Patents by Inventor Laura M. Tanenbaum

Laura M. Tanenbaum 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).

  • System and method for sterile sheathing of a medical probe
    Patent number: 11013493
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for sheathing a medical device, tool, instrument or probe (generally, probe) is provided. Among other aspects, a probe support jig capable of supporting the probe is provided, which includes a mechanical coupling for accepting a sheath on a sheath shell. In use, the sheath shell is coupled at one end thereof to the support jig and the probe is fed into the sheath, which is coupled to the sheath shell at another end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: J. Jordan Romano, Elizabeth N. Bearrick, Lauren R. Hernley, Saul A. Lopez, Laura M. Tanenbaum, Marcel A. C. Thomas, Teddy A. Toussaint
  • System and Method for Sterile Sheathing of a Medical Probe
    Publication number: 20190029641
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for sheathing a medical device, tool, instrument or probe (generally, probe) is provided. Among other aspects, a probe support jig capable of supporting the probe is provided, which includes a mechanical coupling for accepting a sheath on a sheath shell. In use, the sheath shell is coupled at one end thereof to the support jig and the probe is fed into the sheath, which is coupled to the sheath shell at another end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: J. Jordan Romano, Elizabeth N. Bearrick, Lauren R. Hernley, Saul A. Lopez, Laura M. Tanenbaum, Marcel A.C. Thomas, Teddy A. Toussaint
  • System and method for sterile sheathing of a medical probe
    Patent number: 10085716
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for sheathing a medical device, tool, instrument or probe (generally, probe) is provided. Among other aspects, a probe support jig capable of supporting the probe is provided, which includes a mechanical coupling for accepting a sheath on a sheath shell. In use, the sheath shell is coupled at one end thereof to the support jig and the probe is fed into the sheath, which is coupled to the sheath shell at another end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Inventors: J. Jordan Romano, Elizabeth N. Bearrick, Lauren R. Hernley, Saul A Lopez, Laura M. Tanenbaum, Marcel A. C. Thomas, Teddy A. Toussaint
  • System and Method for Sterile Sheathing of a Medical Probe
    Publication number: 20140259604
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for sheathing a medical device, tool, instrument or probe (generally, probe) is provided. Among other aspects, a probe support jig capable of supporting the probe is provided, which includes a mechanical coupling for accepting a sheath on a sheath shell. In use, the sheath shell is coupled at one end thereof to the support jig and the probe is fed into the sheath, which is coupled to the sheath shell at another end thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: J. Jordan Romano, Elizabeth N. Bearrick, Lauren R. Hernley, Saul Lopez, Laura M. Tanenbaum, Marcel A.C. Thomas, Teddy A. Touissant