Patents by Inventor Laszlo Vissy

Laszlo Vissy 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).

  • Systems and methods for endometrial ablation
    Patent number: 8529562
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes. An indicator mechanism is operatively coupled to the wall and configured to indicate non-expanded and expanded shapes of the wall. An expandable member, such as a balloon, is provided that expands to close the cervical canal during ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Minerva Surgical, Inc
    Inventors: Laszlo Vissy, Akos Toth, Ronald Hundertmark
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION
    Publication number: 20110118719
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes. An indicator mechanism is operatively coupled to the wall and configured to indicate non-expanded and expanded shapes of the wall. An expandable member, such as a balloon, is provided that expands to close the cervical canal during ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Minerva Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Laszlo Vissy, Akos Toth, Ronald Hundertmark