Patents by Inventor Geoff Bond

Geoff Bond 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).

  • Dual probe with floating inner probe
    Patent number: 8454639
    Abstract: A percutaneous surgical instrument for de-bulking calculi or drilling bone includes an actuator for generating vibrations at ultrasonic frequencies and a horn coupled to said actuator for amplifying the actuator vibration. A fixed probe is attached to said horn for engaging the calculi and introducing the ultrasonic frequencies thereto. A floating probe is disposed concentric to and under said fixed probe and slidable thereover. A free mass is disposed between the horn and the floating probe for oscillating therebetween, in response to actuator vibration, for causing low frequency impact with the calculi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Cybersonics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shu Du, Thomas M. Peterson, Tao Song, Geoff Bond
  • Dual probe with floating inner probe
    Publication number: 20050209620
    Abstract: A percutaneous surgical instrument for de-bulking calculi or drilling bone includes an actuator for generating vibrations at ultrasonic frequencies and a horn coupled to said actuator for amplifying the actuator vibration. A fixed probe is attached to said horn for engaging the calculi and introducing the ultrasonic frequencies thereto. A floating probe is disposed concentric to and under said fixed probe and slidable thereover. A free mass is disposed between the horn and the floating probe for oscillating therebetween, in response to actuator vibration, for causing low frequency impact with the calculi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Shu Du, Thomas Peterson, Tao Song, Geoff Bond