Patents by Inventor Mark Stringham

Mark Stringham 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).

  • Patent number: 11701160
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical dissection tips comprising a substrate comprising beryllium copper and a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of the substrate, and methods of making such surgical dissection tips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Robert R. Scott, Kent F. Beck, Phil Eggers, Mel Lewis
  • Patent number: 11295338
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for affiliate marketing. A method of the disclosure includes receiving affiliate product data from a merchant account. The method includes determining intelligence sources for generating an affiliate product for a promoter account and determining rules for generating the affiliate product for the promoter account. The method includes determining the affiliate product for the promoter account based on the intelligence sources, the rules, and the affiliate product data from the merchant account. The method includes tracking consumer click-throughs on the affiliate product provided to the promoter account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Mark Stringham
  • Patent number: 11266459
    Abstract: A sealing and/or cutting instrument having a thermally active surface or element which may be used to seal and then cut tissue, ducts, vessels, etc., apart. The instrument may include a thermally active surface or element comprised of a conductor covered with a ferromagnetic material. The instrument may contact tissue with one or more surfaces comprised of a non-stick material. A sensor in communication with the instrument may be used to monitor a therapeutic procedure and signal when sealing and/or cutting of a tissue is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim H. Manwaring, David J. McNally, Philip Eggers, Preston Manwaring, Mark Stringham, Kent Beck, David Wright, Josh Middel
  • Publication number: 20200289186
    Abstract: A sealing and/or cutting instrument having a thermally active surface or element which may be used to seal and then cut tissue, ducts, vessels, etc., apart. The instrument may include a thermally active surface or element comprised of a conductor covered with a ferromagnetic material. The instrument may contact tissue with one or more surfaces comprised of a non-stick material. A sensor in communication with the instrument may be used to monitor a therapeutic procedure and signal when sealing and/or cutting of a tissue is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim H. Manwaring, David J. McNally, Philip Eggers, Preston Manwaring, Mark Stringham, Kent Beck, David Wright, Josh Middel
  • Publication number: 20200184512
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for affiliate marketing. A method of the disclosure includes receiving affiliate product data from a merchant account. The method includes determining intelligence sources for generating an affiliate product for a promoter account and determining rules for generating the affiliate product for the promoter account. The method includes determining the affiliate product for the promoter account based on the intelligence sources, the rules, and the affiliate product data from the merchant account. The method includes tracking consumer click-throughs on the affiliate product provided to the promoter account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Mark Stringham
  • Publication number: 20200129222
    Abstract: In various embodiments, surgical devices and methods are provided. One such surgical device includes a ferromagnetic heater assembly. The ferromagnetic heater assembly includes an electrical conductor, a ferromagnetic heater, and an encapsulant. The electrical conductor has a first leg, a second leg, and a bend between the first and second legs. The bend is located at a distal tip of the electrical conductor, and the first and second legs are spaced apart from one another between the distal end and a proximal end of the electrical conductor. The ferromagnetic heater is disposed on the first leg of the electrical conductor. The encapsulant at least partially surrounds the ferromagnetic heater and a portion of the second leg opposite the ferromagnetic heater, and a surface of the ferromagnetic heater is at least partially exposed by the encapsulant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Preston Manwaring, Philip Eggers, Scott Denis
  • Publication number: 20190328442
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical dissection tips comprising a substrate comprising beryllium copper and a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of the substrate, and methods of making such surgical dissection tips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Robert R. Scott, Kent F. Beck, Phil Eggers, Mel Lewis
  • Patent number: 10357306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical dissection tips comprising a substrate comprising beryllium copper and a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of the substrate, and methods of making such surgical dissection tips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Robert R Scott, Kent F Beck, Phil Eggers, Mel Lewis
  • Patent number: 10149712
    Abstract: A thermal surgical tool comprising a conductor having a ferromagnetic material attached thereto is provided. The conductor may include a support of sufficiently high Young's modulus to resist bending when the surgical tool is being used to treat tissue. One or more intervening layers may be disposed between the support and the ferromagnetic material. Each of the intervening layers may be selected for a property that facilitates construction of the surgical tool and/or enhances a functionality of the surgical tool. The thermal surgical tool can be used for separating tissue, coagulation, tissue destruction or achieving other desired tissue effects in numerous surgical procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Manwaring, Philip Eggers, Mark Stringham, Paul Hammond, David J. McNally
  • Publication number: 20170209200
    Abstract: A sealing and/or cutting instrument having a thermally active surface or element which may be used to seal and then cut tissue, ducts, vessels, etc., apart. The instrument may include a thermally active surface or element comprised of a conductor covered with a ferromagnetic material. The instrument may contact tissue with one or more surfaces comprised of a non-stick material. A sensor in communication with the instrument may be used to monitor a therapeutic procedure and signal when sealing and/or cutting of a tissue is complete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim H. Manwaring, David J. McNally, Philip Eggers, Preston Manwaring, Mark Stringham, Kent Beck, David Wright, Josh Middel
  • Patent number: 9526558
    Abstract: A sealing and/or cutting instrument having a thermally active surface or element which may be used to seal and then cut tissue, ducts, vessels, etc., apart. The instrument may include a thermally active surface or element comprised of a conductor covered with a ferromagnetic material. The instrument may contact tissue with one or more surfaces comprised of a non-stick material. A sensor in communication with the instrument may be used to monitor a therapeutic procedure and signal when sealing and/or cutting of a tissue is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim H. Manwaring, David J. McNally, Philip Eggers, Preston Manwaring, Mark Stringham, Kent Beck, David Wright, Josh Middel
  • Publication number: 20160030103
    Abstract: A thermal surgical tool comprising a conductor having a ferromagnetic material attached thereto is provided. The conductor may include a support of sufficiently high Young's modulus to resist bending when the surgical tool is being used to treat tissue. One or more intervening layers may be disposed between the support and the ferromagnetic material. Each of the intervening layers may be selected for a property that facilitates construction of the surgical tool and/or enhances a functionality of the surgical tool. The thermal surgical tool can be used for separating tissue, coagulation, tissue destruction or achieving other desired tissue effects in numerous surgical procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Manwaring, Philip Eggers, Mark Stringham, Paul Hammond, David J. McNally
  • Publication number: 20150327907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical dissection tips comprising a substrate comprising beryllium copper and a ferromagnetic layer coating at least a portion of the substrate, and methods of making such surgical dissection tips
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Robert R Scott, Kent F Beck, Phil Eggers, Mel Lewis
  • Patent number: 9149321
    Abstract: A cooling system for a surgical handpiece may provide fluid flow to the surgical tip and to the internal electronic components to prevent temperatures that may damage or make the patient or surgeon uncomfortable. Tip directed gas further controls the tip-tissue interface by displacing blood or serum from the incision point, increasing precision and diminishing coagulum build-up. In the alternative, cooling fluid may be used to quench tissue being treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Preston Manwaring, Kim Manwaring, Philip Eggers
  • Patent number: 9131977
    Abstract: A thermal surgical tool comprising a conductor having a ferromagnetic material attached thereto is provided. The conductor may include a support of sufficiently high Young's modulus to resist bending when the surgical tool is being used to treat tissue. One or more intervening layers may be disposed between the support and the ferromagnetic material. Each of the intervening layers may be selected for a property that facilitates construction of the surgical tool and/or enhances a functionality of the surgical tool. The thermal surgical tool can be used for separating tissue, coagulation, tissue destruction or achieving other desired tissue effects in numerous surgical procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Manwaring, Phillip Eggers, Mark Stringham, Paul Hammond, David J. McNally
  • Publication number: 20150173822
    Abstract: An impedance matching circuit may be used to adjust for manufacturing and design tolerances in a surgical instrument. The matching circuit may match the load of a thermal element with the impedance of a power source used to deliver electrical energy to the surgical instrument. The matching circuit may include capacitors, inductors, coaxial cables, varactors, transformers, resistors, and/or combinations thereof. The matching circuit may also comprise a circuit board or flex board layers which may be modified to adjust the impedance of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Preston Manwaring, Kim Manwaring, Mark Stringham, Phil Eggers
  • Publication number: 20150088114
    Abstract: A cooling system for a surgical handpiece may provide fluid flow to the surgical tip and to the internal electronic components to prevent temperatures that may damage or make the patient or surgeon uncomfortable. Tip directed gas further controls the tip-tissue interface by displacing blood or serum from the incision point, increasing precision and diminishing coagulum build-up. In the alternative, cooling fluid may be used to quench tissue being treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Preston Manwaring, Kim Manwaring, Philip Eggers
  • Patent number: 8932279
    Abstract: A cooling system for a surgical handpiece may provide fluid flow to the surgical tip and to the internal electronic components to prevent temperatures that may damage or make the patient or surgeon uncomfortable. Tip directed gas further controls the tip-tissue interface by displacing blood or serum from the incision point, increasing precision and diminishing coagulum build-up. In the alternative, cooling fluid may be used to quench tissue being treated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Stringham, Preston Manwaring, Kim Manwaring, Philip Eggers
  • Patent number: 8915909
    Abstract: An impedance matching circuit may be used to adjust for manufacturing and design tolerances in a surgical instrument. The matching circuit may match the load of a thermal element with the impedance of a power source used to deliver electrical energy to the surgical instrument. The matching circuit may include capacitors, inductors, coaxial cables, varactors, transformers, resistors, and/or combinations thereof. The matching circuit may also comprise a circuit board or flex board layers which may be modified to adjust the impedance of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston Manwaring, Kim Manwaring, Mark Stringham, Phil Eggers
  • Patent number: 8858544
    Abstract: A surgical instrument guide for facilitating treatment of a target tissue is provided. The surgical instrument guide may be placed between two groups of tissue such that a first group of tissue is cut and a second group of tissue is protected from being cut. The surgical instrument guide may lift tissue and slide tissue along a surface so that a target tissue may be cut to a desired depth more easily during a surgical procedure. The surgical instrument guide may be releasably attachable to a surgical instrument or integrally formed therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Domain Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. McNally, Kim H. Manwaring, Mark Stringham, Mark Shafer