Patents by Inventor EUGENE VAN WYK

EUGENE VAN WYK 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).

  • Patent number: 11992255
    Abstract: A surgical assembly and system are disclosed. The system comprises a first generator for generating a first signal for use in generating an electrical field proximate a site of a surgical procedure for removing particles suspended proximate the surgical site. The assembly further comprises a surgical tool comprising a tool-piece communicatively couplable with the first generator and a second generator, the second generator being arranged to generate a second signal for use in cutting or cauterizing biological tissue of the patient during the surgical procedure, the assembly further comprising a switching assembly for switching the application of the first signal and second signal to the tool-piece and a controller for controlling the application of the first signal and second signal to the tool-piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: ALESI SURGICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason Brewer, Dominic Griffiths, Francis Kweku Egyin Amoah, George Hearn, Robert Rudolf, Matt Neighbour, Eugene Van Wyk
  • Publication number: 20200197069
    Abstract: A surgical assembly and system are disclosed. The system comprises a first generator for generating a first signal for use in generating an electrical field proximate a site of a surgical procedure for removing particles suspended proximate the surgical site. The assembly further comprises a surgical tool comprising a tool-piece communicatively couplable with the first generator and a second generator, the second generator being arranged to generate a second signal for use in cutting or cauterizing biological tissue of the patient during the surgical procedure, the assembly further comprising a switching assembly for switching the application of the first signal and second signal to the tool-piece and a controller for controlling the application of the first signal and second signal to the tool-piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: JASON BREWER, DOMINIC GRIFFITHS, FRANCIS KWEKU EGYIN AMOAH, GEORGE HEARN, ROBERT RUDOLF, MATT NEIGHBOUR, EUGENE VAN WYK