Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Abbott Laboratories Corporation

Siesta Medical, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc.

Prs Medical Technologies, Inc.

Neodyne Bioscience, Inc.

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.v.

Jasper Jackson

Erik Van Der Burg

Andrew Frazier

Chad C Roue

Michael H Rosenthal

Mark Y Hirotsuka

John A Zepeda

Michael T Dineen

William R Beasley

Brett Allen Follmer

Darren G Doud

Reinhold H Dauskardt

Christopher T Cheng

Paul G Yock

Chris Feezor

Michael Zung

Geoffrey C Gurtner

Kenneth N Horne

Kemal Levi

Keiichiro Ichiryu

Peter Martin

Manuel A Cardona Pamplona

Michael Kolber

Adam H Liston

Tor C Krog

Michael T Longaker

Damien J Shulock

Adam French

Adam Kessler

Beverly Tucker Woodson

Richard T Caligaris

Nikhil Bhat

Anthony C Lee

George Yoseung Choi

Liem Ho

Kelley J Lipman

Joseph Rimsa

Bankim H Mehta

Allen J Li

Katherine Whitin

Sergio Salinas

Lewis Isbell

Greg J Spooner

Michael T Cao

Erik J Van Der Burg

Stuart Lin

Melanie Harris

Kin Chan

Philip J Wadlow

Reuben E Lasrado

Rene Rodriguez

Mark Hirotsuka

Michael Dineen

Suture passer systems for tissue suspension and tissue compression, and more particularly for tongue suspension, are described. The system can include at least a first elongate tubular body or shaft, a needle having a lateral bias carried by the elongate body, and a retrieval element operably connected to the elongate tubular body. The needle can have a substantially straight configuration when located within the elongate tubular body, and be configured to exit an opening at or near a distal end of the elongate tubular body and assume a laterally biased or curved shape to form a path through tissue. The needle is configured to carry a suture. The retrieval element can be configured to retrieve the suture carried by the needle after the needle has formed a curved or otherwise angled path through tissue. The system can also include one or more bone anchors to secure the suture loops. Methods of placing one or more suture loops into tissue, such as the base of the tongue, are also described.

Suture passer systems and methods for tongue or other tissue suspension and compression

Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device.

Skin treatment devices

Devices, kits and methods described herein are be used at chronic injection site or in conjunction with an indwelling catheter or cannula. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device with an opening and optional indicia to align the catheter or cannula to the opening may be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing.

Injection and infusion site treatment devices and methods

Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. An applicator and/or tensioning device may be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The applicator and/or tensioning device applies and/or maintains a strain in an elastic dressing, wherein at least some of the strain is out-of-plane or at a non-orthogonal, non-parallel and non-aligned orientation to other strains in the dressing.

Radially tensioned wound or skin treatment devices and methods

Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing.

Wound or skin treatment devices and methods

Devices, kits and methods are used for wound healing, including but not limited to the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids, and include packaging, manipulation elements, applicator and/or tensioning device that are used to apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing.

Controlled strain skin treatment devices and methods

Devices, kits, systems and methods are described herein for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. Certain devices kits, systems and methods are used to select treatment parameters, devices or methods for treating skin in a location, zone, or region of skin having particular mechanical or other properties.

Elastic devices, methods, systems and kits for selecting skin treatment devices

Skin treatment devices with locking mechanisms

A skin frame or other skin straining device strains skin on each side of a wound where a wound has been closed to off load stresses at the wound site. A dressing may be applied to the strained skin. The dressing may be integral with one or more elements of the skin straining device.

Skin straining devices and methods

Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the tongue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the tongue and may be secured to other surrounding structures such as the mandible and/or hyoid bone. In general, the implant is manipulated to displace at least a portion of the posterior tongue in an anterior or lateral direction, or to alter the tissue tension or compliance of the tongue. Methods and devices for adjusting a glossopexy system are also disclosed. Adjusting a distance between two body-engaging structures can be performed without disengaging a tether from either of the body-engaging structures in some embodiments.

Glossopexy adjustment system and method

Methods for hyoid suspension

Devices, kits and methods described herein include skin treatments with a book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device is used to apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing, and has a first support, a second support, and a primary bending region therebetween, the primary bending region comprising a primary bending axis, with the dressing attached to the first and second supports of the device.

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Newark, CA, United States of America

Jasper Jackson