Patents by Inventor Christopher P. Godek

Christopher P. Godek 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).

  • Multiple Suture Placement System
    Publication number: 20210346010
    Abstract: A suturing system including apparatus and methods for disposing sutures in a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Cypris Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Godek, Michael V. Chobotov, Daniel Holton
  • Liposuction based on tissue liquefaction
    Patent number: 9089361
    Abstract: Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Andrew Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Andrew, Philip P. Chan, Christopher P. Godek
  • Harvesting Fat Tissue Using Tissue Liquefaction
    Publication number: 20130261606
    Abstract: Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away. The matter that was suctioned away is collected and gravity separated, and fat that is suitable for implantation in the subject is extracted from a selected layer (e.g., the top half) of the supernatant of the gravity-separated matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Andrew Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Andrew, Phillip P. Chan, Christopher P. Godek
  • HARVESTING FAT TISSUE USING TISSUE LIQUEFACTION
    Publication number: 20120277698
    Abstract: Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away. The matter that was suctioned away is collected, and fat that is suitable for implantation in the subject is extracted from the collected matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Mark S. Andrew, Philip P. Chan, Christopher P. Godek
  • Liposuction based on tissue liquefaction
    Patent number: 8221394
    Abstract: Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Andrew Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Andrew, Philip P. Chan, Christopher P. Godek
  • LIPOSUCTION BASED ON TISSUE LIQUEFACTION
    Publication number: 20110166552
    Abstract: Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Mark S. Andrew, Philip P. Chan, Christopher P. Godek
  • Liposuction based on tissue liquefaction
    Publication number: 20080269722
    Abstract: Target tissue may be removed from a subject using a cannula that has an interior cavity and an orifice configured to permit material to enter the cavity. This is accomplished by generating a negative pressure in the cavity so that a portion of the tissue is drawn into the orifice. Fluid is then delivered, via a conduit, so that the fluid exits the conduit within the cavity and impinges against the portion of the tissue that was drawn into the orifice. The fluid is delivered at a pressure and temperature that causes the tissue to soften, liquefy, or gellify. The tissue that has been softened, liquefied, or gellified is then suctioned away.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Mark S. Andrew, Philip P. Chan, Christopher P. Godek