Patents by Inventor Joanmarie Dietz PELLEGRINI

Joanmarie Dietz PELLEGRINI 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).

  • Patent number: 9775555
    Abstract: An inter-ureter signaling device intended to provide a surgeon with a signal to identify when a ureter is grasped by a surgical clamping device, such as a pair of forceps, the device being comprised of a catheter, a signal generator, and wiring, such that when the catheter component of the device, having been inserted into a ureter, is compressed by the surgical clamping device an electrical circuit is closed and the signal generator generates a human perceptible signal, indicating that the clamp has been placed on the ureter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Joanmarie Dietz Pellegrini
  • Patent number: 9579059
    Abstract: An inter-ureter signaling device intended to provide a surgeon with a signal to identify when a ureter is grasped by a surgical clamping device, such as a pair of forceps, the device being comprised of a catheter, a signal generator, and wiring, such that when the catheter component of the device, having been inserted into a ureter, is compressed by the surgical clamping device an electrical circuit is closed and the signal generator generates a human perceptible signal, indicating that the clamp has been placed on the ureter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Inventor: Joanmarie Dietz Pellegrini
  • Publication number: 20150342520
    Abstract: An inter-ureter signaling device intended to provide a surgeon with a signal to identify when a ureter is grasped by a surgical clamping device, such as a pair of forceps, the device being comprised of a catheter, a signal generator, and wiring, such that when the catheter component of the device, having been inserted into a ureter, is compressed by the surgical clamping device an electrical circuit is closed and the signal generator generates a human perceptible signal, indicating that the clamp has been placed on the ureter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventor: Joanmarie Dietz PELLEGRINI