Patents by Inventor Alan Radcliffe

Alan Radcliffe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210401486
    Abstract: An electronic forceps system includes a handle including a pair of pivotable arms distally extending from a proximal end of the handle, at least one arm of the pair of arms having an electrically-conductive arm element connectable to a power source, wherein each arm of the pair of arms comprises a respective pair of arm interfaces, and the electrically-conductive arm element extends to at least one interface of the pair of interfaces. Also provided is a pair of tips, at least one tip of the pair of tips having an electrically-conductive tip element, wherein each tip has a tip interface configured to removably connect to a respective arm interface, each tip has a distal working surface, the electrically-conductive tip element is configured to removably and electrically connect to the electrically-conductive arm element, the electrically-conductive tip element is connected to a heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Sharad H. JOSHI, Michael MONIZ, Michael BENTWOOD, Alan RADCLIFFE, Shekhar NIMKAR
  • Patent number: 11135005
    Abstract: An electronic forceps system includes a handle including a pair of pivotable arms distally extending from a proximal end of the handle, at least one arm of the pair of arms having an electrically-conductive arm element connectable to a power source, wherein each arm of the pair of arms comprises a respective pair of arm interfaces, and the electrically-conductive arm element extends to at least one interface of the pair of interfaces. Also provided is a pair of tips, at least one tip of the pair of tips having an electrically-conductive tip element, wherein each tip has a tip interface configured to removably connect to a respective arm interface, each tip has a distal working surface, the electrically-conductive tip element is configured to removably and electrically connect to the electrically-conductive arm element, the electrically-conductive tip element is connected to a heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Microline Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharad H. Joshi, Michael Moniz, Michael Bentwood, Alan Radcliffe, Shekhar Nimkar
  • Publication number: 20190046258
    Abstract: An electronic forceps system includes a handle including a pair of pivotable arms distally extending from a proximal end of the handle, at least one arm of the pair of arms having an electrically-conductive arm element connectable to a power source, wherein each arm of the pair of arms comprises a respective pair of arm interfaces, and the electrically-conductive arm element extends to at least one interface of the pair of interfaces. Also provided is a pair of tips, at least one tip of the pair of tips having an electrically-conductive tip element, wherein each tip has a tip interface configured to removably connect to a respective arm interface, each tip has a distal working surface, the electrically-conductive tip element is configured to removably and electrically connect to the electrically-conductive arm element, the electrically-conductive tip element is connected to a heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: MICROLINE SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Sharad H. JOSHI, Michael MONIZ, Michael BENTWOOD, Alan RADCLIFFE, Shekhar NIMKAR
  • Publication number: 20170181634
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, methods and components of a mechanical palpation sensing device system. The mechanical palpation sensing device includes a plurality of probe tips. A plurality of force transfer pins extend from the plurality of probe tips. A transfer plate is coupled to the plurality of probe tips. The transfer plate houses the plurality of force transfer pins. The plurality of force transfer pins are independently slidable within the transfer plate. The mechanical palpation sensing device includes a sensor plate including a plurality of contact points. The plurality of sensors are positioned on at least one of the plurality of force transfer pins and the sensor plate intermediate the sensor plate and the plurality of force transfer pins to contact the plurality of contact points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Paige Burke, Robert Eley, Spencer Heyl, Margaret McGuire, Alan Radcliffe