Patents Issued in January 9, 2020
  • Publication number: 20200008937
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable annular frame. The frame includes a plurality of rows of hexagonal cells. Each of the hexagonal cells is defined by six struts, including: two opposing side struts extending parallel to each other, a first pair of angled struts extending from respective first ends of the side struts and converging to intersect with each other, and a second pair of angled struts extending from respective second ends of the side struts and converging to intersect with each other. The prosthetic heart valve can also include a valvular structure with a plurality of leaflets. The prosthetic heart valve can further include a sealing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ziv Yohanan, Nikolay Gurovich, Bella Felsen, Itai Pelled, Oded Meiri
  • Publication number: 20200008938
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame, a valvular structure coupled to the frame, and a sealing member coupled to the frame. The frame has inflow and outflow ends and a lumen extending therebetween. The frame includes struts that form cells, and the cells are arranged in three rows. The frame is radially expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The valvular structure includes a plurality of leaflets configured to allow blood flow through the lumen of the frame from the inflow end to the outflow end and to block blood flow through the lumen of the frame from the outflow end to the inflow end. The sealing skirt extends from an intermediate location of the frame disposed between the inflow and outflow ends to the inflow end of the frame. The sealing skirt covers two rows of cells to block blood flow through the cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Ziv Yohanan, Nikolay Gurovich, Bella Felsen, Itai Pelled, Oded Meiri
  • Publication number: 20200008939
    Abstract: A prosthetic heart valve having a cuff attached to a stent provides a seal for preventing paravalvular leakage. The cuff may be constructed from known sealing materials to fill in and around paravalvular leakage gaps, while continuously collapsing down into a low profile volume within the stent. The cuff has a first cuff portion positioned on the luminal surface of the stent and a second cuff portion. The second cuff portion has a deployed configuration in which a region of the second cuff portion is spaced from the abluminal surface of the stent and an initial configuration different from the deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Mina S. Fahim, Peter N. Braido
  • Publication number: 20200008940
    Abstract: A heart valve system, the system including a radially self-expandable tubular body and a valve. The tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end, and the tubular body including a proximal-most end at the inflow end and a distal-most end at the outflow end. The tubular body including a plurality of arched beams at the outflow end of the tubular body such that the arched beams form the distal-most end of the tubular body. Connection points linking the inflow end of the tubular body and the arched beams, a number of connection points being equivalent to a number of the valve leaflets. Each arched beam being directly attached to an adjacent arched beam such that the arched beams are continuous along the entire circumference of the tubular body at the outflow end. The valve being coupled to the tubular body and including a plurality of valve leaflets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: HIGHLIFE SAS
    Inventor: Malek NASR
  • Publication number: 20200008941
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heart valve prosthesis loading device and a method for loading a heart valve prosthesis onto a delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nadine Stappenbeck, Helmut Straubinger
  • Publication number: 20200008942
    Abstract: This invention relates to the design and function of a retrieval device for a prosthetic heart valve for re-positioning or removal of a previously implanted valve prosthesis from a beating heart without extracorporeal circulation using a transcatheter retrieval system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Tendyne Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary Tegels, Robert Vidlund, Mark Christianson
  • Publication number: 20200008943
    Abstract: An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configuration that anchors the device within the body lumen. The anchor further includes a lock that locks the fixation member in the second configuration. The fixation member may be locked in any one of a plurality of intermediate points between the first configuration and a maximum second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mark L. MATHIS, Leonard KOWALSKY, David G. REUTER, Cruz BEESON
  • Publication number: 20200008944
    Abstract: The invention relates to an intervertebral fusion device comprising an intervertebral stabilizing screw and a composition for bone remodeling. The intervertebral stabilizing screw comprises: a main body with an axial through-hole and a distal thread that is secured to the bone, located at a distal end of the main body; a hollow proximal secondary body that can slide along the length of the main body; and a travel stop for the proximal secondary body, located on an outer surface of the main body. According to the invention, the proximal secondary body also includes an external thread for securing to the bone, and the main body comprises at least one fill hole, located between the distal thread and the travel stop, for connecting an intervertebral space to the aforementioned axial hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: RUDOLF MORGENSTERN LOPEZ, CHRISTIAN RUDOLF MORGENSTERN DE MULLER
  • Publication number: 20200008945
    Abstract: A temporo-mandibular prosthesis including a glenoid part and a condylar part intended to be articulated relative to the glenoid part. The glenoid part including a glenoid support made in a metallic material; and a glenoid insert made in a non-metal lie material, and defining a scat for a head of said condylar part to define said articulation, wherein the glenoid support defines a housing having an opening through which said glenoid insert is insertable into said housing, said opening opening on an external side (E) of said glenoid support, the glenoid support comprising a tab configurable in a passive position and in an active position in which said tab allows and forbids, respectively, the insertion and the extraction, respectively, of said glenoid insert into and out of said housing, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Joel Ferri
  • Publication number: 20200008946
    Abstract: A system and method for improving upon an ability of a surgeon to repair traumatic bone injury using new materials, components, and structures. A structure may be used as an implant or a component of an external fixator for a fractured long bone with that structure having anisotropic and viscoelastic properties, such as through additive manufacturing techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Kambiz Behzadi
  • Publication number: 20200008947
    Abstract: A humeral anchor assembly is provided that includes a humeral anchor and at least one screw. The humeral anchor is configured to form a part of or support a part of a shoulder prosthesis. The humeral anchor has a distal portion configured to be anchored in a proximal region of a humerus and a proximal portion. The proximal portion includes a proximal face configured to engage an articular component within a periphery thereof. The proximal portion also includes at least one aperture disposed adjacent to the periphery. The at least one screw is disposed through the at least one aperture. The screw has a first end portion engaged with the proximal portion of the anchor and a second end portion disposed in or through cortical bone of the humerus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Grant Emerick, Brian M. Strzelecki
  • Publication number: 20200008948
    Abstract: Arthroplasty implant systems and procedures are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an arthroplasty implant of an arthroplasty system includes a shape memory material connecting member attached to two points of fixation of the arthroplasty implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Adam Garlock
  • Publication number: 20200008949
    Abstract: Arthroplasty implant systems and procedures are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an arthroplasty implant of an arthroplasty system includes a shape memory material connecting member attached to two points of fixation of the arthroplasty implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Fonte, Adam Garlock
  • Publication number: 20200008950
    Abstract: An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon. In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Hassan Serhan, Thomas M. DiMauro, John Daniel Malone
  • Publication number: 20200008951
    Abstract: A spinal implant has a proximal region and a distal region, and includes an upper body and a lower body each having inner surfaces disposed in opposed relation relative to each other. A proximal adjustment assembly is disposed between the upper and lower bodies at 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 at 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 to change a vertical height of at least one of the proximal region or the distal region of the spinal implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Larry E. McClintock, Steven Ludwig, Scott Dhupar, Sabatino Bianco
  • Publication number: 20200008952
    Abstract: A spine stabilization and fusion system includes a lateral cage configured for placement between an upper vertebra and a lower vertebra. A face of the lateral cage includes an opening. The system also includes a lateral plate that includes one or more holes extending from a lateral face of the lateral plate to a medial face of the lateral plate. The one or more holes are configured to receive one or more fasteners. The lateral plate also includes a protrusion formed on the medial face of the lateral plate, where the protrusion is configured to mate with the opening in the face of the lateral cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Seth Kevin WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20200008953
    Abstract: Biomedical implants comprising portions made of disparate materials such as intervertebral implants and related methods and instruments. In some embodiments, the implant may comprise a base portion comprising a first material and a secondary fastener portion comprising a second material having distinct physical properties relative to the first material. The secondary portion may wholly define a front end wall surface of the implant, and the base portion and the secondary portion may collectively define at least one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Chad Wayne Lewis, Nathan Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200008954
    Abstract: An expandable cage system for use in spinal surgery includes a top portion having an outwardly extending top arm, and a bottom portion having an outwardly extending bottom arm. The bottom arm is configured to engage with the top arm such that upon engagement, the top portion and the bottom portion are substantially restricted from movement relative to each other in an anterior-posterior direction, and in a medial-lateral direction. The expandable cage system further includes a removable shim configured to be positioned between the top portion and the bottom portion to hold the expandable cage in an expanded position within a spinal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Seth K. WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20200008955
    Abstract: Devices and methods for intervertebral spinal fusion of adjacent intervertebral bodies are provided. An intervertebral spacer is positioned within a narrow disc space between adjacent intervertebral bodies of a patient. The spacer is arranged with upper and lower guides. The guides are adapted to simultaneously guide the deployment of upper and lower anchors of an anchoring device into their respective intervertebral bodies. The spacer is also adapted to lock the upper and lower anchors to the spacer in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Ashleigh, Noah Hansell, Anand Balasubramanian, Kurt Faulhaber
  • Publication number: 20200008956
    Abstract: A method and system for determining the orientation of a surgical tool with respect to a bone of a patient discloses initializing a first active sensor and a second active sensor relative to each other with the first active sensor and second active sensor having a predetermined (relative) orientation. The first active sensor is configured to sense a change in its orientation, provide first information relating to the change and be attached to a bone in a relationship to a reference plane therefor, for use during an operation. The second active sensor is configured to sense a change in its orientation, provide second information relating to the change and be attached to a surgical tool. The relative orientation of the active sensors is useful to determine the relative orientation of the tool and the reference frame of the bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: ANDRE NOVOMIR HLADIO, ARMEN GARO BAKIRTZIAN, URIAH LODEWYK ANTOINE VAN AMEROM
  • Publication number: 20200008957
    Abstract: A trial medical instrument for aligning an acetabular component, comprising: a first portion configured to fit within a patient's acetabulum; and a second portion extending from the first portion; wherein the second portion extends from the first portion in a direction that mimics a shape formed by a femoral implant component coupled with an acetabular implant component when a femur to which the femoral implant component is coupled is in a position relative to an acetabulum to which the acetabular implant component is coupled that is near an extent of a typical range of motion of the femur. As used herein, the phrase “extent of a typical range of motion” describes typical angular displacements of a femur as usually limited by patient anatomy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: David C. Kelman, John Clausen, M. Scott Elliot, David L. Evans, Kevin W. Belew, David W. Rister, Phillip E. Fredrick, Russell Walter
  • Publication number: 20200008958
    Abstract: A method of inserting a screw into a fusion cage, comprising the step of: i) attaching a screw head of a bone screw to a flexible bone screw driver comprising: a) a proximal handle, b) an intermediate shaft, c) a flexible distal end portion comprising a plurality of interlocking segments portion defining a periphery and a distal tip adapted to engage the screw head, and d) a flexible pre-bent sleeve that is configured to be placed radially over and around the plurality of interlocking segments to provide a loaded configuration, wherein the plurality of interlocking segments portion is substantially straight in its unloaded configuration, whereby the pre-bent sleeve pre-determines the trajectory of the tip in the loaded configuration, ii) inserting the bone screw into a threaded throughhole of a fusion cage comprising a front wall, a pair of opposing side walls, a back wall, and top and bottom surfaces adapted for gripping opposed vertebral endplates, wherein the front wall comprises the threaded thro
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Gamache, Michael D. Sorrenti
  • Publication number: 20200008959
    Abstract: A knee trial which is coupled to identify the mobility of an implant before the implant is implanted by total knee arthroplasty, and more particularly, a detachable knee trial which includes a plate trial, an insert trial, and an adapter for easy attachment and detachment of the two trials, wherein the adapter includes an elastic member on one side thereof to firmly couple the two trials by pressing the plate trial and the insert trial with opposite ends of the elastic member and to alleviate the burdens of an operator and a patient by allowing the adapter to be attached and detached even only with a simple operation of pressing the adapter and compressing the elastic member by a hand and promptly and precisely performing an operation of selecting an implant of a suitable size while applying various trials in the total knee arthroplasty process and shortening surgery time, alleviating the burdens of a surgeon and a patient, and wherein one side of the adapter is formed of plastic, making it possible to couple
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Seung-Hun Oh, Chan-Eol Kim, Seok-Joo Kim, Oui-Sik Yoo
  • Publication number: 20200008960
    Abstract: An electromagnetic locking element for locking a joint orthosis or joint prosthesis such as a knee orthosis or knee prosthesis. The electromagnetic locking element includes a bistable solenoid with at least one coil and at least one permanent magnet, a pin, which can be retracted and extended with the aid of the solenoid for locking the joint, one or several electrical energy stores such as capacitors, and an electrical control system, which, with the aid of semiconductor switches, discharges the energy store or stores via the at least one coil of the solenoid in such a way that the pin is extended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Arno MECKLENBURG
  • Publication number: 20200008961
    Abstract: An adjustable seal system includes a suspension liner having a liner body and an outer surface. A plurality of seal bands are located along a height of the liner body. A seal component is arranged for removably securing to the liner body. The seal component includes open upper and lower ends defining an opening therethrough and an internal surface arranged to frictionally engage at least one of the seal bands and secure on the outer surface of the liner. The seal component also includes an upper portion descending to at least one seal, and a lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Grimur JONSSON, Linda Ros BIRGISDOTTIR, Arora HELGADOTTIR, Unnur Osp ASGRIMSDOTTIR, Egill Sveinbjorn EGILSSON
  • Publication number: 20200008962
    Abstract: An expandable tube for deployment within a blood vessel is disclosed. In one arrangement, the tube comprises an elongate frame that is reversibly switchable from a radially expanded and longitudinally contracted state to a radially contracted and longitudinally expanded state. The frame comprises a plurality of longitudinally deformable elements for providing longitudinal expansion and contraction of the frame and a plurality of circumferentially deformable elements for providing radial expansion and contraction of the frame. The longitudinally deformable elements can be expanded or contracted longitudinally substantially without any change in the shape of the circumferentially deformable elements. The plurality of circumferentially deformable elements comprises a plurality of sets of circumferentially deformable elements. Each set of circumferentially deformable elements forms a closed ring around an axis of elongation of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Duncan KEEBLE
  • Publication number: 20200008963
    Abstract: Delivery systems for deploying a self-expanding tube into a blood vessel are disclosed. In one arrangement, a tubular member is provided that is configured for insertion into the blood vessel. An elongate body extends within a lumen of the tubular member. A self-expanding tube is positioned radially between the tubular member and the elongate body. Over at least 50% of the length of the self-expanding tube, at least a portion of the self-expanding tube engages outwardly with the tubular member and inwardly with the elongate body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Duncan KEEBLE, George HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20200008964
    Abstract: One or more medical devices may be provided that may be used, for example, in bariatric surgery including a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. The one or more medical devices may include a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy stapling guide in conjunction with a calibration tube in accordance with one or more examples. According to an example, the calibration tube may be a flared, multi-diameter calibration tube. The flared, multi-diameter calibration tube may have a first diameter along a portion of the tube and a second diameter that may larger than the first diameter along at least another portion of the tube. The calibration tube may be used in conjunction with the stapling guide to align stomach such that it may be stapled along the stapling guide (e.g., to perform the vertical sleeve gastrectomy).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Thompson, John McKeown, Bennie Thompson
  • Publication number: 20200008965
    Abstract: A hemorrhoid relief product that provides an intergluteal spacer for gentle separation of the gluteal cheeks, external support of hemmorhoidal tissue with a cradling effect on inflamed or prolapsed or related perianal tissues, while providing absorption. The product optionally includes adhesive to secure the device in place. The product may include a cavity for positioning over hemorrhoidal tissue to provide pressure adjustment, and may also include at least one nub for selectively applying and/or adjusting pressure to areas. The product may include a trapezoidal, or other, cross-section for easier fit, as well as a split end for adherence to multiple gluteal cheeks and anatomy in the relevant area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: HR BRANDS, LLC
    Inventor: Theodore F. Martin
  • Publication number: 20200008966
    Abstract: A toe correction apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The toe correction apparatus includes: a first sensor attachable to a first side of a hallux proximate to a second toe for measuring first pressure information between the hallux and the second toe; and a processor, configured to determine a degree to which the hallux bends to the second toe according to the first pressure information, and control an inflation amount or a deflation amount of an adjustable airbag between the hallux and the second toe according to the degree to which the hallux bends to the second toe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Kairan Liu
  • Publication number: 20200008967
    Abstract: A therapeutic splint for the treatment of one or more joint areas of a patient. The splint includes longitudinal housings extending along a longitudinal axis (L) and arranged parallel to this longitudinal axis (L); one or more modular cartridges with therapeutic effect suitable for being arranged in the housings according to the joint area (s) to be treated. The splint further includes at least one transverse and/or oblique housing extending along one or more transverse and/or oblique axes (O), respectively, with respect to the longitudinal axis (L) of the splint. The transverse and/or oblique housing is arranged so as to cover an area extending around a joint to be treated. The modular cartridge or cartridges are arranged in the transverse and/or oblique housings according to the joint area(s) to be treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Ouadah HADJEBI
  • Publication number: 20200008968
    Abstract: A migraine tension headache headband including a sleeve that is connected at both ends. The sleeve creates a closed annular body. The body is a headband. The sleeve has an elastic first material and a cushioned second material. The sleeve has at least one opening at a top portion of the sleeve. The opening has a hook and loop fastener located therein such that the opening can be secured in a closed position. The opening is sized to fit an ice pack or heat pack therein. The headband will be able to apply pressure to a majority of the wearers head and apply pressure thereby releasing the tension during a migraine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Cynthia Forster
  • Publication number: 20200008969
    Abstract: A valved nasal cannula adapted to provide a positive pressure in the airway using the breathing of the intended user as a source of positive pressure without the need for an external source of energy and/or compressed air. The cannula is designed so as to be relatively easily insertable and retractable into and from the nasal vestibule portion of the nose of the intended user without requiring manual dexterity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Robitaille
  • Publication number: 20200008970
    Abstract: A protective oral sex face mask is described herein that is comfortable to wear, pleasing for a wearer to use, and acts as a prophylactic against STDs and other infectious agents. The face mask includes a body portion bounded by a top boundary, a bottom boundary, a first side boundary, and an opposing side boundary. The body portion further includes an interior surface touchable by a wearer's tongue, and an exterior surface touchable on a recipient. The interior surface is flavored and/or includes a flavored substance to provide a desired taste to the wearer while performing oral sex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: LeRoy Ace Parker
  • Publication number: 20200008971
    Abstract: The invention provides a novel hydrophilic polymer and latex polymer blend coating formulation and compositions thereof, and their use on various devices (e.g., prophylactic and medical devices) to form hydrophilic and flexible coatings with durable lubricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Stacy Lee Chin, Benjamin Goldman Cooper, Ruiqing Xiao, Mark W. Grinstaff
  • Publication number: 20200008972
    Abstract: In a first aspect, the current invention concerns a method for fabricating an intrauterine device (IUD), said method comprising the step of providing a coaxial rod comprising an outer polymeric layer and a polymeric core, and further comprising the step of cutting from said rod at least one rod segment having a predetermined length, whereby, simultaneously to cutting said rod segment from said rod, the rod end portions thereby formed are compressed into dome-shaped end portions, in such a way that, at said dome-shaped end portions, said polymeric core is at least partly enclosed by said outer polymeric layer. In a second aspect, the current invention concerns a device for cutting a rod segment from a rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Dirk Wildemeersch
  • Publication number: 20200008973
    Abstract: A system and method for portably delivering a therapeutic dose of heat to the skin to relieve pain, reduce accommodation of thermal nerve receptors, promote healing, and deliver transcutaneous medications. The heating device is user programmable or pre-programmed to deliver according to a variety of cycles, patterns and algorithms. The cycles, patterns, and algorithms of the heat are programmable parameters, are under the user's control, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the device. The heating algorithms are designed to interact with an individual users thermal nerve receptors and other tissue characteristics and to reduce the tendency of the receptors to accommodate to the external stimuli with back pain, muscular pain, dysmenorrhea, headaches, fibromyalgia, post-herpetic neuralgia, nerve injuries and neuropathies, and sprains and strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Peter J. Dunbar, Charles Chabal
  • Publication number: 20200008974
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing prolonged topical cooling to the external female genitalia as a therapeutic benefit to and relief from female itching and burning is disclosed as a lightweight, portable cooling unit in combination with one or more labial inserts which are specifically designed to conform to the user's anatomy. The cooling unit is typically a container capable of both cooling and transporting the labial inserts during travel, and providing easy access to relief when needed by the user. A cooled labial insert can be applied to the external female genitalia for treatment of the acute symptoms associated with vulvar inflammation and irritation. The inventive apparatus can maintain a cooling temperature to the affected area for an extended period of time, limited only by the life of the cooling power source. The labial inserts can be worn in public with minimum disruption to the user's clothing and mobility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Kesha Williams
  • Publication number: 20200008975
    Abstract: A thermal therapy system includes at least one Peltier device having a heating side and a cooling side; a cold fluid channel adjacent the cooling side of the at least one Peltier device, and a hot fluid channel adjacent the heating side of the at least one Peltier device. A controllable cooling fluid pump in fluid communication with the cold fluid channel drives cooling fluid to an applicator pad, and an independently-controllable heating fluid pump in fluid communication with the hot fluid channel drives hot fluid to the applicator pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: William J. Rittman, III, Marsha Calise, Steven Woolfson
  • Publication number: 20200008976
    Abstract: A unitary inlet port assembly for use as a closable air inlet port for an inflatable heating blanket or garment. The inlet port assembly has a port panel on the outside of blanket, having an inlet opening configured for receiving an air hose nozzle. A closure panel that is disposed within an interior portion of the inflatable heating blanket or garment, and is hinged an edge of the port panel. A latch extends from an outer-facing surface of the closure panel, to register with the inlet opening of the port panel when pivoted to a closed position. At the closed position, the outer-facing surface of the closure panel confronts and engages the inside surface of the port panel to close the air inlet port. The latch is configured to engage the annular rim of the port panel to hold the closure panel in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Michael MOLLOY, Brandon WYATT, Danial KOEWLER, Christopher John MANTZ
  • Publication number: 20200008977
    Abstract: The systems and methods in accordance with the principles of the invention can promote correction of an aesthetic or functional defect in a target tissue. A method can include non-invasively applying a cooling agent to a surface of a target tissue; and cooling one or more tissue layers of said target tissue to a predetermined therapeutic temperature, wherein applying the cooling agent is performed such that cryoablation of said one or more layers of the target tissue does not occur. The system can include: a controller and a probe having a distal end configured for non-invasive contact with a surface of a target tissue to cool the target tissue based on treatment parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: James ATKINSON, David BLACK, Richard HATCH, Patricia SCHELLER, Perry TOMASETTI, Deborah WILKERSON
  • Publication number: 20200008978
    Abstract: A computing platform that analyzes a captured video stream to identify a document depicted in the video stream, validates identification information corresponding to the document to display an information address associated with the document, and that initiates a transaction based on the validation of the identification information associated with the document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Wayne C. Boncyk, Ronald H. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20200008979
    Abstract: An ear warmer comprises a frame and a fabric member. The frame has an ear portion and a band portion. The ear portion of the frame includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side of the ear portion defines an interior portion of an opening. The second side of the ear portion defines an exterior portion of the opening. The fabric member includes at least its own ear portion coupled to the ear portion of the frame. The ear portion of the fabric member covers the interior portion of the opening in substantially its entirety and covers less than an entirety of the exterior portion of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: 180s, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian E. LE GETTE, David L. REEB, Alan S. TIPP, Justin Saul WERNER
  • Publication number: 20200008980
    Abstract: A system for treating a tissue site with negative-pressure is described. The system includes a manifold configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site and a drape configured to be positioned over the tissue site and the manifold to form a sealed space. The system also includes a negative-pressure source configured to provide negative-pressure to the sealed space. The drape includes a film layer, a layer of a bonding adhesive coupled to the film layer, and a mesh coupled to the layer of the bonding adhesive. The mesh includes a coating of a sealing adhesive and one or more bonding apertures. Methods of manufacturing the drape are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Brian LOCKE, Timothy Mark ROBINSON
  • Publication number: 20200008981
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a wound dressing comprising a vertically lapped material. The disclosed technology further relates to methods and uses of the wound dressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Amy Nicole Wheldrake
  • Publication number: 20200008982
    Abstract: A barrier system is provided for use in reducing infections associated with post-operative surgical incision and/or a percutaneous medical device, such as a catheter, that is disposed within the surgical incision. Such a barrier system may include: a barrier device having a skin-contacting surface and a catheter-receiving surface; and an adhesive composition configured for adhering to skin, the barrier device, and/or the catheter so as to form a barrier at or adjacent to an incision in the skin where the catheter is percutaneously inserted through the skin. A tensioning anchor and associated system of two or more tensioning anchors is provided for post-operative wound closure. A method for applying and removing the barrier device and tensioning anchors is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Clifford Waller, Dhaval Bhavsar
  • Publication number: 20200008983
    Abstract: A bandage includes a first end portion having a first perimeter size and a bottom surface and a top surface. The bandage further includes a second end portion arranged opposite the first end portion, the second end portion having a second perimeter size with a bottom surface and a top surface. The second perimeter size may be smaller, larger or the same as the first perimeter size. An elongated portion extends between the first end portion and the second end portion. The first end portion is configured to be applied to a wound with the bottom surface of the first end portion contacting the wound, the elongated portion being configured to wrap around a body part positioned adjacent to the wound, and the bottom surface of the second end portion is configured to be secured to or near the top surface of the first end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: John Linstrom
  • Publication number: 20200008984
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes an absorber disposed between a permeable upper-side sheet and an impermeable back-side sheet; a surface embossment that is provided at least on each side of an area corresponding to a body fluid discharge part, extends in a longitudinal direction of the absorbent article, and is formed by indenting the permeable upper-side sheet and the absorber together; and an absorber embossment that is disposed away from the surface embossment and closer to a center in a width direction than the surface embossment, extends along the surface embossment, and is formed by indenting the absorber such that a space is formed between the permeable upper-side sheet and the absorber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventor: Ikuya WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20200008985
    Abstract: A system for managing female incontinence includes a body of biocompatible material configured to fit between the labia minora and the vestibule floor, the body having a surface configured to occlude the urethral meatus, a first adhesive layer disposed on at least a first portion of the surface and configured to provide a sealing engagement between the body and the urethral meatus, and a second adhesive layer disposed over the first adhesive layer and configured to provide a sealing engagement between the body and the urethral meatus, wherein the second adhesive layer is removable from the first adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: John Nguyen, John M. Taylor, Thomas J. Berryman
  • Publication number: 20200008986
    Abstract: A thong-style absorbent article can have a waist region, a back extension extending from a back waist portion of the waist region, and a chassis extending between a front waist portion of the waist region and the back extension. The chassis can have a generally triangular shape and a pair of containment features positioned at the longitudinal direction side edges of the chassis. An exudate management system can be positioned between the pair of containment features and can have a first exudate management component and a second exudate management component. In various embodiments, the absorbent article can be adjustable in size and positioning about the wearer to provide for improved fit of the absorbent article and reduced leakage of exudate from the absorbent article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Heidi Bauerlein Hopkins, Suzanne Marie Schmoker