Patents by Inventor Lars Othar Svaasand

Lars Othar Svaasand 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).

  • Cryosurgical apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 7081111
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a part of a human or animal body 2 during a cryosurgical procedure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a radiative energy transmitter 26 for radiating energy to a zone of the body 2 to be protected from excessive cooling. There is also provided a means 12 for controlling the energy radiated by said radiative energy transmitter 26. Preferably the radiative energy transmitter comprises an infra-red laser diode coupled to a diffuser 34 by an optical fibre 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: OptoMed. AS
    Inventors: Lars Othar Svaasand, Reinold Ellingsen, Hans Christian Boldstad, Dag Roar Hjelme
  • Cryosurgical apparatus and methods
    Publication number: 20030083574
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the temperature of a part of a human or animal body 2 during a cryosurgical procedure is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a radiative energy transmitter 26 for radiating energy to a zone of the body 2 to be protected from excessive cooling. There is also provided a means 12 for controlling the energy radiated by said radiative energy transmitter 26. Preferably the radiative energy transmitter comprises an infra-red laser diode coupled to a diffuser 34 by an optical fibre 40.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Lars Othar Svaasand, Reinold Ellingsen, Hans Christian Boldstad, Dag Roar Hjelme