Patents by Inventor THOMAS G. HIRTE

THOMAS G. HIRTE 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).

  • Protective apparatus for use in gastrointestinal tract
    Patent number: 10568754
    Abstract: An apparatus may be used after a surgical procedure to protect against leaks and to separate healing tissue from foreign materials such as nutritional contents. In some cases the apparatus may be easily delivered to a surgical site before, during or after a surgical procedure such as gastric bypass surgery, but this is only an example. The apparatus may include expandable anchors at either end and a collapsible central portion extending between the two expandable anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Caleb A. Valdes, Nigel Slater, John Modlish, Thomas G. Hirte, Cristina Tessier, Sweta Pherwani, Paul Mannion
  • PROTECTIVE APPARATUS FOR USE IN GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
    Publication number: 20170325983
    Abstract: An apparatus may be used after a surgical procedure to protect against leaks and to separate healing tissue from foreign materials such as nutritional contents. In some cases the apparatus may be easily delivered to a surgical site before, during or after a surgical procedure such as gastric bypass surgery, but this is only an example. The apparatus may include expandable anchors at either end and a collapsible central portion extending between the two expandable anchors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: CALEB A. VALDES, NIGEL SLATER, JOHN MODLISH, THOMAS G. HIRTE, CRISTINA TESSIER, SWETA PHERWANI, PAUL MANNION