Patents by Inventor Gianluca Spera

Gianluca Spera 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).

  • Gastrointestinal applicator and method of using same
    Patent number: 9101742
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dispensing a relatively viscous composition to a wound site at a location within a mammalian body requiring a relatively long and thin catheter for access includes filling a distal tip of the catheter with the composition, directing the distal tip to the wound site, dispensing the composition onto the wound site and then inflating a balloon against the applied composition to enable same to congeal enough so that the composition remains fixed to the wound site after the catheter is removed from the body. In an embodiment the balloon is secured to the catheter such that when air is applied through the catheter to the balloon, the balloon expands longitudinally and distally past a distal end of the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Gianluca Spera, Scott R. Ariagno
  • Endoscopic Instrument
    Publication number: 20070270636
    Abstract: An endoscopic instrument (10), particularly useful for the non-invasive treatment of some digestive system pathologies, has a flexible and elongate main body (11) that houses a vision device (22) for taking images of an organ internal area, comprising a first working arm (21) for the use of tools, and further comprises a second working arm (23) for the use of tools apt to be operated independently with respect to said first working arm (21), allowing an endoscopic treatment of a wide range of pathologies that at present are treatable only surgically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: Gianluca Spera
  • GASTROINTESTINAL APPLICATOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20070106213
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for dispensing a relatively viscous composition to a wound site at a location within a mammalian body requiring a relatively long and thin catheter for access includes filling a distal tip of the catheter with the composition, directing the distal tip to the wound site, dispensing the composition onto the wound site and then inflating a balloon against the applied composition to enable same to congeal enough so that the composition remains fixed to the wound site after the catheter is removed from the body. In an embodiment the balloon is secured to the catheter such that when air is applied through the catheter to the balloon, the balloon expands longitudinally and distally past a distal end of the catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Gianluca Spera, Scott Ariagno