Richard Eustis Fulton, III
Physician at Wellington Ave, Grand Junction, CO

6450989, Sep 17, 2002

Apr 23, 1999

09/298279

William Richard Dubrul - Redwood City CA
Richard E. Fulton - Grand Junction CO

Artemis Medical, Inc. - Hayward CA

A61M 2900

604104, 604509, 604174, 606194

A dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use is disclosed that is particularly useful for repairing and/or serving as a conduit for body passageways that require reinforcement, dilatation, disease prevention or the like. Such apparatuses are utilized to deliver a therapy, that therapy being from a family of devices, drugs, or any of a variety of other elements to a specific location within the body. The instant disclosure provides a system of combining a novel radial deployment and/or drug delivery therapy with existing balloon dilatation therapy into one device. This combination will yield a significant decrease in cost to the healthcare system as well as providing a therapy to the patient with increased safety and efficacy. Further, the instant invention provides a novel and improved platform for synthetic/tissue interface between the device and the body.

6179860, Jan 30, 2001

Aug 18, 1999

9/376678

Richard Eustis Fulton - Grand Junction CO
William R. Dubrul - Redwood City CA

Artemis Medical, Inc. - San Mateo CA

A61M 2900

606200

A target tissue localization device (28) has outer and inner members (30, 32) which are longitudinally movable relative to one another. An anchor (42) is secured to the outer and inner members and is movable from a radially-contracted configuration to a radially-expanded configuration. The anchor may be a tubular mesh anchor. The anchor may have a sufficiently large cross-sectional area when in the radially-expanded configuration to substantially eliminate inadvertent dislodgment of the anchor once radially-expanded. In use, the location of the target tissue (56) is determined and the distal end of the localization device is passed through the patient's skin (58) and to the target tissue to create a tissue track (60) between the patient's skin and the target tissue. The target tissue includes near and far sides (62, 64). The anchor element, located at the target tissue is expanded to an expanded configuration.

2002014, Oct 3, 2002

Apr 29, 2002

10/134802

Richard Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US
William Dubrul - Redwood City CA, US

A61B017/00

606/190000, 606/198000

A target tissue localization device () has outer and inner members () which are longitudinally movable relative to one another. An anchor () is secured to the outer and inner members and is movable from a radially-contracted configuration to a radially-expanded configuration. The anchor may be a tubular mesh anchor. The anchor may have a sufficiently large cross-sectional area when in the radially-expanded configuration to substantially eliminate inadvertent dislodgment of the anchor once radially-expanded. In use, the location of the target tissue () is determined and the distal end of the localization device is passed through the patient's skin () and to the target tissue to create a tissue track () between the patient's skin and the target tissue. The target tissue includes near and far sides (). The anchor element, located at the target tissue is expanded to an expanded configuration. The method the anchor element may be located on the far side of the target tissue. The localization device may be selected with an anchor which is palpable for relocation of the target tissue.

2004026, Dec 23, 2004

Jan 27, 2004

10/765564

William Dubrul - Belmont CA, US
Richard Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US

Genesis Technologies LLC - Redwood City CA

A61M029/00

606/200000, 606/157000, 606/158000

An occluder, for use in a body passageway, includes a catheter and a blood flow blocking/tissue capturing element comprising structural members which define openings therebetween. The blocking/capturing element is positioned near the distal end of the catheter. The blocking/capturing element has a radially compressed insertion state and a radially expanded blocking state. The occluder also includes an actuator associated with said catheter to move said blood flow blocking element from said compressed state to said expanded state. The blood flow blocking element may have a generally funnel surface extending out from said distal end of said catheter when the blood flow blocking element is in said radially expanded blocking state. A proximal surface may be provided on the capture element, the proximal surface extending out from the distal end of the elongate tubular member wherein the tissue is captured along the proximal surface. An annular membrane may be used around said structural members of the blocking/capturing element. The annular membrane may be an annular elastomeric, impermeable membrane.

2004026, Dec 30, 2004

Jul 25, 2003

10/628090

Richard Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US
William Dubrul - Redwood City CA, US

A61B005/00, A61B010/00

600/562000, 600/424000

A biopsy localization device made according to the invention includes a bioabsorbable element (), such as a dehydrated collagen plug, delivered in a pre-delivery state to a soft tissue biopsy site () of a patient by an element delivery device (). The bioabsorbable element preferably swells to fill the biopsied open region () and preferably is palpably harder than the surrounding soft tissue at the biopsy site. The bioabsorbable element permits the biopsy site to be relocated by palpation to eliminate the need to use metallic clips during biopsies and often eliminates the need for a return to the radiologist for pre-operative localization. In addition, the bioabsorbable element can be used as a therapeutic tool for treatment of the diseased lesion and for hemostasis.

2008001, Jan 17, 2008

Jul 11, 2007

11/776257

William Dubrul - Belmont CA, US
Richard Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US

Artemis Medical, Inc. - Hayward CA

A61M 29/00

606200000

A particle-removing medical device includes an outer, hollow tube having a tube distal end and a porous braided structure having a distal part and a proximal part. Structure, housed within the tube and having a distal end positioned distally of the tube distal end, is used to move the braided structure from a contracted condition to an expanded condition by moving the distal ends of the tube and the structure towards one another. The braided structure is constructed to inhibit particles from moving completely through the braided structure when in the expanded condition.

6053870, Apr 25, 2000

Nov 5, 1998

9/186739

Richard Eustis Fulton - Grand Junction CO

AngioDynamics, Inc. - Queensbury NY

A61B 800

600458

Transverse notches in a surgical needle provide an increased reflecting area and enhanced response to ultrasonic probing to provide an enhanced image on an ultrasonic echo sensor. Having the notch cut through to the needle lumen entrains small air bubbles in the notch further enhancing ultrasonic reflection and ultimate imaging of the needle's position.

7331980, Feb 19, 2008

Jun 9, 2003

10/457595

William R. Dubrul - Redwood City CA, US
Richard E. Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

A61B 17/08

606213

Wires, catheters, endoscopes, etc. and their methods that have flow directed distal ends, which allow and facilitate management of these devices during use are disclosed. Additionally instant invention allows for distal anchoring so that the device will remain in a location once it has arrived and its method for use. Further, the instant invention describes an apparatus and method for a tensioning characteristic to be applied along the device once it is place that will facilitate the passing of another member along the initially placed member. Last, a novel occluder is disclosed and its method of use.

2006007, Apr 13, 2006

Nov 18, 2005

11/283235

Richard Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US
William Dubrul - Redwood City CA, US

A61F 13/20, A61B 17/34, A61B 10/00

604015000, 600562000, 606185000

A biopsy localization device made according to the invention includes an intracorporeal delivery cannula and at least one marker disposed within an inner lumen of the delivery cannula. The marker includes an expandable fibrous body with at least one radiographically detectable marker element. The expandable fibrous body may also be bioabsorbable. Methods of use of the device are also described.

2007019, Aug 16, 2007

Mar 27, 2007

11/692082

William Dubrul - Redwood City CA, US
Richard Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US

Genesis Technologies LLC - Belmont CA

A61M 31/00, A61M 29/00, A62B 9/06

606199000, 128207140, 604048000

A medical device includes a radially expandable and contractible tubular element, having proximal and distal ends, sized to pass through the nostril and into the user's upper airway when in the radially contracted condition. The support element may create an air passageway therethrough when in a radially expanded condition. The tubular element may comprise a porous filter section for filtering air passing through the air passageway. The tubular element may comprise a body material and an agent releasable from the body material for delivery to tissue of the user when the tubular element is radially expanded.