Benjamin G Sherman

US Patent:

6346077, Feb 12, 2002

Filed:

Jan 27, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/789751

Inventors:

Charles S. Taylor - San Francisco CA
William N. Aldrich - Redwood City CA
Thomas L. Baughman - Cupertino CA
Federico J. Benetti - Santa Fe, AR
Brian J. Bennett - Menlo Park CA
Michael J. Billig - Cupertino CA
Thomas J. Fogarty - Portola Valley CA
John J. Frantzen - Copperopolis CA
Richard S. Ginn - San Jose CA
Robert C. Glines - Cameron Park CA
Harry L. Green - Santa Cruz CA
Dwight P. Morejohn - Davis CA
Brent Regan - Davis CA
Eugene E. Reis - San Jose CA
Amr Salahieh - Campbell CA
Ivan Sepetka - Los Altos CA
Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA
Christian Skieller - Redwood City CA
Valavanur A. Subramanian - New York NY
Gary B. Weller - Los Gatos CA
William F. Witt - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

A61B 132

US Classification:

600204, 600206, 600210, 600235

Abstract:

The invention is methods and devices which a surgeon may use to stabilize the beating heart during a surgical procedure on the heart. Pursuant to the invention, a stabilizing device is introduced through an opening in the chest and brought into contact with the beating heart. By contacting the heart with the device and by exerting a stabilizing force on the device, the motion of the heart caused by the contraction of the heart muscles is effectively eliminated such that the heart is stabilized and the site of the surgery moves only minimally if at all. Typically, in separate steps, the surgeon contacts the heart with the stabilizing means, assesses the degree of movement of the anastomosis site, and exerts a force on the stabilizing means such that the contraction of the beating heart causes orgy minimal excess motion at the surgery site. By fixing the position of the stabilizing means in a configuration where the motion of the beating heart is effectively eliminated, the surgeon is able to stabilize the beating heart for the duration of the procedure. The stabilizing means may be attached to a rigid support or may be attached to a semi-rigid support which is rendered motionless mechanically, chemically, or by human intervention.

US Patent:

6394951, May 28, 2002

Filed:

Mar 13, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/525774

Inventors:

Charles S. Taylor - San Francisco CA
Dwight P. Morejohn - Davis CA
Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA
Gary B. Weller - Los Gatos CA
William Friederich Witt - Palo Alto CA
Caralin R. Adair - Mountain View CA

Assignee:

Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

A61B 132

US Classification:

600210, 600235, 600231

Abstract:

The invention is methods and devices which a surgeon may use to stabilize the beating heart during a surgical procedure on the heart. Pursuant to the invention, a stabilizing device is introduced through an opening in the chest and brought into contact with the beating heart. By contacting the heart with the device and by exerting a stabilizing force on the device, the motion of the heart caused by the contraction of the heart muscles is effectively eliminated such that the heart is stabilized and the site of the surgery moves only minimally if at all. Typically, in separate steps, the surgeon contacts the heart with the stabilizing device, assesses the degree of movement of the anastomosis site, and exerts a force on the stabilizing device such that the contraction of the beating heart causes only minimal excess motion at the surgery site. By fixing the position of the stabilizing device in a configuration where the motion of the beating heart is effectively eliminated, the surgeon is able to stabilize the beating heart for the duration of the procedure. The stabilizing device may be attached to a rigid support or may be attached to a semi-rigid support which is rendered motionless mechanically, chemically, or by human intervention.

US Patent:

6743169, Jun 1, 2004

Filed:

Oct 10, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/975392

Inventors:

Charles S. Taylor - San Francisco CA
William N. Aldrich - Redwood City CA
Thomas L. Baughman - Cupertino CA
Federico J. Benetti - Santa Fe, AR
Brian J. Bennett - Menlo Park CA
Michael J. Billig - Cupertino CA
Thomas J. Fogarty - Portola Valley CA
John J. Frantzen - Copperopolis CA
Richard S. Ginn - San Jose CA
Robert C. Glines - Cameron Park CA
Harry L. Green - Santa Cruz CA
Dwight P. Morejohn - Davis CA
Brent Regan - Davis CA
Eugene E. Reis - San Jose CA
Amr Salahieh - Campbell CA
Ivan Sepetka - Los Altos CA
Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA
Christian Skieller - Redwood City CA
Valavanur A. Subramanian - New York NY
Gary B. Weller - Los Gatos CA
William F. Witt - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

A61B 132

US Classification:

600204, 600206, 600210, 600235

Abstract:

The invention is methods and devices which a surgeon may use to stabilize the beating heart during a surgical procedure on the heart. Pursuant to the invention, a stabilizing device is introduced through an opening in the chest and brought into contact with the beating heart. By contacting the heart with the device and by exerting a stabilizing force on the device, the motion of the heart caused by the contraction of the heart muscles is effectively eliminated such that the heart is stabilized and the site of the surgery moves only minimally if at all. Typically, in separate steps, the surgeon contacts the heart with the stabilizing means, assesses the degree of movement of the anastomosis site, and exerts a force on the stabilizing means such that the contraction of the beating heart causes orgy minimal excess motion at the surgery site. By fixing the position of the stabilizing means in a configuration where the motion of the beating heart is effectively eliminated, the surgeon is able to stabilize the beating heart for the duration of the procedure. The stabilizing means may be attached to a rigid support or may be attached to a semi-rigid support which is rendered motionless mechanically, chemically, or by human intervention.

US Patent:

6821286, Nov 23, 2004

Filed:

Jan 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/055179

Inventors:

Jose R. Carranza - South San Francisco CA
Brendan M. Donohoe - San Francisco CA
Theodore M. Bender - San Francisco CA
Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA

Assignee:

Cardica, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

A61B 1708

US Classification:

606153, 606151

Abstract:

A system for preparing a graft vessel for anastomosis includes one or more tools held within a functional package. The package has multiple recesses and can be sealed and sterilized along with its contents. The recesses are used to hold one or more tools for preparing a graft vessel for anastomosis. Additionally, the package includes one or more recesses or other features molded into it that allow for storing a graft vessel in a biocompatible fluid such as blood or saline solution, for moving one or more tools relative to one another, or for performing other functions.

US Patent:

7056287, Jun 6, 2006

Filed:

Mar 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/100314

Inventors:

Charles S. Taylor - San Francisco CA, US
Dwight P. Morejohn - Davis CA, US
Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA, US
Gary B. Weller - Los Gatos CA, US
William Friederich Witt - Palo Alto CA, US
Caralin R. Adair - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

A61B 1/32

US Classification:

600210, 600229

Abstract:

Devices for stabilizing tissue during a surgical procedure. The beating heart may be stabilized during a surgical procedure on the heart, using a described stabilizing device. In one example, a stabilizing device is introduced through an opening in the chest and brought into contact with the beating heart. By contacting the heart with the device and by exerting a stabilizing force on the device, the motion of the heart caused by the contraction of the heart muscles id effectively eliminated such that the heart is stabilized and the site of the surgery moves only minimally if at all.

US Patent:

7485092, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

Jan 18, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/054477

Inventors:

Michael C Stewart - San Jose CA, US
Liming Lau - Palo Alto CA, US
Michael Wei - San Mateo CA, US
John P Lunsford - San Carlos CA, US
Albert K Chin - Palo Alto CA, US
Peter Tachi Callas - Redwood City CA, US
Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA, US

Assignee:

Maquet Cardiovascular LLC - San Jose CA

International Classification:

A61B 1/00

US Classification:

600127, 600104, 600114, 600129, 600176, 604104, 604105, 604106, 604107, 604108, 606190, 606191

Abstract:

Apparatus and method for harvesting selected vessels in the body of a patient include manual manipulation of a rigid dissecting endoscope and the reconfiguration thereof to facilitate tissue dissection and tissue dilation in the formation of an anatomical space about the vessel within which side-branch vessels may be manipulated in preparation for severance and removal of the vessel from the anatomical space.

US Patent:

7520885, Apr 21, 2009

Filed:

Oct 22, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/972125

Inventors:

Jose R. Carranza - South San Francisco CA, US
Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA, US
Brendan M. Donohoe - San Francisco CA, US
Theodore M. Bender - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Cardica, Inc. - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

A61B 17/08

US Classification:

606153

Abstract:

A system for preparing a graft vessel for anastomosis includes one or more tools held within a functional package having at least one recess. An anastomosis tool or portion thereof may be held in at least one recess. An anastomosis device is connected to the anastomosis tool. At least one recess is shaped and sized to hold an amount of biocompatible fluid sufficient to immerse the anastomosis device.

US Patent:

8056562, Nov 15, 2011

Filed:

Sep 28, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/536026

Inventors:

Benjamin Sherman - Milpitas CA, US

Assignee:

Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC - Boulder CO

International Classification:

A62B 7/00
A62B 18/08
A62B 18/02
A61M 16/00
A61M 15/00
A61F 9/00
G02C 7/16

US Classification:

12820624, 12820711, 12820713, 12820717, 12820718, 12820411, 12820611, 12820621, 12820024, 2 13, 2 15, 351 45

Abstract:

A system for supporting a breathing passage of a patient may include a cannula and an insertion apparatus. The cannula may be configured to be at least partially inserted into a breathing passage of a patient for supporting the breathing passage during sleep. The cannula may include an insertion end configured to be inserted through a nasal passageway portion of the breathing passage. The insertion apparatus may include a nasal applicator operable to guide the cannula through the nasal applicator and into the nasal passageway, and a support frame coupled to the nasal applicator and configured to be releasably coupled to the patient to position the nasal applicator proximate to the nasal passageway.