Patents by Inventor Dennis Franklin Burke

Dennis Franklin Burke 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).

  • Cryogenic ablation system with rotatable and translatable catheter
    Patent number: 11266456
    Abstract: An ablation assembly includes a handle, a catheter assembly and a connector locking assembly. The catheter assembly includes: a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector at the distal and proximal ends of the catheter shaft, and a delivery tube extending between there between. The connector includes a connector body secured to the proximal end and a plug secured to the delivery tube, the plug and delivery tube movable axially and rotationally. The handle includes an open portion receiving the plug and the connector body. The connector locking assembly includes: means for simultaneously automatically connecting the plug and the connector body to the handle to place the connector in a load state prior to use, and means for automatically releasing the connector body and thereafter the plug from the handle to place the connector in an eject state to permit the connector to be removed from the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Gabriel F. W. Newell, Patrick P. Wu, Timothy Douglas Holland, Cesar A. Ico, Dennis Franklin Burke
  • Cryogenic ablation system with rotatable and translatable catheter
    Patent number: 10251693
    Abstract: An ablation assembly includes a handle, a catheter assembly and a connector locking assembly. The catheter assembly includes: a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector at the distal and proximal ends of the catheter shaft, and a delivery tube extending between there between. The connector includes a connector body secured to the proximal end and a plug secured to the delivery tube, the plug and delivery tube movable axially and rotationally. The handle includes an open portion receiving the plug and the connector body. The connector locking assembly includes: means for simultaneously automatically connecting the plug and the connector body to the handle to place the connector in a load state prior to use, and means for automatically releasing the connector body and thereafter the plug from the handle to place the connector in an eject state to permit the connector to be removed from the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Gabriel F. W. Newell, Patrick P. Wu, Timothy Douglas Holland, Cesar A. Ico, Byron Liehwah Chun, Dennis Franklin Burke
  • CRYOGENIC ABLATION SYSTEM WITH ROTATABLE AND TRANSLATABLE CATHETER
    Publication number: 20190059970
    Abstract: An ablation assembly includes a handle, a catheter assembly and a connector locking assembly. The catheter assembly includes: a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector at the distal and proximal ends of the catheter shaft, and a delivery tube extending between there between. The connector includes a connector body secured to the proximal end and a plug secured to the delivery tube, the plug and delivery tube movable axially and rotationally. The handle includes an open portion receiving the plug and the connector body. The connector locking assembly includes: means for simultaneously automatically connecting the plug and the connector body to the handle to place the connector in a load state prior to use, and means for automatically releasing the connector body and thereafter the plug from the handle to place the connector in an eject state to permit the connector to be removed from the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Gabriel F.W. Newell, Patrick P. Wu, Timothy Douglas Holland, Cesar A. Ico, Dennis Franklin Burke
  • CRYOGENIC ABLATION SYSTEM WITH ROTATABLE AND TRANSLATABLE CATHETER
    Publication number: 20170333105
    Abstract: An ablation assembly includes a handle, a catheter assembly and a connector locking assembly. The catheter assembly includes: a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector at the distal and proximal ends of the catheter shaft, and a delivery tube extending between there between. The connector includes a connector body secured to the proximal end and a plug secured to the delivery tube, the plug and delivery tube movable axially and rotationally. The handle includes an open portion receiving the plug and the connector body. The connector locking assembly includes: means for simultaneously automatically connecting the plug and the connector body to the handle to place the connector in a load state prior to use, and means for automatically releasing the connector body and thereafter the plug from the handle to place the connector in an eject state to permit the connector to be removed from the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: C2 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Gabriel F.W. Newell, Patrick P. Wu, Timothy Douglas Holland, Cesar A. Ico, Byron Liehwah Chun, Dennis Franklin Burke