Patents by Inventor Margherita Mencatelli

Margherita Mencatelli 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).

  • Optically Guided Surgical Devices
    Publication number: 20160367120
    Abstract: A device for performing surgical procedures, such as intracardiac procedures or neurosurgical procedures, includes a solid optical window formed of a transparent, compliant material, wherein the solid optical window includes a proximal side and a distal side, wherein a distal face of the solid optical window is configured to approach tissue during a surgical procedure; an imaging system embedded into the solid optical window and positioned to obtain an image through at least a portion of the distal face of the solid optical window; and a tool channel formed through the solid optical window from the proximal side to the distal side of the solid optical window, wherein the tool channel is configured to receive a tool for performing the surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre Dupont, Asghar Ataollahi, Pedro J. del Nido, Ignacio Berra, Margherita Mencatelli, Sunil Manjila, Benoit Rosa, Zurab Machaidze