Patents Issued in June 11, 2019
  • Patent number: 10314706
    Abstract: A cardiac implant system including a cardiac implant such as an annuloplasty ring, a prosthetic heart valve, or a valved conduit pre-assembled at the time of manufacture with devices for securing the implant to a heart valve annulus using knotless suture fasteners. The knotless suture fasteners may be embedded within a pliant sealing edge of the cardiac implant, or they may be positioned adjacent to the sealing edge. The knotless suture fasteners are spring-biased so as to grip onto annulus anchoring sutures pass to therethrough upon removal of a restraining device, such as a hypotube inserted within the suture fasteners. Guide tubes are assembled in line with the suture fasteners to permit introduction of suture snares that pass through the suture fasteners and through the sealing edge to facilitate capture of the pre-installed annulus anchoring sutures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Salvador Marquez, Brian S. Conklin, Manouchehr A. Miraki, Yoon H. Kwon
  • Patent number: 10314707
    Abstract: An annuloplasty band and method of implantation. The band is shaped and sized to avoid the adjacent aortic valve structure and better protects against dehiscence along the muscular mitral annulus. The band is asymmetric and when implanted spans more around the side of the mitral annulus having the posterior commissure than the side with the anterior commissure. The band has a saddle shape with a posterior upward bow centered on a minor axis of the mitral annulus, and a span extending clockwise therefrom is longer than a span extending counter-clockwise. The longer span may be about 150° while the shorter span extends about 90°. A set of rings may have different saddle profiles and different plan view shapes for different sized bands. A method includes implanting so that the band extends over the posterior leaflet and a short distance past the posterior commissure outside of the anterior leaflet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Edwards LifeSciences, LLC
    Inventor: David H. Adams
  • Patent number: 10314708
    Abstract: An adaptively positioned mitral valve closure plate blocker for repairing mitral regurgitation, comprising a suture and shaping ring (4.1) sutured on a mitral ring (2.1) and a closure plate (4.2); the closing plate (4.2) comprises a tongue-shaped plate and a strut (4.3) located at the top of the tongue-shaped plate and connected to the suture and shaping ring; the closing plate (4.2) can be connected to the suture and shaping ring (4.1), being capable of flapping back and forth and twisting left and right. The suture and shaping ring is sutured on the valve ring (2.1) of the mitral valve (2) of a patient in a thoracotomy and open heart surgery, thus shaping the disease expanded mitral ring (2.1), and supporting the closing plate (4.2); when a heart contracts and valve leaflets close, the closing plate (4.2) flaps and twists depending on the position of a regurgitation opening at the free edge of the valve leaflets to realize adaptive positioning of the closing plate (4.2), so that the closing plate (4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Jiangsu University
    Inventors: Zhaoming He, Kailiang Zhang, Teng Jing
  • Patent number: 10314709
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bone regeneration device which forms an electric field on a scaffold inserted into a bone damage site. The present bone regeneration device comprises: a battery; a first electric conductor to be connected to a first electrode of the battery and inserted into a bone located on one side of the scaffold; and a second electric conductor to be connected to a second electrode of the battery and inserted into a bone located on the other side of the scaffold, wherein the battery forms an electric field on the scaffold by applying voltage to the first electric conductor and the second electric conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION GYEONGSANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tae-Hyeon Nam, Ji-Wook Lee, Yeon-Wook Kim, Gyu-Bong Cho, Jung-Pil Noh
  • Patent number: 10314710
    Abstract: One implementation of the present disclosure may include a method of sacroiliac joint fusion involving a joint implant and a delivery tool. The joint implant includes at least one integral anchor configured to move relative to a body of the implant when being brought into anchoring engagement with bone defining a sacroiliac joint space in which the body of the implant is located. In certain embodiments, the anchor extends distally and laterally relative to a body of the implant or the anchor rotates relative to the body of the implant via a center axle when being brought into anchoring engagement with the bone. The delivery tool may be configured to support the implant and to cause the displacement of the at least one anchor relative to the implant body so as to cause the at least one anchor to be brought into anchoring engagement with the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: JCBD, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Jeffrey Donner, Christopher Thomas Donner
  • Patent number: 10314711
    Abstract: An acetabular hip implant and method includes an acetabular shell component having a first feature and a first insert having a second feature that cooperates with the first feature of the acetabular shell component and further includes a third feature. The implant further includes a second insert having a fourth feature that cooperates with the third feature of the first insert and further includes a fifth feature. A femoral head component includes a sixth feature that cooperates with the fifth feature. Interaction between the first and second features, between the third and fourth features, and between the fifth and sixth features mechanically constrains the acetabular hip implant to prevent dislocation of the femoral head during rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin D. Grostefon, Matthew T. Block
  • Patent number: 10314712
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for fusing two bones within a mammal. More particularly described is such a system and method for a transcortical fusion system wherein which a plate is affixed in a longitudinal slot or aperture cut into the anterior portion of the tibia and the talus, thereby achieving an fusion of the joint while placing the fusion site in the joint in compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Fisher, Andrew Lundquist
  • Patent number: 10314713
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ankle prosthesis (1) comprising a talar implant (2) designed to be implanted in or on the talus (3), a tibial implant (4) designed to be implanted in or on the tibia (5), and an intermediate implant (6) designed to be interposed between the tibial implant and the talar implant, said intermediate implant (6) being designed to be mounted to move relative to said talar implant (2) at a contact interface (7) in order to allow the ankle to move, said ankle prosthesis (1) being characterized in that it is provided with configurable coupling means (10) designed to enable the intermediate implant (6) to be arranged relative to the tibial implant (4) in a specific configuration chosen from among a plurality of possible configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: EUROPEAN FOOT PLATFORM SC
    Inventor: Beat Hintermann
  • Patent number: 10314714
    Abstract: A multi-chamber balloon for a nuclear implant has an elastomeric membrane defining inner and outer chambers integral with a valve body. The valve body includes a core portion and sealing membrane for sealing the inner and outer chambers. An assembly for manufacturing the multi-chamber balloon includes a balloon mandrel which may be dip coated in a silicone dispersion to create an elastomeric membrane for the inner and outer chambers integral with the valve body. The elastomeric membrane formed on the mandrel is partially inverted to form a coaxial elastomeric structure with the smaller inner chamber disposed within the larger outer chamber. The valve is incorporated into the inner and outer chambers to form a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SPINAL STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Nadi S. Hibri, James D. Lutz
  • Patent number: 10314715
    Abstract: A surgical balloon composed of an aseptically recovered umbilical cord vessel is provided. Methods of preparing a balloon and methods of using the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Brahm Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Timothy R. Brahm
  • Patent number: 10314716
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a prosthetic spinal disc for replacing a damaged disc between two vertebrae of a spine and methods for inserting said discs. The intervertebral prosthetic discs are provided with connections for facilitating implantation and removal and features which enhance primary and secondary stability over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand Balasubramanian, Edward J. Dwyer, David Peretz, David W. Ankney, William Rhoda, David C. Paul, Christopher Angelucci
  • Patent number: 10314717
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an expandable prosthetic implant device for engagement between vertebrae generally comprising an inner member, outer member, gear member and a locking assembly positioned coaxial with respect to each other such that the inner and outer members are moveable relative to each other along an axis. The gear member is axially fixed to the outer member and freely rotatable with respect to the outer member and the gear member threadedly engages a threaded portion of the inner member to translate inner member along the axis. The implant is configured to engage the vertebrae in a predetermined alignment and the gear member includes gear teeth exposed to the exterior and configured to be accessible by a tool member at a plurality of angular positions around the perimeter of the implant device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Hansell, Marcin Niemiec, William S. Rhoda
  • Patent number: 10314718
    Abstract: An expandable intervertebral fusion implant including an inferior component, a superior component arranged to telescopingly engage the inferior component, and a port arranged in the inferior or superior component. When a first material is introduced through the port, the inferior and superior components are displaced vertically. Each of the inferior and/or superior components can include telescoping components which allow the inferior and/or superior components to be expanded along the length and/or width of the implant before the inferior and superior components are displaced vertically. The expandable intervertebral fusion implant can be expanded with, and locked in place, hydraulic and/or hardenable material. Alternatively, the expandable intervertebral fusion implant can be expanded using a mechanical implement and then hardenable material can be introduced into the implant to maintain the implant in the expanded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Loubert S. Suddaby
  • Patent number: 10314719
    Abstract: The present invention provides an expandable fusion device capable of being inserted between adjacent vertebrae to facilitate the fusion process. A method of installing an expandable fusion device may comprise introducing the expandable fusion device into an intervertebral space, wherein the expandable fusion device comprises a proximal end, a distal end, an anterior side connecting the proximal end and the distal end, and a posterior side connecting the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the expandable fusion device has an anterior height on the anterior side and a posterior height on the posterior side. The method may further comprise adjusting the anterior height of the expandable fusion device independently from adjustment of the posterior height. The method may further comprise adjusting the posterior height of the expandable fusion device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
    Inventors: Tyler Hessler, Chad Glerum, Adam Friedrich, Alex Burkhardt, Jason Zappacosta, Kevin Gahman, Matthew Hansell, Andrew Iott, Hilliary Kopp, Jeff Nichols, Joel Cryder, Edward Karpowicz, John Matthews
  • Patent number: 10314720
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of making a biological disc graft. In one embodiment, the biological disc graft is useful for treating back or neck pain. In one embodiment, the biological disc graft is useful for treating any joint pain. The invention also provides a method of implanting said biological disc graft in a way that is minimally invasive and less dangerous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Donald Steven Corenman
  • Patent number: 10314721
    Abstract: Medical devices suitable for implantation in spaces between bones are described. An example medical device suitable for use as an intervertebral spacer includes a main body having an exterior proximal wall, an exterior distal wall, a first exterior lateral wall, a second exterior lateral wall, an upper surface, a lower surface, an interior proximal wall, an interior distal wall, a first interior lateral wall, a second interior lateral wall, and a longitudinal axis. The interior proximal wall, the interior distal wall, the first interior lateral wall, and the second interior lateral wall cooperatively define an interior cavity. The first and second exterior lateral walls are outwardly directed at an angle from the lower surface to the upper surface relative to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: DeGen Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Rakesh P. Chokshi
  • Patent number: 10314722
    Abstract: An expandable device for expanding and supporting body tissue comprises an inferior endplate having an outer surface configured to contact one body tissue surface and a superior endplate having an outer surface configured to contact an opposing body tissue surface. The inferior endplate and the superior endplate are movable relative to each other in a direction of expansion. The device includes an elevator captively supported between the inferior endplate and the superior endplate for independent movement along the direction of expansion. In the first direction the elevator is moved toward said superior endplate to lift the superior endplate and expand the device. In the second direction the elevator moves away from said superior endplate toward said inferior endplate to create a space for insertion of an insert into the expanded device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SPINE WAVE, INC.
    Inventor: Scott McLean
  • Patent number: 10314723
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improved control of a lower limb device are disclosed. The lower limb may have one or more joints and one or more corresponding motors. In some embodiments, a center of pressure is calculated in order to enforce virtual constraints at the one or more joints of the lower limb device. The system utilizes one or more effective shapes, and each effective shape's corresponding error, in order to cause each joint motor to produce a torque that causes the joint to move according to a virtual constraint. The systems and methods result in improved control of lower limb devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
    Inventors: Robert D. Gregg, Jon Sensinger
  • Patent number: 10314724
    Abstract: A prosthetic foot assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a pivoting ankle joint with a hydraulic system, a prosthetic foot connected to the distal side of the ankle joint, and, at the proximal side, the ankle joint includes a transducer with pyramid adaptor for attaching to a pylon. The ankle joint sensor provides data collection during the stance and optionally, the swing, phases of walking using, for example, strain gages and accelerometers. Also disclosed are methods for real-time feature extraction. Key parameters are captured to which are applied linear, fuzzy logic, neural net, or generic algorithms to determine current state (walking flat, uphill, downhill etc.) in real time and execute changes to the angle between the ankle and foot almost instantaneously based on those parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Adam Arabian, David Alan Boone, Ben Gilbert Macomber, Tyler Butel, Robert Dustin Lane
  • Patent number: 10314725
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for receiving, with processing circuitry of an implant device, an electrical signal from a free tissue graft attached to a portion of a nerve (e.g., a nerve branch or fascicle) through an electrical conductor in electrical communication with the free tissue graft (e.g., muscle graft), the nerve having reinnervated the free tissue graft. The electrical signal from the free tissue graft has a voltage amplitude of greater than or equal to about 150 microvolts. The processing circuitry stores signal data corresponding to the electrical signal from the free tissue graft in a memory accessible to the processing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Cynthia Anne Chestek, Melanie G. Urbanchek, Paul S. Cederna, Richard Brent Gillespie, Nicholas B. Langhals, Zachary Irwin, Daniel C. Ursu
  • Patent number: 10314726
    Abstract: A medical stent may include a tubular support structure including a plurality of struts defining a plurality of cells disposed between the plurality of struts. A polymeric coating may be disposed over the tubular support structure such that a first portion of the plurality of cells are closed by the polymeric coating in a first region of the tubular support structure and a second portion of the plurality of cells in a second region of the tubular support structure remain open to fluid flow and/or tissue ingrowth therethrough. The struts in the first region of the tubular support structure and the struts in the second region of the tubular support structure may be at least partially covered by the polymeric coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew B. Hollyer, Man Minh Nguyen, Sean P. Fleury, Jason Weiner
  • Patent number: 10314727
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an occluder, comprising a meshed occlusion body provided with a cavity, and a proximal hub, as well as a locking member and a stopping member both of which are located in the cavity. The distal end of the locking member is connected to the distal end of the occlusion body. The stopping member is disposed at the proximal end of the locking member. The proximal occluder head is provided with a locking hole in communication with the cavity. An occlusion device comprises the occluder, a hollow delivery' mechanism and a traction member. The distal end of the traction member is detachably connected to the proximal end of the locking member of the occluder after extending through the distal end of the delivery' mechanism. The occlusion device has a simple locking structure, and simplifies the manufacturing process and the locking operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiangdong Liu, Xianmiao Chen, Xiang Fu, Jie Chen
  • Patent number: 10314728
    Abstract: A method of donning a potentiating support for a hinge joint of a body includes positioning a garment proximate an area of a body; positioning an expandable and recoverable framework in abutment with the area of the body such that the framework spans a hinge joint of the body, the framework defining a plurality of permanent openings extending therethrough regardless of whether the support is donned; applying tension at points of the framework such that the framework is expanded and the framework is tensioned in its abutment with the area of the body, said step of applying tension being performed by pulling on one or more fastening components that are attached at one or more points to said framework; and affixing each of the fastening components to the garment while applying tension to the framework to secure the expanded framework in its forced abutment with the area of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: NORDT DEVELOPMENT CO., LLC
    Inventors: William E. Nordt, III, Ian D. Kovacevich, Kevin J. Dahlquist, Thomas J. Philpott, Jason Huneycutt
  • Patent number: 10314729
    Abstract: Knee brace devices and systems and methods of using the same. In an exemplary embodiment of a knee brace system of the present disclosure, the system comprises a knee brace configured to fit around at least part of a user's knee, and a strap having an optional strap connection portion coupled thereto, the strap configured to couple to the knee brace or a component coupled thereto and further configured to wrap around the user's shoulder so that the knee brace is maintained around at least part of the user's knee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Jerry L. Crafton
  • Patent number: 10314730
    Abstract: A foot abduction brace is disclosed herein. The foot abduction brace can include a crossbar having a planar bottom end. The foot abduction brace can also include a first end disposed on one side of the crossbar. The foot abduction brace can further include a first locking hub removably coupled to the first end in a first position of a plurality of positions, where the first locking hub is disposed in the first keyhole and includes a first coupling feature disposed at a top end of the first locking hub. The foot abduction brace can also include a first footplate having a first complementary coupling feature that removably couples to the first coupling feature of the first locking hub. The foot abduction brace can further include a first foot restraint mechanically coupled to the first footplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University, C/O Ms. Katharine Ku, Director Office Of Technology Licensing
    Inventors: Ian Connolly, Jeffrey Yang, Francesca Colloredo-Mansfeld, Brian C. Donnelly, Robert G. Kopp, William J. Phillips, Michael R. Vogler, Richard Byrne, Mark Vasquez, Michael Andrew Ahdoot, Kathryn Ann Jaxheimer
  • Patent number: 10314731
    Abstract: An orthosis is supplied to the human or animal body in order to perform a supporting or movement-guiding function. The orthosis here damps or limits the flexion or extension movement of a limb joint, such as the elbow joint, knee joint, etc., and describes the prophylactic and therapeutic use of the orthosis. The manner of its attachment and placement is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: BAUERFEIND AG
    Inventor: Wieland Kaphingst
  • Patent number: 10314732
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a garment for improving an individual's posture when the individual wears the garment. The garment may comprise front and rear garment portions to cover at least a front portion and a rear portion respectively of the individual's torso. The garment also includes an adjustable set of straps that are adjustable from a rest position to a tensioned position and are collectively disposed over shoulder regions and under armpit regions of the front and rear garment portions. When the individual wears the garment and adjusts the straps to the tensioned position, the straps exert a downward retraction pulling force on the individual's shoulders and a backward pulling force on the individual's chest region thereby improving the individual's posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Adrenalease Inc.
    Inventor: Noureddin Chahrour
  • Patent number: 10314733
    Abstract: An active wearable system includes a one or more positioning elements configured as a torso support and/or other wearable item, one or more sensors for sensing motion, posture, or gait of a subject, and at least one of force applying elements for applying force to selected regions of a body of a subject, and feedback device and other actuators, under the control of control circuitry responsive to sensed motion, posture or gait of the subject. In an aspect, force is applied according to spatial or temporal patterns. Related devices and methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Dennis J. Rivet, Suzanne Kathleen Scheele, Katherine E. Sharadin, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10314734
    Abstract: A lumbar support system and device is disclosed herein which includes a lumbar support plate. The lumbar support plate may be incorporated or used in conjunction with a body armor protective garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Erick Swanson
  • Patent number: 10314735
    Abstract: A kit for assembling a device designed to prevent flexing of a joint to reduce joint pain or to prevent reopening of a wound over said joint. The kit allows a user to assemble a device of any desired size or shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventors: Patricia A. Pflum, Francis A. Pflum
  • Patent number: 10314736
    Abstract: A method for treating obstructive sleep apnea is described herein. The method includes the step of providing a tethering device having an elastic filament having a distal end and a proximal end and a flexible memory head mounted to the distal end of the elastic filament. The method further includes the steps of advancing the tethering device through the tongue of a patient so that the flexible memory head of the tethering device is disposed against the back of the tongue and the elastic filament of the tethering device extends through the tongue and securing the proximal end of the elastic filament to the mandible of the patient under tension, whereby to restrain rearward movement of the tongue while the patient is sleeping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Peter J. Catalano
  • Patent number: 10314737
    Abstract: A molded face mask for treating a user's face, the molded face mask having a rigid, inflexible body molded to the user's face, and a way to couple the molded face mask to the user's face. The body has a top edge, a bottom edge, a left side edge and a right side edge and at least one nostril opening disposed proximate the user's nostrils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph Loeffler
  • Patent number: 10314738
    Abstract: A thermal therapeutic apparatus is provided which includes a resilient shell, a thermal exchange material, and a flexible sleeve. The resilient shell includes an outer surface and inner cavity in which the thermal exchange material is disposed. The flexible sleeve at least partially covers the shell and defines a vent region which permits communication of air and through the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Lightbulb, LLC
    Inventors: Matt Gelfand, Rich Crim, Chuck Flueck
  • Patent number: 10314739
    Abstract: A method in which a location is determined on the skin that is proximate to a sensory nerve that is associated with a painful condition. At least one needle of a cryogenic device is inserted into the location on the skin such that the needle is proximate to the sensory nerve. The device is activated such that the at least one needle creates a cooling zone about the sensory nerve, thereby eliminating or reducing severity of the painful condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: MyoScience, Inc.
    Inventors: John Allison, Richard Radnovich, Jason Reynolds
  • Patent number: 10314740
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable drug dispenser which includes one or more chambers for holding a plurality of separately contained drug products, a dispensing mechanism for accurately dispensing one or more of the plurality of separately contained drugs upon activation of the dispensing mechanism in a specified dose (e.g. specified volume/number of drops) at specified times, and a processor configured to determine the time, and potentially other information such as, e.g. location, patient variables, user data input of each activation of the dispensing mechanism, and an ability to transmit the determined time of activation to a computer located remote to the dispenser, optionally stored on the device as well for read out by a clinician managing the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel L. Kraft
  • Patent number: 10314741
    Abstract: Various arrangements of fluidics systems are disclosed. In one arrangement, an aspiration circuit for a fluidics system is disclosed that selectively controls aspiration. The aspiration circuit comprises an aspiration line operatively connected to a surgical instrument, an aspiration exhaust line operatively connected to a waste receptacle; an aspiration vent line connected at a first end to the aspiration line; and a selectively variable vent valve operatively connected to the aspiration vent line. The variable vent valve may be selectively moved to vary aspiration pressure within the aspiration line. Other fluidics systems are disclosed that include a selectively positionable irrigation valve that may also be incorporated into a fluidics system that includes a variable vent valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Alcon Research, Ltd.
    Inventors: Gary P. Sorensen, Michael D. Morgan
  • Patent number: 10314742
    Abstract: Devices, methods and kits are described for reducing intraocular pressure. The devices include a support that is implantable within Schlemm's canal and maintains the patency of the canal without substantially interfering with transmural fluid flow across the canal. The devices utilize the natural drainage process of the eye and can be implanted with minimal trauma to the eye. Kits include a support and an introducer for implanting the support within Schlemm's canal. Methods include implanting a support within Schlemm's canal, wherein the support is capable of maintaining the patency of the canal without substantial interference with transmural fluid flow across the canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Sight Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: David Y. Badawi, Paul Badawi
  • Patent number: 10314743
    Abstract: An intraocular shunt can be manufactured using a system that includes a liquid bath and a wire, which is moved through the bath. The wire can be moved through a first liquid bath to produce a first tubular layer of drug-infused gelatin. Further, the wire can be moved through a second liquid bath to produce a second tubular layer of drug-free gelatin. The first and second tubular layers can be dried on the wire in a humidity-controlled space, thereby manufacturing a drug-loaded gelatin shunt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: AQUESYS, INC.
    Inventors: Laszlo O. Romoda, Brian Hamstrom, Partha Chandrakant, Christopher Horvath
  • Patent number: 10314744
    Abstract: A method and shunt device for treating glaucoma includes positioning a first end portion of a tube body into the retrobulbar space of an eye. The method also includes positioning a second end portion of the tube body into the anterior chamber of the eye. The tube body provides fluid passage for aqueous humor such that the aqueous humor flows from the first end portion into the retrobulbar space. A surgical kit for reducing the intraocular pressure in the eye includes the shunt device, an introducer, and a stylet. The introducer has a distal end for positioning in the retrobulbar space and a proximal end for positioning exterior of the eye. The introducer has a radius of curvature adapted to circumvent the eye for insertion into the retrobulbar space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: James M. Rynerson
  • Patent number: 10314745
    Abstract: An apparatus to treat a patient comprises a laser beam, a measurement module, a scanner and a curved patient interface lens. The curved patient interface is measured with a pattern so as to determine a plurality of distances of the curved surface at a plurality of measurement locations. The measurement pattern may comprise the plurality of measurement locations distributed about a central measurement axis corresponding to the laser treatment axis. The plurality of measurement locations of the curved surface may correspond to a portion of a planned treatment profile, such that the measured distances correspond to alignment of the planned treatment. The plurality of distances can be used to determine an apex of the curved surface of the patient interface and to align the laser treatment axis with the apex of the curved surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: AMO Development, LLC
    Inventor: Zsolt Bor
  • Patent number: 10314746
    Abstract: The amount of energy to provide optical breakdown can be determined based on mapped optical breakdown thresholds of the treatment volume, and the laser energy can be adjusted in response to the mapped breakdown thresholds. The mapping of threshold energies can be combined with depth and lateral calibration in order to determine the location of optical breakdown along the laser beam path for an amount of energy determined based on the mapping. The mapping can be used with look up tables to determine mapped locations from one reference system to another reference system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: OPTIMEDICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Angeley, Bruce Woodley, David Dewey, Mike Simoneau, Georg Schuele, Gloria Londono
  • Patent number: 10314747
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a device comprises a laser device and a control computer. The laser device directs a laser beam with laser energy through an outer portion of an eye to a target portion of the eye. The control computer receives an optical density measurement of the outer portion, determines the laser energy according to the optical density measurement, and instructs the laser device to direct the laser beam with the laser energy through the outer portion of the eye to the target portion of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Wavelight GmbH
    Inventors: Sissimos Lemonis, Stefan Wendl
  • Patent number: 10314748
    Abstract: A wound dressing product that includes a substrate layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; a tacky silicone coating composition present on the upper surface and on the lower surface; and upper and lower release sheets covering the substrate and the tacky silicone coating composition on the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, and adhered to the surfaces by the tacky silicone coating composition, wherein the upper surface is less tacky than the lower surface whereby the upper release sheet can be removed from the upper surface more readily than the lower release sheet can be removed from the lower surface. Also provided are methods for making such dressings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KCI USA, INC.
    Inventors: Deborah Addison, Sally Stephens, Rachel Hadley
  • Patent number: 10314749
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a front region, a back region, and a crotch region extending between and connecting the front region and the back region generally includes an absorbent assembly extending longitudinally between the front region and the back region, and a waist assembly attached to the absorbent assembly along the front region and the back region. The absorbent assembly includes an inner layer for facing a wearer, an outer layer for facing away from the wearer, and an absorbent structure disposed between the inner and outer layers. The waist assembly defines a waist opening of the absorbent article when the article is in a wear configuration, and includes an elastic laminate including a non-apertured body-facing layer, an apertured garment-facing layer, and an elastic layer disposed between the body-facing layer and the garment-facing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin M. Mueller, KyungSik Jang, JaeHong Lee, WenTong Lay, Gabriel F. Botero, Blake A. Hondl
  • Patent number: 10314750
    Abstract: A sliding arm mechanism for attaching to an arm of a wheelchair is provided herein. One concept of the present disclosure is directed to a sliding arm mechanism that includes a main portion having a top area, a bottom area, first and second opposing end areas, first and second opposing side areas and an inner cavity. The sliding arm mechanism also includes a slide rail, comprising a top side, a bottom side and an elongated aperture located between the top side and the bottom side, which is adapted to be housed within the inner cavity of the main portion. The bottom side of the slide rail is removably coupled to a top part of the arm of the wheelchair. The slide rail and the main portion are slidably coupled to allow the main portion to move laterally over the slide rail in a direction parallel to the top part of the arm of the wheelchair, thus allowing the main portion to move between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Medline Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard P. Derks, Brian Ramirez, Corbett Brown, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10314751
    Abstract: The invention relates to a stand-up wheelchair, comprising a chassis and a stand-up frame articulated to the chassis. The stand-up frame comprises a first and a second parallelogram lever whose front ends are articulated to the chassis and can be pivoted around a first and a second joint point, and upon whose rear ends the backrest is hinged at a third and fourth joint point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Levo AG Wohlen
    Inventor: Thomas Frei
  • Patent number: 10314752
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology for reducing humidity (i.e., moisture) and/or heat within and/or adjacent a patient support mattress, without requiring any electrical power. A spacer fabric is used to create a non-crushable area of support below a patient's core area, where moisture and heat more commonly buildup. Integrated air cells in the mattress have resilient elements such as open-celled foam interiors. The air cells are connected by air tubing to the spacer fabric, and the mattress is otherwise vented externally from the spacer fabric. As a result, the patient's movement causes air to be expelled from or drawn into the air cells, which in turn results in air movement in the spacer fabric below a patient or user, resulting in cooling effects by removing moisture and/or heat, all without requiring external or internal electrical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: James R. O'Reagan
  • Patent number: 10314753
    Abstract: A system for fluidizing a fluidizable medium includes a person support structure, fluid supply, sensor, and controller. The person support structure includes a chamber containing a fluidizable medium and a plenum in fluid communication with the chamber. The fluid supply is in fluid communication with the plenum. The sensor is configured to sense a pressure of fluid in the plenum. The controller is configured to control the operation of the fluid supply as a function of the fluid pressure within the plenum to achieve a desirable level of fluidization of the fluidizable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher Klink, Frank Sauser, Charles A. Lachenbruch, John Murphy, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III
  • Patent number: 10314754
    Abstract: A versatile patient care and transport assembly having a patient support frame constructed of multiple sections, each including pluralities of individual patient sensors, and which can be cooperatively tilted or otherwise inter-articulated to a variety of support positions. Pull-out/expandable side and end railings are provided for patient safety. Power and drive components are incorporated into a base module upon which the patient support module is mounted in multiple elevatable and/or articulating fashion. Also provided is paired side-by-side docking of two identical assemblies such as for facilitate patient transfer and in order to drastically reduce the risks associated with handling of patients by caregivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: B & R HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Deepak Raj Karwal, Ricky C. Simmonds, Tomas Bubilek
  • Patent number: 10314755
    Abstract: A user-incontinence cleaning kit including at least one of a scent blocker and a facial mask, a plurality of gloves sized configured to be worn by the user in an overlapping relationship with respect to each other and corresponding to a select order of use for cleaning a patient, and a plurality of incontinence pads sized and shaped to be interposed between a backside of a patient and a top of a patient support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Joy Oan Young