Patents by Inventor Vincent A. Puicci, Jr.
Vincent A. Puicci, Jr. 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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Publication number: 20110068143Abstract: A medical instrument for engaging tissue includes a flexible shaft, a tissue piercing coil at a distal portion of the shaft, and a tissue stabilizer positioned over the shaft and biased in a distal direction such that as the tissue piercing coil enters tissue, the tissue stabilizer is urged against a surface of the tissue. A medical instrument for reconfiguring tissue includes a flexible shaft defining a lumen housing actuating controls, and a distal actuating assembly with a sealing portion configured to substantially seal the shaft lumen from contact with bodily fluids. A cartridge assembly includes first and second members configured for releasable attachment to a medical instrument, and a holder configured to receive the first and second members and to be released from the first and second members upon action of the first and second members attaching to the medical instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Jeffrey C. Cerier, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe, Richard Andrews, Ram Chuttani, Vincent A. Puicci, JR., Michael Barenboym, Neal H. Marshall, Randall B. Chinnock
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Patent number: 7857823Abstract: A medical instrument for engaging tissue includes a flexible shaft, a tissue piercing coil at a distal portion of the shaft, and a tissue stabilizer positioned over the shaft and biased in a distal direction such that as the tissue piercing coil enters tissue, the tissue stabilizer is urged against a surface of the tissue. A medical instrument for reconfiguring tissue includes a flexible shaft defining a lumen housing actuating controls, and a distal actuating assembly with a sealing portion configured to substantially seal the shaft lumen from contact with bodily fluids. A cartridge assembly includes first and second members configured for releasable attachment to a medical instrument, and a holder configured to receive the first and second members and to be released from the first and second members upon action of the first and second members attaching to the medical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Jeffrey C Cerier, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe, Richard Andrews, Ram Chuttani, Vincent A. Puicci, Jr., Michael Barenboym, Neal H. Marshall, Randall B. Chinnock
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Patent number: 7776057Abstract: A method includes advancing an apparatus having an elongated member transorally into the stomach. The apparatus includes a distal end effector having first and second members configured to engage tissue. The first and second members are movable relatively toward one another generally in a first plane. The method includes moving the distal end effector relative to the elongated member in the first plane such that the distal end effector is retroflexed out of alignment with the elongated member to position the first and second members for engagement with the tissue. At least one of the first and second members carries a fixation device for fixing engaged portions of tissue together.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Jeffrey C. Cerier, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe, Richard Andrews, Vincent A. Puicci, Jr., Michael Barenboym, Neal H. Marshall, Randal B. Chinnock
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Patent number: 7722633Abstract: A medical instrument for engaging tissue includes a flexible shaft, a tissue piercing coil at a distal portion of the shaft, and a tissue stabilizer positioned over the shaft and biased in a distal direction such that as the tissue piercing coil enters tissue, the tissue stabilizer is urged against a surface of the tissue. A medical instrument for reconfiguring tissue includes a flexible shaft defining a lumen housing actuating controls, and a distal actuating assembly with a sealing portion configured to substantially seal the shaft lumen from contact with bodily fluids. A cartridge assembly includes first and second members configured for releasable attachment to a medical instrument, and a holder configured to receive the first and second members and to be released from the first and second members upon action of the first and second members attaching to the medical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2004Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Jeffrey C. Cerier, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe, Richard Andrews, Ram Chuttani, Vincent A. Puicci, Jr., Michael Barenboym, Neal H. Marshall, Randall B. Chinnock
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Patent number: 7713277Abstract: A medical instrument for engaging tissue includes a flexible shaft, a tissue piercing coil at a distal portion of the shaft, and a tissue stabilizer positioned over the shaft and biased in a distal direction such that as the tissue piercing coil enters tissue, the tissue stabilizer is urged against a surface of the tissue. A medical instrument for reconfiguring tissue includes a flexible shaft defining a lumen housing actuating controls, and a distal actuating assembly with a sealing portion configured to substantially seal the shaft lumen from contact with bodily fluids. A cartridge assembly includes first and second members configured for releasable attachment to a medical instrument, and a holder configured to receive the first and second members and to be released from the first and second members upon action of the first and second members attaching to the medical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2004Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Jeffrey C. Cerier, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe, Richard Andrews, Ram Chuttani, Vincent A. Puicci, Jr., Michael Barenboym, Neal H. Marshall, Randall B. Chinnock
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Patent number: 6835200Abstract: A method includes advancing an apparatus having an elongated member transorally into the stomach. The apparatus includes a distal end effector having first and second members configured to engage tissue. The first and second members are movable relatively toward one another generally in a first plane. The method includes moving the distal end effector relative to the elongated member in the first plane such that the distal end effector is retroflexed out of alignment with the elongated member to position the first and second members for engagement with the tissue. At least one of the first and second members carries a fixation device for fixing engaged portions of tissue together.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2002Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: ndo surgical. Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Jeffrey C. Cerier, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe, Richard Andrews, Vincent A. Puicci, Jr., Michael Barenboym, Neal H. Marshall, Randal B. Chinnock
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Patent number: 6821285Abstract: A medical instrument for engaging tissue includes a flexible shaft, a tissue piercing coil at a distal portion of the shaft, and a tissue stabilizer positioned over the shaft and biased in a distal direction such that as the tissue piercing coil enters tissue, the tissue stabilizer is urged against a surface of the tissue. A medical instrument for reconfiguring tissue includes a flexible shaft defining a lumen housing actuating controls, and a distal actuating assembly with a sealing portion configured to substantially seal the shaft lumen from contact with bodily fluids. A cartridge assembly includes first and second members configured for releasable attachment to a medical instrument, and a holder configured to receive the first and second members and to be released from the first and second members upon action of the first and second members attaching to the medical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2001Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: ndo surgical, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Laufer, Jeffrey C. Cerier, Amos Cruz, Jonathan O'Keefe, Richard Andrews, Ram Chuttani, Vincent A. Puicci, Jr., Michael Barenboym, Neal H. Marshall, Randall B. Chinnock