Nicholas W Sherman

US Patent:

20110160740, Jun 30, 2011

Filed:

Dec 21, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/974834

Inventors:

Joshua Makower - Los Altos CA, US
John Y. Chang - Mountain View CA, US
Eric Goldfarb - Belmont CA, US
Bernard H. Andreas - Redwood City CA, US
Thomas R. Jenkins - Oakland CA, US
Nicholas Sherman - Waxhaw NC, US
Ronda M. Heiser - San Jose CA, US
Hung V. Ha - San Jose CA, US
John H. Morriss - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

ACCLARENT, INC. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

A61B 17/26
A61M 29/00

US Classification:

606115, 606192

Abstract:

Sinusitis, tumors, infections, fractures and other disorders of the paranasal sinuses, are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches. Access devices may be used to facilitate insertion of working devices such catheters, balloon catheters, dilation catheters, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, suction or irrigation devices and biopsy devices.

US Patent:

20190333412, Oct 31, 2019

Filed:

Jul 12, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/510380

Inventors:

- Menlo Park CA, US
Nicholas E. SHERMAN - Menlo Park CA, US

Assignee:

Tusker Medical, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

G09B 23/30
G09B 23/28

Abstract:

A set of simulator hardware and software provide a realistic training environment for pressure equalization tube delivery to a tympanic membrane using a semi-automated pressure equalization tube delivery device (“PETDD”). An anatomically realistic ear model is attached to a touch sensitive display so that the ear model aligns with a displayed virtual image of the middle ear, creating a realistic view through the ear canal of the ear model. A training PETDD and other devices of the simulator provide pressure and location data for the training PETDD as a trainee inserts the PETDD tip into the ear canal to rest against the virtual TM and simulate a PE tube delivery event. Resulting data is examined to determine whether the simulated delivery would have been successful if it had been a real scenario.

US Patent:

20140277059, Sep 18, 2014

Filed:

Mar 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/795857

Inventors:

Acclarent, Inc. - , US
Lawrence D. Wasicek - San Jose CA, US
Ketan P. Muni - San Jose CA, US
Show-Mean Wu - Fremont CA, US
Andy Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Nicholas E. Sherman - Waxhaw NC, US
Randy S. Chan - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

A61M 29/02

US Classification:

606192

Abstract:

A dilation system includes a balloon catheter and a puncturing assembly. The balloon catheter includes a shaft, a dilator coupled to a distal end of the shaft, and a lumen extending through the shaft and the dilator. The dilator is expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The puncturing assembly includes at least one cutting member. The puncturing assembly is positionable within the lumen of the balloon catheter or along an exterior of the shaft when the puncturing assembly is in a first position. The puncturing assembly transitions to a second position to puncture the lumen of the balloon catheter and/or to puncture the dilator, to thereby drain fluid from the dilator.