Vibrynt, Inc.

Xtent, Inc.

J.w. Medical Systems Ltd.

Revelle Aesthetics, Inc.

Nc8, Inc.

Vibsynt, Inc.

Pablo Acosta

Joshua Makower

Theodore M Bender

Brian Kinting Shiu

Shuji Uemura

Earl A Bright, Ii

Crystine M Lee

David W Snow

Robert George

Bernard H Andreas

Steve K Landreville

Timothy A Limon

Jonathan L Podmore

Josef L Friedmann

Craig Welk

Stephen Kao

John Hanley

Theodore W Ketai

William Sauway Law

Bryan Hartley

Matthew B Newell

Pankaj Rathi

David Sanderson

Beverly Huss

Narvel M Brooks, Iii

Dane A Johnson

Joseph Karatt

Lisa Serventi

Ed Orbeta

Scott Early

Marlo Dreissigacker

Harold F Carrison

Michael Schaller

Dan Jeffery Hammersmark

Joe Karratt

Eric Lang

Steven W Kim

Sunmi Chew

Arthur Ferdinand

Dan Jeffrey Hammersmark

Brian K Shui

Steve Landreville

Systems and methods for treating cellulite including an apparatus that applies or a method involving separating septa to eliminate or reduce the appearance of cellulite. In one approach, an interventional tool is placed between tissue layers to engage and treat septa connecting tissue layers between which fat deposits are contained.

Cellulite treatment apparatus

Cellulite treatment system

Systems and methods for treating cellulite including an apparatus that applies or a method involving disrupting, stretching, re-orienting or tearing septa to eliminate or reduce the appearance of cellulite. In one approach, an expandable member is placed between tissue layers to stretch or tear septa connecting tissue layers between which fat deposits are contained.

Cellulite treatment system and methods

Apparatus for delivering stents to body lumens include one or more tubular prostheses carried at the distal end of a catheter shaft, a sheath slidably disposed over the prostheses, and a guidewire tube extending from within the sheath to the exterior of the sheath through an exit port in a sidewall thereof. A guidewire extends slidably through the guidewire tube. The sheath can be moved relative to the catheter shaft and the guidewire tube to expose the prostheses for deployment. Methods of delivering stents are also provided.

Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)

Delivery catheters and systems are adapted for delivering multiple discreet prostheses in body lumens. An exemplary delivery catheter comprises a sheath, a pusher for moving the prostheses relative to the sheath, and a valve member for selectively retaining the prostheses in the sheath. For balloon expandable stents, an elongated shaft and an expandable member are slidably disposed in the sheath, and the prostheses are positionable on the expandable member for deployment in the body lumen. The valve member allows a selected number of prostheses to be deployed from the sheath while retaining other prostheses within the sheath.

Apparatus and methods for delivery of multiple distributed stents

Methods, instruments and systems are provided for separating opposite walls of the stomach by extragastric application of suction. Plication of the stomach can be performed between the separated walls after which the separate walls are brought back toward one another. In another aspect, methods, instruments, devices and systems are provided for reducing the effective volume of a stomach by performing one or more extragastric plications of the stomach.

Methods, instruments and devices for extragastric reduction of stomach volume

Methods, instruments and devices for extragastic reduction of stomach volume

Apparatus and methods for delivering prosthetic segments to a body lumen, utilize a device having an elongated flexible member including proximal and distal ends, a plurality of prosthetic segments releasably arranged axially along the elongated flexible member near the distal end and an outer sheath slidably disposed over at least a portion of the prosthetic segments. The apparatus further includes a separator disposed on the outer sheath and adapted to engage the prosthetic segments. The separator is also adapted to be retracted proximally over the prosthetic segments and advanced distally to separate a proximal group of the prosthetic segments from a distal group of the prosthetic segments which are to be deployed in the body lumen.

Custom length stent apparatus

Methods, systems, devices and assemblies are provided for treating a patient by: making an incision or puncture though the patient's skin over the abdominal cavity; establishing an initial tract through an opening formed by the incision or puncture; advancing an instrument through the tract; contacting a distal end portion of the instrument against an inner surface of the abdominal cavity; driving at least one stitching needle through the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; continuing the driving until the at least one stitching needle exits the inner surface of the abdominal cavity; anchoring a suture carried by each of the at least one stitching needle to a suture anchor at an exit location, respectively; and applying tension to each of the sutures.

Devices, tools and methods for performing minimally invasive abdominal surgical procedures

Implantable devices, methods of implantation and tools for performing the implantations. A device includes a volume occupying member having a working configuration such that, when the device is implanted into the abdominal cavity of the patient, the device performs at least one of: prevention of expansion of the stomach of the patient into a space occupied by the volume occupying member in the abdominal cavity; and compression of a portion of the stomach. A device is configured to have substantially neutral buoyancy or a slightly positive buoyancy when implanted in the abdominal cavity external of the stomach. An attachment member is connected to the volume occupying member, and at least a portion of the attachment member is configured to encourage tissue ingrowth from at least one internal abdominal structure when held in contact therewith.

Devices and methods for treatment of obesity

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Newark, CA, United States of America

Pablo Acosta