GLEN A LEHMAN, M.D.
Osteopathic Medicine in Indianapolis, IN

2006014, Jun 29, 2006

Dec 15, 2005

11/300911

Glen Lehman - Indianapolis IN, US
Brian Rucker - King NC, US

Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. - Winston-Salem NC

A61B 17/08

606153000

A system and method for delivering one or more implantable members, such as metal coils, via an introducer member, such as an endoscopic needle, into a space created within the submucosal layers of the LES to augment and bulk the sphincter to improve compliance in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease. The implantable member comprises a first substantially straightened configuration when carried by the introducer member, whereby it assumes a more curvilinear or coiled configuration following deployment such that it expands against adjacent submucosal tissue, creating a bulge at the implantation site. In another embodiment, the implantable member can serve as an anchoring port for sutures or other elements introduced for gastroplication of the LES to create tissue folds that increase sphincter compliance. The implantable members may be configured to include an external portion that interconnects with an adjacent implantable member, thereby creating tension that also increases compliance of the LES.

8105351, Jan 31, 2012

May 18, 2001

10/275521

Glen Lehman - Indianapolis IN, US
Charles J. Filipi - Omaha NE, US

C.R. Bard, Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

A61B 17/08

606213, 606139, 606151, 606232

The present invention provides methods and devices for promoting tissue adhesion, which utilizes the healing process and scar tissue formation to bond two tissue surfaces together. A tissue injury is accomplished by destroying the mucosal layer of tissue. After the injury is initiated, the tissue is preferably held in close contact by a tissue apposition means such as a suture, staple or clip device placed adjacent to the treatment site. The tissue injury may be initiated by electrical/radiofrequency energy or chemical or mechanical means integrated with the tissue apposition device or delivered by a separate instrument such as an electrocautery catheter through an endoscope. As scar tissue created by the injury forms, the tissue surfaces become bonded together in a permanent union.

2012012, May 17, 2012

Jan 19, 2012

13/353978

Glen Lehman - Indianapolis IN, US
Charles J. Filipi - Omaha NE, US

C. R. Bard, Inc. - Murray Hill NJ

A61B 18/18, A61B 17/04

606 33, 606228

The present invention provides methods and devices for promoting tissue adhesion, which utilizes the healing process and scar tissue formation to bond two tissue surfaces together. A tissue injury is accomplished by destroying the mucosal layer of tissue. After the injury is initiated, the tissue is preferably held in close contact by a tissue apposition means such as a suture, staple or clip device placed adjacent to the treatment site. The tissue injury may be initiated by electrical/radiofrequency energy; chemical or mechanical means integrated with the tissue apposition device or delivered by a separate instrument such as an electrocautery catheter through an endoscope. As scar tissue created by the injury forms, the tissue surfaces become bonded together in a permanent union.