Patents by Inventor Margaret M. Isaac

Margaret M. Isaac 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).

  • Endoscopic beating-heart stabilizer and vessel occlusion fastener
    Patent number: 8870900
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods related to endoscopic surgery, particularly related to robotic surgical operations, provide a tissue stabilizer for endoscopically stabilizing a target tissue within a patient's body. For stabilizing a beating heart during a closed-chest coronary artery bypass grafting procedure, a stabilizer is inserted through an endoscopic cannula and provides sufficient surface area to contact the heart and effectively stabilize the target tissue area. The stabilizer can straddle a blood vessel, such as a coronary artery, which is targeted for an anastomosis. Vessel occlusion fasteners may occlude the target blood vessel prior to the anastomosis procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Julian, Michael Ikeda, Andris D. Ramans, Dean F. Hoornaert, Margaret M. Isaac
  • Endoscopic beating-heart stabilizer and vessel occlusion fastener
    Patent number: 7250028
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods related to endoscopic surgery, particularly related to robotic surgical operations, provide a tissue stabilizer for endoscopically stabilizing a target tissue within a patient's body. For stabilizing a beating heart during a closed-chest coronary artery bypass grafting procedure, a stabilizer is inserted through an endoscopic cannula and provides sufficient surface area to contact the heart and effectively stabilize the target tissue area. The stabilizer can straddle a blood vessel, such as a coronary artery, which is targeted for an anastomosis. Vessel occlusion fasteners may occlude the target blood vessel prior to the anastomosis procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Inc
    Inventors: Christopher A. Julian, Michael Ikeda, Andris D. Ramans, Dean F. Hoornaert, Margaret M. Isaac
  • Endoscopic beating-heart stabilizer and vessel occlusion fastener
    Publication number: 20030158463
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods related to endoscopic surgery, particularly related to robotic surgical operations, provide a tissue stabilizer for endoscopically stabilizing a target tissue within a patent's body. For stabilizing a beating heart during a closed-chest coronary artery bypass grafting procedure, a stabilizer is inserted through an endoscopic cannula and provides sufficient surface area to contact the heart and effectively stabilize the target tissue area. The stabilizer can straddle a blood vessel, such as a coronary artery, which is targeted for an anastomosis. Vessel occlusion fasteners may occlude the target blood vessel prior to the anastomosis procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Julian, Michael Ikeda, Andris D. Ramans, Dean F. Hoornaert, Margaret M. Isaac