Patents by Inventor Jeff A. Saal

Jeff A. Saal 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).

  • Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical site
    Patent number: 6258086
    Abstract: A catheter for delivering energy to a surgical site is disclosed. The catheter includes at a proximal end a handle and at a distal end a probe. The catheter includes at least one energy delivery device and an activation element. The at least one energy delivery device is located at the distal end of the catheter to deliver energy to portions of the surgical site. The activation element is located at the distal end of the catheter, to transition the probe from a linear to a multi-dimensional shape, within the surgical site. Methods for deploying the probe from the linear to multi-dimensional shape are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Oratec Interventions, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Ashley, Hugh R. Sharkey, Joel Saal, Jeff A. Saal