Patents by Inventor Sam S. Ahn

Sam S. Ahn 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: 20230301740
    Abstract: A storage tray provides storage for multiple types of wires, catheters, and other instruments used during surgical procedures. The storage tray includes a base and a set of walls forming a basin that holds liquid. A wire containment section within the basin holds multiple coiled guidewires in a channel filled with the liquid. The wire containment section includes an inner wall and one or more wall segments forming an outer boundary of the channel. A wire holder outside the channel holds end portions of the guidewires. Pulling an end portion of one of the coiled guidewires horizontally causes the guidewire to slide along the inner wall for separation and removal from the storage tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kimberly Ahn Hays, Sam S. Ahn
  • Patent number: 11666408
    Abstract: A storage tray provides storage for multiple types of wires, catheters, and other instruments used during surgical procedures. The storage tray includes a base and a set of walls forming a basin that holds liquid. A wire containment section within the basin holds multiple coiled guidewires in a channel filled with the liquid. The wire containment section includes an inner wall and one or more wall segments forming an outer boundary of the channel. A wire holder outside the channel holds end portions of the guidewires. Pulling an end portion of one of the coiled guidewires horizontally causes the guidewire to slide along the inner wall for separation and removal from the storage tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AHN SURGICAL INNOVATION, LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly Ahn Hays, Sam S. Ahn
  • Patent number: 11430551
    Abstract: A method may include outputting a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI including a visual representation of at least a portion of the human body. The method may also include receiving input from a user via the GUI, the input selecting portions of the visual representation and medical procedures that were performed with respect to the selected portions, highlighting the selected portions of the visual representation and providing at least one of icons or text corresponding to the medical procedures that were performed. The method may further include automatically generating billing codes associated with the medical procedures that were performed and displaying the billing codes on the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Vascular Management Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam S. Ahn, Hwa T. Kho
  • Publication number: 20210353379
    Abstract: A storage tray provides storage for multiple types of wires, catheters, and other instruments used during surgical procedures. The storage tray includes a base and a set of walls forming a basin that holds liquid. A wire containment section within the basin holds multiple coiled guidewires in a channel filled with the liquid. The wire containment section includes an inner wall and one or more wall segments forming an outer boundary of the channel. A wire holder outside the channel holds end portions of the guidewires. Pulling an end portion of one of the coiled guidewires horizontally causes the guidewire to slide along the inner wall for separation and removal from the storage tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Kimberly Ahn Hays, Sam S. Ahn
  • Patent number: 11103325
    Abstract: A storage tray provides storage for multiple types of wires, catheters, and other instruments used during surgical procedures. The storage tray includes a base and a set of walls forming a basin that holds liquid. A wire containment section within the basin holds multiple coiled guidewires in a wire channel filled with the liquid. The wire containment section includes an inner wall and one or more wall segments forming an outer boundary of the wire channel. Flaps extend orthogonally from the walls and over portions of the wire channel to prevent the guidewire from springing out of the wire channel. A wire holder outside the wire channel holds end portions of the guidewires. Pulling an end portion of one of the coiled guidewires horizontally causes the guidewire to slide along the inner wall for separation and removal from the storage tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AHN Surgical Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly Ahn Hays, Sam S. Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200289232
    Abstract: A storage tray provides storage for multiple types of wires, catheters, and other instruments used during surgical procedures. The storage tray includes a base and a set of walls forming a basin that holds liquid. A wire containment section within the basin holds multiple coiled guidewires in a wire channel filled with the liquid. The wire containment section includes an inner wall and one or more wall segments forming an outer boundary of the wire channel. Flaps extend orthogonally from the walls and over portions of the wire channel to prevent the guidewire from springing out of the wire channel. A wire holder outside the wire channel holds end portions of the guidewires. Pulling an end portion of one of the coiled guidewires horizontally causes the guidewire to slide along the inner wall for separation and removal from the storage tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Kimberly Ahn Hays, Sam S. Ahn
  • Patent number: 10667880
    Abstract: A storage tray provides storage for multiple types of wires, catheters, and other instruments used during surgical procedures. The storage tray includes a base and a set of walls forming a basin that holds liquid. A wire containment section within the basin holds multiple coiled guidewires in a wire channel filled with the liquid. The wire containment section includes an inner wall and one or more wall segments forming an outer boundary of the wire channel. Flaps extend orthogonally from the walls and over portions of the wire channel to prevent the guidewire from springing out of the wire channel. A wire holder outside the wire channel holds end portions of the guidewires. Pulling an end portion of one of the coiled guidewires horizontally causes the guidewire to slide along the inner wall for separation and removal from the storage tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: AHN SURGICAL INNOVATION, LLC
    Inventors: Kimberly Ahn Hays, Sam S. Ahn
  • Publication number: 20190318826
    Abstract: A method may include outputting a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI including a visual representation of at least a portion of the human body. The method may also include receiving input from a user via the GUI, the input selecting portions of the visual representation and medical procedures that were performed with respect to the selected portions, highlighting the selected portions of the visual representation and providing at least one of icons or text corresponding to the medical procedures that were performed. The method may further include automatically generating billing codes associated with the medical procedures that were performed and displaying the billing codes on the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: Vascular Management Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Sam S. Ahn, Hwa T. Kho
  • Patent number: 10339270
    Abstract: A method may include outputting a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI including a visual representation of at least a portion of the human body. The method may also include receiving input from a user via the GUI, the input selecting portions of the visual representation and medical procedures that were performed with respect to the selected portions, highlighting the selected portions of the visual representation and providing at least one of icons or text corresponding to the medical procedures that were performed. The method may further include automatically generating billing codes associated with the medical procedures that were performed and displaying the billing codes on the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: VASCULAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Sam S. Ahn, Hwa T. Kho
  • Publication number: 20190076207
    Abstract: A storage tray provides storage for multiple types of wires, catheters, and other instruments used during surgical procedures. The storage tray includes a base and a set of walls forming a basin that holds liquid. A wire containment section within the basin holds multiple coiled guidewires in a wire channel filled with the liquid. The wire containment section includes an inner wall and one or more wall segments forming an outer boundary of the wire channel. Flaps extend orthogonally from the walls and over portions of the wire channel to prevent the guidewire from springing out of the wire channel. A wire holder outside the wire channel holds end portions of the guidewires. Pulling an end portion of one of the coiled guidewires horizontally causes the guidewire to slide along the inner wall for separation and removal from the storage tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Kimberly Ahn Hays, Sam S. Ahn
  • Patent number: 9889462
    Abstract: A device comprises a cylinder and a tank. The cylinder includes a first disc and a second disc, multiple struts arranged orthogonally between the first disc and the second disc, and a plurality of walls, parallel to the first disc and the second disc. The struts generally form a circumference with spaces between each of the struts along the circumference; the walls extend through the space between the struts and beyond the circumference of the struts; and the walls form a plurality of tracks around the circumference of the struts. An axle extends orthogonally between the first disc and the second disc, and at least a portion of the cylinder rotates about the axle. The tank includes a basin to hold a liquid solution. When a catheter is wound around the cylinder, the rotation of the cylinder causes the catheter to be coated in the liquid solution from the basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: EndoCaddy, LLC
    Inventors: Sam S. Ahn, Travis J. Miller, Sheena Winwen Chen, Julia Fayanne Chen, William P. Murphy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150273511
    Abstract: A device comprises a cylinder and a tank. The cylinder includes a first disc and a second disc, multiple struts arranged orthogonally between the first disc and the second disc, and a plurality of walls, parallel to the first disc and the second disc. The struts generally form a circumference with spaces between each of the struts along the circumference; the walls extend through the space between the struts and beyond the circumference of the struts; and the walls form a plurality of tracks around the circumference of the struts. An axle extends orthogonally between the first disc and the second disc, and at least a portion of the cylinder rotates about the axle. The tank includes a basin to hold a liquid solution. When a catheter is wound around the cylinder, the rotation of the cylinder causes the catheter to be coated in the liquid solution from the basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: ENDOCADDY, LLC
    Inventors: Sam S. Ahn, Travis J. Miller, Sheena Winwen Chen, Julia Fayanne Chen, William P. Murphy, JR.
  • Publication number: 20110276348
    Abstract: A method may include outputting a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI including a visual representation of at least a portion of the human body. The method may also include receiving input from a user via the GUI, the input selecting portions of the visual representation and medical procedures that were performed with respect to the selected portions, highlighting the selected portions of the visual representation and providing at least one of icons or text corresponding to the medical procedures that were performed. The method may further include automatically generating billing codes associated with the medical procedures that were performed and displaying the billing codes on the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: VASCULAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Sam S. Ahn, Hwa T. Kho
  • Patent number: 5538735
    Abstract: The present invention is a timed release drug delivery system using hollow fibers. The drug contents of the voids in the fibers are delivered to the immediate environment of the fiber through the two open ends of each fiber. The present invention further includes a method of using a vacuum chamber for filling the fibers with the drugs to be delivered, and a method to control the manufacturing process of the hollow fibers containing drugs to obtain a certain rate of drug release. The present invention further includes fabrics manufactured from such drug delivery fibers, and articles made from such fabrics, such as vascular grafts and disposable surgical clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Inventor: Sam S. Ahn
  • Patent number: 5527355
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and method of treating an aneurysm by applying to an aneurytic blood vessel a band around its exterior surface, at the position where the attachment system of the graft attaches the graft to the vessel. The band can be in the form of a strap with an attachment means such a Velcro.RTM., or a clasp, or it can be heat sealed onto the vessel or sewn thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Inventor: Sam S. Ahn