Patents by Inventor Armando Ricciardi

Armando Ricciardi 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).

  • Guiding system for the insertion of a medical needle
    Patent number: 10588657
    Abstract: A guiding system (1, 101) for guiding the insertion of a needle (2) and a catheter (6) for medical use in a biological tissue, the guiding system (1, 101) comprising: —the needle (2) —the catheter (6) inserted into the needle (2); —an optical fiber (8) provided with at least one optical sensor (10) and inserted into the catheter (6), —a first blocking device (12, 112) for firmly blocking the catheter (6) inside the needle (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Inventors: Ezio Amorizzo, Andrea Cusano, Antonello Cutolo, Marco Mercieri, Alberto Micco, Armando Ricciardi
  • GUIDING SYSTEM FOR THE INSERTION OF A MEDICAL NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20180289390
    Abstract: A guiding system (1, 101) for guiding the insertion of a needle (2) and a catheter (6) for medical use in a biological tissue, the guiding system (1, 101) comprising:—the needle (2)—the catheter (6) inserted into the needle (2); —an optical fiber (8) provided with at least one optical sensor (10) and inserted into the catheter (6),—a first blocking device (12, 112) for firmly blocking the catheter (6) inside the needle (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ezio Amorizzo, Andrea Cusano, Antonello Cutolo, Marco Mercieri, Alberto Micco, Armando Ricciardi