Patents by Inventor Scott J. Wolf
Scott J. Wolf 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: 11304746Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a patient's mucus hypersecretion condition are disclosed herein. Certain implementations may involve a method for reducing mucus secretion in an upper airway of a patient to treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough. The method may include advancing a treatment delivery portion of an energy-based treatment device into a nostril of the patient. The treatment delivery portion may contact mucosal tissue of the upper airway without piercing the mucosal tissue. The treatment delivery portion may deliver treatment to at least one tissue selected from the group of the mucosal tissue and another tissue underlying the mucosal tissue to modify a property of the at least one tissue and thus treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough in the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Aerin Medical Inc.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Patent number: 11241271Abstract: A device is described for treating a nasal airway by modifying a property of a nasal tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in the nasal airway. Various embodiments include an elongate shaft, a bipolar radiofrequency delivery member extending from one end of the shaft, and a handle attached to the elongate shaft at an opposite end from the radiofrequency delivery member. The radiofrequency delivery member is sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to at least temporarily deform the nasal tissue and deliver radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency delivery member includes two rows of protruding electrodes disposed on a tissue contact surface, and the device is configured to deliver radiofrequency energy from one row of electrodes to the other row of electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Aerin Medical Inc.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Publication number: 20210369335Abstract: A method of treating a soft palate in a patient to treat sleep apnea, snoring or both may involve advancing a treatment element of a treatment device through the patient's mouth, contacting a tissue-contact surface of the treatment element with the soft palate, delivering energy to the soft palate via one or more energy delivery members on the tissue-contact surface, and removing the treatment element from the mouth.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Fred DINGER, Andrew FRAZIER, Scott J. WOLF
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Publication number: 20210322083Abstract: Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Aerin Medical, Inc.Inventors: Scott J. WOLF, Andrew FRAZIER
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Patent number: 11116566Abstract: A method of treating a soft palate in a patient to treat sleep apnea, snoring or both may involve advancing a treatment element of a treatment device through the patient's mouth, contacting a tissue-contact surface of the treatment element with the soft palate, delivering energy to the soft palate via one or more energy delivery members on the tissue-contact surface, and removing the treatment element from the mouth.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Aerin Medical, Inc.Inventors: Fred Dinger, Andrew Frazier, Scott J. Wolf
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Publication number: 20210236199Abstract: A method for treating a nasal airway to ameliorate one or more symptoms of rhinitis in a patient may involve activating a radiofrequency console attached to a stylus, bending a shaft of the stylus in at least one location to a desired angle, advancing a distal tip of the radiofrequency stylus into a nostril of the patient, applying pressure against nasal mucosa lining the nasal airway with a treatment surface of the distal tip, and delivering radiofrequency energy from one set of bipolar electrodes on the treatment surface of the distal tip to a second set of bipolar electrodes on the treatment surface, to treat tissue underlying the nasal mucosa, including at least one nasal nerve. The method may also involve contacting the distal tip with an additional tissue at another location and delivering radiofrequency energy to the additional tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Andrew Frazier, Scott J. Wolf, Michael Angeles, Scott M. Smith, Yen Hai Tieu
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Patent number: 11033318Abstract: Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: AERIN MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Patent number: 10932853Abstract: A device is described for treating a nasal airway by modifying a property of a nasal tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in the nasal airway. Various embodiments include an elongate shaft, a bipolar radiofrequency delivery member extending from one end of the shaft, and a handle attached to the elongate shaft at an opposite end from the radiofrequency delivery member. The radiofrequency delivery member is sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to at least temporarily deform the nasal tissue and deliver radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency delivery member includes two rows of protruding electrodes disposed on a tissue contact surface, and the device is configured to deliver radiofrequency energy from one row of electrodes to the other row of electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: AERIN MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Publication number: 20210052318Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods of shaping, shrinking, opening, dilating, stiffening, or otherwise modifying a Eustachian tube and its surrounding tissue in order to improve the Eustachian tube's function. For example, patients with blocked, closed, or hypertrophic Eustachian tubes may be able to achieve improved function including easier equalization of pressure between the inner ear and environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Jerome Hester, Andrew Frazier, Gregory Ng, Scott J. Wolf
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Patent number: 10864035Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods of shaping, shrinking, opening, dilating, stiffening, or otherwise modifying a Eustachian tube and its surrounding tissue in order to improve the Eustachian tube's function. For example, patients with blocked, closed, or hypertrophic Eustachian tubes may be able to achieve improved function including easier equalization of pressure between the inner ear and environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Aerin Medical, Inc.Inventors: Jerome Hester, Andrew Frazier, Gregory Ng, Scott J. Wolf
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Publication number: 20200375648Abstract: A method for reshaping a nasal airway in a patient involves advancing an inflatable balloon of a reshaping device in an uninflated configuration into a nostril of the patient and between a nasal septum and a lateral wall of the nasal airway. The method then involves inflating the inflatable balloon to an inflated configuration to cause the inflatable balloon to contact nasal mucosa covering the nasal septum and the lateral wall, delivering energy from an energy delivery member attached to or inside of the inflatable balloon, and removing the reshaping device from the nasal airway.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: AERIN MEDICAL INC.Inventors: Scott J. WOLF, Andrew FRAZIER
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Patent number: 10779873Abstract: A device is described for treating a nasal airway by modifying a property of a nasal tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in the nasal airway. Various embodiments include an elongate shaft, a bipolar radiofrequency delivery member extending from one end of the shaft, and a handle attached to the elongate shaft at an opposite end from the radiofrequency delivery member. The radiofrequency delivery member is sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to at least temporarily deform the nasal tissue and deliver radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency delivery member includes two rows of protruding electrodes disposed on a tissue contact surface, and the device is configured to deliver radiofrequency energy from one row of electrodes to the other row of electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: AERIN MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Publication number: 20200268439Abstract: A method of treating a soft palate in a patient may involve advancing a tissue treatment portion of a soft palate treatment device through the patient's mouth, contacting a treatment surface of the tissue treatment portion with mucosal tissue of the soft palate, and delivering energy from the tissue treatment portion through the mucosal tissue to a target tissue in the soft palate beneath to the mucosal tissue, to change at least one property of the target tissue. The method may further involve cooling the mucosal tissue with a cooling member on the treatment surface of the tissue treatment portion and removing the tissue treatment portion from the mouth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Andrew FRAZIER, Scott J. WOLF, Fred DINGER, Charlton YIH
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Patent number: 10722282Abstract: A method for reshaping a nasal airway in a patient involves advancing an inflatable balloon of a reshaping device in an uninflated configuration into a nostril of the patient and between a nasal septum and a lateral wall of the nasal airway. The method then involves inflating the inflatable balloon to an inflated configuration to cause the inflatable balloon to contact nasal mucosa covering the nasal septum and the lateral wall, delivering energy from an energy delivery member attached to or inside of the inflatable balloon, and removing the reshaping device from the nasal airway.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: AERIN MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Publication number: 20200205884Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a patient's mucus hypersecretion condition are disclosed herein. Certain implementations may involve a method for reducing mucus secretion in an upper airway of a patient to treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough. The method may include advancing a treatment delivery portion of an energy-based treatment device into a nostril of the patient. The treatment delivery portion may contact mucosal tissue of the upper airway without piercing the mucosal tissue. The treatment delivery portion may deliver treatment to at least one tissue selected from the group of the mucosal tissue and another tissue underlying the mucosal tissue to modify a property of the at least one tissue and thus treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough in the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Aerin Medical Inc.Inventors: Scott J. WOLF, Andrew FRAZIER
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Publication number: 20200170699Abstract: A device is described for treating a nasal airway by modifying a property of a nasal tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in the nasal airway. Various embodiments include an elongate shaft, a bipolar radiofrequency delivery member extending from one end of the shaft, and a handle attached to the elongate shaft at an opposite end from the radiofrequency delivery member. The radiofrequency delivery member is sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to at least temporarily deform the nasal tissue and deliver radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency delivery member includes two rows of protruding electrodes disposed on a tissue contact surface, and the device is configured to deliver radiofrequency energy from one row of electrodes to the other row of electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Scott J. WOLF, Andrew FRAZIER
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Patent number: 10631925Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a patient's mucus hypersecretion condition are disclosed herein. Certain implementations may involve a method for reducing mucus secretion in an upper airway of a patient to treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough. The method may include advancing a treatment delivery portion of an energy-based treatment device into a nostril of the patient. The treatment delivery portion may contact mucosal tissue of the upper airway without piercing the mucosal tissue. The treatment delivery portion may deliver treatment to at least one tissue selected from the group of the mucosal tissue and another tissue underlying the mucosal tissue to modify a property of the at least one tissue and thus treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough in the patient.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: AERIN MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Publication number: 20200100829Abstract: Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Patent number: 10485603Abstract: Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: AERIN MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
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Publication number: 20190343577Abstract: A device is described for treating a nasal airway by modifying a property of a nasal tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in the nasal airway. Various embodiments include an elongate shaft, a bipolar radiofrequency delivery member extending from one end of the shaft, and a handle attached to the elongate shaft at an opposite end from the radiofrequency delivery member. The radiofrequency delivery member is sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to at least temporarily deform the nasal tissue and deliver radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency delivery member includes two rows of protruding electrodes disposed on a tissue contact surface, and the device is configured to deliver radiofrequency energy from one row of electrodes to the other row of electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Aerin Medical, Inc.Inventors: Scott J. WOLF, Andrew FRAZIER