Patents by Inventor Sarah Messmer

Sarah Messmer 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).

  • IDENTIFYING RISK OF AND TREATING STROKE-INDUCED COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT FOLLOWING THROMBECTOMY
    Publication number: 20240036062
    Abstract: Tools for identifying risk of and for treating vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID) and stroke-induced cognitive impairment in a subject are provided and include a method and a device that involve detecting target proteins in systemic blood sample from the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Keith R. Pennypacker, Justin F. Fraser, Christopher McLouth, Jordan P. Harp, Sarah Messmer, Jacqueline A. Frank
  • Compartment syndrome treatment method and surgical instrument for same
    Patent number: 8840631
    Abstract: A subcutaneous fasciotomy is performed to relieve pressure due to compartment syndrome. A small incision is made in a patient's skin. A surgical instrument is advanced through the entry location, and moved between the skin and the fascia of the patient to a remote location, with a cutter of the instrument in a stowed configuration. After reaching the remote location, the cutter is deployed to pierce an initial opening in the fascia at the remote location. The fascia is maintained adjacent a blade of the cutter via a notch shape that traps the fascia. The instrument is then withdrawn back toward the entry location with the blade incising the fascia to relieve pressure in the muscle compartment. The surgical instrument is then removed through the entry incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Sarah Messmer
  • Compartment Syndrome Treatment Method And Surgical Instrument For Same
    Publication number: 20120150208
    Abstract: A subcutaneous fasciotomy is performed to relieve pressure due to compartment syndrome. A small incision is made in a patient's skin. A surgical instrument is advanced through the entry location, and moved between the skin and the fascia of the patient to a remote location, with a cutter of the instrument in a stowed configuration. After reaching the remote location, the cutter is deployed to pierce an initial opening in the fascia at the remote location. The fascia is maintained adjacent a blade of the cutter via a notch shape that traps the fascia. The instrument is then withdrawn back toward the entry location with the blade incising the fascia to relieve pressure in the muscle compartment. The surgical instrument is then removed through the entry incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Sarah Messmer