Patents by Inventor Ted Hinton

Ted Hinton 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).

  • TETHER LINE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TONGUE OR OTHER TISSUE SUSPENSION OR COMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20140074158
    Abstract: Systems and methods of placing one or more suture loops into tissue, such as the base of the tongue, are described. A system can include a variable-thickness suspension line for suspending tissue, including a suture having a first thickness dimension; an elastomer surrounding a portion of the suture and defining a central segment of the suspension line having a second thickness dimension greater than the first thickness dimension, and at least one transition zone extending from the central segment of the suspension line to a lateral end of the suspension line, the transition zones having a thickness dimension that tapers from the second thickness dimension to the first thickness dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Siesta Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Feezor, Erik van der Burg, Peter Martin, Ted Hinton