Patents by Inventor Charles J. Vadala

Charles J. Vadala 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).

  • Patent number: 11207117
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of cryotherapy. In particular, the present disclosure relates to cryotherapy systems that ensure egress of cryogen gas delivered within a patient's body during cryotherapy procedures and, more particularly, sensors for use with cryotherapy systems that include delivery catheters wherein the systems ensure that egress of cryogen gas from the patient's body is possible whenever the catheter is operating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: CSA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean A. McDermott, Charles J. Vadala, Brian M. Hanley, John P. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20180256236
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of cryotherapy. In particular, the present disclosure relates to cryotherapy systems that ensure egress of cryogen gas delivered within a patient's body during cryotherapy procedures and, more particularly, sensors for use with cryotherapy systems that include delivery catheters wherein the systems ensure that egress of cryogen gas from the patient's body is possible whenever the catheter is operating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Sean A. McDermott, Charles J. Vadala, Brian M. Hanley, John P. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20100087759
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device with a variable frequency drive for ablating a biological material comprises an ultrasonic probe having a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween; a transducer that drives the ultrasonic probe over a variable frequency range, creating a transverse ultrasonic vibration along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis of the ultrasonic probe; a coupling engaging the proximal end of the ultrasonic probe to a distal end of the transducer; and an ultrasonic energy source engaged to the transducer that produces an ultrasonic energy, wherein driving the ultrasonic probe over the variable frequency range allows for the ultrasonic energy to propagate around a bend of the ultrasonic probe to ablate the biological material in communication with the ultrasonic probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Bradley A. Hare, Kyle K. Jarger, Charles J. Vadala, JR., Anthony W. O'Leary, Thomas A. Murphy, Roy M. Robertson