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).

  • 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