IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,295,615
Granted Patent B2
US 12,295,615 · App. 17/325,820 · Granted May 13, 2025

Surgical laparoscopic ports for implanting medical systems

Inventors: Benjamin K. Yaffe (San Francisco, CA); Shivkumar Sabesan (San Mateo, CA); Eric Irwin (South San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLC
A61B17/3421A61B17/3403A61N1/36062A61B2017/3433A61B2017/3443A61B2017/3445A61N1/36067
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,295,615
App. No.
17/325,820
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to laparoscopic surgery, and in particular to laparoscopic ports for facilitating the implant of medical systems such as a neuromodulation system into the body of a patient. Particularly, aspects are directed to a cannula assembly having a cannula housing and a cannula sleeve comprising a sleeve body extending from a distal end of the cannula housing. The cannula sleeve has a semi-rectangular cross section including: (i) a rounded rectangular portion configured to accommodate feeding the neuromodulation system through the cannula assembly, and (ii) a circular portion configured to accommodate insertion of the one or more surgical instruments through the cannula assembly.

Claims (19)

1. A cannula sleeve in a cannula assembly comprising:

a sleeve body comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an opening; and

a hub attached to the proximal end of the sleeve body to be connected to the sleeve body, the hub configured to fit with a cannula housing, wherein the hub matches a size and shape of a portion of the cannula housing for securing the cannula sleeve to the cannula housing,

wherein the sleeve body comprises:

a first side face connecting a first set of rounded corners;

a second side face opposing the first side face, the second side face connecting a second set of rounded corners, wherein the first set of rounded corners and the second set of rounded corners each comprise an upper rounded corner and a lower rounded corner;

a top apex extending from the upper rounded corners of the first set of rounded corners and the second set of rounded corners, wherein the top apex is rounded in shape and comprises:

a first top face extending from the upper rounded corner of the first set of rounded corners to the top apex; and

a second top face extending from the upper rounded corner of the second set of rounded corners to the top apex; and

a bottom apex extending from the lower rounded corners of the first set of rounded corners and the second set of rounded corners, wherein the bottom apex is rounded in shape;

wherein the first side face and the second side face are parallel; and

wherein the first top face and the second top face are flat.

2. The cannula sleeve of claim 1 , wherein the bottom apex comprises:

a first bottom face extending from the lower rounded corner of the first set of rounded corners to the bottom apex; and

a second bottom face extending from the lower rounded corner of the second set of rounded corners to the bottom apex.

3. The cannula sleeve of claim 2 , wherein the first top face and the second bottom face are parallel.

4. The cannula sleeve of claim 2 , wherein the second top face and the first bottom face are parallel.

5. The cannula sleeve of claim 1 , wherein longitudinal height of the first set of rounded corners and the second set of rounded corners is less than a distance between the top apex and the bottom apex.

6. The cannula sleeve of claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the sleeve body from the proximal end to the distal end, along a longitudinal axis of the sleeve body, has a consistent shape throughout.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2025
From: YAFFE, BENJAMIN K.; SABESAN, SHIVKUMAR
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 070797/0129 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2025
From: GALVANI BIOELECTRONICS LIMITED
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 070085/0334 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 3, 2025
From: IRWIN, ERIC
To: GALVANI BIOELECTRONICS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070085/0340 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 19, 2024
From: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
To: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 069390/0656 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16408123 · May 9, 2019
Provisional Application 62669485 · May 10, 2018
Related Publication 20210267629A1 · Sep 2, 2021
References Cited (67)
US 4545374A · Jacobson · 1985 [cited by applicant]
US 5562677A · Hildwein et al. · 1996 [cited by applicant]
US 5762629A · Kambin · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 9532885B2 · Lauryssen et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 9867605B2 · Adams · 2018 [cited by examiner]
US 10809266B2 · Peikon et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 11039856B2 · Yaffe · 2021 [cited by examiner]
US 20020016607A1 · Bonadio · 2002 [cited by examiner]
US 20070003950A1 · Shen et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 20070088277A1 · Mcginley et al. · 2007 [cited by applicant]
US 20100081988A1 · Kahle et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 20100152747A1 · Decre et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 20100209454A1 · Wimmer et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 20110144619A1 · Meng et al. · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 20110152626A1 · Smith · 2011 [cited by applicant]
US 20130218188A1 · McFarlane · 2013 [cited by examiner]
US 20130310773A1 · Richard et al. · 2013 [cited by applicant]
US 20140256588A1 · Glezer et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20150100244A1 · Hannum · 2015 [cited by applicant]
US 20150182233A1 · Van Wyk et al. · 2015 [cited by applicant]
US 20150376609A1 · Hindson et al. · 2015 [cited by applicant]
US 20160051243A1 · Heiges · 2016 [cited by examiner]
US 20160115474A1 · Jelinek et al. · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 20160310725A1 · De La Rama · 2016 [cited by examiner]
US 20180024139A1 · Peikon et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180044731A1 · Valouev et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180320241A1 · Nolan · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20190025299A1 · Vigneault et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190216498A1 · Maddur et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
AU 2015201956 · 2015 [cited by applicant]
CN 101466318A · 2009 [cited by applicant]
CN 103945895A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
EP 1189652 · 2002 [cited by applicant]
WO 0074760A2 · 2000 [cited by applicant]
WO 2016100976 · 2016 [cited by applicant]
WO 2017075294A1 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
WO 2018017949 · 2018 [cited by applicant]
“Helios, a CyTOF System”, Fluidigm, Products, Available Online at: https://www.fluidigm.com/products/helios#overview, 2015, 5 pages. [cited by applicant]
“Intracellular FLow Cytometry”, BD Biosciences, 2012, 16 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 15/656,423 , Final Office Action, Mailed On Jan. 27, 2020, 9 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 15/656,423 , Non-Final Office Action, Mailed On Jul. 31, 2019, 10 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 15/656,423 , Notice of Allowance, Mailed On Jun. 8, 2020, 8 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 16/408,123 , Final Office Action, Mailed On Dec. 3, 2020, 7 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 16/408,123 , Non-Final Office Action, Mailed On Aug. 18, 2020, 7 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 16/408,123 , Notice of Allowance, Mailed On Feb. 22, 2021, 6 pages. [cited by applicant]
Ahram et al., “Estimation of Membrane Proteins in the Human Proteome”, In Silico Biology, vol. 6, No. 5, IOS Press, 2006, pp. 379-386. [cited by applicant]
Alves et al., “Conjugation of a Reactive Thiol at the Nucleotide Binding Site for Site-Specific Antibody Functionalization”, Bioconjugate Chemistry, vol. 25, No. 7, 2014, pp. 1198-1202. [cited by applicant]
Duban-Deweer et al., “Proteomic Analysis of Plasma Membrane Proteins in an In Vitro Blood-Brain Barrier Model”, Proteomics—Human Diseases and Protein Functions, Feb. 10, 2012, pp. 397-398. [cited by applicant]
Application No. EP17748996.0 , Office Action, Mailed On Sep. 10, 2020, 6 pages. [cited by applicant]
Gaur , “Prokaryotic and eukaryotic non-membrane proteins have biased amino acid distribution”, Journal of Computer Science and Systems Biology, vol. 2, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 2009, pp. 298-299. [cited by applicant]
Green , “Advances in Protein Chemistry”, Avidin, vol. 29, 1975, pp. 85-133. [cited by applicant]
Maier et al., “Correlation of mRNA and Protein in Complex Biological Samples”, FEBS Letters, vol. 583, No. 24, 2009, pp. 3966-3973. [cited by applicant]
Ong et al., “Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino Acids in Cell Culture, Silac, as a Simple and Accurate Approach to Expression Proteomics”, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, vol. 1, No. 5, 2002, pp. 376-386. [cited by applicant]
Application No. PCT/US2017/043273 , International Preliminary Report on Patentability, Mailed On Jan. 31, 2019, 8 pages. [cited by applicant]
PCT/US2017/043273 , “PCT Search Report”, Nov. 3, 2017, 14 pages. [cited by applicant]
Application No. PCT/US2019/031789 , International Preliminary Report on Patentability, Mailed On Nov. 19, 2020, 9 pages. [cited by applicant]
Application No. PCT/US2019/031789 , International Search Report and Written Opinion, Mailed On Aug. 26, 2019, 15 pages. [cited by applicant]
Shibao et al., “A newly developed oval-shaped port device (E⋅Z Access Oval type) for use in reduced port surgery: initial clinical experiences with cholecystectomy”, Surgical Technology International, vol. 23, Sep. 2013… [cited by applicant]
Wertz et al., “Influence of Water on Protein Structure. An Analysis of the Preferences of Amino Acid Residues for the Inside or Outside and for Specific Conformations in a Protein Molecule”, Macromolecules, vol. 11, No.… [cited by applicant]
Application No. EP17748996.0 , Office Action, Mailed On Aug. 17, 2022, 5 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 17/074,224 , “Non-Final Office Action”, May 5, 2023, 13 pages. [cited by applicant]
EP19725631.6 , “Intention to Grant”, Feb. 23, 2023, 9 pages. [cited by applicant]
Application No. CN201980031535.6 , Office Action, Mailed On Apr. 8, 2024, 6 pages. [cited by applicant]
Application No. EP17748996.0 , Office Action, Mailed On Apr. 24, 2024, 4 pages. [cited by applicant]
U.S. Appl. No. 17/074,224 , Non-Final Office Action, Mailed On Oct. 23, 2023, 12 pages. [cited by applicant]
Application No. CN201980031535.6 , Office Action, Mailed On Sep. 28, 2023, 9 pages. [cited by applicant]
Application No. CN201980031535.6 , Office Action, Mailed On Jun. 21, 2024, 6 pages. [cited by applicant]