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Behymer, MN
Bruce Behymer, Grant, MN US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20090248054 | ANCHOR AND ANCHOR DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS - An anchor for maintaining a portion of a therapy delivery element within a desired location of a patient has (i) a first opening, (ii) a second opening, (iii) a body member formed of elastic material disposed between the first and second opening, (iv) and a lumen extending though the body member from the first opening to the second opening, and (v) a retention element secured to or integrally formed with the body member for retaining the anchor within a tissue location of a patient. The therapy delivery element has an outer diameter and an outer surface about which the anchor is disposable. The body member has a first inner diameter defined by the lumen in a relaxed state and a second inner diameter defined by the lumen in a radially stretched state. The first inner diameter is smaller than the outer diameter of the therapy delivery element, which is smaller that the second inner diameter. The lumen is configured to be disposed about at least a portion of the therapy delivery element. Radially compressive forces, due to the elastic material of the body member, contribute to retaining the anchor relative to the therapy delivery element. | 10-01-2009 |
Bruce A. Behymer, Grant, MN US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20110040257 | ANCHOR DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS - An anchor deployment apparatus for deploying an anchor about a therapy delivery element includes an anchor receiving element having an elongate member having a distal opening and a lumen extending proximally in the elongate member from the distal opening. The lumen of the elongate member is configured to slidably receive at least a portion of a therapy delivery element. The anchor deployment tool further includes an anchor engagement element having (i) a body forming a channel in which the elongate member of the anchor receiving element is axially movable, and (ii) an engagement feature forming at least a part of the channel. The engagement feature is configured to engage the anchor when the anchor is disposed about the elongate member and the elongate member is moved distally relative to the engagement element, and to cause the anchor to move distally along the elongate member when the feature is engaged with the anchor and the elongate member is moved distally relative to the engagement element. The anchor deployment tool also includes an alignment element secured relative to the elongate member and configured to secure the elongate member relative to the body of the anchor engagement element to restrict movement of the elongate member orthogonal to the axis of the channel. The anchor receiving element and the alignment element may be formed from the same or different parts. | 02-17-2011 |
Lance E. Behymer, Woodbury, MN US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
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| 20090078268 | BUCKLE HAVING A FLEXURAL STRAP ATTACHMENT MEMBER AND RESPIRATOR USING SUCH BUCKLE - Respirator and buckle having a flexural member allowing the buckle to move in three dimensions, potentially improving user comfort, the effectiveness of the respirator, and allowing for more precise adjustments to be made to the fit of the respirator on the user. The flexural member may be a three dimensional living hinge. By lifting on the buckle, the straps that secure the respirator to the user are released and the ability of the buckle to move in three dimensions tends to increase the situations in which the adjustment may occur. Various types of three dimensional living hinges may be utilized, including a cylindrical hinge and a serpentine hinge. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090090364 | FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING NOSE CLIP MOLDED INTO THE MASK BODY - A filtering face-piece respirator | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090193628 | BUCKLE AND RESPIRATOR USING SUCH BUCKLE, HAVING A DEFORMABLE CINCH BAR, AND METHOD - Buckle and respirators having such buckles. The buckle has a movable cinch bar allowing a strap to be inserted into and be secured by the buckle by opening the cinch bar and inserting the strap. The cinch bar then returns to a closed position and supports the strap over the cinch bar. The cinch bar may be deformable through the use of a living hinge connecting the cinch bar to the body of the buckle. The cinch bar may be split into two members, each being deformably coupled to the buckle body, perhaps with living hinges. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090277462 | FOAM EARPLUG IN DEFORMABLE SHEATH - An earplug system | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090277814 | SECURABLE EARPLUG PACKAGE - An earplug assembly | 11-12-2009 |