Patents by Inventor Aubri Gillespie

Aubri Gillespie 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).

  • Laparoscopic nephrectomy device
    Patent number: 8444642
    Abstract: A laparoscopic nephrectomy device is disclosed. The device has an upper jaw and a lower jaw designed to clamp a portion of an organ, such as a kidney, so as to cut off blood flow locally to a portion of that organ. The upper jaw includes a mid-jaw piece and a top jaw piece, with each piece separately articulated. The mid-jaw piece is pivotably connected to the lower jaw. A top jaw piece is pivotably connected to the mid-jaw piece. The mid-jaw and top jaw pieces include a mechanism to fix the angular orientation of the mid-jaw and top jaw pieces with respect to one another, including a retractable slide piece that is carried by the mid-jaw piece and received in a slot in the top jaw piece. The jaws have insulated troughs that carry electrode structure for applying coagulative therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Device Evolutions, LLC
    Inventors: Francisco Contijoch, Michelle Harran, Carolyn Purington, Tom Chen, Smita Mohan, Aubri Gillespie
  • Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Device
    Publication number: 20100256637
    Abstract: A laparoscopic nephrectomy device is disclosed. The device has an upper jaw and a lower jaw designed to clamp a portion of an organ, such as a kidney, so as to cut off blood flow locally to a portion of that organ. The upper jaw includes a mid-jaw piece and a top jaw piece, with each piece separately articulated. The mid-jaw piece is pivotably connected to the lower jaw. A top jaw piece is pivotably connected to the mid-jaw piece. The mid-jaw and top jaw pieces include a mechanism to fix the angular orientation of the mid-jaw and top jaw pieces with respect to one another, including a retractable slide piece that is carried by the mid-jaw piece and received in a slot in the top jaw piece. The jaws have insulated troughs that carry electrode structure for applying coagulative therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: DEVICE EVOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Francisco Contijoch, Michelle Harran, Carolyn Purington, Tom Chen, Smita Mohan, Aubri Gillespie