Ghaleb E Sater

6589249, Jul 8, 2003

Mar 26, 2001

09/817403

Ghaleb A. Sater - Lynnfield MA
Armand Morin - Berkley MA
Barry N. Gellman - North Easton MA
Steven P. Beaudet - Littleton MA

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1758

606104

Manual bone anchor placement devices include a lever, a force translator and a rotary force mechanism. The devices are substantially gun- or pistol-shaped and are actuated when a user squeezes the lever to the gripping portion of a handle. Manual, linear force on the lever is mechanically translated through the force translator to the rotary force mechanism, which transmits a rotary force to a securing element, or coupler, which mates with a bone anchor screw. The rotation of the securing element or coupler applies a torque on the bone anchor screw thereby placing the screw into the bone. A collapsible, protective cover for a bone anchor screw is also disclosed.

6679896, Jan 20, 2004

Mar 28, 2002

10/109021

Barry N. Gellman - North Easton MA
Ghaleb A. Sater - Lynnfield MA

SciMed Life Systems, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B 1704

606148, 606139

The present invention relates to suture spacers and methods for their use. More particularly, the present invention relates to devices which permit a surgeon to create a consistent amount of suture slack in a suture line when tying sutures under very tight space constraints including procedures such as bladder neck stabilization and treatment of hypermobility or intrinsic sphincter deficiency. Further, the present invention relates to methods of tying sutures using the disclosed devices in such procedures.

6893446, May 17, 2005

May 21, 2003

10/442446

Ghaleb A. Sater - Lynnfield MA, US
Armand Morin - Berkley MA, US
Barry N. Gellman - North Easton MA, US
Steven P. Beaudet - Littleton MA, US

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61B017/58

606104

Manual bone anchor placement devices include a lever, a force translator and a rotary force mechanism. The devices are substantially gun- or pistol-shaped and are actuated when a user squeezes the lever to the gripping portion of a handle. Manual, linear force on the lever is mechanically translated through the force translator to the rotary force mechanism which transmits a rotary force to a securing element, or coupler, which mates with a bone anchor screw. The rotation of the securing element or coupler applies a torque on the bone anchor screw thereby placing the screw into bone. Kits comprising any of: a molded flexible sleeve for enclosing a suture, a retaining clip for preventing the suture from slipping out of the sleeve, a buttress-shaped bone anchor screw comprising a micropolished eyelet for receiving a suture, and a suture which may, or may not be pre-attached to the bone anchor screw, are disclosed. A collapsible, protective cover for a bone anchor screw is also disclosed.

6974462, Dec 13, 2005

Dec 19, 2001

10/025388

Ghaleb A. Sater - Lynnfield MA, US

Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc. - Maple Grove MN

A61F005/04
A61F002/08

606 72, 600 30, 606 75, 606151

A surgical fastener for use in surgical procedures comprises a first member, a second member, and an anchor. Surgical materials may be secured within the surgical fastener. Methods of securing the surgical fastener to an anatomical structure are disclosed herein.

7303574, Dec 4, 2007

Aug 7, 2003

10/636830

Ghaleb A. Sater - Lynnfield MA, US

Medtronic Vasculor, Inc. - Santa Rose CA

A61M 29/00

606194, 604 9902

A system for treating a vascular condition, including a hollow guidewire having a central lumen and an inflation hole formed in a sidewall of the hollow guidewire, an occlusion balloon attached proximate to a distal end of the hollow guidewire, and a frictional valve. The frictional valve includes a portion of a core wire positioned within a proximal end of the hollow guidewire, a valve plug attached to the core wire, and at least one frictional plug attached to the core wire proximal to the valve plug. Flow of fluid through the central lumen of the hollow guidewire is controlled by axial translation of the core wire to position the valve plug with respect to the inflation hole, while the frictional plug provides a tailored valve compliance characteristic.

7427288, Sep 23, 2008

Jun 9, 2005

11/148718

Ghaleb A. Sater - Acton MA, US

Medtronic Vascular, Inc. - Santa Rose CA

A61M 29/00

606200, 606194

An embolic protection apparatus having a deflector tube and two expanders each having a plurality of circumferentially spaced, longitudinally oriented fingers. The fingers of each expander have radially constrained ends and radially expandable ends aligned opposite the fingers of the other expander. The deflector tube is disposed within one of the expanders that also has a flexible sleeve covering at least the fingers of the expander. The deflector and the expanders are engageable with each other using compound leverage to transform the apparatus between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration wherein the fingers of the covered expander are radially splayed to dilate the sleeve. Also disclosed are a catheter having the protection apparatus and a method of using the catheter.

7438716, Oct 21, 2008

Oct 30, 2003

10/698796

Ghaleb A. Sater - Lynnfield MA, US

Medtronic Vascular, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

A61F 11/00
A61M 29/00

606108, 606200

Methods and apparatus are provided for moving an intraluminal filament, such as a shaft or hypotube. The actuator includes a housing having a channel therein, the channel having at least a first inclined surface. The actuator also includes a pivotable actuator assembly coupled to the housing and having first and second spaced-apart jaws extending into the channel. The first and second jaws define an opening of a first dimension therebetween. The actuator assembly pivots for urging at least one of the first and second jaws against at least the first inclined surface to transition the first dimension to a second dimension. The method comprises aligning the intraluminal filament between spaced-apart jaws of a pivotable actuator assembly, pivoting the actuator assembly to urge said jaws against at least one surface causing said jaws to grip the intraluminal filament, and further pivoting the actuator assembly to move the intraluminal filament.

7473274, Jan 6, 2009

Nov 11, 2004

10/531818

Ghaleb Sater - Acton MA, US

Medtronic Vascular, Inc. - Santa Rosa CA

A61F 2/24

623 237, 623 211

A device, system and method for treating cardiac valve regurgitation. The device includes a compression member disposed on a tube and a sleeve rotatably disposed about the tube and the compression member. The sleeve includes a side port, and is rotatable to align the compression member with the side port to transform the compression member from a delivery configuration to a compression configuration. One method includes positioning the compression member adjacent a cardiac valve and rotating the sleeve to align the compression member with the side port to release the compression member from the delivery configuration to the compression configuration to apply a compressive force to the cardiac valve.