Patents Issued in September 4, 2018
  • Patent number: 10064714
    Abstract: An implant configured to treat prolapse of a pelvic organ includes a support member and an extension portion projecting from the support member. The extension portion has a barbed fixation means provided thereon for anchoring the extension portion into pelvic paravaginal tissue. The barbed fixation means allow bi-directional adjustment of the barbed fixation means relative to the tissue, and when suitably located, the barbed fixation means engage the tissue. The support member comprises a mesh material having a mass density of less than 50 g/m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventor: James Browning
  • Patent number: 10064715
    Abstract: A device (100) for treating a stiffened blood vessel comprises a self-supporting, surgically implantable, elongate casing (101) adapted to extend about and restrain a stiffened portion (2) of the blood vessel. The casing (101) defines an elongate cavity (103) for receipt of the stiffened portion (2) of the blood vessel. The cavity (103) has a transverse cross-section with an aspect ratio of greater than one in an unloaded state. The casing (103) is configured such that, upon application of increasing pressure to the casing (101) from within said cavity (103), the casing (103) elastically deforms such that the aspect ratio decreases towards one and the area of the cross-section increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Aortic Wrap Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Michael O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 10064716
    Abstract: A device for securing tissue or bone. The device includes a self-locking construct, which includes first and second adjustable loops. The first adjustable loop includes a loop passage portion through which a first portion of the self-locking construct extends. The second adjustable loop extends through a sleeve defined by the self-locking construct. The self-locking construct is configured such that moving the second adjustable loop away from the first loop closes the first adjustable loop, and pulling the first portion further through the loop passage portion closes the second adjustable loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Biomet Sports Medicine, LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Norton
  • Patent number: 10064717
    Abstract: A device which may be formed of suitable elastomeric, biocompatible material is configured to be wedged into Tenon's space between the orbital and scleral walls of the eye at the location of a retinal tear or break. When positioned, the device pushes the eye wall inward to close the tear, and fluid below the retinal wall resorbs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: POWAY RETINAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Paul E. Tornambe, R. Todd McKinney, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Jasper Benke, John A. Simpson
  • Patent number: 10064718
    Abstract: In one representative embodiment, a prosthetic valve assembly comprises a valve component comprising a radially compressible and expandable frame and a valve structure supported inside of the frame. The valve structure is configured to allow blood to flow through the valve component in one direction and block the flow of blood in the opposite direction. The assembly further comprises a radially compressible and expandable anchor comprising an annular base and a plurality of cantilevered fixation members extending from the base. The fixation members are configured to pivot inwardly toward the valve component when the valve component is radially expanded within the anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventor: Yaron Keidar
  • Patent number: 10064719
    Abstract: A system for implanting a heart valve includes a radially self-expandable tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end and a projection extending from a side surface of the tubular body toward the inflow end. The system further includes a valve disposed within and attached to the tubular body, and may include fabric that forms a pouch between the tubular body and the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: HIGHLIFE SAS
    Inventors: Georg Börtlein, Malek Nasr
  • Patent number: 10064720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to set comprising an apparatus (100) for folding or unfolding at least one medical implant (300) by means of at least one tension thread (11, 11?), wherein the apparatus (100) comprises a shaft (1) and a tensioning device for altering a form or shape of the foldable and/or unfoldable implant (300) by means of the tension thread (11, 11?). In at least one shaft section thereof, the shaft (1) comprises a plurality of individual shaft fibers (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: VENUS MEDTECH (HANGZHOU), INC.
    Inventors: Hou-Sen Lim, Wolfgang Goetz
  • Patent number: 10064721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a handle assembly (100) for an implant delivery device for folding or unfolding at least one medical implant by means of at least one tension thread, wherein the handle assembly (100) comprises a drum (14) for winding the tension thread thereon by rotating the drum (14); a knob (9) to be rotated by a user of the handle assembly (100) in order to fold or unfold the medical implant, the knob (9) being interconnected with the drum (14) such that the drum (14) is rotated when the knob (9) is rotated; and a force limiter for limiting the maximum force or tension that may be applied or is applicable to the tension thread (11) or to the drum (14) by rotating the knob (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: VENUS MEDTECH (HANGZHOU), INC.
    Inventors: Hou-Sen Lim, Wolfgang Gotz
  • Patent number: 10064722
    Abstract: A vascular device for treating vein valve insufficiency including an elongated member, a first retention portion movable from a first elongated insertion position to an expanded position and a second retention portion movable from a first elongated insertion position to an expanded position. An intermediate looped portion is positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The valve is supported by the intermediate looped portion and is movable between an open position to allow blood flow therethrough and a closed position to inhibit blood flow therethrough. The intermediate looped portion is adjustable to loops of different diameters dependent on an inner diameter of the vessel wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Rex Medical, L.P.
    Inventor: James F. McGuckin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10064723
    Abstract: Devices and methods for providing localized pressure to a region of a patient's heart to improve heart functioning, including: (a) a jacket made of a flexible biocompatible material, the jacket having an open top end that is received around the heart and a bottom portion that is received around the apex of the heart; and (b) at least one inflatable bladder disposed on an interior surface of the jacket, the inflatable bladder having an inelastic outer surface positioned adjacent to the jacket and an elastic inner surface such that inflation of the bladder causes the bladder to deform substantially inwardly to exert localized pressure against a region of the heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Mardil, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron J. Hjelle, William E. Cohn, Richard F. Schroeder, James F. Buck, Karl R. Leinsing
  • Patent number: 10064724
    Abstract: A device for strengthening new joints in animals after joint replacement surgery includes a flexible bone anchor that connects to the new implant material on one end and to cortical bone on the other end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Richard J Hansen
  • Patent number: 10064725
    Abstract: Surgical instruments and methods for use in implanting a modular femoral prosthesis during performance of a hip revision procedure are disclosed, and include a distal reamer operable to ream an intramedullary canal of a patient's femur during a surgical procedure. The distal reamer includes an elongated shank having a cutting head formed in a distal end of the elongated shank and a drive connector formed in a sidewall positioned at an opposite, proximal end of the elongated shank. The cutting head has a plurality of helical cutting flutes arranged in a geometry that corresponds with the geometry of the distal stem component. The drive connector has a female drive socket and a number of locking slots formed in the sidewall so as to open into the female drive socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Carr, Megan A. Hood, Larry G. McCleary, Michael J. Fortin
  • Patent number: 10064726
    Abstract: Computer implemented methods of producing a mesh implant having a compartment to enclose a bone material therein are provided. These methods include generating a 3D digital model of the mesh implant having the compartment, the 3D digital model including a virtual volume of the compartment and a virtual depth, thickness and volume of the mesh implant; generating a 3D digital model of a covering configured for closing the compartment of the mesh implant, the 3D digital model including a virtual volume of the covering for closing the compartment of the mesh implant; and instructing a 3D printer coupled to a computer to generate the mesh implant based on the 3D digital models. A computer system for making a mesh implant and a delivery system including the mesh implant are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventor: Guobao Wei
  • Patent number: 10064727
    Abstract: A method of fusing a sacroiliac joint including delivering a screw across the sacroiliac joint and into the sacrum and the ilium, the screw including a body having helical spiral threads and spiral flutes extending into the body of the screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: JCBD, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Jeffrey Donner, Christopher Thomas Donner
  • Patent number: 10064728
    Abstract: A method of fusing a sacroiliac joint including delivering a joint fixation screw into engagement with the sacroiliac joint, the screw having either: 1) a body including helical spiral threads, an anti-migration surface feature including at least one ridge extending distally from the proximal end at least partially the length, and a plurality of openings extending into the body; or 2) a body including a hollow interior, helical spiral threads and a plurality of openings extending into the hollow interior, wherein the helical spiral threads have a thread cross-section including: a height extending between a connection point with the body and a radial termination, a first thickness at the radial termination extending between opposite thread walls, and a second thickness located between the connection point and the radial termination extending between opposite thread walls, the first thickness being substantially greater the second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: JCBD, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Jeffrey Donner, Christopher Thomas Donner
  • Patent number: 10064729
    Abstract: A method of assembling a mobile bearing acetabular component of a prosthetic hip joint is disclosed. The method includes mounting an acetabular cup insert to an acetabular cup. The method includes concurrently repositioning the acetabular cup insert deeper into an interior of the acetabular cup and repositioning the acetabular cup insert outside of an outline of the acetabular cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Depuy Ireland Unlimited Company
    Inventor: Richard D. Komistek
  • Patent number: 10064730
    Abstract: A joint replacement device is provided that includes an inner surface configured to accommodate at least one of a portion of an outer surface of a femoral head of a femur and a prosthetic secured to the femoral head, an outer surface configured to accommodate at least one of a portion of an outer surface of an acetabulum socket and a prosthetic secured to a pelvis, wherein the inner surface and outer surface each have a circular curvilinear shape and together include an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter, and wherein the inner perimeter is joined to the outer perimeter to form a posterior limb and an anterior limb, and further including, a posterior portion, an anterior portion, and a superior portion formed from the inner surface and the outer surface; wherein the superior portion further includes a posterior superior portion and an anterior superior portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Patrick Birmingham
  • Patent number: 10064731
    Abstract: A blade-like stem of a hip joint prosthesis for anchoring in the femur, including a prosthesis neck portion and a femur-anchoring portion extending therefrom and having a proximal end and a distal end, the femur-anchoring portion including a proximal arcuate portion extending from a location adjacent the proximal end and having a radius of curvature that changes in a distal-to-proximal direction, and the femur-anchoring portion further including a distal tapered portion extending from the proximal arcuate portion toward the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG
    Inventors: Walter Moser, Alex Seidl, Dirk Wunderle
  • Patent number: 10064732
    Abstract: The present invention provides an artificial joint, including a femur connecting device, a tibia connecting device, and a receiving device, wherein the femur connecting device is connected and fixed with the receiving device and the tibia connecting device via a fixing member unparallel to a joint-twisting axis, and wherein cushion member receives the femur connecting device via a pivot-receiving surface and receives the tibia connecting device via a twist-receiving surface, thereby providing an durable and reliable artificial joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED ORTHOPEDIC CORPORTAION
    Inventor: Cheng-Kuang Lu
  • Patent number: 10064733
    Abstract: A knee prosthesis system constructed in accordance to one example of the present disclosure can include a femoral component, a tibial component, a first femoral component insert, a second femoral component insert, a first tibial bearing, and a second tibial bearing. The knee prosthesis system may be configured in one of a non-hinged configuration and a second hinged configuration. In the first non-hinged configuration, the first femoral component insert is positioned relative to the femoral component and the first tibial bearing is positioned onto the tibial component. In the second hinged configuration, the second femoral component insert is positioned relative to the femoral component and the second tibial bearing is positioned onto the tibial component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Biomet Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Metzger, Andrew L. Pierce, David R. Brown, Brian M. May, Joshua R. Porter, Larabeth G. Ryan
  • Patent number: 10064734
    Abstract: A glenoid implant for a shoulder prosthesis for implantation in the glenoid of a scapula according to embodiments of the present invention includes a central fixation element; an articular body configured for articulation with a humerus, the articular body comprising a plate, the plate comprising a side configured to be oriented toward the glenoid, the side comprising a central protrusion, wherein the central fixation element comprises a means for mechanically engaging with the central protrusion; a first means for locking rotation of the central fixation element with respect to the glenoid; and a second means for locking rotation of the articular body with respect to the glenoid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Tornier SAS
    Inventors: Wayne Z. Burkhead, Jr., Pascal Boileau, Gilles Walch, Pierric Deransart
  • Patent number: 10064735
    Abstract: An implant preshaped before placement anteriorly between a superior endplate and an inferior endplate within a void created by a transcorporeal procedure in a vertebra, the implant having no circular cross-sectional dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert E Simonson, David P Sachs
  • Patent number: 10064736
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process by which both non-tissue engineered and tissue engineered cartilaginous-like structures can be fabricated. The process of the present invention provides a method to produce electrospun nanofiber-anchored NP gels. The present invention provides a functional design for novel engineered IVD. The present invention provides a method for fabrication of both non-tissue and tissue engineered IVDs. These cartilaginous-like structures can be used to produce replacements for degenerated natural IVD. The method of the present invention uses electrospun PCL nanofiber mesh to anchor the NP. The method of the present invention can create angle-ply AF structure around the circumference of NP to mimic the architecture of native IVD. The method of the present invention anchors the top and bottom sides of NP by using non-woven aligned or random nanofiber mesh to create scaffold for the generation of endplate (EP) tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: University of Central Oklahoma
    Inventors: Morshed Khandaker, Shahram Riahinezhad
  • Patent number: 10064737
    Abstract: An implant device for osseous integration includes a plurality of connection bars and at least one frame bar. These connection bars are connected with each other to form a three-dimensional (3D) grid structure. The frame bar is connected with at least two of the connection bars to define at least one edge of the 3D grid structure. Wherein, the frame bar has a diameter substantially greater than that of these connection bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Jane S C Tsai, Hsin-Hsin Shen, Fang-Hei Tsau, Ji-Bin Horng, Pei-I Tsai, Chih-Chieh Huang, Yi-Hung Wen, Hong-Jen Lai, Sung-Ho Liu, Ching-Chih Lin, Meng-Huang Wu
  • Patent number: 10064738
    Abstract: A bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus including an intervertebral cage for maintaining disc height, and a method of inserting the same is provided. The intervertebral cage includes a first internal screw guide and a second internal screw guide, a first screw member and a second screw member, and a central screw locking lever coupled to the intervertebral cage, wherein the central screw locking lever prevents the first screw member and the second screw from pulling-out of the first internal screw guide and the second internal screw guide. The central screw locking lever includes a rotatable handle and stem portion, or a screw locking horizontal bracket. A pliers device for inserting and removing the bi-directional fixating transvertebral (BDFT) screw/cage apparatus, a posterior cervical and lumbar facet joint staple, and a staple gun for a posterior cervical and lumbar facet joint staple also are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Moskowitz Family LLC
    Inventor: Nathan C. Moskowitz
  • Patent number: 10064739
    Abstract: The present invention provides artificial disc prostheses, methods and instrumentation for implantation and revision thereof. Each prosthesis may comprise superior and inferior end plates and a nucleus positioned between articular surfaces of the end plates. The end plates may have planar bone engagement surfaces with a plurality of self-cutting teeth. The articular surfaces of the end plates may be planar or include a flattened portion. The nucleus includes superior and inferior articular surfaces which may comprise flattened portions such that when the articular surfaces of the nucleus and the end plates are placed in cooperation in a preferred orientation, the flattened and/or planar portions are aligned. Each prosthesis may provide flexion/extension, anterior/posterior translation, lateral bending, and/or axial rotation degrees of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Synergy Disc Replacement, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Duggal, Dylan Matthew Hushka, Joshua A. Butters, Jeffery D. Arnett
  • Patent number: 10064740
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant includes a three-dimensional body and a securing plate. The three-dimensional body includes a front surface and a rear surface. The three-dimensional body further includes a plurality of boreholes for accommodating fixation elements. The intervertebral implant also includes a front plate disposed at the front surface of the three-dimensional body and has a plurality of boreholes. A securing plate can be fastened to the front plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products, LLC
    Inventors: Beat Lechmann, Dominique Burkard, Christopher Marden John Cain, Claude Mathieu
  • Patent number: 10064741
    Abstract: A system for affixing a stop plate to an interbody implant. The system includes a clamping device, a stop plate, and an inserter tool. The clamping device includes a body, a first clamping portion attached to the body including a stepped seat and a guide slot, and a second clamping portion attached to the body by a spring. Compressing the spring moves the second clamping portion away from the first clamping portion and expanding the spring moves the second clamping portion toward the first clamping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Titan Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Kennedy, Charles J. Turner, Peter F. Ullrich, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10064742
    Abstract: The present teachings provide one or more surgical implements for repairing damaged tissue, such as in the case of a spinal fixation procedure. A cross connector system for use during a spinal fixation procedure is provided. The system includes at least one bridge defining a coupling bore and having a pair of downwardly extending arms for coupling to a first fastener. The system includes a contoured bar having a first end offset from a second end, and a bore having a central axis. The system includes an expansion ring received within the bore, and a locking device received through the expansion ring and the coupling bore. The locking device is operable in a first state in which the contoured bar is movable about the central axis of the bore and in a second state in which the contoured bar fixed relative to the central axis of the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Zimmer Biomet Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Taylor, Anthony C. DeFalco
  • Patent number: 10064743
    Abstract: The present invention provides tools and methods designed to aid in the placement of artificial facet joints at virtually all spinal levels. One aspect of the present invention is a measurement tool for installing an artificial cephalad facet joint including a fixation measurement element and a support arm element. This measurement tool assists in the selection and/or configuration of an artificial cephalad facet joint for implantation in a patient. Another aspect is a measurement tool for installing a caudad facet joint including a stem element and a trial caudad bearing surface element. This measurement tool assists in the selection and/or configuration of a caudad facet joint for implantation in a patient. Yet another aspect is a measurement tool holder including a measurement surface connected to a holder element. This tool holder assists in determining the measurements obtained with the caudad facet joint measurement tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Funk, Thomas J. McLeer, Teena M. Augostino, Richard J. Broman, Leonard J. Tokish
  • Patent number: 10064744
    Abstract: This disclosure includes bubble actuator arrays and methods for making and using the same. Some bubble actuator arrays include a first flexible layer having a substantially flat first portion and a plurality of second portions that protrude away from the first portion to define chambers, a flexible second layer sealed to the first layer to define a plurality of cells in the chambers and between the layers, and where the array can be coupled to a fluid source such that the internal pressures of the cells can be varied. Some of the present methods include adjusting with a processor and fluid source the pressure in the cells of an array. Others of the present methods include placing sacrificial material into chambers of a molded first layer such that a plurality of cells is formed when a second layer is molded coincident to the first and the sacrificial material is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Muthu Wijesundara, Wei Carrigan
  • Patent number: 10064745
    Abstract: A stent or scaffold has a tapered end or ends. The scaffold is made using an additive manufacturing technique such as stereolithography (SLA). The scaffold may take the shape of a frustum, or a scaffold having one or both of its ends flared. The scaffold has varying mechanical properties over its length, such as a varying ring stiffness, porosity or elasticity modulus. In one embodiment the strut and link widths change linearly from the distal to proximal ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Syed Hossainy, Jason Van Sciver, Chad Abunassar
  • Patent number: 10064746
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide systems and methods for deploying at least a portion of a stent. In one embodiment, the system comprises a cannula having an outer surface, and at least one coiled member having proximal and distal ends and a plurality of turns disposed therebetween. One of the proximal and distal ends of the coiled member is secured to the outer surface of the cannula, and the other of the proximal and distal ends of the coiled member is unsecured relative to the outer surface of the cannula. A portion of a stent is looped around the unsecured end of the coiled member and disposed within spacing between adjacent turns of the coiled member. Rotation of the cannula subsequently causes the portion of the stent to disengage from the coiled member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Tony C. Hopkins, Siddharth Vad, Michael P. DeBruyne, Zachary Wagner, Blayne A. Roeder, William J. Havel, Jarin Kratzberg, Rick Hadley
  • Patent number: 10064747
    Abstract: A system and method for deploying an occluding device that can be used to remodel an aneurysm within the vessel by, for example, neck reconstruction or balloon remodeling. The system comprises an introducer sheath and an assembly for carrying the occluding device. The assembly includes an elongated flexible member having an occluding device retaining member for receiving a first end of the occluding device, a proximally positioned retaining member for engaging a second end of the occluding device and a support surrounding a portion of the elongated flexible member over which the occluding device can be positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Aaron Lee Berez, Quang Quoc Tran
  • Patent number: 10064748
    Abstract: A stent delivery system is disclosed in which a stent is contained in a sheath in an initial state and the stent is released inside a living body lumen in accordance with a movement of the sheath in a proximal direction with respect to an inner member. A movement mechanism of the stent delivery system has a rack member which is connected to a proximal end of the sheath, and a plurality of pinions which move the rack member in accordance with rotations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Masakazu Shimoyama
  • Patent number: 10064749
    Abstract: An orthopedic device includes a posterior shell with ankle and foot receiving portions. The foot receiving portion defines a plantar shell portion and side shell portions extending along first and second sides of the plantar shell portion and forming an open-ended toe portion. A toe protector portion is removably attached to the posterior shell at the open-ended toe portion and arranged to protect the toes of the user. The toe protector portion extends between the side shell portions and longitudinally along a length of the side shell portions. At least one inflatable bladder is disposed in at least the ankle receiving portions and at least one pump assembly is in fluid communication with the at least one inflatable bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: OSSUR HF
    Inventors: Irving Hu, Jane Lee
  • Patent number: 10064750
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting in copulation and preventing discomfort due to testicular retraction or displacement (e.g., retractile testicle) during copulation and other activities is disclosed. The apparatus substantially encompasses, circumferentially, the upper portion of the shaft of a penis without constricting the urethra area at the base of the shaft of the penis. The apparatus further conforms to the torso behind the scrotal sack (i.e., between scrotum and torso) to prevent undesired movement of testicles into the abdomen area. The apparatus has a substantial U-shape, the legs curving inwardly toward respective anchoring nodes. Anchoring nodes may be included at the end of each leg of the apparatus to assist in minimizing movement of the apparatus while in use. The apparatus may rigid or may be slightly flexible and, when in use as a copulation aid, provides pressure to restrict outflow of blood from corpora cavernosa thus assisting to maintain erection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Ron Howard
  • Patent number: 10064751
    Abstract: A temperature controlled cosmetic treatment facial mask with area-specific treatments of the present invention includes a substantially planar mask body which is formed with cut-outs for a person's eyes, nose, and mouth. The mask may include a number of large and small area treatment zones in combination with asymmetrical treatment zones suitable for treatment of specific and localized skin conditions. The treatments zones are coated with skin treatments, such as compounds, lotions, gels, and the like as are known in the facial treatment, cosmetics, spa and medical industry. The mask may include a self-heating or cooling substrate to provide temperature control to the face mask and each mask may include heating areas, cooling areas, or both. A system is also provided that includes an imaging device that feeds its output to a central computer system having an image analyzer, CPU, memory and Look Up Table, and face map for determining specific treatment requirements for the particular patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Forever Young International, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel L. Young
  • Patent number: 10064752
    Abstract: An apparatus for delivering therapeutic agent to an eye comprises a body, a cannula, a hollow needle, and an automated actuation assembly. The cannula extends distally from the body and is sized and configured to be insertable between a choroid and a sclera of a patient's eye. The actuation assembly is operable to actuate the needle relative to the cannula to thereby drive a distal portion of the needle along an exit axis that is obliquely oriented relative to the longitudinal axis of the cannula. The cannula may be inserted through a sclerotomy to position a distal end of the cannula at a posterior region of the eye, between the choroid and sclera. The needle may be advanced through the choroid to deliver the therapeutic agent adjacent to the potential space between the neurosensory retina and the retinal pigment epithelium layer, adjacent to the area of geographic atrophy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ORBIT BIOMEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel W. Price, Isaac J. Khan, Brendan J. Oberkircher, Saeed Sokhanvar, Daniel J. Yasevac, Michel Bruehwiler, Leah R. Soffer, Mohammadreza Ramerzanifard, Mary Carter
  • Patent number: 10064753
    Abstract: A device and a method for irradiating the cornea of an eye, wherein the device includes at least the following elements: a ring body, which has a bearing surface embodied concentrically about the longitudinal axis of the device for the purpose of fastening the device on the eye, an irradiation channel for irradiating the cornea, which is located inside the ring body, a light source, which, in the operationally-ready state of the device, is attached inside the ring body for emitting light in the irradiation channel, wherein the bearing surface for fastening the device is arranged outside the irradiation channel, which has the result that the irradiated area itself is not additionally loaded by bearing surfaces of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Albert Daxer
  • Patent number: 10064754
    Abstract: A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation control of the handle, a flexible housing tube having a flexible housing tube distal end and a flexible housing tube proximal end, an optic fiber disposed within an inner portion of the handle and the flexible housing tube, and a cable disposed within the flexible housing tube and the actuation control. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually curve the flexible housing tube and the optic fiber. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually straighten the flexible housing tube and the optic fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Katalyst Surgical, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg D Scheller, Matthew N Zeid, Justin M Raney
  • Patent number: 10064755
    Abstract: A steerable laser probe may include a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end, an actuation control of the handle, a housing tube having a housing tube distal end and a housing tube proximal end, a first housing tube portion having a first stiffness, a second housing tube portion having a second stiffness, an optic fiber disposed within an inner portion of the handle and the housing tube, and a cable disposed within the housing tube and the actuation control. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually curve the housing tube and the optic fiber. A rotation of the actuation control may be configured to gradually straighten the housing tube and the optic fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Katalyst Surgical, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg D Scheller, Matthew N Zeid, Justin M Raney
  • Patent number: 10064756
    Abstract: A system includes a focusing element configured to receive electromagnetic radiation coaxially and to focus the electromagnetic radiation to generate focused radiation. The system also includes a refracting element having an associated focal plane. The refracting element is configured to receive the focused radiation, and to refract the focused radiation to produce refracted radiation having an annular pattern at the focal plane. The system also includes a slit lamp having a receiving element to receive the refracted radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: TOPCON MEDICAL LASER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Sheldon Hutchison
  • Patent number: 10064757
    Abstract: Transcorneal and fiberoptic laser delivery systems and methods for the treatment of eye diseases wherein energy is delivered by wavelengths transparent to the cornea to effect target tissues in the eye for the control of intraocular pressure in diseases such as glaucoma by delivery systems both external to and within ocular tissues. External delivery may be effected under gonioscopic control. Internal delivery may be controlled endoscopically or fiberoptically, both systems utilizing femtosecond laser energy to excise ocular tissue. The femtosecond light energy is delivered to the target tissues to be treated to effect precisely controlled photodisruption to enable portals for the outflow of aqueous fluid in the case of glaucoma in a manner which minimizes target tissue healing responses, inflammation and scarring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Inventor: Michael S. Berlin
  • Patent number: 10064758
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method, apparatus and computer program for provision of meteorological data pertaining to a particular atmospheric condition to assist in the timing of a remedy to ameliorate involuntary physical distress caused by a change in the atmospheric condition. The remedy according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be an earplug including a body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end, a bore defined within the body and extending from the first end to the second end along the longitudinal axis of the body, and a pressure regulator positioned within the bore and providing an air flow rate of 3.4×10?6 to 7.8×10?5 cc/sec through the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: CIRRUS HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Drew E. O'Connell, Sr., Nicholas A. Petry, Lansing M. Lewis, III, Bradley Dean
  • Patent number: 10064759
    Abstract: Methods for promoting re-epithelialization and granulation as an aspect of wound healing are presented. A method for promoting granulation and re-epithelialization of a wound at the same time involves using a reduced-pressure treatment dressing and applying a moist, water-sensitive barrier to promote re-epithelialization and to inhibit granulation. Other methods are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke, Timothy Mark Robinson, Richard Daniel John Coulthard
  • Patent number: 10064760
    Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent article, the manufacturing apparatus including: an upstream transport mechanism and a downstream transport mechanism that transports a stretchable sheet-like member along a transporting direction, the stretchable sheet-like member continuing along the transporting direction; an extension-ratio adjustment mechanism that is located between the upstream transport mechanism and the downstream transport mechanism, and that adjusts an extension ratio at which the stretchable sheet-like member extends in the transporting direction; and a processing apparatus that performs the certain process to the stretchable sheet-like member that is being transported by the downstream transport mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Unicharm Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Yamamoto, Yoshihiko Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10064761
    Abstract: A method of delivering a discrete cord to a transfer member, wherein the method includes providing a supply path fluidly connected to a metered cord supply. The supply path comprises a fluid flow, a transfer member, and a cutting apparatus. The transfer member comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of orifices on the first surface. The method also comprises moving a deployed cord supply towards the transfer member through the supply path by the fluid flow. The method further comprises moving a portion of the deployed cord supply into an orifice of the transfer member and cutting the deployed cord supply to create a discrete cord comprising a first end and a second end; wherein a portion of the discrete cord is in the orifice to the transfer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Kevin Charles Strong, Evan Joseph Durling, Jason Matthew Orndorff, David Zong Pan
  • Patent number: 10064762
    Abstract: A disposable diaper, having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, an absorbent main body having an absorbent body, a back waist part located on one end of the absorbent main body, and an abdominal waist part located on another end of the absorbent body, the absorbent body having side parts in the lateral direction provided with a pair of embossed lines formed by embossing from a skin side of the absorbent body, and the embossed lines each including a protrusion point, protruding inward in the lateral direction, located in a center of the disposable diaper in the longitudinal direction in a midsection of the disposable diaper or on a back waist part side with respect to the center, and a back line, linear or curved outward, extending outward in the lateral direction from the protrusion point, as a starting point, toward the back waist part in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: UNICHARM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hashimoto, Norihiro Tokita, Hiroki Goda
  • Patent number: 10064763
    Abstract: A pants-type disposable diaper includes a pair of strip projecting parts projecting laterally from a line of connection between front and rear parts located respectively on the belly and back sides of a wearer, a first waist elastic member joined to a first waist region that is an upper part of a waist region extending along a waist opening, and a second waist elastic member joined to a second waist region that is a lower part of the waist region. In a state in which an outer covering sheet is elongated in a right-left direction, a first unit contractile force that is a contractile force in the right-left direction per unit width of the first waist region in an up-down direction is smaller than a second unit contractile force in the second waist region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: LIVEDO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Emi Amano, Tomohito Uda