Patents by Inventor Tanner J. Hargens

Tanner J. Hargens 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: 20160135984
    Abstract: An occlusive device can reversibly block flow through a lumen of a patient, such as a blood vessel, a reproductive structure, a ureter, a colon, and other body lumens. The device can include a frame comprising having a distal portion that tapers inwardly toward a central axis of the frame. The frame can expand from a compressed configuration to a deployed configuration. The device can also include a flow reducing member coupled to the frame for restricting flow through the lumen and a withdrawal component that can engaged by a retrieval device to retrieve the device from within the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Leon RUDAKOV, Tanner J. HARGENS, Phillip M. LEOPOLD
  • Patent number: 9247942
    Abstract: Described are apparatus and methods for preventing sperm passage through a reproductive structure of a patient, and also for subsequently reversing the preventative measure in order to restore fertility to the patient. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an elongate member arranged to form a frame having a distal and proximal opening and configured to be positioned within a lumen of the reproductive structure. The apparatus may also have a flow reducing member coupled to the frame such that when the frame is positioned within the lumen, the flow reducing member substantially impedes, reduces, or totally obstructs passage of sperm through the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: ArtVentive Medical Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Leon Rudakov, Tanner J. Hargens, Phillip M. Leopold
  • Publication number: 20120192872
    Abstract: Described are apparatus and methods for preventing sperm passage through a reproductive structure of a patient, and also for subsequently reversing the preventative measure in order to restore fertility to the patient. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an elongate member arranged to form a frame having a distal and proximal opening and configured to be positioned within a lumen of the reproductive structure. The apparatus may also have a flow reducing member coupled to the frame such that when the frame is positioned within the lumen, the flow reducing member substantially impedes, reduces, or totally obstructs passage of sperm through the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: ARTVENTIVE MEDICAL GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Leon Rudakov, Tanner J. Hargens, Phillip M. Leopold