Patents by Inventor Francis P. Grillo

Francis P. Grillo 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).

  • Vacuum device for sealing an anatomical opening
    Patent number: 8747414
    Abstract: A device for accessing a hollow organ comprises an elongated body sized for insertion into an entrance passage to the hollow organ, the elongated body including an outer sealing surface engaging an inner surface of the entrance passage and a working channel extending therethrough from a proximal port which, when the elongated body is in the operative position is proximal to a proximal opening of the entrance passage, to a distal port which, when the elongated body is in the operative position, extends distally past a distal opening of the entrance passage into the hollow organ and a plurality of suction holes formed through an outer wall of the elongated body, disposed around a circumference of a portion of the elongated body which, when the elongated body is in the operative position, is located within the entrance passage in combination with a vacuum channel formed in the elongated body for transferring a negative pressure to the suction holes to increase a sealing force applied by tissue of the entrance pa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Francis P. Grillo
  • Devices and methods for the treatment of endometriosis
    Patent number: 8663212
    Abstract: A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion section sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with light of a wavelength selected to facilitate identification of target tissue in combination with an ultrasound element coupled to the insertion section for delivering to a portion of tissue illuminated by the diagnostic element ultrasound energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. McIntyre, Francis P. Grillo, Isaac Ostrovsky
  • Devices and methods for the treatment of endometriosis
    Patent number: 8377051
    Abstract: A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion section sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with light of a wavelength selected to facilitate identification of target tissue in combination with an ultrasound element coupled to the insertion section for delivering to a portion of tissue illuminated by the diagnostic element ultrasound energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. McIntyre, Francis P. Grillo, Isaac Ostrovsky
  • Vacuum device for sealing an anatomical opening
    Patent number: 8287552
    Abstract: A device for accessing a hollow organ comprises an elongated body sized for insertion into an entrance passage to the hollow organ, the elongated body including an outer sealing surface engaging an inner surface of the entrance passage and a working channel extending therethrough from a proximal port which, when the elongated body is in the operative position is proximal to a proximal opening of the entrance passage, to a distal port which, when the elongated body is in the operative position, extends distally past a distal opening of the entrance passage into the hollow organ and a plurality of suction holes formed through an outer wall of the elongated body, disposed around a circumference of a portion of the elongated body which, when the elongated body is in the operative position, is located within the entrance passage in combination with a vacuum channel formed in the elongated body for transferring a negative pressure to the suction holes to increase a sealing force applied by tissue of the entrance pa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Francis P. Grillo
  • Heatable sling support for an anatomical location
    Patent number: 8170686
    Abstract: The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems, devices and methods relating to employing thermal treatment of tissue in combination with an implantable sling to treat urinary incontinence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Moreci, Francis P. Grillo, Alfred P. Intoccia, Jr.
  • Devices and Methods for the Treatment of Endometriosis
    Publication number: 20110125032
    Abstract: A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion section sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with light of a wavelength selected to facilitate identification of target tissue in combination with an ultrasound element coupled to the insertion section for delivering to a portion of tissue illuminated by the diagnostic element ultrasound energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Jon T. McIntyre, Francis P. Grillo, Isaac Ostrovsky
  • Devices and methods for the treatment of endometriosis
    Patent number: 7883506
    Abstract: A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with the light of a wavelength selected to facilitate identification of target tissue in combination with an ultrasound element coupled to the insertion section for delivering to a portion of tissue illuminated by the diagnostic element ultrasound energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. McIntyre, Francis P. Grillo, Isaac Ostrovsky