Patents by Inventor Manooshree Patel

Manooshree Patel 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).

  • Automatic suture device to reduce bleeding in gastric bypass surgery
    Patent number: 11382615
    Abstract: A disposable reloadable laparoscopic suturing instrument and method for suturing is provided. The disposable reloadable laparoscopic suturing instrument connects to and receives control signals via an actuating instrument. The instrument includes a pair of first and second opposable jaw members, a blade unit, and a needle unit. The jaw members close, clamp onto and secure the tissue, and include a pair of needle tracks and a blade track between the needle tracks. The blade unit has a blade that, upon actuation, travels along the blade track cutting the tissue resulting in an incision. Each needle unit has a needle and thread that, upon actuation, travels along a needle track suturing and sealing the tissue on both sides of the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Blake Ariel Feldmar, Manooshree Patel, Mariana Guadalupe Alvarez Sandoval, Brandon M. Zhang, Sofia Santos Haile
  • AUTOMATIC SUTURE DEVICE TO REDUCE BLEEDING IN GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY
    Publication number: 20200337692
    Abstract: A disposable reloadable laparoscopic suturing instrument and method for suturing is provided. The disposable reloadable laparoscopic suturing instrument connects to and receives control signals via an actuating instrument. The instrument includes a pair of first and second opposable jaw members, a blade unit, and a needle unit. The jaw members close, clamp onto and secure the tissue, and include a pair of needle tracks and a blade track between the needle tracks. The blade unit has a blade that, upon actuation, travels along the blade track cutting the tissue resulting in an incision. Each needle unit has a needle and thread that, upon actuation, travels along a needle track suturing and sealing the tissue on both sides of the incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Blake Ariel Feldmar, Manooshree Patel, Mariana Guadalupe Alvarez Sandoval, Brandon M. Zhang, Sofia Santos Haile