Patents by Inventor Mark Taffa

Mark Taffa 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).

  • Multiband ligation device
    Patent number: 10463375
    Abstract: An elastic band ligation device for the treatment of haemorrhoids, comprising an inner tube (60), a deployer (40), and a grasper (26), the grasper including at least two gripping arms (23) and slidably mounted within the inner tube (60) to open and close the gripping arms. In a closed position, retaining a haemorrhoid, the gripping arms are within the body, and the deployer is positioned to release one of a plurality of ligation bands (50). The grasper handle (31) and the deployer trigger (62) are operable by a single hand. Preferably the device is disposable and the deployer includes a ratchet so that it may only be moved forward towards the bands. In an alternative device (FIGS. 12-13), the body (20, 120) is moved to close the gripping arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Horten Medical Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Taffa, Mark Profaca, Thomas Robert Croston, Daniel Thomas Shores, Richard Sokolov
  • MULTIBAND LIGATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190150930
    Abstract: An elastic band ligation device for the treatment of haemorrhoids, comprising an inner tube (60), a deployer (40), and a grasper (26), the grasper including at least two gripping arms (23) and slidably mounted within the inner tube (60) to open and close the gripping arms. In a closed position, retaining a haemorrhoid, the gripping arms are within the body, and the deployer is positioned to release one of a plurality of ligation bands (50). The grasper handle (31) and the deployer trigger (62) are operable by a single hand. Preferably the device is disposable and the deployer includes a ratchet so that it may only be moved forward towards the bands. In an alternative device (FIGS. 12-13), the body (20, 120) is moved to close the gripping arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Horten Medical Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Mark Taffa, Mark Profaca, Thomas Robert Croston, Daniel Shores, Richard Sokolov