Suzanne Fletcher Thompson

US Patent:

8535259, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Dec 29, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/980680

Inventors:

Suzanne Thompson - West Chester OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61M 5/00
A61M 31/00

US Classification:

604 8, 604 9, 604500

Abstract:

Methods are provided for biliary diversion. In one embodiment, a tubular member can be implanted within a patient by positioning a proximal end of the tubular member in the patient's gall bladder, positioning a distal end of the tubular member in the patient's intestine, and positioning a length of the tubular member extending between the proximal and ends thereof within the patient's stomach. Bile can therefore be allowed to pass from the gall bladder into the tubular member's proximal end, flow through the tubular member, and exit through the tubular member's distal end to enter the patient's gastrointestinal tract at the intestine.

US Patent:

20110295054, Dec 1, 2011

Filed:

May 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/104095

Inventors:

Jeffrey L. Aldridge - Lebanon OH, US
Gregory J. Bakos - Mason OH, US
Sean P. Conlon - Loveland OH, US
Michael S. Cropper - Edgewood KY, US
Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis - Cincinnati OH, US
Lucas B. Elmer - Cincinnati OH, US
Jason L. Harris - Mason OH, US
Christopher J. Hess - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Mark D. Overmyer - Cincinnati OH, US
Alessandro Pastorelli - Roma, IT
Michael J. Stokes - Cincinnati OH, US
Foster B. Stulen - Mason OH, US
Suzanne Thompson - West Chester OH, US
Richard W. Timm - Cincinnati OH, US
James W. Voegele - Cincinnati OH, US
Lauren S. Weaner - Cincinnati OH, US
Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse - Clarksville OH, US
Mark S. Zeiner - Mason OH, US
Andrew M. Zwolinski - Hamburg, DE

International Classification:

A61F 2/04
A61M 31/00
A61M 25/00

US Classification:

600 37, 604500, 604516

Abstract:

Methods described herein involve introducing a nasogastric tube into a patient, connecting the nasogastric tube with a reservoir, anchoring the nasogastric tube with the nasal cavity, and introducing a substance into the reservoir through the nasogastric tube.

US Patent:

20110295056, Dec 1, 2011

Filed:

May 10, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/104223

Inventors:

Jeffrey L. Aldridge - Lebanon OH, US
Michael S. Cropper - Edgewood KY, US
Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis - Cincinnati OH, US
Jason L. Harris - Mason OH, US
John V. Hunt - Cincinnati OH, US
Prasanna Malaviya - Mason OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Mark D. Overmyer - Cincinnati OH, US
Galen C. Robertson - Durham NC, US
Foster B. Stulen - Mason OH, US
Suzanne Thompson - West Chester OH, US
James W. Voegele - Cincinnati OH, US
Lauren S. Weaner - Cincinnati OH, US
Christopher W. Widenhouse - Clarksville OH, US
Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse - Clarksville OH, US
David C. Yates - West Chester OH, US
Mark S. Zeiner - Mason OH, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/04

US Classification:

600 37

Abstract:

Devices and methods for modifying stomach volume include the formation of intragastric slots for wrapping one or more portions of the fundus therethrough with minimal interference with nerves and vasculature flow. Intragastric space occupying devices expand with environmental changes brought about by natural conditions inherent to the digestive cycle such as with changes in pH. Extragastric volume occupying balloons are placed into folded stomach sections. The balloons are fluidly coupled to external gastric filling devices. In yet another set of embodiments, methods and devices provide adjustable gastric volume reduction fundal wraps. In one embodiment, a device is placed in the fundus for Nissen fundoplication and permits postoperative adjustment to reach desired weight loss. Intragastric and extragastric balloons are optionally incorporated.

US Patent:

20110295057, Dec 1, 2011

Filed:

May 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/105001

Inventors:

Jeffrey L. Aldridge - Lebanon OH, US
Michael S. Cropper - Edgewood KY, US
Denzel Z. Herrera-Davis - Cincinnati OH, US
Jason L. Harris - Mason OH, US
John V. Hunt - Cincinnati OH, US
Prasanna Malaviya - Mason OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Mark D. Overmyer - Cincinnati OH, US
Galen C. Robertson - Durham NC, US
Foster B. Stulen - Mason OH, US
Suzanne Thompson - West Chester OH, US
James W. Voegele - Cincinnati OH, US
Christopher W. Widenhouse - Clarksville OH, US
Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse - Clarksville OH, US
David C. Yates - West Chester OH, US
Mark S. Zeiner - Mason OH, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/04

US Classification:

600 37, 606191

Abstract:

Devices and methods for modifying stomach volume include the formation of intragastric slots for wrapping one or more portions of the fundus therethrough with minimal interference with nerves and vasculature flow. Intragastric space occupying devices expand with environmental changes brought about by natural conditions inherent to the digestive cycle such as with changes in pH. Extragastric volume occupying balloons are placed into folded stomach sections. The balloons are fluidly coupled to external gastric filling devices. In yet another set of embodiments, methods and devices provide adjustable gastric volume reduction fundal wraps. In one embodiment, a device is placed in the fundus for Nissen fundoplication and permits postoperative adjustment to reach desired weight loss. Intragastric and extragastric balloons are optionally incorporated.

US Patent:

20150351757, Dec 10, 2015

Filed:

Jun 10, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/300801

Inventors:

- Cincinnati OH, US
Suzanne Thompson - West Chester OH, US
Dennis Jamiolkowski - Long Valley NJ, US
Michael Vendely - Lebanon OH, US

International Classification:

A61B 17/064
A61B 17/072

Abstract:

Adjunct material and methods of using adjunct material to reinforce tissue in proximity to a staple line are provided herein. In general, the adjunct material can be used to maintain a seal in tissue, such as lung tissue, and prevent stapled tissue from tearing. This adjunct material can be coupled to a jaw of a surgical stapler, and can be deployed into tissue along with the staples. In some embodiments, the adjunct material can comprise an outer material encompassing an inner, hydrophilic swellable material. The outer material can be selectively dissolvable and/or absorbable. When the outer material is punctured by staples or otherwise penetrated, moisture is passed to the inner material which then swells and expands to transition to a predetermined shape to seal the tissue and prevent leaks from forming in the tissue. Portions of the inner material around the staple line can transition to a large radius.