Patents by Inventor Jeremy Michael McKinney

Jeremy Michael McKinney 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).

  • Interface module allowing delivery of tissue stimulation and electrosurgery through a common surgical instrument
    Patent number: 9579503
    Abstract: Concepts presented herein relate to an interface module that can be electrically coupled to an electrical stimulation generator, a radio frequency generator and an instrument. A selection module is coupled to the interface module and operates in a first mode to deliver electrical stimulation signals from the electrical stimulation generator to the instrument and in a second mode to deliver radio frequency signals from the radio frequency generator to the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Michael McKinney, Wenjeng Li, Kevin Lee McFarlin
  • INTERFACE MODULE ALLOWING DELIVERY OF TISSUE STIMULATION AND ELECTROSURGERY THROUGH A COMMON SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20130090641
    Abstract: Concepts presented herein relate to an interface module that can be electrically coupled to an electrical stimulation generator, a radio frequency generator and an instrument. A selection module is coupled to the interface module and operates in a first mode to deliver electrical stimulation signals from the electrical stimulation generator to the instrument and in a second mode to deliver radio frequency signals from the radio frequency generator to the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Michael McKinney, Wenjeng Li, Kevin Lee McFarlin