Steven Bernard Mcclurg from Lake Elmo, MN, age 48

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Steven Mcclurg

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Suturing System And Assembly
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US Patent:

8282657, Oct 9, 2012
Filed:

Jul 9, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/833006
Inventors:

Steven McClurg - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder - Santa Barbara CA, US
Allen Gaynor - Coon Rapids MN, US
Pornpimon Ongmorakot - St. Paul MN, US
Timothy Andrew Bachman - St. Paul MN, US
Christian Richard Trifilio - St. Paul MN, US
Matthew Vail Leyden - St. Paul MN, US
Nicholas Ellering - Crystal MN, US
Michael K. Luk - Hopkins MN, US
James Leigh Lindenberg - Wyoming MN, US
Donald Wolf - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61B 17/04
US Classification:

606145, 606139, 606144, 606148
Abstract:

A suturing assembly configured to place suture in tissue includes a handle having an actuator, a shaft coupled to the handle, and a head coupled to the shaft. The head includes a proximal portion housing a needle movable through a needle exit port and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat, the distal end defining a cavity. The actuator is configured to move the needle out of the needle exit port formed in the proximal portion of the head and across the throat to engage a capsule disposed in the cavity formed in the distal end of the head, the capsule attached to the suture.

Finger Guided Suture Fixation System
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US Patent:

8465503, Jun 18, 2013
Filed:

Jun 17, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/817198
Inventors:

Allen Gaynor - Coon Rapids MN, US
Michael K. Luk - Hopkins MN, US
Steven McClurg - Roseville MN, US
Michael M. Witzmann - Minneapolis MN, US
Ying Zheng - Stamford CT, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61B 17/04
US Classification:

606144, 606139
Abstract:

A suture fixation system includes a suture assembly having an anchor, an introducer, and a delivery device. The introducer is attachable to a finger of a person and includes a platform attached to an exterior of the introducer and a zip line attached to the platform. The delivery device is movable along the zip line and configured to removably retain the anchor. The introducer allows the finger to identify a target landmark within a patient and the delivery device is movable along the zip line and attachable to the platform to position the anchor for insertion to the target landmark.

Spool Configured To Retain Suture For A Suture System
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US Patent:

8540736, Sep 24, 2013
Filed:

Jun 8, 2012
Appl. No.:

13/491609
Inventors:

Allen Gaynor - Coon Rapids MN, US
Thomas Kubalak - Wayzata MN, US
Steven McClurg - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61B 17/04
US Classification:

606146
Abstract:

A suture system spool is configured to retain suture having a suture diameter and tension the suture between a distal and proximal end portions of a suturing tool. The spool includes a monolithically formed disc defining a central opening that provides the disc with an inside diameter. The disc includes a base and a flap joined with the base at the inside diameter, and the flap extends from the inside diameter to an outer periphery of the disc to define a cavity between the flap and the base. The flap is spaced away from the base at a location between the inside diameter and the outer periphery of the disc by a factor of at least two times the suture diameter, and the flap is spaced away from the base at the outer periphery of the disc by a distance that is approximately equal to the suture diameter.

Tissue Suturing Method
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US Patent:

8545520, Oct 1, 2013
Filed:

Aug 24, 2009
Appl. No.:

12/545905
Inventors:

Steven McClurg - Roseville MN, US
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder - Minneapolis MN, US
Allen Gaynor - Coon Rapids MN, US
Pornpimon Narthasilpa - St. Paul MN, US
Timothy Andrew Bachman - St. Paul MN, US
Christian Richard Trifilio - St. Paul MN, US
Matthew Vail Leyden - St. Paul MN, US
Nicholas Ellering - Crystal MN, US
Michael K. Luk - Hopkins MN, US
James Leigh Lindenberg - Wyoming MN, US
Donald Wolf - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61B 17/04
US Classification:

606144, 606139, 606148
Abstract:

A method of suturing tissue includes engaging tissue with a suturing head, driving a needle from a proximal end portion of the suturing head through the tissue, and engaging a capsule disposed in a distal end portion of the suturing head with the needle, the capsule comprising a length of suture attached thereto.

Suturing System And Assembly
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US Patent:

8545521, Oct 1, 2013
Filed:

Aug 22, 2012
Appl. No.:

13/591235
Inventors:

Steven McClurg - Roseville MN, US
Christopher Anthony Thierfelder - Minneapolis MN, US
Allen Gaynor - Coon Rapids MN, US
Pornpimon Narthasilpa - St. Paul MN, US
Timothy Andrew Bachman - St. Paul MN, US
Christian Richard Trifilio - St. Paul MN, US
Matthew Vail Leyden - St. Paul MN, US
Nicholas Ellering - Crystal MN, US
Michael K. Luk - Hopkins MN, US
James Leigh Lindenberg - Wyoming MN, US
Donald Wolf - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61B 17/04
US Classification:

606145, 606139, 606144, 606148
Abstract:

A suturing assembly is provided that is configured to pull a capsule attached to a suture through tissue. The suturing assembly includes a shaft aligned on a longitudinal axis of the suturing assembly, and a head coupled to the shaft. The head includes a proximal portion and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat. The proximal portion houses a needle that is movable through a needle exit port. The proximal portion of the head and the needle exit port are both aligned on the longitudinal axis. A proximal side of the distal end of the head defines a cavity adapted to receive the capsule and a distal side of the distal end of the head defines a slot adapted to allow the suture to pass through the distal end of the head and into the cavity.

Suture System And Assembly Including A Tubular Leader Having A Clasp
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US Patent:

8568428, Oct 29, 2013
Filed:

Sep 23, 2011
Appl. No.:

13/241236
Inventors:

Steven McClurg - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Allen Gaynor - Coon Rapids MN, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61B 17/04
A61B 17/12
US Classification:

606144, 606145, 606232
Abstract:

A suture system includes a tool and a suture assembly. The tool includes a head having a proximal portion housing a needle and a distal end spaced apart from the proximal portion by a throat. The needle is movable through a needle exit port formed in the proximal portion of the head to a cavity formed in the distal end of the head. The suture assembly includes a length of suture connected to a tubular leader. The tubular leader includes an annular wall extending between an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a clasp having a first portion disposed between the interior surface and the exterior surface of the annular wall and a second portion extending out of the annular wall and adapted to secure the suture against the annular wall.

Apparatus, System And Method Of Minimally Invasive Repair Of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
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US Patent:

8585581, Nov 19, 2013
Filed:

Sep 1, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/873357
Inventors:

Pornpimon Narthasilpa - St. Paul MN, US
Mark A. Moschel - New Hope MN, US
Christopher A. Thierfelder - Minneapolis MN, US
Julie M. Woessner - Minneapolis MN, US
Steve Knop - Maple Grove MN, US
Randy L. Morningstar - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Steven B. McClurg - Roseville MN, US
Don Wolf - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61F 2/00
A61F 13/00
US Classification:

600 37, 606151, 606142, 623 111
Abstract:

A system for repair of a prolapsed organ in a patient includes a support and a deployment instrument having a handle extending from a barrel and a trigger offset from the handle, the trigger is operable to advance the support out of the barrel of the deployment instrument and into the patient.

Method Of Treating Urinary Incontinence
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US Patent:

8632450, Jan 21, 2014
Filed:

Aug 26, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/868736
Inventors:

Christopher Deegan - North St. Paul MN, US
Steven McClurg - Brooklyn Park MN, US
Mark A. Moschel - New Hope MN, US
Tyler Winsky - Minneapolis MN, US
Assignee:

Coloplast A/S - Humlebaek
International Classification:

A61F 2/02
A61B 17/12
US Classification:

600 30, 128885
Abstract:

A method of treating urinary incontinence in a patient includes implanting in the patient a device having a band, two magnets, and a power source; placing the band around a urethra; and implanting the power source outside of a pelvis. The power source is operable to electromagnetically couple the two magnets thus constricting a lumen of the urethra.