Patents by Inventor Giorgio Brusa

Giorgio Brusa 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).

  • Endoscope working channel protection
    Patent number: 11213190
    Abstract: An endoscope including an insertion tube, a working, channel located within the insertion tube, and a protecting feature disposed within at least a portion, of the working channel The protecting feature may be adapted to protect the working-channel from thermal damage and/or from mechanical damage caused by a medical instrument located in the working channel. The protecting feature may be adapted to determine presence or absence of a medical instrument within the working channel, arid/or a location of the medical instrument within the working channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Gyrus Acmi, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Shelton, Allison Dianis, Giorgio Brusa
  • SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED LARYNGEAL BLADE
    Publication number: 20200015832
    Abstract: A system for performing a medical procedure comprises: a retraction device for maintaining an opening into a patient's mouth; a tool for performing the medical procedure; and an articulating probe. The retraction device comprises a tissue manipulation element. The articulating probe delivers the tool through the retractor-maintained opening, alongside the tissue manipulation element, and to a target location of the patient. Methods and retractor devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Lewis J. Levine, Richard Owen Kuenzler, Jamie Matthew Maietta, Liam O'Shea, Richard L. Walker, JR., Thomas Smith, Giorgio Brusa, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • ENDOSCOPE WORKING CHANNEL PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20190090727
    Abstract: An endoscope including an insertion tube, a working, channel located within the insertion tube, and a protecting feature disposed within at least a portion, of the working channel The protecting feature may be adapted to protect the working-channel from thermal damage and/or from mechanical damage caused by a medical instrument located in the working channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Kurt Shelton, Allison Dianis, Giorgio Brusa