Patents by Inventor Lawrence Potorff

Lawrence Potorff 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).

  • Patent number: 5846235
    Abstract: A cryoprobe instrument for endoscopic use has been provided that permits the delivery of liquid or gaseous cryogens in the form of a spray. In an embodiment, the cryoprobe instrument includes an elongated, flexible tube having a fluid passage defined therethrough; a proximal connector portion provided at the proximal end of the tube for coupling the tube to a pressurized source of cryogenic refrigerant; and a nozzle tip mounted to the distal end of the tube. The nozzle tip has an outlet orifice constructed and arranged such that through the Joule-Thompson effect, cryogenic refrigerant exiting through the outlet orifice rapidly and substantially expands and cools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignees: Johns Hopkins University, Cryomedical Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Anthony N. Kalloo, John G. Baust, Lawrence Potorff