end effector attached at the distal end of each arm. The surgical instrument assembly can include a control assembly positioned at the proximal end and configured to control the movement of the joints and the end effectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Justin Barbot, Jason Scherer, Richard Arthur Thompson, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Patent number: 11452511Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Vita Solutions LLCInventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Publication number: 20220296226Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Inventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Publication number: 20220218531Abstract: A negative pressure assembly includes a drape, a sealing element, a reactor, a valve and a mechanical pump assembly. The drape and the sealing element, when applied to the skin, cooperate to define an enclosed volume. The reactor is located so as to be in fluid communication with the enclosed volume when the drape is covering the dressing site. The reactor reacts with a selected gas found in air to consume the selected gas. The valve has a first operating state in which gas is drawn from the enclosed volume through the valve. The mechanical pump assembly includes a pump chamber fluidly connectable to the enclosed volume through the valve when the valve is in the first operating state. The mechanical pump is configured to fluidly connect with the enclosed volume and draw air from the enclosed volume into the pump chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: John Buan, Richard L. Middaugh, Timothy Wojciechowski, Thomas E. Lash, Reed Oliver Saunders, Thomas Arthur Tedham
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Patent number: 11364023Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Vita Solutions LLCInventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Patent number: 11350917Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Vita Solutions LLCInventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Publication number: 20220142628Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Publication number: 20220142627Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Publication number: 20220142625Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Publication number: 20220142764Abstract: A device for delivering an implant to a surgical location of a patient is provided. In some embodiments, an example device includes a polymer body having first and second tapered sections and a sealed cavity defined by the polymer body. The polymer body is separable between the first and second tapered sections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Justin Barbot, Richard Arthur Thompson, II, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Patent number: 11278303Abstract: A surgical instrument assembly is provided. In some embodiments, an example surgical instrument assembly includes a surgical instrument configured to pass through a guide tube having a proximal end and a distal end. The surgical instrument can include one or more arms configured to extend from the intermediate position, each arm having one or more joints positioned along the arm and an end effector attached at the distal end of each arm. The surgical instrument assembly can include a control assembly positioned at the proximal end and configured to control the movement of the joints and the end effectors.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Vita Solutions LLCInventors: Justin Barbot, Jason Scherer, Richard Arthur Thompson, Thomas Arthur Tedham, Reed Oliver Saunders
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Publication number: 20210379271Abstract: A chemical pump assembly useful for negative pressure therapy includes a chemical pump housing having an inner chamber, a reactor located within the inner chamber, an opening provided in the chemical pump housing, a first pull tab which extends from the inner chamber to ambient through the opening, and a removable layer connected to the first pull tab. The reactor is configured to react with a selected gas found in air so as to consume the selected gas when exposed to air in the inner chamber. The removable layer shields the reactor from air in the inner chamber atmosphere until the removable layer is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: John Buan, Richard L. Middaugh, Timothy Wojciechowski, Thomas E. Lash, Reed Oliver Saunders, Thomas Arthur Tedham
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Patent number: 11083833Abstract: A chemical pump assembly useful for negative pressure therapy includes a chemical pump housing having an inner chamber, a reactor located within the inner chamber, an opening provided in the chemical pump housing, a first pull tab which extends from the inner chamber to ambient through the opening, and a removable layer connected to the first pull tab. The reactor is configured to react with a selected gas found in air so as to consume the selected gas when exposed to air in the inner chamber. The removable layer shields the reactor from air in the inner chamber atmosphere until the removable layer is removed.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: AATRU MEDICAL, LLCInventors: John Buan, Richard L. Middaugh, Timothy Wojciechowski, Thomas E. Lash, Reed Oliver Saunders, Thomas Arthur Tedham
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Publication number: 20210236701Abstract: A chemical pump assembly useful for negative pressure therapy includes a chemical pump housing having an inner chamber, a reactor located within the inner chamber, an opening provided in the chemical pump housing, a first pull tab which extends from the inner chamber to ambient through the opening, and a removable layer connected to the first pull tab. The reactor is configured to react with a selected gas found in air so as to consume the selected gas when exposed to air in the inner chamber. The removable layer shields the reactor from air in the inner chamber atmosphere until the removable layer is removed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: John Buan, Richard L. Middaugh, Timothy Wojciechowski, Thomas E. Lash, Reed Oliver Saunders, Thomas Arthur Tedham
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Patent number: 10828202Abstract: A negative pressure assembly includes a drape, a sealing element, a reactor, a valve and a mechanical pump assembly. The drape and the sealing element, when applied to the skin, cooperate to define an enclosed volume. The reactor is located so as to be in fluid communication with the enclosed volume when the drape is covering the dressing site. The reactor reacts with a selected gas found in air to consume the selected gas. The valve has a first operating state in which gas is drawn from the enclosed volume through the valve. The mechanical pump assembly includes a pump chamber fluidly connectable to the enclosed volume through the valve when the valve is in the first operating state. The mechanical pump is configured to fluidly connect with the enclosed volume and draw air from the enclosed volume into the pump chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Aatru Medical, LLCInventors: John Buan, Richard L. Middaugh, Timothy Wojciechowski, Thomas E. Lash, Reed Oliver Saunders, Thomas Arthur Tedham