Patents by Inventor Robert C. Humble
Robert C. Humble 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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Patent number: 9700371Abstract: An electrosurgical system is provided for the treatment of tissue, the system comprising an electrosurgical generator (1) and an instrument (3) comprising an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly (12) at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly (12) comprises a first tissue treatment electrode (11), a second tissue treatment electrode (14), and first and second return electrodes (24, 25) electrically insulated from the first and second tissue treatment electrodes by means of insulation members (12, 15). The first and second tissue treatment electrodes (11, 14) each have an exposed surface for treating tissue, the exposed surface of the first tissue treatment electrode (11) being such as to treat tissue disposed on the longitudinal axis, and the exposed surface of the second tissue treatment electrode (14) being such as to treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Robert J. Brewer, Robert E. Gadsden, Robert C. Humble, Michael David Newton
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Patent number: 9439715Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue, the instrument comprising an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly comprises first and second active electrodes (11), (14) and at least one return electrode (25), the electrodes being electrically insulated one from another by means of one or more insulation members (12). The first and second active electrodes (11, 14) each have an exposed surface for treating tissue, the exposed surface (19) of the first active electrode being such as to treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis at a first radial position with respect to the instrument shaft. The exposed surface (15) of the second active electrode is such as to treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis at a second radial position with respect to the instrument shaft.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Charles Benn, Robert C. Humble, David W. Morris, Michael David Newton, Andrew John Ford
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Patent number: 8932285Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue, the instrument comprising an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly comprises a first tissue treatment electrode (11), a second tissue treatment electrode (14), and a third electrode (25) which is electrically insulated from the first and second tissue treatment electrodes by means of an insulation member (12). The first and second tissue treatment electrodes (11, 14) each have an exposed surface for treating tissue, the exposed surface of the first tissue treatment electrode (11) being such as to treat tissue disposed on the longitudinal axis, and the exposed surface of the second tissue treatment electrode (14) being such as to treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Gyrus Medical LimitedInventors: David W. Morris, Robert C. Humble, Robert J. Brewer
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Patent number: 8840610Abstract: An electrosurgical system is provided for the treatment of tissue, the system including an electrosurgical generator (1) for generating a radio frequency (RF) voltage, and an electrosurgical instrument (3) for the vaporization of tissue. The instrument (3) comprises an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly comprises a tissue treatment electrode (11) and a return electrode (14, 25) electrically insulated one from another by means of an insulation member (12). The tissue treatment electrode (11) has an exposed surface (19) for treating tissue, the exposed surface of the tissue treatment electrode being laterally disposed on the instrument shaft (10), and being such that it presents a substantially planar face lying in a plane angled at between 120° and 177.5° to the longitudinal axis, with 0° and 180° being the proximal and distal directions of the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Gyrus Medical LimitedInventor: Robert C. Humble
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Publication number: 20110202050Abstract: An electrosurgical system is provided for the treatment of tissue, the system comprising an electrosurgical generator (1) and an instrument (3) comprising an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly (12) at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly (12) comprises a first tissue treatment electrode (11), a second tissue treatment electrode (14), and first and second return electrodes (24, 25) electrically insulated from the first and second tissue treatment electrodes by means of insulation members (12, 15). The first and second tissue treatment electrodes (11, 14) each have an exposed surface for treating tissue, the exposed surface of the first tissue treatment electrode (11) being such as to treat tissue disposed on the longitudinal axis, and the exposed surface of the second tissue treatment electrode (14) being such as to is treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Inventors: Robert J. BREWER, Robert E. Gadsden, Robert C. Humble, Michael David Newton
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Publication number: 20110196366Abstract: An electrosurgical system is provided for the treatment of tissue, the system including an electrosurgical generator (1) for generating a radio frequency (RF) voltage, and an electrosurgical instrument (3) for the vaporisation of tissue. The instrument (3) comprises an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly comprises a tissue treatment electrode (11) and a return electrode (14, 25) electrically insulated one from another by means of an insulation member (12). The tissue treatment electrode (11) has an exposed surface (19) for treating tissue, the exposed surface of the tissue treatment electrode being laterally disposed on the instrument shaft (10), and being such that it presents a substantially planar face lying in a plane angled at between 120° and 177.5° to the longitudinal axis, with 0° and 180° being the proximal and distal directions of the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventor: Robert C. Humble
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Publication number: 20110196364Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue, the instrument comprising an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly comprises a first tissue treatment electrode (11), a second tissue treatment electrode (14), and a third electrode (25) which is electrically insulated from the first and second tissue treatment electrodes by means of an insulation member (12). The first and second tissue treatment electrodes (11, 14) each have an exposed surface for treating tissue, the exposed surface of the first tissue treatment electrode (11) being such as to treat tissue disposed on the longitudinal axis, and the exposed surface of the second tissue treatment electrode (14) being such as to treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: David W. Morris, Robert C. Humble, Robert J. Brewer
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Publication number: 20110190762Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue, the instrument comprising an instrument shaft (10) having a longitudinal axis, and an electrode assembly at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly comprises first and second active electrodes (11), (14) and at least one return electrode (25), the electrodes being electrically insulated one from another by means of one or more insulation members (12). The first and second active electrodes (11, 14) each have an exposed surface for treating tissue, the exposed surface (19) of the first active electrode being such as to treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis at a first radial position with respect to the instrument shaft, The exposed surface (15) of the second active electrode is such as to treat tissue disposed laterally of the longitudinal axis at a second radial position with respect to the instrument shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Christopher Charles Benn, Robert C. Humble, David W. Morris, Michael David Newton, Andrew John Ford