Patents by Inventor Justin David Volz

Justin David Volz 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: 12232743
    Abstract: Exclusion devices for anatomical structures, and related instruments and related methods, are disclosed. An exclusion device may include a first clamping portion, a second clamping portion opposing the first clamping portion, and/or a biocompatible fabric cover at least partially sheathing the first clamping portion and/or the second clamping portion. The cover may be generally tubular and/or may define a relaxed circumference when the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are in a closed configuration. At least a portion of the cover may be configured to stretch to a stretched circumference of about 2× to about 3× the relaxed circumference when the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are reconfigured from the closed configuration to an open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Ann Mata, Nikhil Kabbur, Lynn Ann Recker, Justin David Volz
  • Publication number: 20240390054
    Abstract: A cryogenic probe, comprising: (a) a handle, (b) a shaft disposed distally on the handle, the shaft comprising a generally rigid proximal portion and a generally malleable distal portion, and (c) an active tip disposed distally on the shaft, where the shaft comprises a supply conduit configured to supply a cryogenic fluid to the active tip, an exhaust conduit configured to exhaust spent cryogenic fluid from the active tip, and a vacuum insulating layer disposed around the supply conduit and the exhaust conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin David Volz, Jeffrey Arnold Beier, Jared Edward Neidhard, Drew Douglas Schierloh, Jonathon McHale, Craig Christipher Crandall, Stefan Stefanov
  • Publication number: 20230082963
    Abstract: Exclusion devices for anatomical structures, and related instruments and related methods, are disclosed. An exclusion device may include a first clamping portion, a second clamping portion opposing the first clamping portion, and/or a biocompatible fabric cover at least partially sheathing the first clamping portion and/or the second clamping portion. The cover may be generally tubular and/or may define a relaxed circumference when the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are in a closed configuration. At least a portion of the cover may be configured to stretch to a stretched circumference of about 2× to about 3× the relaxed circumference when the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion are reconfigured from the closed configuration to an open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Carol Ann Mata, Nikhil Kabbur, Lynn Ann Recker, Justin David Volz
  • Publication number: 20230061212
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to cryogenic devices and related methods. A ferrule coupling according to at least some aspects of the present disclosure may include a male fitting including a bore; a female fitting including a bore, the female fitting sized to receive the male fitting; a conduit sized to fit within the bores of the male fitting and the female fitting, wherein a circumferential gap exists between an exterior of the conduit and an interior surface of the female fitting demarcating the bore; a first ferrule including dual conical surfaces and a cylindrical bore, the cylindrical bore sized to receive the conduit; a second ferrule including dual conical surfaces and a cylindrical bore, the cylindrical bore sized to receive the conduit; and/or a washer including dual conical surfaces and a cylindrical bore, the cylindrical bore sized to receive the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Drew Douglas Schierloh, Justin David Volz, Brian Frederick Metcalf, Stefan Stefanov