Patents by Inventor Wade Colburn

Wade Colburn 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).

  • Patent number: 11357660
    Abstract: A medical device for repositioning tissue within an animal has a main body with a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle portion. The first end portion defines a series of passageways and the second end portion defines a bulbous shape, a slot, and a tab portion. Methods of treating obstructive sleep apnea are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignees: Cook Medical Technologies, LLC, Cook Biotech Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter O'Connor, Wade Colburn, Chelsea McKiernan, Andrew P. Isch, Alexander Brethauer
  • Publication number: 20190046211
    Abstract: A filamentous graft has an elongate filament body including one or more intact segments of a decellularized collagenous tissue membrane. The graft can have a length of at least about 20 cm. The graft can be cut from a laminate of two or more decellularized collagenous tissue membranes. The graft can have a generally rectangular cross-section and can have substantially uniform dimensions and tensile strength along at least a substantial portion of its length. Methods for preparing and using filamentous grafts are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: COOK BIOTECH INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christine Bronikowski, F Joseph Obermiller, Wade Colburn
  • Publication number: 20190000661
    Abstract: A medical device for repositioning tissue within an animal has a main body with a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle portion. The first end portion defines a series of passageways and the second end portion defines a bulbous shape, a slot, and a tab portion. Methods of treating obstructive sleep apnea are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Peter O'Connor, Wade Colburn, Chelsea McKiernan, Andrew P. Isch, Alexander Brethauer