Patents by Inventor Sakthi Sambandam

Sakthi Sambandam 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).

  • Publication number: 20220257252
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include open cells or undulating edges that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel H. Todd, Sakthi Sambandam
  • Patent number: 11344307
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include open cells or undulating edges that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel H. Todd, Sakthi Sambandam
  • Publication number: 20200146680
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The methods of using the devices include endoscopic deployment, and the devices may include self-expanding frameworks that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J Houghton, Sakthi Sambandam, Clifford P. Warner
  • Publication number: 20200015823
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include flange members having hinge members or variable properties such as length, angle, shape, material stiffness, and wire diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Sakthi Sambandam
  • Patent number: 10363040
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include flange members having hinge members or variable properties such as length, angle, shape, material stiffness, and wire diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Sakthi Sambandam
  • Publication number: 20180250009
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include open cells or undulating edges that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel H. Todd, Sakthi Sambandam
  • Patent number: 9993251
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include open cells or undulating edges that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel H. Todd, Sakthi Sambandam
  • Publication number: 20150313598
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include open cells or undulating edges that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel H. Todd, Sakthi Sambandam
  • Publication number: 20150313597
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The devices are endoscopically deployable and may include flange members having hinge members or variable properties such as length, angle, shape, material stiffness, and wire diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventor: Sakthi Sambandam
  • Publication number: 20150313595
    Abstract: Implantable medical devices for connecting tissue layers, such as for connecting a gallbladder and a portion of a gastrointestinal tract to create an anastomosis, include a tubular structure having a plurality of apposition portions, a central region, and a covering material. The methods of using the devices include endoscopic deployment, and the devices may include self-expanding frameworks that facilitate a secure connection between the tissue structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Houghton, Sakthi Sambandam, Clifford P. Warner