Spirox Corporation

Stryker Corporation

Tautona Group Research and Development Company, L.l.c.

Cordis Corporation

Lumend, Inc.

Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.

Sergio Salinas

Michael H Rosenthal

Scott J Baron

Brian J Domecus

Michael Stephan Mirizzi

Geoffrey C Gurtner

Benjamin J Clark

Jasper Jackson

Kenneth N Horne

Joseph Rimsa

Christopher Scott Jones

Erik Thai

Robert K Deckman

Donald A Gonzales

David J Kupiecki

Reinhold H Dauskardt

Michael T Longaker

Keiichiro Ichiryu

Matthew R Selmon

John A Zepeda

Bankim H Mehta

William R Beasley

Paul G Yock

Kurt D Sparks

Brent Seybold

Kemal Levi

Manuel A Cardona Pamplona

Tor C Krog

Greg J Spooner

Kurt Sparks

Michael T Cao

Jeffrey L Emery

C Danielle Pinson

Allen W Madsen

Michael D Keleher

Daniel E Francis

Amiel R Aguilar

Rene Rodriguez

Melanie Harris

Kin Chan

Nasal implants and nasal implant delivery tools are described herein. The nasal implants and tools can be used to deliver the implant in a minimally invasive way. The delivery tools can be adapted to separate the upper lateral cartilage from the septum and to place an implant between the septum and the upper lateral cartilage. The implant can be configured to be placed between the upper lateral cartilage and the septum. The implant system can include a first longitudinal body adapted to engage with upper lateral cartilage and the septum on a first side of the septum and a second longitudinal body adapted to engage with upper lateral cartilage and the septum on a second side of the septum.

Minimally invasive nasal implants and systems and methods

A nasal implant delivery tool includes an inner handle, an outer handle, a needle, and a push rod. The inner handle includes a loading chamber configured to receive a nasal implant. The outer handle is configured to move axially relative to the inner handle. The needle extends distally from the inner handle and has a central lumen and a distal opening. The push rod is configured to move the nasal implant from the loading chamber, through the central lumen, and out the distal opening of the needle. The push rod is coupled to the outer handle such that the push rod moves axially relative to the inner handle when the outer handle is moved axially relative to the inner handle. Also described herein are nasal implant guides and methods of using nasal implant delivery tools and nasal implant guides.

Nasal delivery tools, systems, and methods of use

The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein assist with the healing process of tissue that was previously or simultaneously treated for a therapeutic or cosmetic effect. The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein can also provide temporary simulated results of a cosmetic procedure to allow for visual assessment to select the type of procedure or for treatment planning in advance of the surgical procedure.

Devices and methods for skin tightening

Apparatus and methods for nipple and breast formation are described where devices precondition or expand a target nipple tissue to reduce the pressure exerted by the skin on an eventual implant. Generally, the apparatus comprises a mold having a contact surface which is curved in conformance with a breast upon which the mold is positionable, the contact surface having an adhesive for securement upon the breast, and the mold defining a cavity along the contact surface which conforms to a size of a nipple to be formed upon the breast and where the cavity further comprises the adhesive for securement to the nipple. A breast enlargement device comprises a cup larger than the target breast and further defines an inner surface which adheres to the breast when contacted.

Apparatus and methods for nipple and breast formation

Apparatus and methods for nipple formation via collapsible devices

Interventional catheter-based systems and methods are described herein for use in generating an initial pathway through vascular occlusions. The catheter systems generally include two elements. A first element is a Blunt Dissection Catheter including a manually actuated assembly located at the distal tip of the Blunt Dissection Catheter that performs blunt dissection in the vascular occlusion to produce a dissection track, or small pathway through the occlusion. The second element is a Sheath Catheter that serves as a conduit within which the Blunt Dissection Catheter is freely advanced, retracted and rotated. The first and second elements are used in some combination to cross vascular occlusions in both the coronary and peripheral vasculature.

Catheter systems and methods for crossing vascular occlusions

A catheter system and corresponding methods are provided for accessing a blood vessel true lumen from a sub-intimal plane of the vessel. The catheter system includes visualization elements for determining the orientation of the true lumen with respect to the sub-intimal plane at an identified entry site from a position in the sub-intimal plane. The entry site is distal to a chronic total occlusion (CTO). The catheter system also includes a system for physically securing tissue of the sub-intimal plane at the entry site to the catheter system. The attaching system reduces or eliminates catheter float within the sub-intimal space. The catheter system further includes re-entry devices to establish and maintain a path from the sub-intimal plane back into the vessel true lumen.

Catheter system for vascular re-entry from a sub-intimal space

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Sergio Salinas