Patents by Inventor DOMINIQUE J. FILLOUX
DOMINIQUE J. FILLOUX 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).
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Patent number: 11911086Abstract: Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: HERMES INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Akos Toth, Dominique J. Filloux, Csaba Truckai
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Publication number: 20210038279Abstract: Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Hermes Innovations LLCInventors: Akos Toth, Dominique J. Filloux, Csaba Truckai
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Patent number: 10617461Abstract: Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Hermes Innovations LLCInventors: Akos Toth, Dominique J. Filloux, Csaba Truckai
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Publication number: 20170231681Abstract: Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: Hermes Innovations LLCInventors: Akos Toth, Dominique J. Filloux, Csaba Truckai
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Patent number: 9662163Abstract: Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Hermes Innovations LLCInventors: Akos Toth, Dominique J. Filloux, Csaba Truckai
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Publication number: 20120130361Abstract: Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Hermes Innovations LLCInventors: Akos Toth, Dominique J. Filloux, Csaba Truckai
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Publication number: 20080140170Abstract: An apparatus for delivering energy to tissue, comprising an elongate flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a sheath disposed over at least a portion of the flexible shaft; a resilient housing near the distal end of the flexible shaft, the housing adapted to deflect so as to appose the tissue; and at least one electrode mounted to the distal housing; an elongated pusher coupled with one of the housing and the at least one electrode and adapted to deflect the at least one electrode into apposition with the tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: CIERRA, INC.Inventors: DOMINIQUE J. FILLOUX, KENNETH N. HORNE, UDAY N. KUMAR, RAJ SUBRAMANIAM
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Publication number: 20080140113Abstract: Disclosed is a method for sealing a patent foramen ovale, including providing a first electrode device on a first side of PFO tissues; providing a second electrode device on an opposing side of PFO tissues; exerting a force on the PFO tissues by bringing the first and second devices into abutment; and energizing at least one of the first and second electrode devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: CIERRA, INC.Inventors: MIRIAM H. TAIMISTO, DOMINIQUE J. FILLOUX, UDAY N. KUMAR, VENKATA VEGESNA
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Publication number: 20080140070Abstract: An apparatus for delivering energy to tissue, comprising: an elongate flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a sheath disposed over at least a portion of the flexible shaft; a housing provided on the distal end of the flexible shaft; a plurality of electrodes mounted on the housing, the electrodes having a tissue apposition surface having a non-coplanar shape that conforms to the anatomy of a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: CIERRA, INC.Inventors: DOMINIQUE J. FILLOUX, MIRIAM H. TAIMISTO, UDAY N. KUMAR, VENKATA VEGESNA
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Publication number: 20080140069Abstract: An apparatus for delivering energy to tissue, including: an elongate flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; a sheath disposed over at least a portion of the flexible shaft; a resilient substrate near the distal end of the flexible shaft; a plurality of compression members coupled with the substrate; and a plurality of electrodes spaced from one another and operably connected with the plurality of compression members, the plurality of electrodes adapted to individually advance or retract relative to the substrate so as to appose the tissue, wherein the substrate is adapted to be housed in a collapsed state within the sheath prior to deployment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2007Publication date: June 12, 2008Applicant: CIERRA, INC.Inventors: DOMINIQUE J. FILLOUX, KENNETH N. HORNE, UDAY N. KUMAR