Patents by Inventor Ahmet Serdar Sezen

Ahmet Serdar Sezen 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).

  • Flexible electrically conductive nanotube sensor for elastomeric devices
    Patent number: 9851268
    Abstract: A flexible substrate has a major surface and a sensor attached to and aligned with the major surface of the substrate. The sensor may have an elastic body containing conductive nanotubes homogeneously distributed therein to form a conductive path and at least two electrodes in electrical connection with the conductive path. Balloons and flexible elements used in medical procedures are particularly useful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: 7-SIGMA, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade R. Eichhorn, Richard M. Duda, Kristian G. Wyrobek, Ahmet Serdar Sezen
  • Sensing tissue properties
    Patent number: 9060713
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a tissue sensor may include a micro-fabricated structure that can be coupled to a medical instrument, such as a probe, an endoscopic tool, or another minimally invasive instrument. The tissue sensor can be configured to provide information indicate of tissue properties, such as tissue elasticity characteristics or the type of tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Rajesh Rajamani, Peng Peng, Ahmet Serdar Sezen, Arthur G. Erdman
  • FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOTUBE SENSOR FOR ELASTOMERIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140305226
    Abstract: A flexible substrate has a major surface and a sensor attached to and aligned with the major surface of the substrate. The sensor may have an elastic body containing conductive nanotubes homogeneously distributed therein to form a conductive path and at least two electrodes in electrical connection with the conductive path. Balloons and flexible elements used in medical procedures are particularly useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: 7-SIGMA, INC.
    Inventors: Wade R. Eichhorn, Richard Duda, Kristian G. Wyrobek, Ahmet Serdar Sezen
  • Flexible electrically conductive nanotube sensor for elastomeric devices
    Patent number: 8746075
    Abstract: A flexible substrate has a major surface and a sensor attached to and aligned with the major surface of the substrate. The sensor may have an elastic body containing conductive nanotubes homogeneously distributed therein to form a conductive path and at least two electrodes in electrical connection with the conductive path. Balloons and flexible elements used in medical procedures are particularly useful.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: 7-Sigma, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade R. Eichhorn, Richard Duda, Kristian G. Wyrobek, Ahmet Serdar Sezen
  • FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE NANOTUBE SENSOR FOR ELASTOMERIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20130213140
    Abstract: A flexible substrate has a major surface and a sensor attached to and aligned with the major surface of the substrate. The sensor may have an elastic body containing conductive nanotubes homogeneously distributed therein to form a conductive path and at least two electrodes in electrical connection with the conductive path. Balloons and flexible elements used in medical procedures are particularly useful.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: 7-SIGMA, INC.
    Inventors: Wade R. Eichhorn, Richard Duda, Kristian G. Wyrobek, Ahmet Serdar Sezen
  • SENSING TISSUE PROPERTIES
    Publication number: 20120041345
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a tissue sensor may include a micro-fabricated structure that can be coupled to a medical instrument, such as a probe, an endoscopic tool, or another minimally invasive instrument. The tissue sensor can be configured to provide information indicate of tissue properties, such as tissue elasticity characteristics or the type of tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    Inventors: Rajesh Rajamani, Peng Peng, Ahmet Serdar Sezen, Arthur G. Erdman