Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Striegler

Thomas D. Striegler 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).

  • Patent number: 5562720
    Abstract: An endometrial ablation device and a method of manufacturing and using the device. An RF current is passed through an endometrium to heat it. An electroconductive expandable member such as a balloon is used as the medium for passing the current and causing the heating of the endometrium. The power delivered from a power source to the balloon is selectively provided to a plurality of electrode area segments on the balloon with each of the segments have a thermistor associated with it whereby temperature is monitored and controlled by a feedback arrangement from the thermistors. The selective application of power is provided on the basis of a switching arrangement which provides either monopolar or bipolar energy to the electrodes. The method of manufacturing the ablation device includes using commercially available stretchable sheet material or providing a mandrel or support base and coating the mandrel or base with an uncured emulsion. The emulsion is then cured to form a bladder-like coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Vesta Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger A. Stern, Vincent N. Sullivan, Roxanne L. Richman, Loren L. Roy, Robert L. Marion, Thomas D. Striegler