GERALD MICHAEL LEMOLE
Medical Practice in Huntingdon Valley, PA

5342375, Aug 30, 1994

Jan 27, 1993

8/009624

Gerald M. Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA

A61B 1700

606148

The present invention provides an apparatus which is designed to capture, and manipulate the movement of, surgical needles as they pass through the tissue wall of a patient. The apparatus of the present invention has, among other things, a removable gripping body component which is designed to rest against the tissue wall of a patient. This gripping body component has sufficient resistance to be penetrated by, and grip, the needle's point. The apparatus also has a component which is designed to manipulate the movement of the gripping body component. This manipulating component has a ledge surface or opening defined thereon or therein. The apparatus also has a fastening component. At least one end of the fastening component is secured to the gripping component. The fastening component is designed to secure the removable gripping component to the manipulating component. The fastening component includes a flexible and resilient latching member which can move from an engaging position to a disengaging position with respect to the manipulating component's ledge or opening.

5824069, Oct 20, 1998

Oct 27, 1997

8/967349

Gerald M. Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA

Medtronic, Inc. - Minneapolis MN

A61F 224

623 2

A prosthetic heart valve, either of the mechanical type, or the bioprosthetic type, comprises a circular frame element, a check valve element and a suturing member surrounding the circular frame element. The circular frame element defines a circular opening for the passage of blood therethrough. The check valve element is connected to, and extends across, the circular frame element and is configured to substantially permit the flow of blood through the circular opening in a first direction and to substantially impair the flow of blood through the circular opening in a second direction opposite the first direction. The suturing member surrounds the circular frame element and has a first radial width in a first circumferential region substantially greater than a second radial width in a second circumferential region to define an extended portion of the suturing member. The extended portion of the suturing member can be attached to a downwardly sagging portion of a patient's valve annulus with sutures, thereby ensuring proper orientation of the valve in the patient's heart.

5893369, Apr 13, 1999

Feb 24, 1997

8/804598

Gerald M. LeMole - Huntingdon Valley PA

A61B 1732

606184

A bypass procedure for connecting a bypass conduit to a blood vessel to channel a flow of blood around an occlusion. The procedure involves attaching a bypass conduit to a portion of the blood vessel at first and second locations. A collar is utilized to suture the graft to blood vessel. A punching device is inserted into one of end of the bypass conduit. The punching device preferably includes a punch and a block. The block is inserted through a cut formed in the blood vessel wall. Concomitant actuation of the block and punch toward one another severs a section of the blood vessel wall to form a channel into the bypass conduit. The present invention also discloses preferred implements for use in the bypass procedure. A cutting device can be utilized to form the cuts in the vessel wall and may be either integral with or separate from the block. In one embodiment, the block is expandable between a collapsed state and an expanded or inflated state.

5554173, Sep 10, 1996

Oct 13, 1994

8/323470

Gerald M. Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA

A61N 100, A61N 108, G01R 106, G01R 3112

607 1

A defibrillator charge tester includes a generally fork-shaped nonconductive shell defining two prongs and a handle. A charge testing circuit is disposed in the shell. The circuit terminates at two ends. A conductive plate-shaped contact member is disposed at each of the two ends, external to the shell. In use, the contact members touch respective defibrillator electrode surfaces. The circuit includes a fuse to prevent reuse of the tester.

6269819, Aug 7, 2001

Feb 25, 1999

9/254111

Mehmet C. Oz - Cliffside Park NJ
Gerald M. Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA
Alan Lotvin - Upper Saddle River NJ
Juan P. Umana - New York NY
William Allen - Stratford CT
Howard P. Levin - Teaneck NJ

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York - New York NY

A61B 1900

128898

An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve having leaflets comprises a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. Preferably, the grasper has jaw that grasp, immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.

4553554, Nov 19, 1985

Sep 9, 1983

6/530532

Gerald M. Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA

A61N 104

128784

An improved electrical lead and the associated surgical procedure for using the same to connect the heart of a post-operative patient temporarily to an external cardiac pacemaker. An elongated non-conductive carrier housing a pair of insulated signal wires is provided with a pair of contact plates at separate locations along the surface of the carrier. Each of the plates is connected to one of the signal wires. The contact plates are configured and spaced apart to provide intimate electrical contact with the external walls of the atrium and ventricle when the carrier is placed in proper position dorsal to the heart.

2001000, Jun 28, 2001

Dec 23, 2000

09/747558

Mehmet Oz - Cliffside Park NJ, US
Gerald Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA, US
Alan Lotvin - Upper Saddle River NJ, US
Juan Umana - New York NY, US
William Allen - Stratford CT, US
Howard Levin - Teaneck NJ, US

A61B017/03, A61B017/28

606/142000, 606/205000

An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.

5232691, Aug 3, 1993

May 22, 1991

7/703973

Gerald M. Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA

A61K 740, A61K 906, A61K 3174

424 7802

A protective gel composition for coating skin surfaces, prior to covering skin with standard surgical gloves of other covers. The protective gel composition comprises controlled proportions in mixture by weight of the following components: (a) a water-insoluble base, (b) a water-repellent agent, (c) a water-insoluble surfactant and (d) a binder which binds together the components of the composition.

4637815, Jan 20, 1987

Aug 6, 1985

6/763056

Gerald M. Lemole - Huntingdon Valley PA

A61M 3100

604 28

A method and solution for enhancing coagulation. The solution comprises a pharmacologically active mixture of calcium chloride, epsilon-aminocaproic acid, protamine, thrombin and norepinephrine dissolved in a saline solution. The solution is applied topically.