Patents by Inventor Arnold Advincula

Arnold Advincula 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).

  • Surgical Instrument and Method for Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20110004204
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for treating a tissue includes a handpiece and a tissue engaging portion arranged to be received by the handpiece. The tissue engaging portion includes first and second opposed jaw members having an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue therebetween, where the first and second jaw members are arranged to receive surgical energy from a surgical generator. The tissue engaging portion further includes at least one cooling member spaced from at least one of the first and second jaw members, where the cooling member has an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue. Positioning the jaw members in their closed position and applying surgical energy to the tissue allows for treatment of the tissue, and positioning the cooling member in its closed position provides at least one of a pressure gradient or a thermal gradient between the jaw members and the cooling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Robert Dodde, Albert J. Shih, James Geiger, William Roberts, Kevin Pipe, Arnold Advincula
  • Surgical instrument and method for use thereof
    Patent number: 7815641
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for treating a tissue includes a handpiece and a tissue engaging portion arranged to be received by the handpiece. The tissue engaging portion includes first and second opposed jaw members having an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue therebetween, where the first and second jaw members are arranged to receive surgical energy from a surgical generator. The tissue engaging portion further includes at least one cooling member spaced from at least one of the first and second jaw members, where the cooling member has an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue. Positioning the jaw members in their closed position and applying surgical energy to the tissue allows for treatment of the tissue, and positioning the cooling member in its closed position provides at least one of a pressure gradient or a thermal gradient between the jaw members and the cooling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Robert Dodde, Albert J. Shih, James Geiger, William Roberts, Kevin Pipe, Arnold Advincula
  • Surgical Instrument and Method for Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20070179489
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for treating a tissue includes a handpiece and a tissue engaging portion arranged to be received by the handpiece. The tissue engaging portion includes first and second opposed jaw members having an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue therebetween, where the first and second jaw members are arranged to receive surgical energy from a surgical generator. The tissue engaging portion further includes at least one cooling member spaced from at least one of the first and second jaw members, where the cooling member has an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue. Positioning the jaw members in their closed position and applying surgical energy to the tissue allows for treatment of the tissue, and positioning the cooling member in its closed position provides at least one of a pressure gradient or a thermal gradient between the jaw members and the cooling member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Robert Dodde, Albert Shih, James Geiger, William Roberts, Kevin Pipe, Arnold Advincula