Patents Assigned to AngioDynamics, Inc.
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Publication number: 20240138903Abstract: A method for treating an infection using irreversible electroporation is presented. The method includes providing an ablation device that has at least one electrode and inserting the ablation device into a target tissue of a patient. The tissue at least partially surrounds the implanted medical device. The outer surface of the medical device is at least partially covered by infectious cells. The method also involves positioning at least one electrode in or near the implanted medical device and delivering electrical pulses to or near the implanted medical device sufficient to irreversibly electroporate the infectious cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventor: Robert Pearson
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Patent number: 11957405Abstract: A method for treating an infection using irreversible electroporation is presented. The method includes providing an ablation device that has at least one electrode and inserting the ablation device into a target tissue of a patient. The tissue at least partially surrounds the implanted medical device. The outer surface of the medical device is at least partially covered by infectious cells. The method also involves positioning at least one electrode in or near the implanted medical device and delivering electrical pulses to or near the implanted medical device sufficient to irreversibly electroporate the infectious cells.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.Inventor: Robert Pearson
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Patent number: 11931096Abstract: System for electrically ablating tissue of a patient through a plurality of electrodes includes a memory, a processor and a treatment control module stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The treatment control module generates an estimated treatment region based on the number of electrical pulses to be applied.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Peter Callas, David Warden, Robert M. Pearson
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Patent number: 11896246Abstract: A system for removing an undesirable material from within a vessel is provided. The system includes a cannula designed for maneuvering within a blood vessel to a site of interest and applying a suction force, such that the undesirable material can be captured and removed along the cannula away from the site. The system also may include a catheter having a balloon at its distal end. The balloon may be designed to be positioned adjacent to the undesirable material such that the undesirable material is situated between the balloon and the cannula. The catheter may also be designed to subsequently impart a force onto the undesirable material for removal of the undesirable material. A method for removing an undesirable material from within a vessel is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Lishan Aklog, Michael Glennon
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Patent number: 11890046Abstract: A medical system for ablating a tissue site with real-time monitoring during an electroporation treatment procedure. A pulse generator generates a pre-treatment (PT) test signal prior to the treatment procedure and intra-treatment (IT) test signals during the treatment procedure. A treatment control module determines impedance values from the PT test signal and IT test signals and determines a progress of electroporation and an end point of treatment in real-time based on the determined impedance values while the treatment progresses.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Robert Neal, II, Rafael V. Davalos
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Publication number: 20230347130Abstract: A valve comprises a first housing including a first lumen extending therethrough and defining a first disk-facing surface and a second housing including a second lumen extending therethrough and defining a second disk-facing surface, the second housing being mated to the first housing so that the second disk-facing surface faces the first disk-facing surface in combination with a flexible disk gripped between gripping portions of the first and second disk-facing surfaces, the disk including a slit extending therethrough which, when acted upon by a fluid pressure of at least a predetermined threshold level opens to permit fluid flow between the first and second lumens and which, when acted upon by a fluid pressure less than the threshold level remains sealed preventing fluid flow between the first and second lumens and a relief well between opposing portions of the first and second housings radially outside the gripping portions, a width of the relief well exceeding a width of a radially outer portion of the fType: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Raymond LAREAU, Mark GIRARD, Benjamin BELL
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Publication number: 20230329730Abstract: The present invention is directed to a manually actuated aspiration device, aspiration system and a method of use to enable and facilitate en bloc removal of undesirable intravascular material, including, but not limited to, thrombus, embolus, or vegetation through a working lumen of a suction cannula during minimally invasive percutaneous procedures. The aspiration device includes valves oriented in opposite direction to control the fluid flow through the aspiration system and into a waste collection component. Alternatively, the aspiration system further comprises a filter that removes undesirable intravascular material prior to reinfusing blood into a patient's vasculature.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Seth COTE, Kevin SWIFT, James CULHANE, James MITCHELL
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Publication number: 20230330421Abstract: A system for synchronizing application of treatment signals with a cardiac rhythm is provided. The system includes a memory that receives and stores a synchronization signal indicating that a predetermined phase such as R-wave of a cardiac rhythm of a patient has started.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Peter CALLAS, James LOVEWELL, Bradley C. STRIBLING, Dave WARDEN
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Publication number: 20230329777Abstract: An improved user interface system for an irreversible electroporation (ORE) system is provided. User interfaces are provided that dynamically display information provided by an operator or provided by the IRE system during setup, planning, and implementation stages of an IRE procedure in a more intuitive and efficient manner. As a result of being provided the user interfaces described herein, operators can plan and implement more effective IRE procedures to the benefit of a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Gordon SINGLE, Robert E. Neal, II, David Warden
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Publication number: 20230330408Abstract: An apparatus for controlling fluid flow to provide long-term access to the vascular system, and methods of making the same, are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention describe a wedge or other similarly shaped geometric features for fixing an elastic component and controlling an internal stress of the elastic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventor: Stephen MILLER
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Patent number: 11779395Abstract: An energy delivery probe and method of using the energy delivery probe to treat a patient is provided herein. The energy delivery probe has at least one probe body having a longitudinal axis and at least a first trocar and a second trocar. Each trocar comprises at least two electrodes that are electrically insulated from each other, and each electrode is independently selectively activatable. An insulative sleeve is positioned in a coaxially surrounding relationship to each of the first trocar and the second trocar. The probe also has a switching means for independently activating at least one electrode. The method involves independently and selectively activating the first and second electrodes to form an ablation zone, then repeating the ablation by delivering energy to a second set of electrodes, producing one or more overlapping ablation zone, and eliminating the need to reposition the ablation probes.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. Moss, Robert M. Pearson
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Publication number: 20230263570Abstract: An energy delivery probe and method of using the energy delivery probe to treat a patient is provided herein. The energy delivery probe has at least one probe body having a longitudinal axis and at least a first trocar and a second trocar. Each trocar comprises at least two electrodes that are electrically insulated from each other, and each electrode is independently selectively activatable. An insulative sleeve is positioned in a coaxially surrounding relationship to each of the first trocar and the second Vocal?. The probe also has a switching means for independently activating at least one electrode. The method involves independently and selectively activating the first and second electrodes to form an ablation zone, then repeating the ablation by delivering energy to a second set of electrodes, producing one or more overlapping ablation zone, and eliminating the need to reposition the ablation probes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Kevin L. MOSS, Robert M. PEARSON
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Patent number: 11723710Abstract: Techniques for High-Frequency Irreversible Electroporation (HFIRE) using a single-pole tine-style internal device communicating with an external surface electrode are described. In an embodiment, a system for ablating tissue cells in a treatment region of a patient's body by irreversible electroporation without thermally damaging the tissue cells is described. The system includes at least one single-pole electrode probe for insertion into the treatment region, the single-pole electrode probe including one or more tines. The system further includes at least one external surface electrode for placement outside the patient's body and configured to complete a circuit with the single-pole electrode probe. The system also includes a control device for controlling HFIRE pulses to the single-pole tine-style electrode and the skin-surface electrode for the delivery of electric energy to the treatment region. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventor: Robert E. Neal, II
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Patent number: 11707629Abstract: A system for synchronizing application of treatment signals with a cardiac rhythm is provided. The system includes a memory that receives and stores a synchronization signal indicating that a predetermined phase such as R-wave of a cardiac rhythm of a patient has started. A synchronization module analyzes whether the stored synchronization signal is erroneous and if so, prevents a medical treatment device from applying a treatment energy signal such as an IRE pulse to a patient to take into account an irregular heart beat and noise in the synchronization signal in order to maximize safety of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Peter Callas, James Lovewell, Bradley C. Stribling, Dave Warden
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Patent number: 11679248Abstract: A valve comprises a first housing including a first lumen extending therethrough and defining a first disk-facing surface and a second housing including a second lumen extending therethrough and defining a second disk-facing surface, the second housing being mated to the first housing so that the second disk-facing surface faces the first disk-facing surface in combination with a flexible disk gripped between gripping portions of the first and second disk-facing surfaces, the disk including a slit extending therethrough which, when acted upon by a fluid pressure of at least a predetermined threshold level opens to permit fluid flow between the first and second lumens and which, when acted upon by a fluid pressure less than the threshold level remains sealed preventing fluid flow between the first and second lumens and a relief well between opposing portions of the first and second housings radially outside the gripping portions, a width of the relief well exceeding a width of a radially outer portion of the fType: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ANGIODYNAMICS, INC.Inventors: Raymond Lareau, Mark Girard, Benjamin Bell
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Publication number: 20230149034Abstract: A method for capturing dislodged vegetative growth during a surgical procedure is provided. The method includes maneuvering, into a circulatory system, a first cannula having a distal end and an opposing proximal end, such that the first cannula is positioned to capture the vegetative growth en bloc. A second cannula is positioned in fluid communication with the first cannula, such that a distal end of the second cannula is situated in spaced relation to the distal end of the first cannula. A suction force is provided through the distal end of the first cannula so as to capture the vegetative growth. Fluid removed by the suction force is reinfused through the distal end of the second cannula. Subsequent to becoming dislodged, the vegetative growth is captured by the first cannula. A method for capturing a vegetative growth during removal of a pacemaker lead is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Lishan AKLOG, Michael J. GLENNON
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Publication number: 20230149073Abstract: A system for preparing an ablation procedure is disclosed. The system comprises a generator for generating electrical pulses, a plurality of probes for delivering the electrical pulses to a target tissue, one or more sensors for indicating a position of the probes, a display device, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive an image of the target tissue, obtain a planned probe arrangement for the plurality of probes, identify a projected position for an origin probe based on the image and the planned probe arrangement, and determine a real-time position of the origin probe based on signals from the sensors. The processor is further configured to display the projected position and the real-time position for the origin probe superimposed over the image on a display device, and determine a placed position of the origin probe based on the real-time position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Hayley FORREST, Rachel BEAN
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Patent number: 11648020Abstract: The present invention is directed to a manually actuated aspiration device, aspiration system and a method of use to enable and facilitate en bloc removal of undesirable intravascular material, including, but not limited to, thrombus, embolus, or vegetation through a working lumen of a suction cannula during minimally invasive percutaneous procedures. The aspiration device includes valves oriented in opposite direction to control the fluid flow through the aspiration system and into a waste collection component. Alternatively, the aspiration system further comprises a filter that removes undesirable intravascular material prior to reinfusing blood into a patient's vasculature.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Seth Cote, Kevin Swift, James Culhane, James Mitchell
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Patent number: 11628243Abstract: A valve for controlling material flow through a catheter, comprises a first flexible member including a first moveable element, wherein, when the first moveable element is in the open position, material may flow past the first flexible member through a first lumen of the catheter and, when the first moveable element is in the closed position, flow through the first lumen is prevented and a first biasing member coupled to the first flexible member for biasing the first moveable member toward the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventors: Karla Weaver, Jim Culhane
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Patent number: 11612734Abstract: An apparatus for controlling fluid flow to provide long-term access to the vascular system, and methods of making the same, are disclosed. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention describe a wedge or other similarly shaped geometrical features for fixing an elastic component and controlling an internal stress of the elastic component.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: AngioDynamics, Inc.Inventor: Stephen Miller