Patents by Inventor Michael Koltz, JR.

Michael Koltz, JR. 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: 11850354
    Abstract: A manifold assembly for a surgical gas delivery system is disclosed, which includes a manifold body including an inlet port for receiving a gas from an outlet side of a compressor and an outlet port for recirculating the gas to an inlet side of the compressor, a bypass valve communicating with the inlet port and the outlet port of the manifold body, an air ventilation valve for dynamically controlling an ingress of air from an atmosphere, a smoke evacuation valve for dynamically controlling an egress of the gas from the manifold assembly when the surgical gas delivery system is operating in a smoke evacuation mode, and a gas fill valve for dynamically controlling the a receipt of the gas from a source of surgical gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Koltz, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230077000
    Abstract: A system for monitoring gas composition in a surgical cavity during an endoscopic surgical procedure includes an gas recirculation system including a main gas flow circuit for fluid communication with a surgical cavity. The system includes a sensor for monitoring a gas species in a gas flow from a surgical cavity of a patient. The sensor is positioned in a channel branching off from the main gas flow circuit coming from the surgical cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Koltz, JR., Luke Samuel Hawkins, Gary Tegan
  • Publication number: 20220233793
    Abstract: A gas heater for a surgical gas delivery system is disclosed, which includes an elongated tubular body defining an interior flow passage having an inlet port for receiving insufflation gas from a gas source and an outlet port for delivering heated insufflation gas to an insufflation manifold, a dielectric support positioned within the interior flow passage of the tubular body, and a resistive element operatively associated with the dielectric support for heating insufflation gas flowing through the tubular body from the inlet port to the outlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Koltz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220233795
    Abstract: A manifold assembly for a surgical gas delivery system is disclosed, which includes a manifold body having an inlet port for receiving insufflation gas from a gas source by way of a high pressure regulator, a first outlet port for delivering insufflation gas to a first access port and a second outlet port for delivering insufflation gas to a second access port, a first outlet line valve operatively associated with the first outlet port, wherein the first outlet line valve includes a first electro-mechanical valve actuator for dynamically controlling the flow of insufflation gas to the first access port, and a second outlet line valve operatively associated with the second outlet port, wherein the second outlet line valve includes a second electro-mechanical valve actuator for dynamically controlling the flow of insufflation gas to the second access port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Koltz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220233790
    Abstract: A surgical gas delivery system is disclosed for gas sealed insufflation and recirculation during an endoscopic or laparoscopic surgical procedure, which includes a gaseous sealing manifold for communicating with a gas sealed access port, a compressor for recirculating gas through the gaseous sealing manifold, and a source of UVC irradiation for sterilizing at least the gas recirculating through the gaseous sealing manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Koltz, JR., Jonathan Teymouri
  • Publication number: 20220233791
    Abstract: A surgical gas delivery system is disclosed for gas sealed insufflation and recirculation, which includes a gaseous sealing manifold for communicating with a gas sealed access port, an insufflation manifold for communicating with the gas sealed access port and with a valve sealed access port, a compressor for recirculating gas through the gas sealed access port by way of the gaseous sealing manifold, a first outlet line valve associated with the insufflation manifold for controlling a flow of insufflation gas to the gas sealed access port, a second outlet line valve associated with the insufflation manifold for controlling a flow of insufflation gas to the valve sealed access port, and a proportional valve associated the insufflation manifold and located upstream from the first and second outlet line valves for dynamically controlling the flow of insufflation gas to the first and second outlet line valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Koltz, JR., Jonathan Teymouri
  • Publication number: 20220233792
    Abstract: A vane compressor for a surgical gas delivery system is disclosed, which includes a compressor head having an outlet port for delivering pressurized gas to a gaseous sealing manifold communicating with a gas sealed trocar and an inlet port for receiving spent gas from the gaseous sealing manifold by way of the gas sealed trocar, wherein the compressor head is coupled to and driven by a motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Koltz, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220233794
    Abstract: A manifold assembly for a surgical gas delivery system is disclosed, which includes a manifold body including an inlet port for receiving gas from an outlet side of a compressor and an outlet port for recirculating gas to an inlet side of the compressor, a bypass valve communicating with the inlet port and the outlet port of the manifold body, an air ventilation valve for dynamically controlling the ingress of air from atmosphere, a smoke evacuation valve for dynamically controlling the egress of gas from the manifold assembly when the gas delivery system is operating in a smoke evacuation mode, and a gas fill for dynamically controlling the receipt of gas from a source of surgical gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Conmed Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Koltz, JR.