Patents by Inventor E. Arnold Oyola

E. Arnold Oyola 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).

  • Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods
    Patent number: 7604635
    Abstract: Surgical devices, systems and methods for treating tissue. An exemplary surgical device comprises a tip portion including first and second jaws each having a tissue grasping surface, at least one of the jaws being movable toward the other jaw. The tissue grasping surface of each jaw has includes an electrically insulative surface. The device also includes first and second electrodes connectable to different terminals of an RF generator to generate electrical current flow therebetween, with each of the electrodes having an electrode surface. One of the electrode surfaces is located on one of the jaws separated from one edge of the tissue grasping surface, and the other of the electrode surfaces is located on one or the other of the jaws separated from the other edge of the tissue grasping surface. The device also includes at least one fluid passage being connectable to a fluid source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. McClurken, David Lipson, E. Arnold Oyola
  • Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods
    Patent number: 6953461
    Abstract: Surgical devices, systems and methods for treating tissue are provided. An exemplary surgical device comprises a tip portion including first and second jaws each having a tissue grasping surface, at least one of the jaws being movable toward the other jaw. The tissue grasping surface of each jaw has includes an electrically insulative surface. The device also includes first and second electrodes connectable to different terminals of an RF generator to generate electrical current flow therebetween, with each of the electrodes having an electrode surface. One of the electrode surfaces is located on one of the jaws separated from one edge of the tissue grasping surface, and the other of the electrode surfaces is located on one or the other of the jaws separated from the other edge of the tissue grasping surface. The device also includes at least one fluid passage being connectable to a fluid source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: TissueLink Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael E. McClurken, David Lipson, E. Arnold Oyola