Patents Issued in January 24, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190021856
    Abstract: An assembly for loading a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve into a delivery device includes a support member including a body and a backing plate. The body has a longitudinal axis, a base end, a second end, and a recess extending along the longitudinal axis from the second end toward the base end. The recess has a bottom member defining a seating surface adapted to support the prosthetic heart valve. The backing plate is fixed to the body so as to define a void space between the backing plate and the body. The backing plate includes an inlet port and the recess includes a plurality of outlet ports. The inlet and outlet ports are in fluid communication with the void space. When the heart valve is received on the seating surface, each outlet port is rotationally aligned with a corresponding pocket formed between first and second cuffs of the heart valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith High
  • Publication number: 20190021857
    Abstract: A prosthetic valve includes a frame, at least one valve member, and a covering. The frame defines a tubular valve body, has a downstream portion, and is shaped to define a continuous lumen through the valve body and the downstream portion. The at least one valve member is disposed within the lumen, and is configured to facilitate unidirectional flow of blood from an upstream end of the valve body to the downstream portion. The covering lines an inner surface of the frame, and extends around a downstream end of the frame to be disposed over an outer surface of the downstream portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Gil HACOHEN, Rotem NEEMAN, Natalia KRUGLOVA
  • Publication number: 20190021858
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to transcatheter stented prosthesis delivery devices including a handle assembly connected to a shaft assembly on which a stented prosthesis is loaded and compressively retained with a plurality of elongate tension members. The delivery devices include a cutting assembly that can sever the elongate tension members after the stented prosthesis is expanded at a target site so that the delivery device can be withdrawn from the patient. Certain embodiments position the cutting assembly at least within the shaft assembly and others position the cutting assembly over the shaft assembly. Various disclosed cutting assemblies are actuated with the handle assembly or the like, which draw the tension members across the blade or vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan McGuinn, Paul Devereux, Brendan Vaughan, David O'Toole, Padraigh Jennings, Michael Walsh, Stephen Montgomery, Ronja Pfeiffer
  • Publication number: 20190021859
    Abstract: An annuloplasty implant comprises a plurality of individual wires, each extending in a longitudinal direction of the implant between first and second opposite ends of the implant. A locking unit arranged at at least one of the ends comprises a locking structure connected to the plurality of individual wires, thereby collecting said plurality of individual wires together at at least one of the ends. The locking structure is configured to allow a relative movement between at least two of the plurality of individual wires inside the locking structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Ger O'Carrol, Mark Pugh, Adrian Moran, Chen Xie
  • Publication number: 20190021860
    Abstract: An implantable intracardiac device to prevent systolic anterior motion of the anterior mitral valve leaflet into the left ventricular outflow tract is described. The device comprises a blocking member configured for implantation within the left ventricle of the heart and in-situ blocking of systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve into the left ventricular outflow tract when anchored into the left ventricle of the heart. The device may be configured for radial expansion from a contracted orientation suitable for transluminal delivery to the left ventricle of the heart within a suitable delivery vehicle and an expanded orientation suitable for deployment within the left ventricle of the heart. The device comprises anchors configured for anchoring the device in-situ within the left ventricle to a wall of the left ventricle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: PARADOX MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventor: David KEANE
  • Publication number: 20190021861
    Abstract: The present teachings provide thread attachment mechanisms each having an internal and an external threaded portion. The internal and external threaded portions are configured to engage with each other to form an attachment. The thread attachment mechanism in the present teachings further include an anti-lockup feature. The present teachings further provide a cardiac implant engaged with a delivery catheter devices through a thread attachment mechanism having an anti-lockup feature of the present teachings. In one embodiment, the anti-lockup feature prevents the implant from being overly tightened to the delivery catheter. In another embodiment, the anti-lockup feature allows the implant to be released from the delivery catheter in a predictable and controlled manner. Another aspect of the present teachings provides methods of using a threaded attaching mechanism of the present teachings to deliver, deploy, and release a cardiac implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Corvia Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew J. Finch
  • Publication number: 20190021862
    Abstract: A bone implant for enclosing bone material is provided. The bone implant comprises a mesh having an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface. The inner surface is configured to receive a bone material when the inner surface of the mesh is in an open configuration. A plurality of projections are disposed on or in at least a portion of the inner surface of the mesh. The plurality of projections extend from at least the portion of the inner surface of the mesh and are configured to engage a section of the inner surface of the mesh or a section of the outer surface of the mesh or both sections of the inner and outer surfaces of the mesh in a closed configuration so as to enclose the bone material. A tray, a kit and a method of making the bone implant are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kerem N. Kalpakci, Jared J. Diegmueller, Jason A. Rister, Daniel A. Shimko, Scott M. Vickers, Jeffrey L. Scifert
  • Publication number: 20190021863
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are patient-specific craniofacial implants structured for filling bone voids in the cranium as well as for simultaneously providing soft tissue reconstruction and/or augmentation for improved aesthetic symmetry and appearance. Pterional voids or defects generally result from a chromic skull deformity along with a compromised temporalis muscle or soft tissue distortion from previous surgery. When muscle atrophy occurs in the pterion, temporal hollowing generally results where there would be soft tissue but for the atrophy. The patient-specific temporal implants herein are configured to have an augmented region adjacent the temporal region of the cranium in order to account for and correct any such temporal hollowing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Chad Gordon
  • Publication number: 20190021864
    Abstract: An implantable compensating sleeve is for application between a longitudinal implant section of a first implant, and a second implant that encompasses the longitudinal implant section of said first implant. The compensating sleeve has a sheath with a sheath body and a passage, running from the proximal to the distal end of the sheath body, for receiving said longitudinal implant section of the first implant. The sheath body is formed from separate planar and/or rod-shaped compensating elements which are arranged in a ring and aligned in the longitudinal direction of the sheath body. A gap runs from the proximal to the distal end between two adjacent compensating elements. Adjacent compensating elements are interconnected by at least one foldable wire such that they can move relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Merete Holding GmbH
    Inventor: Emmanuel Anapliotis
  • Publication number: 20190021865
    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention a system and method is claimed for providing model parameters for three dimensional fabrication of anatomical structures by obtaining and reconstructing three dimensional image data with a medical imager wherein imaging acquisition parameters of the imaging system and/or reconstruction input parameters of the reconstructor are optimized for maximum geometry precision. Advantageously, the imaging system is further configured to obtain material and/or functional information of the anatomical structure model and that material information is used to incorporate the material information in the anatomical model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Gereon VOGTMEIER
  • Publication number: 20190021866
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a glenoid implant including a body and a fixation member. The body has an articular surface and a scapula-engaging surface opposite from the articular surface. At least a portion of the scapula-engaging surface is configured to mirror and conform to a surface of a scapula of a specific patient based on a three-dimensional (3D) model of the scapula. The fixation member extends from the scapula-engaging surface for fixing the glenoid implant to the scapula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas M. Vanasse, Clinton E. Kehres, Robert Taylor
  • Publication number: 20190021867
    Abstract: A reverse shoulder joint prosthesis (1) for location between a humerus and a scapula comprised a ball (5) to be fixed to the scapula and a humeral stem 6 to be fixed to the humerus. The prosthesis comprises a first cup (2), a second cup (3) and a plate (4) retained between said cups. The first cup is free to move about the ball. The plate has a trunion (16) adapted to connect to the humeral stem through an aperture in the second cup. The plate is free to move between the cups. The prosthesis has a first phase of movement in which the plate moves between the cups and a distinct second phase of movement in which the first cup moves on the ball. The shoulder joint prosthesis provides an extended range of movement through the provision of two motion phases while minimising wear, scapula infringement and instability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Tom Lawrence, Richard King
  • Publication number: 20190021868
    Abstract: A spinal implant has proximal and distal regions, and includes upper and lower bodies. A proximal adjustment assembly is disposed between the upper and lower bodies in the proximal region of the spinal implant and is adjustably coupled to the upper and lower bodies, and a distal adjustment assembly is disposed between the upper and lower bodies in the distal region of the spinal implant and is adjustably coupled to the upper and lower bodies. The proximal and distal adjustment assemblies are independently movable with respect to each other, both concurrently and alternately, to change a vertical height of at least one of the proximal or distal regions of the spinal implant. A set screw is removably disposed within the proximal region of the spinal implant to lock the vertical height of the proximal and distal regions of the spinal implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Ludwig, Scott Dhupar, Sabatino Bianco, Khalid Abbed, Egon Doppenberg, Jennifer Moore, John Donohoe, Scott Jones
  • Publication number: 20190021869
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine. The present invention also relates to a method for implanting a prosthetic spinal disc via anterior or anterior lateral implantation. Other surgical approaches for implanting the prosthetic disc may also be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci, William S. Rhoda, Michael L. Boyer, II, William E. Duffield
  • Publication number: 20190021870
    Abstract: An expandable intervertebral cage device includes a first base plate and a second base plate, a proximal block with internal threading that mechanically couples the first base plate and the second base plate, and a distal block comprising an internal passage. The device has exactly two arm assemblies, one on each side. Each arm assembly includes a first arm mechanically coupled to the first base plate and the distal block, and a second arm is mechanically coupled to the second base plate and the distal block. A screw is arranged partially within the internal threading of the proximal block and passes through the internal passage of the distal block, such that rotation of the screw relative to the proximal block causes a change in distance between the proximal block and the distal block, and a corresponding change in the spacing and lordosis of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Omar F. Jimenez, Yefim Safris
  • Publication number: 20190021871
    Abstract: A spinal fusion device that is expandable along a side edge. The device features a top and bottom surface for engaging adjacent vertebrae, a hollow center for stacking of bone or bone growth material, and a slidable mechanism with grooves for expanding or contracting the device along a side edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Matthew G. Baynham
  • Publication number: 20190021872
    Abstract: An expandable assembly for insertion into an intervertebral space is presented. The assembly, in particular aspects, includes an elongate body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion. The assembly may include an expander that is sized and shaped for insertion between the upper portion and lower portion, thereby selectively expanding the upper portion away from the lower portion. The elongate body may also include one or more bone graft windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SPECTRUM SPINE IP HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventor: James C. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20190021873
    Abstract: An intervertebral implant comprising at least two mounting surfaces facing away from each other, for mounting on facing vertebral body surfaces of two adjacent vertebrae, a distance between the two mounting surfaces being modifiable by means of an expansion device arranged between the mounting surfaces and comprising at least one actuating element, the expansion device comprising at least two pivotable lever elements which are connected to each other by means of a rotational shaft in a scissor-type manner, at least one widening component configured to open up the lever elements, and at least one securing element, the securing element configured to fix the minimum widening of the lever elements. The structure of the intervertebral implant provides a high load-bearing capacity and a high level of strength development in addition to a sufficiently large total height adjustment during the expansion thereof. Furthermore, a lordosis angle can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: LinkSPINE, Inc.
    Inventor: Klaus DMUSCHEWSKY
  • Publication number: 20190021874
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for correcting sagittal imbalance in a spine including instruments for performing the controlled release of the anterior longitudinal ligament through a lateral access corridor and hyper-lordotic lateral implants with detachable fixation tabs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Luiz Pimenta, Michael Serra, Andrew Morris, Nathan Lovell, Sarah Stoltz, Nelson Oi
  • Publication number: 20190021875
    Abstract: A delivery device for inserting an interbody implant into an intervertebral space in a patient has an elongate tube with a channel and is sized to fit in an intervertebral space. The elongate tube has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a longitudinal axis, and a window with a longitudinal axis. The window is disposed adjacent the distal portion of the elongate tube and the longitudinal axis of the window is offset from the longitudinal axis of the elongate tube. The channel is sized to receive the interbody implant, and also the channel is configured such that the interbody implant is advanced therealong from the proximal region toward the distal region. The interbody implant is deployed into the intervertebral space from the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Samy Abdou, Brian Bowman, Benjamin Arnold, Jude Paganelli
  • Publication number: 20190021876
    Abstract: A joint spacer for therapeutically maintains separation of bones of a joint. A frame defines a longitudinal axis extending between distal and proximal ends. A carriage is slideably retained within the frame and has at least one ramped surface and a threaded portion. An actuator screw is threadably engaged with the threaded portion, and bears against said frame to cause the carriage to slideably move within the frame when the actuator screw is rotated. A first endplate engages a bone of the joint, and has at least one ramped surface that is mateable with the ramped surface of the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Davenport, Chad Glerum, Mark Weiman, Duncan Sibson, Andrew Iott
  • Publication number: 20190021877
    Abstract: Orthopedic guide, and methods of using the guide, for alignment of bone under fluoroscopic imaging. In an exemplary embodiment, the guide may include a radiopaque rod, a radiolucent carrier, and a radiopaque indicator held by the carrier. The rod and the indicator may be parallel to the same plane, and may form an angle between one another of less than 90 degrees when projected orthogonally onto the plane. The rod may be configured to be aligned with an axis defined by one or more bones of the leg, and the indicator aligned with a joint of the leg, in an anterior-posterior, fluoroscopic view of the leg. The angle formed between the rod and the indicator may correspond to an anatomic orientation of the axis and the joint relative to one another in a frontal plane of the leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua P. Federspiel, Bharadwaj Ananthan, Amir M. Matityahu, David W. VanVleet
  • Publication number: 20190021878
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device and method for applying a bone graft material to the body. The device includes a cylinder into which bone graft material is loaded. Specifically, the bone graft material is loaded into the cylinder through a funnel at a proximal end of the cylinder and dispensed through a tip at a distal end of the cylinder. After the bone graft material is loaded, a sleeve within the cylinder can be removed in order to create a channel within the bone graft material. Water or other hydrating fluid may be inserted into the channel through a port adjacent the proximal end of the cylinder in order to hydrate the bone graft material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Heald, Richard Lim
  • Publication number: 20190021879
    Abstract: An orthopedic instrument in the form of an acetabular cup extractor system for reliably and efficiently extracting an acetabular cup implant from an acetabulum. The system includes a handle assembly, an extractor attachable to a distal end of the handle, and a dome guide assembly having a hemi-spherical dome for engaging the extractor and a centering body extending distally from the hemi-spherical dome for engaging an acetabular implant. The extractor includes a curved, concave guide and a curved blade. The curved, concave guide is sized and shaped to substantially matingly engage with and cover a substantial portion of the hemi-spherical dome. As a result of such an arrangement, a uniform cut is achieved by the curved blade thereby resulting in a minimum of bone being extracted from the acetabulum around the acetabular cup implant during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Shukla Medical
    Inventor: Zachary Sweitzer
  • Publication number: 20190021880
    Abstract: A method and associated system for designing a biomechanical interface of a device contacting a biological body segment of a subject includes forming a quantitative model of the biological body segment from subject specific data, conducting a biophysical analysis, such as a finite element analysis, to thereby establish a relationship, such as a functional relationship, between the quantitative model and at least one feature of the biomechanical interface contacting the biological body segment, and applying the relationship to the at least one feature of the biomechanical interface contacting the biological body segment to thereby obtain an interface design for the mechanical interface of the device. The subject-specific data can include geometry of the biological body segment and the at least one feature can be associated with physiological benefit of the biological body segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Hugh M. Herr, Kevin Mattheus Moerman, David Moinina Sengeh
  • Publication number: 20190021881
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a breast prosthesis having an elastically deformable outer body whose outer surface is patterned on a shape of a breast and having a plastically deformable inner body whose inner surface can adapt to irregularities of tissue of a wearer. In an example of the breast prosthesis, the inner surface of the inner body has a three-dimensional structure and/or is provided with a textile that is respectively configured such that a ventilation of the tissue surface can be achieved, and an intermediate body having an intermediate chamber is arranged between the outer body and the inner body and is configured such that a volume of the intermediate chamber can be adapted by filling with a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Nils STELTER, Helmut WILD
  • Publication number: 20190021882
    Abstract: A self-aligning prosthetic foot and ankle assembly has an ankle unit pivotally mounting a foot component. The ankle unit contains a hydraulic piston and cylinder assembly having a piston which is linearly movable within a cylinder. The axis of the cylinder is coincident with a shin axis defined by a shin connection interface on the ankle unit. Bypass passages containing damping resistance control valves provide continuous hydraulic damping of dorsi and plantar ankle flexion, the unit being such that, over the major part of the range of damped movement, there is no resilient biasing in either the dorsi or the plantar direction. This confers a number of advantages, including stabilisation of standing, balance control, and improved stair-walking and ramp-walking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: David MOSER, Fadi ABIMOSLEH, Mir Saeed ZAHEDI, Graham HARRIS, Stephen Terry LANG, Andrew John SYKES
  • Publication number: 20190021883
    Abstract: Proprioceptive feedback is provided in a residual limb of a person that includes forming a linkage between a pair of agonist and antagonist muscles, forming a sliding surface over which the agonist and antagonist muscles slide. The sliding surface can include a synovial sleeve, a bridge formed between the distal ends of bones, or a fixture that is osseointegrated into the bone. The invention also includes a system for transdermal electrical communication in a person that includes a percutaneous access device, a sensory device that communicates signals between a muscle and the percutaneous device, and a stimulation device in communication with the percutaneous access device. In another embodiment, a closed-loop functional stimulation system restores lost functionality to a person that suffers from impairment of a neurological control system or at least partial loss of a limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Hugh M. Herr, Tyler Clites, Benjamin Maimon, Anthony Zorzos, Matthew J. Carty, Jean-Francois Duval
  • Publication number: 20190021884
    Abstract: A friction-based prosthetic retention system includes a prosthetic socket and a plurality of hydraulic actuators attached to an interior surface of the prosthetic socket. A socket liner is positioned over the plurality of hydraulic actuators and includes a plurality of friction elements. A limb liner is placed over a residual limb to be secured within the prosthetic socket. The limb liner includes a plurality of friction pad projections arranged to engage with the plurality of friction elements on the socket liner. A controller is attached to the prosthetic socket and is fluidly coupled to the plurality of hydraulic actuators. The controller is configured to control the plurality of hydraulic actuators to apply pressure to the socket liner to engage the plurality of friction elements of the socket liner with the friction pad projections of the limb liner to retain the prosthetic socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Thomas BALLAS, Gary Joseph BALLAS
  • Publication number: 20190021885
    Abstract: Examples of a stent are provided with interlocking joints removably coupling adjacent axial stent segments. Mating elements forming the interlocking joints maintain engagement when the stent is in the radially compressed configuration, for example, during tracking of the stent to a treatment site of a body vessel, and become disengaged during radial expansion of the stent. When disengaged, the disconnected the axial stent segments remain discrete stent structures separated from one another along the point of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Woong Kim, Keith R. Milner, Richard A. Swift
  • Publication number: 20190021886
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a delivery system and method for delivering a plurality of separate intraluminal support devices with predictable spacing. The intraluminal support devices may be self-expanding devices mounted over an inflatable balloon of a balloon catheter and adhered thereto by an adhesive. The intraluminal support devices may optionally have a flattened tip region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Seoggwan Kim, Emma Moran, Richard A. Swift, Keith Milner
  • Publication number: 20190021887
    Abstract: A method of making an internal bidirectional branch and an endoluminal prosthesis from a tubular segment of graft material. The tubular segment is partitioned into first and second sections along a length of the tubular segment. The first section has a width less than a width of the tubular segment, and the second section has a width less than the first section. The second section is partitioned into at least three sub-sections. The tubular segment is connected along a lateral edge of the first and third sub-sections of the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Blayne A. Roeder, Chantelle King, Nuno Dias, Marcelo Ferreira
  • Publication number: 20190021888
    Abstract: An implant for medical use, and methods of making same, having a body formed of a plurality of single strands of a first material. The body further includes at least one multi-strand of radiopaque material incorporated among the single strands, the multi-strand having at least two side-by-side filaments of radiopaque material that lie substantially contiguous to each other over substantially the entire length of the multi-strand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: RAMIN TEHRANI, ROBERT SLAZAS
  • Publication number: 20190021889
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. The invention provides for an intravascular stent having a plurality of cylindrical rings connected by undulating links. The stent has a high degree of flexibility in the longitudinal direction, yet has adequate vessel wall coverage and sufficient radial strength to hold open an artery or other body lumen. The stent can be compressed or crimped onto a catheter to a very low profile since the inside radii of curvature of some of the peaks and valleys allow the stent to be crimped to a very low profile onto a catheter and increase radial strength over prior art stents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Diem Uyen Ta, Erik D. Eli, Nianjiong Joan Bei
  • Publication number: 20190021890
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for inducing weight loss using blood flow control are described herein. The apparatus and methods operate by controlling blood flow to the stomach and/or small bowel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Gianrico Farrugia, Paul A. Friedman, Elizabeth Rajan, Charles J. Bruce, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Michael J. Levy, Louis-Michel Wong Kee Song, Juliane Bingener-Casey, Navtej S. Buttar
  • Publication number: 20190021891
    Abstract: Gastrointestinal bypass devices are described. A gastrointestinal bypass device may comprise a cuff configured to be placed at least partially in an esophagus of the patient, and a sleeve configured to be placed at least partially in a stomach of the patient. In one embodiment, the gastrointestinal bypass device may also comprise a tether coupled to the cuff and/or the sleeve. The tether may be configured to be placed through a fistula between an esophagus and a skin of the patient. The tether may have a length sufficient to extend from the cuff and/or the sleeve to the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Roland MAUDE-GRIFFIN, Jon ST. GERMAIN, Cole CHEN
  • Publication number: 20190021892
    Abstract: A clamp installation tool is provided. The tool may include a longitudinal main body, a selectable retention mechanism, and a tip manipulation member. The longitudinal main body may have an elongate member with a longitudinal support platform to support a clamp. The selectable retention mechanism may have a plurality of bosses to be received into corresponding apertures of the clamp, and the tip manipulation member may be coupled to a distal end of the longitudinal main body and arcuately articulable relative to the longitudinal main body. The tool may be operable to install a clamp inside a body cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Advanced Bariatric Technology, LLC
    Inventor: C. Kenneth French
  • Publication number: 20190021893
    Abstract: A system for supporting a liner on a frame element includes a liner and a frame element. A fastener connects the liner to the frame element, such that the fastener corresponds to an aperture defined by the frame element. The fastener is configured and dimensioned to removably secure to the frame element at the at least one aperture. The frame element comprises a semi-rigid or rigid base frame element, and an interface layer secured about the base frame element. The interface layer is formed from a resilient material more compressible than the base frame element, and the liner is more flexible than the interface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Jared OLIVO, Lindsay FROST, Patrick KIRUKI
  • Publication number: 20190021894
    Abstract: A stabilization device can determine a condition of a human foot and can include a body, a pad, and a sensor. The body can be coupleable to a human foot. The pad can be coupleable to a distal portion of the body, and the pad can be configured to interface with a walking surface. The sensor can be securable to one of the body and the pad and the sensor can be configured to produce a sensor signal as a function of a sensed condition of the stabilization device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Charles M. Zelen, Orsa Britton, Kenneth D. Johannaber, David A. Nolan, Derek Dalbey
  • Publication number: 20190021895
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device (20,21) for supporting at least one region of the body comprising at least one textile panel (26,27) having a longitudinal direction (L) and a transversal direction (T) arranged so as to encircle all or part of said region of the body to be supported. Said textile panel (26,27) comprises a woven textile strip, or several woven textile strips (1,28,29) at least partially superposed, said woven strip or said woven strips (28,29) each having a warp direction (C) and a weft direction (t), and comprising weft threads (2), first elastic warp threads (3), second non-elastic warp threads (4), and third warp threads (5), said first warp threads (3) and said second warp threads (4) being woven according to a leno shed the second warp threads forming the doup threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Laurent Breuil, Henri De Moncuit
  • Publication number: 20190021896
    Abstract: Described herein is a truss pad having a base body, wherein the base body comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface of the base body comprises five pressure pads, wherein the first pressure pad is located in the center of a rectangle that is formed by the second pressure pad, the third pressure pad, the fourth pressure pad, and the fifth pressure pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Hans B. Bauerfeind, Rainer Scheuermann, Joachim Böckelmann
  • Publication number: 20190021897
    Abstract: A novel method of applying topical erectile dysfunction medicaments for controlled dispensing thereof through a condom or like prophylactic article is provided. Additionally, encompassed within this invention is the combination of an initial ingestion of a small dose of orally taken ED medicament for initial generation of nitric oxide followed by such a topical application. With such a method, the initial oral application metabolizes and runs its course while the topical application provides the needed dose of ED medicament. Once a sexual event is completed, the wearer may then remove the topical application article removing the topical delivery thereof in order to return to a flaccid state quickly and easily. Such an article and method thus reduces the propensity for potentially damaging excessive erection states and provides a more reliable dosing regimen for more effective and safe implementation of such an ED medicament program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Carl W. Lange, IV
  • Publication number: 20190021898
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is providing a menstrual cup which may reduce the leakage of menstrual blood by forming a first protrusion outward at an edge of an upper end of a body and bringing the body with improved restoring force into close contact with the inner wall of the vagina. The menstrual cup of the present invention may comprise a body, which is opened at one end to form a storage space inside; a handle formed at the other end of the body, wherein outer diameter of the body may gradually increase from one point between the one end and the other end toward the one end and the other end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: EASE AND MORE
    Inventor: Jihye AHN
  • Publication number: 20190021899
    Abstract: A urinary incontinence device is provided. The incontinence device may generally be comprised of a pouch having an absorbent material therein. An outer material, that is impervious to liquid, retains the absorbent material as well as any liquid excreted by the patient. The device may be further used in conjunction with a waist strap or harness to further support the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: Torfrieda Alma Vlet
  • Publication number: 20190021900
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for creating and/or maintain patency of the upper airway passage. The device is configured to fit under the chin of a subject at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device includes structural elements designed to optimize comfort, compliance and seal achieved through minimizing the pressure variation along the contact surface of the therapy device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SOMMETRICS, INC.
    Inventor: Jerome K. AARESTAD
  • Publication number: 20190021901
    Abstract: A Mandibular Advancement Device (MAD) is disclosed which is useful for the treatment of snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). The improved MAD design comprises upper and lower splints which can be set at an advanced protrusive position (as desired for snoring/OSA therapy), but which also permits some degree of lateral mandibular movement. Further, the amount of protrusive mandibular advancement is easily adjustable without the need of a dentist or special tools. Setting the protrusive position while permitting some lateral movement is accomplished using connector blocks connected to the splints. The connector blocks comprise linear protrusions which can be laterally slid together to interlock and hold a horizontal and vertical position of the upper and lower splints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kelly M. LeBlanc, Richard A. Beck
  • Publication number: 20190021902
    Abstract: Apparatus that enables non-penetrating sex between two users. Embodiments may be integrated into or attached to clothing worn by the first user. A tubular element (including, but not limited to, a male or female condom) may be installed either permanently or detachably; attachments at both the open and closed ends of the tubular element ensure that it will not penetrate the first user. Users may therefore enjoy many of the benefits of sex, including intimacy and mutual stimulation, without the risks inherent in penetration. Attachment for the open end may use for example an element that attaches to a base ring or flange at the open end. Illustrative attachments for the closed end include a loop into which the closed end is cinched, a notch or hole into which a button in the closed end is inserted, and a mechanism into which the closed end is inserted, folded, and secured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: James Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20190021903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an ophthalmic treatment apparatus and to a beam control method therefor. The ophthalmic treatment apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a beam generating unit for generating beams having different pulse energies; a bubble sensing unit for sensing whether or not bubbles have been generated, as well as the amount of generated bubbles, on the basis of the pulse energy of the beam generated by the beam generating unit and radiated onto the treatment region of an eyeball; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the beam generating unit such that the pulse energy of the beam generated by the beam generating unit can be adjusted in accordance with the signal from the bubble sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Tae Ho HA, Cheol San AN
  • Publication number: 20190021904
    Abstract: A system for ophthalmic surgery includes a laser source configured to deliver an ultraviolet laser beam comprising laser pulses having a wavelength between 320 nm and 370 nm to photodecompose one or more intraocular targets within the eye with chromophore absorbance. The pulse energy, the pulse duration, and the focal spot are such that an irradiance at the focal spot is sufficient to photodecompose the one or more intraocular targets without exceeding a threshold of formation of a plasma and an associated cavitation event. An optical system operatively coupled to the laser source and configured to focus the ultraviolet laser beam to a focal spot and direct the focal spot in a pattern into the one or more intraocular targets. The optical system focuses the laser beam at a numerical aperture that provides for the focal spot to be scanned over a scan range of 6 mm to 10 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Georg Schuele, Dan Andersen, David Dewey
  • Publication number: 20190021905
    Abstract: A method for producing a cut surface in a transparent material using optical radiation. A laser device separates the material using optical radiation and includes an optical unit focussing the radiation along an optical axis into an image field defining an image-field size. A focal position is adjusted transversely along the axis, producing a cut surface extending substantially parallel to the axis and, in projection along the axis, is a curve having a maximum extent. The focus is displaced by adjustment of the focal position along a trajectory curve lying in the cut surface. The cut surface has a maximum extent which is greater than the image-field size. The focal position is moved transverse to the axis along the curve. The image field is displaced transversely, and the focal position is adjusted in an oscillating fashion along the axis on the curve between an upper and lower axial focus position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Evangelos PAPASTATHOPOULOS, Gregor STOBRAWA, Mark BISCHOFF