Patents by Inventor Jeffrey M. Garbibaldi

Jeffrey M. Garbibaldi 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).

  • Magnetic medical devices with changeable magnetic moments and method of navigating magnetic medical devices with changeable magnetic moments
    Patent number: 7341063
    Abstract: A method of navigating a medical device having a changeable magnetic moment within an operating region within a patient, the method includes applying a navigating magnetic field to the operating region with an external source magnet, and changing the direction of the magnetic moment in the medical device to change the orientation of the medical device in a selected direction within the operating region. The magnet moment of the medical device can be created by one or more electromagnet coils, in which case the magnetic moment can be changed by changing the current to the coil. Alternatively, the magnetic moment of the medical device can be created by one or more permanent magnets, in which case the magnetic moment can be changed by mechanically or magnetically manipulating the permanent magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Stereotaxis, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Garbibaldi, Roger N. Hastings