DR. RICHARD EUSTIS FULTON, M.D.
Radiology 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.

6730042, May 4, 2004

Dec 20, 2001

10/027157

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

Artemis Medical, Inc. - Hayward CA

A61B 1000

600562

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.

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.

2004019, Oct 7, 2004

Dec 29, 2003

10/747813

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

Genesis Technologies LLC - Belmont CA

A61M029/00

606/200000, 606/191000, 606/194000, 604/096010, 604/101010

A medical device comprises a catheter having proximal and distal catheter ends and a lumen. The medical device may comprise an expandable and contractible, annular-space-blocking element, carried by the catheter at or near the distal catheter end, having, when in an expanded state, a funnel-shaped surface for receipt of material. The medical device may also comprise first and second expandable and contractible elements. The first element may be a vessel-occluding element positioned distal of the distal catheter end. The second element may be an annular-space-blocking element positioned between the first element and the proximal catheter end. At least one of the elements may comprise spaced apart structural members and a membrane associated therewith. One of the elements, when in an expanded state, may have a funnel-shaped surface and a longitudinally-extending opening for receipt of material.

2005003, Feb 10, 2005

Sep 15, 2004

10/943121

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

Artemis Medical, Inc. - Hayward CA

A61B008/00

600439000

A method for separating a soft tissue section from a body. An elongate shaft, which has a lumen that carries a tubular braid, is inserted into tissue adjacent a target tissue section. The tubular braid has a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The tubular braid is advanced from the shaft. As the tubular braid advances beyond the distal end of the shaft, it expands to a radially expanded state. The target tissue section is then separated

8292822, Oct 23, 2012

May 4, 2004

10/839112

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

Devicor Medical Products, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

A61B 10/00, A61B 6/00

600526, 600431

A biopsy localization device made according to the invention includes a bioresorbable element, such as a cellulose. The bioresorbable element preferably carries a radiopaque marker. The bioresorbable element preferably swells to fill the biopsied open region. The bioresorbable element and radiopaque marker permit the biopsy site to be relocated by various techniques, including mammography and ultrasound. In addition, the bioresorbable 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.

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.

2005004, Mar 3, 2005

Sep 16, 2004

10/943434

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

A61B019/00

128899000

Biopsy localization devices and methods made according to the invention include a bioresorbable body, such as a gelatin, polylactic acid, and/or polyglycolic acid. The bioresorbable body preferably carries a radiopaque marker. The bioresorbable body preferably swells to fill the biopsied open region. The bioresorbable body and radiopaque marker permit the biopsy site to be relocated by various techniques, including mammography and ultrasound.

2005014, Jul 7, 2005

Jan 10, 2005

11/034360

Richard Fulton - Grand Junction CO, US

A61M025/00

604266000

A device and method to dissolve or eliminate blood clots from a patient relies upon a non-rapid moving mechanism to physically dissolve clots without damaging endothelium of the arteries and veins of a patient. In one embodiment, in addition to mechanical agitation of a clot, a thrombolytic agent is administered simultaneously with such agitation. Preferably, intermittent agitation is utilized over a prolonged period of time to effectuate clot removal.