Patents by Inventor Odyssefs Ath. Savvouras

Odyssefs Ath. Savvouras 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).

  • Visually assisted entry of a Veress needle with a tapered videoscope for microlaparoscopy
    Patent number: 11284919
    Abstract: A Veress needle is modified to receive a forward-looking miniature videoscope through the cannula of an insufflation tube of the Veress needle. The modified instrument enables direct viewing of progress of the instrument through tissue to the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for proper location of the needle and insufflation of the cavity via the needle. The videoscope has an elongated shaft of smaller diameter than the cannula of the insufflation tube for passage of insufflation gas with the scope in place. In another embodiment a needle is fitted with a miniature videoscope to provide the same function, with the needle's cannula serving as an insufflation tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Enable, Inc.
    Inventors: Odyssefs Ath. Savvouras, Stephanos Papademetriou, Theofilos Kotseroglou, Ulrich R. Haug
  • Visually assisted entry of a Veress needle with a tapered videoscope for microlaparoscopy
    Patent number: 11266442
    Abstract: A Veress needle is modified to receive a forward-looking miniature videoscope through the cannula of an insufflation tube of the Veress needle. The modified instrument enables direct viewing of progress of the instrument through tissue to the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for proper location of the needle and insufflation of the cavity via the needle. The videoscope has an elongated shaft of smaller diameter than the cannula of the insufflation tube for passage of insufflation gas with the scope in place. In another embodiment a needle is fitted with a miniature videoscope to provide the same function, with the needle's cannula serving as an insufflation tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Enable, Inc.
    Inventors: Odyssefs Ath. Savvouras, Stephanos Papademetriou, Theofilos Kotseroglou, Ulrich R. Haug
  • Visually assisted entry of a Veress needle with a tapered videoscope for microlaparoscopy
    Patent number: 10463399
    Abstract: A Veress needle is modified to receive a forward-looking miniature videoscope through the cannula of an insufflation tube of the Veress needle. The modified instrument enables direct viewing of progress of the instrument through tissue to the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for proper location of the needle and insufflation of the cavity via the needle. The videoscope has an elongated shaft of smaller diameter than the cannula of the insufflation tube for passage of insufflation gas with the scope in place. In another embodiment a needle is fitted with a miniature videoscope to provide the same function, with the needle's cannula serving as an insufflation tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Asimion Inc.
    Inventors: Odyssefs Ath. Savvouras, Stephanos Papademetriou, Theofilos Kotseroglou, Ulrich R. Haug
  • Visually Assisted Entry of a Veress Needle with a Tapered Videoscope for Microlaparoscopy
    Publication number: 20170042573
    Abstract: A Veress needle is modified to receive a forward-looking miniature videoscope through the cannula of an insufflation tube of the Veress needle. The modified instrument enables direct viewing of progress of the instrument through tissue to the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for proper location of the needle and insufflation of the cavity via the needle. The videoscope has an elongated shaft of smaller diameter than the cannula of the insufflation tube for passage of insufflation gas with the scope in place. In another embodiment a needle is fitted with a miniature videoscope to provide the same function, with the needle's cannula serving as an insufflation tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Odyssefs Ath. Savvouras, Stephanos Papademetriou, Theofilos Kotseroglou, Ulrich R. Haug