Patents by Inventor Ebonia Washington

Ebonia Washington 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).

  • Multi-modality ablation device
    Publication number: 20060217696
    Abstract: An instrument for ablation of tissue. The instrument including: a body having at least one surface for contacting a tissue surface, the at least one surface being substantially planar; an ultrasonic transducer disposed in the body for generating ultrasonic energy and directing at least a portion of the ultrasonic energy to the tissue surface, the ultrasonic transducer being operatively connected to an ultrasonic generator; at least one radio-frequency electrode disposed on the at least one surface for directing radio frequency energy to the tissue surface, the at least one radio-frequency electrode being operatively connected to a power source; and one or more switches for selectively coupling at least one of the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic generator and the at least one radio-frequency electrode to the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ebonia Washington, Jonathan Kwok, Vaclav Podany, Rajesh Pendekanti
  • Multi-modality ablation device
    Patent number: 7074218
    Abstract: An instrument for ablation of tissue. The instrument including: a body having at least one surface for contacting a tissue surface, the at least one surface being substantially planar; an ultrasonic transducer disposed in the body for generating ultrasonic energy and directing at least a portion of the ultrasonic energy to the tissue surface, the ultrasonic transducer being operatively connected to an ultrasonic generator; at least one radio-frequency electrode disposed on the at least one surface for directing radio frequency energy to the tissue surface, the at least one radio-frequency electrode being operatively connected to a power source; and one or more switches for selectively coupling at least one of the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic generator and the at least one radio-frequency electrode to the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ebonia Washington, Jonathan Kwok, Vaclav O. Podany, Rajesh Pendekanti
  • Applicator for creating linear lesions for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
    Publication number: 20050010202
    Abstract: An applicator for creating a lesion in tissue, comprising one or more rigid or semi-rigid support members, a compliant material coupled to said support members, at least one passage in communication with the compliant material for infusing a medium to the compliant material and at least one electrode for conducting energy to the tissue. Further, the compliant material or other mechanical linkage may function as means for varying the distance between an ultrasonic transducer element or other ablative energy source and a surface of the tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Applicant: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Vaclav Podany, Ebonia Washington, Vincenza Zaddem
  • Multi-modality ablation device
    Publication number: 20040267252
    Abstract: An instrument for ablation of tissue. The instrument including: a body having at least one surface for contacting a tissue surface, the at least one surface being substantially planar; an ultrasonic transducer disposed in the body for generating ultrasonic energy and directing at least a portion of the ultrasonic energy to the tissue surface, the ultrasonic transducer being operatively connected to an ultrasonic generator; at least one radio-frequency electrode disposed on the at least one surface for directing radio frequency energy to the tissue surface, the at least one radio-frequency electrode being operatively connected to a power source; and one or more switches for selectively coupling at least one of the ultrasonic transducer to the ultrasonic generator and the at least one radio-frequency electrode to the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: ETHICON, INC.
    Inventors: Ebonia Washington, Jonathan Kwok, Vaclav O. Podany, Rajesh Pendekanti