Patents by Inventor Frank M. Fago
Frank M. Fago 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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Publication number: 20230240688Abstract: A medical instrument comprising an end effector comprising a first jaw configured to be repositionable with respect to a second jaw, the first and second jaws removably mounted to an open-ended occlusion clip, the end effector configured to configured to be removably coupled to an open-ended occlusion clip with a pair of terminal ends and first and second robotic arms, and wherein the end effector includes at least one of a cavity and a projection configured to be engaged by at least one of the first and second robotic arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Keith Edward Martin
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Patent number: 11653930Abstract: A medical instrument comprising an end effector comprising a first jaw configured to be repositionable with respect to a second jaw, the first and second jaws removably mounted to an open-ended occlusion clip, the end effector configured to configured to be removably coupled to an open-ended occlusion clip with a pair of terminal ends and first and second robotic arms, and wherein the end effector includes at least one of a cavity and a projection configured to be engaged by at least one of the first and second robotic arms.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Keith Edward Martin
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Publication number: 20220304694Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a first elongated occlusion arm; (b) a second elongated occlusion arm; (c) a first elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the first elongated occlusion arm; (d) a second elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the second elongated occlusion arm, where a proximal portion of the first elongated biasing arm is coupled to a proximal portion of the second elongated biasing arm, where the first elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the first elongated bias arm along a majority of its length, and where the second elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the second elongated bias arm along a majority of its length.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Kimberly Gray
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Patent number: 11389175Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a first elongated occlusion arm; (b) a second elongated occlusion arm; (c) a first elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the first elongated occlusion arm; (d) a second elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the second elongated occlusion arm, where a proximal portion of the first elongated biasing arm is coupled to a proximal portion of the second elongated biasing arm, where the first elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the first elongated bias arm along a majority of its length, and where the second elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the second elongated bias arm along a majority of its length.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Kimberly Gray
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Publication number: 20220192733Abstract: Apparatus and systems include an electrosurgical instrument with a unique jaw configuration and gripping surfaces that allow tangential gripping and ablation of tissue in a minimally invasive procedure. The electrosurgical instrument can include a shaft and hinge coupling the shaft to first and second jaws. The first jaw can be an anchor for the second jaw. The jaws can have respective first portions and second portions offset at an angle from the first portions. Each jaw can also include electrodes on their inner surfaces facing the other jaw. Each jaw can also include textured gripping surfaces. The gripping surfaces can be included on at least a portion of the base of each jaw, as well as on at least a portion of the inner surfaces of the jaws.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Heidi KOETT, Salvatore PRIVITERA, Matthew MONTI, Melissa HARGIS, Kurtis KLINGENBERG, Frank M. Fago, Ruixin FAN, Christoph GILLUM
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Publication number: 20220039852Abstract: Medical devices and related methods, and, more specifically, cryogenic surgical systems and related methods are disclosed. Some example cryogenic surgical systems may include a cryosurgical control unit configured to cool a cryosurgical probe to a temperature colder than a temperature at which flow of cryogenic fluid to the probe is stopped. Some example tank level indicating systems may utilize the pressure of the fluid in the tank and a temperature of the exterior wall of the tank to indicate liquid level.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon McHale, Frank M. Fago, Stefan Stefanov
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Patent number: 11179185Abstract: Medical devices and related methods, and, more specifically, cryogenic surgical systems and related methods are disclosed. Some example cryogenic surgical systems may include a cryosurgical control unit configured to cool a cryosurgical probe to a temperature colder than a temperature at which flow of cryogenic fluid to the probe is stopped. Some example tank level indicating systems may utilize the pressure of the fluid in the tank and a temperature of the exterior wall of the tank to indicate liquid level.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon McHale, Frank M. Fago, Stefan Stefanov
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Publication number: 20210272482Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for a surgical training tool that drives movement of an organ in order to reproduce a movement of that organ to mimic the conditions of a live surgical procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon MCHALE, Frank M. FAGO, Matthew MONTI, Robert M. TRUSTY, John WESLEY, Jeffrey Paul SITES, Eric S. NORMAN
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Publication number: 20200305884Abstract: A medical instrument comprising: (a) a first joint comprising a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom; (b) a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint comprising a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom; (c) a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint; (d) an open-ended occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws; and, (e) a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a first control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the first member and the second member, and a second control configured to direct repositioning of at least one of the third member and the fourth member, and a third control configType: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Keith Edward Martin, Frank M. Fago, David Wilson
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Publication number: 20200022745Abstract: Medical devices and related methods, and, more specifically, cryogenic surgical systems and related methods are disclosed. Some example cryogenic surgical systems may include a cryosurgical control unit configured to cool a cryosurgical probe to a temperature colder than a temperature at which flow of cryogenic fluid to the probe is stopped. Some example tank level indicating systems may utilize the pressure of the fluid in the tank and a temperature of the exterior wall of the tank to indicate liquid level.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon McHale, Frank M. Fago, Stefan Stefanov
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Patent number: 10322228Abstract: A power injector is disclosed having power injector control logic, which in turn includes a decay constant cross-reference, for instance in the form of a data structure. Flow rate decay constant information may be stored by the decay constant cross-reference. A decay constant, which may be used by the power injector to generate an exponentially decaying flow rate for an injection, may be stored in the decay constant cross-reference in conjunction with a particular imaging unit. The decay constant cross-reference may be searched by entering a model or module number of an imaging unit to identify the corresponding flow rate decay constant to be used by the power injector.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Liebel-Flarsheim Company LLCInventors: Frank M. Fago, Alya Schalabi
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Publication number: 20190175181Abstract: A medical instrument comprising an end effector comprising a first jaw configured to be repositionable with respect to a second jaw, the first and second jaws removably mounted to an open-ended occlusion clip, the end effector configured to configured to be removably coupled to an open-ended occlusion clip with a pair of terminal ends and first and second robotic arms, and wherein the end effector includes at least one of a cavity and a projection configured to be engaged by at least one of the first and second robotic arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Keith Edward Martin
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Patent number: 10201352Abstract: A medical instrument comprising an end effector comprising a first jaw configured to be repositionable with respect to a second jaw, the first and second jaws removably mounted to an open-ended occlusion clip, the end effector configured to configured to be removably coupled to an open-ended occlusion clip with a pair of terminal ends and first and second robotic arms, and wherein the end effector includes at least one of a cavity and a projection configured to be engaged by at least one of the first and second robotic arms.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Keith Edward Martin
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Publication number: 20180169326Abstract: A power injector syringe assembly (100) that includes a syringe body (110) having a syringe barrel (120). An outer wall (126b) of the syringe barrel (120) is tapered from its proximal end (122) to its distal end (124), with the outer diameter of the syringe barrel (120) progressively increasing when proceeding in the direction of its distal end (124). When this syringe barrel (120) is disposed within a pressure sleeve (180), the clearance between the outer diameter of the syringe barrel (120) and the inner diameter of the pressure sleeve (180) is progressively reduced proceeding in the discharge direction during power injector operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Liebel-Flarsheim Company LLCInventor: Frank M. Fago
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Publication number: 20180132857Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a first elongated occlusion arm; (b) a second elongated occlusion arm; (c) a first elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the first elongated occlusion arm; (d) a second elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the second elongated occlusion arm, where a proximal portion of the first elongated biasing arm is coupled to a proximal portion of the second elongated biasing arm, where the first elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the first elongated bias arm along a majority of its length, and where the second elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the second elongated bias arm along a majority of its length.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Kimberly Gray
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Patent number: 9901352Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a first elongated occlusion arm; (b) a second elongated occlusion arm; (c) a first elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the first elongated occlusion arm; (d) a second elongated biasing arm coupled to a distal portion of the second elongated occlusion arm, where a proximal portion of the first elongated biasing arm is coupled to a proximal portion of the second elongated biasing arm, where the first elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the first elongated bias arm along a majority of its length, and where the second elongated occlusion arm extends parallel to the second elongated bias arm along a majority of its length.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Kimberly Gray
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Publication number: 20180036007Abstract: A medical instrument comprising an end effector comprising a first jaw configured to be repositionable with respect to a second jaw, the first and second jaws removably mounted to an open-ended occlusion clip, the end effector configured to configured to be removably coupled to an open-ended occlusion clip with a pair of terminal ends and first and second robotic arms, and wherein the end effector includes at least one of a cavity and a projection configured to be engaged by at least one of the first and second robotic arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Frank M. Fago, Keith Edward Martin
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Patent number: 9883867Abstract: A medical instrument including a first joint including a first member and a second member, the first member configured to be repositionable with respect to the second member in a first degree of freedom, a second joint operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint including a third member and a fourth member, the third member configured to be repositionable with respect to the fourth member in a second degree of freedom, a pair of repositionable jaws operatively coupled to the first joint and the second joint, an open-ended occlusion clip detachably mounted to the pair of repositionable jaws, and a controller operatively coupled to the first joint, the second joint, and the pair of repositionable jaws, the controller including a control with a line operatively coupled to the first and second jaws in at least a gun tackle pulley configuration.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Keith Edward Martin, Frank M. Fago, David Wilson
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Patent number: 9855387Abstract: A medical fluid injector system (450) is disclosed that may utilize one or more of flow rate determination logic (130), injection volume determination logic (132), display control logic (134), drive ram motion control logic (136), and pressure monitoring logic (138). The flow rate determination logic (130), injection volume determination logic (132), and display control logic (134) each may utilize a concentration input (172, 192, 202) to calculate flow rates, injection volumes, and generate multi-color graphics, respectively, for a simultaneous injection configuration. The drive ram motion control logic (136) may utilize both a target pressure and a monitored pressure to derive a velocity for advancing a drive ram. The pressure monitoring logic (138) may provide a monitored pressure value for the drive ram control logic (136), where this monitored pressure value may be derived from the input power being used to advance a drive ram and the drive ram velocity.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLCInventors: James R. Small, Jeffrey A. Perkins, Frank M. Fago, Mark Jon Glenn
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Patent number: 9662038Abstract: Some injectors of the invention may include a fluid drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid (e.g., liquid, pneumatic, or both) to impart a sequence of forces to drive a delivery device (e.g., a syringe) to deliver a medical fluid (e.g., a contrast agent, a radiopharmaceutical, a drug, or a combination thereof). Some injectors may include a multimedia tube configured to pass a working fluid (e.g., air) and a light signal (e.g., infrared). Some injectors may include a peristaltic drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: LIEBEL-FLARSHEIM COMPANY LLCInventors: Gary S. Wagner, Frank M. Fago, Peter Staats, Dane Battiato