Patents by Inventor Sal Mangano

Sal Mangano 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).

  • Publication number: 20230087695
    Abstract: An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Germain, Jeff Norton, Jan Echeverry, Evan Nessim, Sal Mangano
  • Patent number: 11576718
    Abstract: An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Relign Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Germain, Jeff Norton, Jan Echeverry, Evan Nessim, Sal Mangano
  • Publication number: 20190021788
    Abstract: An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: RELIGN Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Germain, Jeff Norton, Jan Echeverry, Evan Nessim, Sal Mangano
  • Patent number: 10052149
    Abstract: An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: RELIGN Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Germain, Jeff Norton, Jan Echeverry, Evan Nessim, Sal Mangano
  • Publication number: 20170202612
    Abstract: An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: RELIGN Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Germain, Jeff Norton, Jan Echeverry, Evan Nessim, Sal Mangano