Patents by Inventor Maribel VAZQUEZ

Maribel VAZQUEZ 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).

  • Catheter control mechanism with magnetic resonance imaging-compatible torque
    Patent number: 11523873
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can include for example, an apparatus, which can include a manipulating arrangement configured to cause a medical device to move, where a portion of the manipulating arrangement can be partly composed of a non-magnetic material, and a computer arrangement in a communication with the manipulating arrangement, and configured to remotely operate the manipulating arrangement. The computer arrangement can include a computer. The communication can be a wired or wireless communication. The medical device can include (i) a catheter, (ii) an endoscope, or (iii) a needle. The manipulating arrangement can include a catheter as the medical device that can be attached to a manipulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    Inventors: Kamran Nazim, Maribel Vazquez, Joanne Lee, Estefany Condo, Luis Cardoso, Stephen Solomon, Govindarajan Srimathveeravalli
  • CATHETER CONTROL MECHANISM WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-COMPATIBLE TORQUE
    Publication number: 20180132954
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can include for example, an apparatus, which can include a manipulating arrangement configured to cause a medical device to move, where a portion of the manipulating arrangement can be partly composed of a non-magnetic material, and a computer arrangement in a communication with the manipulating arrangement, and configured to remotely operate the manipulating arrangement. The computer arrangement can include a computer. The communication can be a wired or wireless communication. The medical device can include (i) a catheter, (ii) an endoscope, or (iii) a needle. The manipulating arrangement can include a catheter as the medical device that can be attached to a manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Kamran NAZIM, Maribel VAZQUEZ, Joanne LEE, Estefany CONDO, Luis CARDOSO, Stephen SOLOMON, Govindarajan SRIMATHVEERAVALLI