Patents by Inventor Roger Labrecque

Roger Labrecque 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).

  • Patent number: 10869902
    Abstract: A cured non-polymeric gel including a plurality of non-polymeric cross-links. The non-polymeric cross-links result from curing an oil or oil composition at selected curing conditions to achieve a desired amount of cross-linking to form the non-polymeric gel. The desired amount of cross-linking is selected based on a desired rate of degradation of the gel after the gel is implanted. The oil or oil composition comprises one or more of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or alpha-linolenic acid (ALA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Philip McNamara, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Keith M. Faucher, Thomas M. Swanick
  • Patent number: 10842604
    Abstract: A non-setting agent for positioning a surgical mesh prosthesis against a tissue defect during surgical hernia repair enables a surgeon to position the surgical mesh prosthesis at an optimal location against the tissue defect without pre-measuring suture location and pre-suturing. The surgical mesh prosthesis can be repositioned by removing and replacing, or by sliding, the mesh along the tissue defect without traumatizing the tissue. The positioning agent is provided with adhesion and lubricity characteristics providing an adhesion strength required to temporarily maintain the surgical mesh in place, otherwise unsupported, against tissue of a targeted tissue location, and providing a viscosity that permits removal and replacement, or slidable movement, of the surgical mesh along the tissue upon receipt of a non-gravitational external force applied to the surgical mesh so movement of the surgical mesh that is atraumatic to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Stephanie Santos
  • Patent number: 10188495
    Abstract: A non-setting agent for positioning a surgical mesh prosthesis against a tissue defect during surgical hernia repair enables a surgeon to position the surgical mesh prosthesis at an optimal location against the tissue defect without pre-measuring suture location and pre-suturing. The surgical mesh prosthesis can be repositioned by removing and replacing, or by sliding, the mesh along the tissue defect without traumatizing the tissue. The positioning agent is provided with adhesion and lubricity characteristics providing an adhesion strength required to temporarily maintain the surgical mesh in place, otherwise unsupported, against tissue of a targeted tissue location, and providing a viscosity that permits removal and replacement, or slidable movement, of the surgical mesh along the tissue upon receipt of a non-gravitational external force applied to the surgical mesh so movement of the surgical mesh that is atraumatic to the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Stephanie Santos
  • Patent number: 10016465
    Abstract: A cured non-polymeric gel including a plurality of non-polymeric cross-links. The non-polymeric cross-links result from curing an oil or oil composition at selected curing conditions to achieve a desired amount of cross-linking to form the non-polymeric get. The desired amount of cross-linking is selected based on a desired rate of degradation of the gel after the gel is implanted. The oil or oil composition comprises one or more of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or alphalinolenic acid (ALA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Philip McNamara, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Keith M. Faucher, Thomas M. Swanick
  • Patent number: 9682175
    Abstract: A coating material including a bio-absorbable cross-linked material and a cellular uptake inhibitor. The bio-absorbable cross-linked material includes two or more fatty acids cross-linked into a substantially random configuration by ester bonds. The coating material may be adhered to a medical device. A medical device system including a medical device and a coating is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Geoffrey Moodie, Joseph F. Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck
  • Patent number: 8962023
    Abstract: A method of UV curing and corresponding resulting non-polymeric cross-linked gel are provided. The cross-linked gel can be combined with a medical device structure. The cross-linked gel can provide anti-adhesion characteristics, in addition to improved healing and anti-inflammatory response. The cross-linked gel is generally formed of a naturally occurring oil, or an oil composition formed in part of a naturally occurring oil, that is at least partially cured forming a cross-linked gel derived from at least one fatty acid compound. In addition, the oil composition can include a therapeutic agent component, such as a drug or other bioactive agent. The curing method can vary the application of UV light in both intensity and duration to achieve a desired amount of cross-linking forming the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Philip McNamara, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Keith Faucher, Thomas M. Swanick
  • Publication number: 20140308333
    Abstract: A coating material including a bio-absorbable cross-linked material and a cellular uptake inhibitor. The bio-absorbable cross-linked material includes two or more fatty acids cross-linked into a substantially random configuration by ester bonds. The coating material may be adhered to a medical device. A medical device system including a medical device and a coating is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Geoffrey Moodie, Joseph F. Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck
  • Patent number: 8858978
    Abstract: A method of curing and corresponding resulting non-polymeric cross-linked gel are provided. The cross-linked gel can be combined with a medical device structure. The cross-linked gel can provide anti-adhesion characteristics, in addition to improved healing and anti-inflammatory response. The cross-linked gel is generally formed of a naturally occurring oil, or an oil composition formed in part of a naturally occurring oil, that is at least partially cured forming a cross-linked gel derived from at least one fatty acid compound. In addition, the oil composition can include a therapeutic agent component, such as a drug or other bioactive agent. The curing method can vary the application of heat in both temperature and duration to achieve a desired amount of cross-linking forming the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Philip McNamara, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Keith M. Faucher, Thomas M. Swanick
  • Patent number: 8722132
    Abstract: Methods and devices for the provision of a coating on an implantable medical device. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The methods and devices provide a coating having improved uniformity and coverage which in turn allow for greater control of the amount and dosage of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Geoffrey Moodie, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Suzanne Conroy, Brian Sunter, Georgette Henrich
  • Patent number: 8722077
    Abstract: A coated medical device and a method of providing a coating on an implantable medical device result in a medical device having a bio-absorbable coating. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The coated medical device is implantable in a patient to effect controlled delivery of the coating, including the therapeutic agent, to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Geoffrey Moodie, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck
  • Patent number: 8717560
    Abstract: The present invention provides apparatuses including a point light source, a diffraction grating oriented in a light path generated from the point light source wherein the diffraction grating diffracts and concentrates light from the point light source into one or more rings of light, a detector positioned to detect one or more of the rings of light or light transmitted from a sample exposed to said rings of light, and a computer operably connected to the detector to analyze the intensity of one or more of the rings of light or said light transmitted from said sample. Variations including samples and additional components and methods of making the apparatuses of the present invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: University of Maine System Board of Trustees
    Inventor: David Roger Labrecque
  • Patent number: 8574618
    Abstract: A bio-absorbable stand-alone film is derived at least in part from fatty acids. The bio-absorbable stand-alone film can have anti-adhesive, anti-inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and wound healing properties, and can additionally include one or more therapeutic agents incorporated therein. The stand-alone film has one or more perforations or depressions formed therein. Corresponding methods of making the bio-absorbable stand-alone film with one or more perforations or depressions include molding, cutting, carving, puncturing or otherwise suitable methods to create the perforations or depressions in the bio-absorbable stand-alone film. The resulting stand-alone film is bioabsorbable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Steve A. Herweck, Thomas M. Swanick, Joseph Ferraro, Paul Martakos, Lisa Rogers, Theodore Karwoski, Keith M. Faucher, Philip McNamara, Roger Labrecque, Suzanne Conroy, Trevor Carlton
  • Patent number: 8367099
    Abstract: A bio-absorbable stand-alone film is derived at least in part from fatty acids. The bio-absorbable stand-alone film can have anti-adhesive, anti-inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and wound healing properties, and can additionally include one or more therapeutic agents incorporated therein. The stand-alone film has one or more perforations or depressions formed therein. Corresponding methods of making the bio-absorbable stand-alone film with one or more perforations or depressions include molding, cutting, carving, puncturing or otherwise suitable methods to create the perforations or depressions in the bio-absorbable stand-alone film. The resulting stand-alone film is bioabsorbable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Steve A. Herweck, Thomas M. Swanick, Joseph Ferraro, Paul Martakos, Lisa Rogers, Theodore Karwoski, Keith M. Faucher, Philip McNamara, Roger Labrecque, Suzanne Conroy, Trevor Carlton
  • Publication number: 20120315219
    Abstract: A coated medical device and a method of providing a coating on an implantable medical device result in a medical device having a bio-absorbable coating. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The coated medical device is implantable in a patient to effect controlled delivery of the coating, including the therapeutic agent, to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Geoffrey Moodie, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck
  • Patent number: 8312836
    Abstract: A method, a kit, and an apparatus provide a coating on an implantable medical device. The apparatus includes housing, a sealed reservoir chamber disposed in the housing, a reducing template, and a reservoir access port. The sealed reservoir contains the coating material. The reducing template is sized to receive a medical device therethrough for application of the coating material. A seal breaching mechanism can be provided and adapted to breach the sealed reservoir upon activation of the apparatus. The reservoir access port, which is disposed in the housing, is adapted to fluidly couple the reducing template with the reservoir chamber upon activation of the apparatus for coating the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Corbeil, Roger Labrecque, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Suzanne Conroy, Brian Sunter, Edward Bromander, Georgette Henrich
  • Patent number: 8308684
    Abstract: A non-polymeric or biological coating applied to a radially expandable interventional medical device in a collapsed, wrapped, or folded configuration, the coating applied within at least one fold. Properties of the coating material applied to the medical device are adjusted or varied to result in a desired combination of coverage of the surface of the medical device, drug loading, and coating thickness. The coating is sterile, and is capable of being carried by a sterile medical device to a targeted tissue location within the body following radial expansion. The therapeutic coating transfers off the medical device due in part to a biological attraction with the tissue and in part to a physical transference from the medical device to the targeted tissue location in contact with the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Steve A. Herweck, Paul Martakos, Geoffrey Moodie, Roger Labrecque, Theodore Karwoski, Trevor Carlton, Lisa Rogers, Joseph Ferraro
  • Patent number: 8263102
    Abstract: A coated medical device an a method of providing a coating on an implantable medical device result in a medical device having a bio-absorbable coating. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The coated medical device is implantable in a patient to effect controlled delivery of the coating, including the therapeutic agent, to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Geoffrey Moodie, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck
  • Publication number: 20110274823
    Abstract: Methods and devices for the provision of a coating on an implantable medical device. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The methods and devices provide a coating having improved uniformity and coverage which in turn allow for greater control of the amount and dosage of the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Roger Labrecque, Geoffrey Moodie, Joseph Ferraro, Lisa Rogers, Paul Martakos, Theodore Karwoski, Steve A. Herweck, Suzanne Conroy, Brian Sunter, Georgette Henrich
  • Patent number: 8021331
    Abstract: A non-polymeric or biological coating applied to a radially expandable interventional medical device in a collapsed, wrapped, or folded configuration. Properties of the coating material applied to the medical device are adjusted or varied to result in a desired combination of coverage of the surface of the medical device, drug loading, and coating thickness. The coating is sterile, and is capable of being carried by a sterile medical device to a targeted tissue location within the body following radial expansion. The therapeutic coating transfers off the medical device due in part to a biological attraction with the tissue and in part to a physical transference from the medical device to the targeted tissue location in contact with the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Atrium Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Steve A. Herweck, Paul Martakos, Geoffrey Moodie, Roger Labrecque, Theodore Karwoski, Trevor Carlton, Lisa Rogers, Joseph Ferraro
  • Publication number: 20110213302
    Abstract: A non-polymeric or biological coating applied to a radially expandable interventional medical device in a collapsed, wrapped, or folded configuration, the coating applied within at least one fold. Properties of the coating material applied to the medical device are adjusted or varied to result in a desired combination of coverage of the surface of the medical device, drug loading, and coating thickness. The coating is sterile, and is capable of being carried by a sterile medical device to a targeted tissue location within the body following radial expansion. The therapeutic coating transfers off the medical device due in part to a biological attraction with the tissue and in part to a physical transference from the medical device to the targeted tissue location in contact with the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Steve A. Herweck, Paul Martakos, Geoffrey Moodie, Roger Labrecque, Theodore Karwoski, Trevor Carlton, Lisa Rogers, Joseph Ferraro