Patents by Inventor Philip James Hipol
Philip James Hipol 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).
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Publication number: 20180028145Abstract: An electronic catheter stethoscope measures and analyzes acoustic fields and dynamic pressure variations in the gaseous or liquid fluid inside a conventional medical catheter that is positioned in a patient's urologic, digestive, reproductive, cardiovascular, neurological or pulmonary system. Measurement transducers are installed in a housing connectable to multiple preselected medical catheters. The transducers detect bodily functions that are transmitted to the preselected catheter from within the body. The transducers, housing, electrical interface and signal processing electronics are positioned outside the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Stuart Hart, Gerard Michael DiLeo, Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Philip James Hipol, Mark Xavier Sweeney, Francy Lorena Sinatra, Kevin Andrew Hufford, Susana K. Lai-Yuen
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Patent number: 9789268Abstract: In laparoscopic surgery, small (5-12 mm diameter) incisions are made in an abdominal wall through which instruments dissect and remove specimens that may be several centimeters in diameter. Removal of a sample typically requires either enlarging these incisions or morcellating the sample to pass through sub-centimeter ports. A laparoscopic device permits extraction of the sample to be removed in a female using a vagina, which has sufficient elasticity to accommodate removal of large specimens. A posterior portion of the vagina communicates to an abdomen through a few tissue layers, and is distant from vital anatomic structures. Utilizing the vagina is optimal due to its ease of access to the abdomen and repair, minimal scarring and post-operative pain, and faster recovery following surgery. A deployable collection bag is housed in a sheath, which is deployed into the vagina or an abdominal cavity to extract a large (multiple-centimeter) specimen(s) through the vagina.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: University of South FloridaInventors: Stuart Richard Hart, Philip James Hipol, Mario Alves Simoes, Mark Antoine Zakaria
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Patent number: 9782145Abstract: An electronic catheter stethoscope measures and analyzes acoustic fields and dynamic pressure variations in the gaseous or liquid fluid inside a conventional medical catheter that is positioned in a patient's urologic, digestive, reproductive, cardiovascular, neurological or pulmonary system. Measurement transducers are installed in a housing connectable to multiple preselected medical catheters. The transducers detect bodily functions that are transmitted to the preselected catheter from within the body. The transducers, housing, electrical interface and signal processing electronics are positioned outside the body.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignees: University of South Florida, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Stuart Hart, Gerard Michael DiLeo, Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Philip James Hipol, Mark Xavier Sweeney, Francy Lorena Sinatra, Kevin Andrew Hufford, Susana K. Lai-Yuen
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Patent number: 9629650Abstract: A laparoscopy tool includes a sheath and a control wire slideably disposed within a lumen of the sheath. The sheath has a diameter of less than 1.6 mm and is introduced through an abdominal incision. A handle axially displaces the control wire within the lumen and operates a conventional tip with wire-controlled opposing jaws that is introduced through the umbilicus and has a bore formed in its trailing end. A first set of blades in the bore engage grooves formed in the leading end of the control wire and a second set of blades engages the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. A cam displaces the second set of blades away from the sheath for sheath introduction and removal, and toward the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. The tip is removed through the umbilicus and the tool is removed through the abdominal incision when the surgery is completed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignees: University of South Florida, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Stuart Richard Hart, Mario Alves Simoes, Philip James Hipol, Kevin Hufford
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Publication number: 20170071566Abstract: An electronic catheter stethoscope measures and analyzes acoustic fields and dynamic pressure variations in the gaseous or liquid fluid inside a conventional medical catheter that is positioned in a patient's urologic, digestive, reproductive, cardiovascular, neurological or pulmonary system. Measurement transducers are installed in a housing connectable to multiple preselected medical catheters. The transducers detect bodily functions that are transmitted to the preselected catheter from within the body. The transducers, housing, electrical interface and signal processing electronics are positioned outside the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Stuart Hart, Gerard Michael DiLeo, Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Philip James Hipol, Mark Xavier Sweeney, Francy Lorena Sinatra, Kevin Andrew Hufford, Susana K. Lai-Yuen
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Patent number: 9504440Abstract: An electronic catheter stethoscope measures and analyzes acoustic fields and dynamic pressure variations in the gaseous or liquid fluid inside a conventional medical catheter that is positioned in a patient's urologic, digestive, reproductive, cardiovascular, neurological or pulmonary system. Measurement transducers are installed in a housing connectable to multiple preselected medical catheters. The transducers detect bodily functions that are transmitted to the preselected catheter from within the body. The transducers, housing, electrical interface and signal processing electronics are positioned outside the body.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2012Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignees: University of South Florida, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Stuart Hart, Gerard Michael Dileo, Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Philip James Hipol, Mark Xavier Sweeney, Francy Lorena Sinatra, Kevin Andrew Hufford, Susana K. Lai Yuen
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Publication number: 20160022304Abstract: A laparoscopy tool includes a sheath and a control wire slideably disposed within a lumen of the sheath. The sheath has a diameter of less than 1.6 mm and is introduced through an abdominal incision. A handle axially displaces the control wire within the lumen and operates a conventional tip with wire-controlled opposing jaws that is introduced through the umbilicus and has a bore formed in its trailing end. A first set of blades in the bore engage grooves formed in the leading end of the control wire and a second set of blades engages the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. A cam displaces the second set of blades away from the sheath for sheath introduction and removal, and toward the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. The tip is removed through the umbilicus and the tool is removed through the abdominal incision when the surgery is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: January 28, 2016Inventors: Stuart Richard Hart, Mario Alves Simoes, Philip James Hipol, Kevin Hufford
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Patent number: 9186167Abstract: A laparoscopy tool includes a sheath and a control wire slideably disposed within a lumen of the sheath. The sheath has a diameter of less than 1.6 mm and is introduced through an abdominal incision. A handle axially displaces the control wire within the lumen and operates a conventional tip with wire-controlled opposing jaws that is introduced through the umbilicus and has a bore formed in its trailing end. A first set of blades in the bore engage grooves formed in the leading end of the control wire and a second set of blades engages the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. A cam displaces the second set of blades away from the sheath for sheath introduction and removal, and toward the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. The tip is removed through the umbilicus and the tool is removed through the abdominal incision when the surgery is completed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignees: University of South Florida, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.Inventors: Stuart Richard Hart, Mario A. Simoes, Philip James Hipol, Kevin Hufford
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Publication number: 20140288486Abstract: In laparoscopic surgery, small (5-12 mm diameter) incisions are made in the abdominal wall through which instruments dissect and remove specimens that may be several centimeters in diameter. Removal of the sample typically requires either enlarging these incisions or morcellating the sample to pass through the sub-centimeter ports. The laparoscopic device permits extraction of the sample to be removed in a female using the vagina, which has sufficient elasticity to accommodate removal of large specimens. The posterior portion of the vagina communicates to the abdomen through a few tissue layers, and is distant from vital anatomic structures. Utilizing the vagina is optimal due to its ease of access to the abdomen and repair, minimal scarring and post-operative pain, and faster recovery following surgery. A deployable collection bag is housed in a sheath, which is deployed into the vagina or abdominal cavity to extract a large (multiple-centimeter) specimen(s) through the vagina.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAInventors: Stuart Richard Hart, Philip James Hipol, Mario Alves Simoes, Mark Antoine Zakaria
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Publication number: 20140074135Abstract: A laparoscopy tool includes a sheath and a control wire slideably disposed within a lumen of the sheath. The sheath has a diameter of less than 1.6 mm and is introduced through an abdominal incision. A handle axially displaces the control wire within the lumen and operates a conventional tip with wire-controlled opposing jaws that is introduced through the umbilicus and has a bore formed in its trailing end. A first set of blades in the bore engage grooves formed in the leading end of the control wire and a second set of blades engages the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. A cam displaces the second set of blades away from the sheath for sheath introduction and removal, and toward the sheath to prevent sheath retraction. The tip is removed through the umbilicus and the tool is removed through the abdominal incision when the surgery is completed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicants: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., University of South FloridaInventors: Stuart Richard Hart, Mario A. Simoes, Philip James Hipol, Kevin Hufford