Patents by Inventor Matthew Monti
Matthew Monti 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).
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Publication number: 20240130735Abstract: The instant disclosure is directed to devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp. In addition, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp using robotics. Moreover, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for reducing the force necessary to open an occlusion clamp without permanently compromising the clamping force of the clamp itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Salvatore PRIVITERA, Matthew MONTI, Adam HARP, Kenneth MILLER, Jason GLITHERO
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Publication number: 20240114285Abstract: An ear-worn hearing device comprises a housing comprising an end portion configured for at least partial insertion into a user's ear, the housing comprises an opening at the end portion. A removable acoustic transducer assembly is disposed in the opening at the end portion. The transducer assembly is configured for removal from the end portion of the ear-worn hearing device housing. The transducer assembly comprises an acoustic transducer, a support structure mechanically coupled to the acoustic transducer, the open portion of the acoustic transducer acoustically coupled with an opening of the support structure; and a releasable retention structure configured to removably retain the transducer assembly in a cavity of the ear-worn hearing device housing. In some implementations a vibration isolation structure isolates the acoustic transceiver from vibration. In certain implementations, the transducer assembly includes an extraction feature that allows extraction from the end portion of the ear-worn device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: CHRISTOPHER MONTI, CHARLES KING, MOHAMMAD MOHAMMADI, DONALD VERGHESE JACOB, MATTHEW MANLEY, YAHUI ZHANG, SHEHAB ALBAHRI
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Publication number: 20240114300Abstract: An in-ear hearing device including an adjustable cable assembly is disclosed. The cable assembly includes a shape-configurable portion between an end portion connected an in-ear unit and a flexible end portion adjustably connected to a behind-the-ear (BTE) unit. The flexible end portion is retractably insertable into a housing of the BTE unit to adjust a length of the cable assembly between the in-ear unit and BTE unit. A cable-retention member of the BTE unit is engageable with the flexible end portion of the cable assembly to fix the cable assembly relative to the BTE unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: CHRISTOPHER MONTI, SHEHAB ALBAHRI, CHARLES KING, AVIRAL JOSHI, MATTHEW MANLEY
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Patent number: 11925355Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the sprinType: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Winkler, Kenneth Lance Miller, Matthew Monti, Todd Frangolis, Nicholas Bailey, Robert M. Trusty
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Publication number: 20240050151Abstract: Ablation systems, components thereof, and related methods are disclosed. An example ablation system may include a first ablation component including a first ablation component end effector configured to be positioned on a first side of a target tissue and a second ablation component including a second ablation component end effector configured to be positioned on a second side of the target tissue. The first ablation component may include a first ablation component permanent magnet that is translationally repositionable between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. The second ablation component may include a second ablation component permanent magnet that is freely rotatable and is configured to rotatably self-orient into a magnetically attractive orientation with the first ablation component permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Geni Giannotti Rupley, Salvatore Privitera, Peter Joseph France, Adam Harp, Kenneth Lance Miller, Matthew Monti, Jackson Thomas Romelli
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Patent number: 11883035Abstract: The instant disclosure is directed to devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp. In addition, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp using robotics. Moreover, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for reducing the force necessary to open an occlusion clamp without permanently compromising the clamping force of the clamp itself.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Salvatore Privitera, Matthew Monti, Adam Harp, Kenneth Lance Miller, Jason Iain Glithero
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Publication number: 20230414296Abstract: Methods of performing surgical operations and associated devices are disclosed. An example method may include locating a first position on a first surface of a biological tissue; locating a second position on a second opposing surface of the biological tissue, the second position corresponding to the first position; and marking the second position on the second surface. The second surface may be generally opposite the first surface. An example method may include, after marking the second position, performing a therapeutic procedure on the biological tissue in the vicinity of the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Heidi Koett, Matthew Monti, Salvatore Privitera
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Publication number: 20230338043Abstract: The instant disclosure is directed to devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp. In addition, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for deploying a biased occlusion clamp using robotics. Moreover, the present disclosure includes devices and methods for reducing the force necessary to open an occlusion clamp without permanently compromising the clamping force of the clamp itself.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Salvatore Privitera, Matthew Monti, Adam Harp, Kenneth Lance Miller, Jason Iain Glithero
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Publication number: 20230338031Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the sprinType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Matthew J. Winkler, Kenneth Lance Miller, Matthew Monti, Todd Frangolis, Nicholas Bailey, Robert M. Trusty
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Publication number: 20230338032Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the sprinType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Matthew J. Winkler, Kenneth Lance Miller, Matthew Monti, Todd Frangolis, Nicholas Bailey, Robert M. Trusty
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Publication number: 20230338033Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the sprinType: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Matthew J. Winkler, Kenneth Lance Miller, Matthew Monti, Todd Frangolis, Nicholas Bailey, Robert M. Trusty
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Patent number: 11779397Abstract: Methods of performing surgical operations and associated devices are disclosed. An example method may include locating a first position on a first surface of a biological tissue; locating a second position on a second opposing surface of the biological tissue, the second position corresponding to the first position; and marking the second position on the second surface. The second surface may be generally opposite the first surface. An example method may include, after marking the second position, performing a therapeutic procedure on the biological tissue in the vicinity of the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Heidi Koett, Matthew Monti, Salvatore Privitera
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Publication number: 20230021205Abstract: Methods and devices described herein facilitate improved access of locations within the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Tamer IBRAHIM, Matthew MONTI
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Publication number: 20230009892Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the sprinType: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Winkler, Kenneth Lance Miller, Matthew Monti, Todd Frangolis, Nicholas Bailey, Robert M. Trusty
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Publication number: 20220192733Abstract: Apparatus and systems include an electrosurgical instrument with a unique jaw configuration and gripping surfaces that allow tangential gripping and ablation of tissue in a minimally invasive procedure. The electrosurgical instrument can include a shaft and hinge coupling the shaft to first and second jaws. The first jaw can be an anchor for the second jaw. The jaws can have respective first portions and second portions offset at an angle from the first portions. Each jaw can also include electrodes on their inner surfaces facing the other jaw. Each jaw can also include textured gripping surfaces. The gripping surfaces can be included on at least a portion of the base of each jaw, as well as on at least a portion of the inner surfaces of the jaws.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Heidi KOETT, Salvatore PRIVITERA, Matthew MONTI, Melissa HARGIS, Kurtis KLINGENBERG, Frank M. Fago, Ruixin FAN, Christoph GILLUM
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Patent number: 11266413Abstract: An occlusion clip comprising: (a) a spring; (b) a first runner including a first open top and a first open end adjacent the first open top, the first runner including a first interior camming surface partially delineating a first interior cavity that is open by way of the first open top and the first open end; (c) a second runner including a second open top and a second open end adjacent the second open top, the second runner including a second interior camming surface partially delineating a second interior cavity that is open by way of the second open top and the second open end, where the spring is configured to be coupled to the first runner and the second runner, where the first interior cavity is configured to receive a first portion of the spring, where the second interior cavity is configured to receive a second portion of the spring, where the first camming surface is configured to engage a first cam of the spring, and where the second camming surface is configured to engage a second cam of the sprinType: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Winkler, Kenneth Lance Miller, Matthew Monti, Todd Frangolis, Nicholas Bailey, Robert M. Trusty
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Publication number: 20210346030Abstract: An end effector positioning mechanism for a surgical device may include an articulation mechanism including a plurality of tiltable segments disposed generally in a longitudinal row between an elongated shaft of a surgical device and an end effector of the surgical device. Each of the plurality of segments may be generally in the form of a flattened disk. At least one of the segments may include a proximal surface and/or a distal surface that is substantially planar and is oriented substantially orthogonally with respect to a central axis of the articulation mechanism. At least one of the segments may include a proximal surface and/or a distal surface including two transversely oriented, generally planar surfaces that meet along a substantially diametric peak.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Banchieri, Matthew Monti, Tamer Ibrahim, Kenneth L. Miller, Ara M. Stephanian, Dwight P. Morejohn
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Publication number: 20210272482Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for a surgical training tool that drives movement of an organ in order to reproduce a movement of that organ to mimic the conditions of a live surgical procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon MCHALE, Frank M. FAGO, Matthew MONTI, Robert M. TRUSTY, John WESLEY, Jeffrey Paul SITES, Eric S. NORMAN
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Patent number: 11062626Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for a surgical training tool that drives movement of an organ In order to reproduce a movement of that organ to mimic the conditions of a live surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Jonathon McHale, Frank Fago, Matthew Monti, Robert M. Trusty, John Wesley, Jeffrey Paul Sites, Eric S. Norman
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Publication number: 20200352656Abstract: Methods of performing surgical operations and associated devices are disclosed. An example method may include locating a first position on a first surface of a biological tissue; locating a second position on a second opposing surface of the biological tissue, the second position corresponding to the first position; and marking the second position on the second surface. The second surface may be generally opposite the first surface. An example method may include, after marking the second position, performing a therapeutic procedure on the biological tissue in the vicinity of the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.Inventors: Heidi Koett, Matthew Monti, Salvatore Privitera