Patents by Inventor Cristian Spanu

Cristian Spanu 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).

  • Thermal control devices for electrosurgical instruments
    Patent number: 11684411
    Abstract: An effector includes a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end. The effector holds a plug or closure at the distal end of the tubular body; an active electrode at the distal end of the body; an insulator on the body; and one or more return electrodes on the insulator. The body dissipates heat generated by the one or more return electrodes from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.
    Inventors: Kester Julian Batchelor, Huisun Wang, Jeffrey J. Nelson, Cristian Spanu, Nikhil M. Murdeshwar
  • THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20210015542
    Abstract: An effector includes a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end. The effector holds a plug or closure at the distal end of the tubular body; an active electrode at the distal end of the body; an insulator on the body; and one or more return electrodes on the insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kester Julian Batchelor, Huisun Wang, Jeffrey J. Nelson, Cristian Spanu, Nikhil M. Murdeshwar
  • Thermal control devices for electrosurgical instruments
    Patent number: 10779878
    Abstract: An effector includes a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end. The effector includes a plug or closure at the distal end of the tubular body; an active electrode at the distal end of the body; an insulator on the body; and one or more return electrodes on the insulator. The body dissipates heat generated by the one or more return electrodes from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Gyrus Acmi, Inc.
    Inventors: Kester J. Batchelor, Huisun Wang, Jeffrey James Nelson, Cristian Spanu, Nikhil M. Murdeshwar
  • THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES FOR ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20180325578
    Abstract: An effector includes a tubular body having a proximal end and a distal end. The effector includes a plug or closure at the distal end of the tubular body; an active electrode at the distal end of the body; an insulator on the body; and one or more return electrodes on the insulator. The body dissipates heat generated by the one or more return electrodes from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kester J. Batchelor, Huisun Wang, Jeff Nelson, Cristian Spanu, Nikhil M. Murdeshwar