Patents by Inventor Shekhar G. Wadekar

Shekhar G. Wadekar 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING PROCEDURES ON TARGET LOCATIONS IN THE BODY
    Publication number: 20100286509
    Abstract: A method of performing a medical procedure on target tissue within the body includes immobilizing the target tissue with an immobilization device, positioning an insertion tool (e.g., a needle, a needle and marker wire, a needle gun, etc.) to be inserted into the target tissue on the immobilization device based on at least one reading of the target tissue, and inserting the insertion tool into the target tissue. An immobilization device for performing methods includes a frame assembly, a tissue immobilization assembly coupled to the frame assembly, the tissue immobilization assembly including a structure adapted to immobilize tissue, and a needle assembly releasably connectable to the frame assembly. The needle assembly includes a needle capable of being inserted into the immobilized tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: TRAXYZ MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Kressy, Leslie Greengard, Zachary S. Spigelman, Richard H. Theriault, Shekhar G. Wadekar, Steven B. Woolfson
  • Methods and apparatus for performing procedures on target locations in the body
    Patent number: 7787936
    Abstract: A method of performing a medical procedure on target tissue within the body includes immobilizing the target tissue with an immobilization device, positioning an insertion tool (e.g., a needle, a needle and marker wire, a needle gun, etc.) to be inserted into the target tissue on the immobilization device based on at least one reading of the target tissue, and inserting the insertion tool into the target tissue. An immobilization device for performing methods includes a frame assembly, a tissue immobilization assembly coupled to the frame assembly, the tissue immobilization assembly including a structure adapted to immobilize tissue, and a needle assembly releasably connectable to the frame assembly. The needle assembly includes a needle capable of being inserted into the immobilized tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Traxyz Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Kressy, Leslie Greengard, Zachary S. Spigelman, Richard H. Theriault, Shekhar G. Wadekar, Steven B. Woolfson