Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Truckai

Daniel C. Truckai 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).

  • Device for endometrial ablation having an expandable seal for a cervical canal
    Patent number: 9421059
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes and for conforming to an asymmetric or symmetric shape of the patient's cervix. An expandable seal is provided for sealing the cervical canal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Minerva Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Truckai, Csaba Truckai
  • DEVICE FOR ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION HAVING AN EXPANDABLE SEAL FOR A CERVICAL CANAL
    Publication number: 20120101332
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes and for conforming to an asymmetric or symmetric shape of the patient's cervix. An expandable seal is provided for sealing the cervical canal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Minerva Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel C. Truckai, Csaba Truckai