Patents Examined by Thomas Guiliani
  • Microwave ablation applicators
    Patent number: 10813693
    Abstract: A shaft assembly for a microwave ablation applicator having a shaft assembly and an antenna assembly located within the shaft assembly is disclosed. The shaft assembly comprises an elongate shaft which extends from a first end to a second end thereof and an applicator tip mounted on the second end of the elongate shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Gyrus Medical Limited
    Inventors: Tudor Thomas, David Nicholas Williams, Lewis Jones
  • Methods of therapeutically heating a vertebral body to treat back pain
    Patent number: 8361067
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modulating intraosseous nerves (e.g., nerves within bone) are provided. For example, the methods and systems described herein may be used to modulate (e.g., denervate, ablate) basivertebral nerves within vertebrae. The modulation of the basivertebral nerves may facilitate treatment of chronic back pain. The systems may include energy delivery probes and bone channeling instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Pellegrino, Paula Papineau, John S. Crombie, Samit Patel, Thomas Ryan