Roy C Leguidleguid, 628809 W Augusta Ave, Glendale, AZ 85305

7806856, Oct 5, 2010

Apr 22, 2005

11/112971

Celso J. Bagaoisan - Union City CA, US
Jefferey Bleam - Boulder Creek CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US

AccessClosure, Inc. - Mountain View CA

A61M 29/00
A61M 31/00
A61M 37/00

604 9703, 604 9903, 60410303

An apparatus for providing hemostasis within a puncture through tissue includes an elongate member having a lumen extending between proximal and distal ends thereof, an expandable member carried on the distal end and a housing on the proximal end, the housing including an interior communicating with the lumen, and further including a valve assembly with a one-way valve allowing access into the housing interior upon application of a pressure differential across the valve, and a movable plunger for overriding and opening the valve.

7857813, Dec 28, 2010

Aug 29, 2006

11/468247

Gregory Schmitz - Los Gatos CA, US
Jefferey Bleam - Boulder Creek CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US
Jeffery L. Bleich - Palo Alto CA, US

Baxano, Inc. - San Jose CA

A61B 10/00
A61B 17/00
A61M 25/00
A61F 11/00

606 79, 606108, 600564, 600569, 600570, 600585

A method and system for guiding at least a portion of a surgical device to a desired position between two tissues in a patient's body involves coupling a guidewire to the device and pulling the distal end of the guidewire to guide at least a portion of the surgical device to a desired position between the two tissues. The surgical device generally includes one or more guidewire coupling members and may comprise a tissue access device. A system may include a guidewire and a surgical device. In some embodiments, a guidewire, a tissue access device, and one or more additional devices to use with the access device may be provided. Methods, devices and systems may be used in open, less-invasive or percutaneous surgical procedures, in various embodiments.

8062298, Nov 22, 2011

Mar 16, 2007

11/687558

Gregory P. Schmitz - Los Gatos CA, US
Jeffrey L. Bleich - Palo Alto CA, US
Steven A. Spisak - San Jose CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US
Jefferey Bleam - Boulder Creek CA, US

Baxano, Inc. - San Jose CA

A61B 17/00

606 79

A device for modifying tissue in a patient may include: an elongate body having a rigid proximal portion and a flexible distal portion having first and second major surfaces; a proximal handle coupled with the proximal portion of the body; one or more tissue modifying members disposed along the first major surface of the distal portion of the body; a guidewire coupled with and extending from the distal portion of the body; and a distal handle removably couplable with the guidewire outside the patient.

8062300, Nov 22, 2011

Mar 16, 2007

11/687548

Gregory P. Schmitz - Los Gatos CA, US
Jeffrey L. Bleich - Palo Alto CA, US
Steven A. Spisak - San Jose CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US
Jefferey Bleam - Boulder Creek CA, US

Baxano, Inc. - San Jose CA

A61B 17/00

606 85

A device for modifying tissue in a patient may include: an elongate body having a rigid proximal portion and a flexible distal portion having first and second major surfaces; a proximal handle coupled with the proximal portion of the body; one or more tissue modifying members disposed along the first major surface of the distal portion of the body; a guidewire coupled with and extending from the distal portion of the body; and a distal handle removably couplable with the guidewire outside the patient.

8257356, Sep 4, 2012

May 27, 2008

12/127535

Jeffrey L. Bleich - Palo Alto CA, US
Gregory P. Schmitz - Los Gatos CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US
Jefferey Bleam - Boulder Creek CA, US

Baxano, Inc. - San Jose CA

A61B 17/00

606 79

Guidewire exchange systems, devices and methods, for positioning and actuating surgical devices in a desired position between two tissues in a patient's body are described. A guidewire may be coupled to a surgical device for positioning and actuating (e. g. , urging against a target tissue). The guidewire may be exchanged between different surgical devices during the same procedure, and the guidewire and surgical devices may be releaseably or permanently coupled. The surgical device generally includes one or more guidewire coupling members. A system may include a guidewire and a surgical device having a guidewire coupling member. Methods, devices and systems may be used in open, less-invasive or percutaneous surgical procedures.

8398641, Mar 19, 2013

Dec 27, 2011

13/338103

Michael P. Wallace - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Garabedian - Sunnyvale CA, US
Nestor C. Cantorna - Union City CA, US
Jeffery L. Bleich - Palo Alto CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US
Ronald Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US

Baxano, Inc. - San Jose CA

A61B 17/00

606 79

Described herein are devices and methods for cutting tissue in a patient. In some embodiments, a bimanually controlled device may include a tissue modification region; at least two flexible elongate lengths of cable that extend substantially adjacent to each other proximally to distally; a plurality of rungs extending between the lengths of cable; and a pair of flexible elongate cutting members extending along the length of the tissue modification region of the device. Each elongate cutting member has a thickness cuts a discrete trough into tissue to a depth that is greater than the thickness of the cutting member. The device may further include a substrate sized and configured to releasably hold the cutting members a distance from one another and a pair of couplers positioned toward an outer edge region of the substrate and configured to releasably secure a cutting member to the outer edge region of the substrate.

8409206, Apr 2, 2013

May 4, 2010

12/773595

Michael P. Wallace - Pleasanton CA, US
Robert Garabedian - Mountain View CA, US
Nestor C. Cantorna - Fremont CA, US
Jeffery L. Bleich - Palo Alto CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US
Ronald Leguidleguid - Fremont CA, US

Baxano, Inc. - San Jose CA

A61B 17/00

606 79

Described herein are devices, systems and methods for cutting tissue in a patient. In some embodiments, a tissue modification region of a device includes a pair of flexible elongate cutting members extending along the length of the tissue modification region. Each elongate cutting member may be configured to cut a discrete trough into tissue to a depth that is greater than the thickness of the cutting member. In some embodiments, the device includes a spacer. The spacer may be sized and configured to operate in one of two modes. A first mode, in which the spacer is coupled to the cutting members such that it holds a portion of each of the two cutting members a distance from one another, and a second mode, in which at least a portion of the spacer is moved away from a cutting member to allow the cutting members to cut further into tissue.

8430881, Apr 30, 2013

Apr 17, 2006

11/405848

Jeffery L. Bleich - Palo Alto CA, US
Vahid Saadat - Saratoga CA, US
Roy Leguidleguid - Union City CA, US
Jefferey Bleam - Boulder Creek CA, US

Baxano, Inc. - San Jose CA

A61B 17/00

606 79, 606 84

A device for modifying one or more tissues in a patient's spine may include: an elongate, at least partially flexible body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein at least the distal portion has dimensions that allow it to be passed into an epidural space and between target and non-target tissues of the spine; at least one movable blade disposed along one side of the elongate body; at least one actuator coupled with the at least one blade and disposed at or near the proximal or distal portion of the body for moving the blade(s) to modify one or more target tissues, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to move the blade(s) without significantly translating the elongate body proximally or distally; and means at or near the proximal and distal portions of the elongate body for facilitating application of at least one of anchoring force and tensioning force to the body to urge the at least one blade against the target tissue.