Patents by Inventor Charles Houtz

Charles Houtz 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).

  • Systems and methods for determining an ablation score and for pre-ablation testing
    Patent number: 11759247
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention are directed towards apparatuses, systems, and method that may include a tissue ablation system. The tissue ablation system may include an ablation device, an ablation generator, and a controller configured to initiate a pre-ablation procedure in a medium, and during the pre-ablation procedure monitor temperature data and/or power data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BIOCOMPATIBLES UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Catherine Condie, Charles Houtz, Daniel Kollmann, Oleg Mosesov
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AN ABLATION SCORE AND FOR PRE-ABLATION TESTING
    Publication number: 20210282835
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention are directed towards apparatuses, systems, and method that may include a tissue ablation system. The tissue ablation system may include an ablation device, an ablation generator, and a controller configured to initiate a pre-ablation procedure in a medium, and during the pre-ablation procedure monitor temperature data and/or power data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Catherine Condie, Charles Houtz, Daniel Kollmann, Oleg Mosesov
  • CYCLING OF ABLATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20210282850
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present invention are directed towards apparatuses, systems, and methods that may include a tissue ablation system. The tissue ablation system may include a plurality of ablation devices, each ablation device being configured to provide ablation energy, at least one ablation generator configured to provide ablation power to at least one of the plurality of ablation devices, and a controller configured to cause each of the plurality of ablation devices to selectively receive ablation power and configured to cycle through activation of a plurality of ablation states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Kollmann, Charles Houtz, Catherine Condie, Oleg Mosesov, Szymon Rzeszowski, Sean Morgan