Patents by Inventor Monica S. C. MORGAN

Monica S. C. MORGAN 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).

  • Devices and methods for removal of calculus
    Patent number: 9974554
    Abstract: Devices and methods for removal of calculus (including for example, kidney stones) are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device for removal of kidney stones includes a substantially sealable pouch that can be inserted into the kidney for capturing a kidney stone. The pouch is also designed to permit fragmentation of the kidney stone inside the pouch, while preventing kidney stone fragments from escaping from the pouch. As a result, the likelihood of dispersing stone fragments during fragmentation of a large stone is greatly lessened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jodi A. Antonelli, Heather E. Beardsley, Justin I. Friedlander, Jeffrey C. Gahan, Monica S. C. Morgan, Margaret S. Pearle, Jeffrey A. Cadeddu
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF CALCULUS
    Publication number: 20160066934
    Abstract: Devices and methods for removal of calculus (including for example, kidney stones) are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device for removal of kidney stones includes a substantially sealable pouch that can be inserted into the kidney for capturing a kidney stone. The pouch is also designed to permit fragmentation of the kidney stone inside the pouch, while preventing kidney stone fragments from escaping from the pouch. As a result, the likelihood of dispersing stone fragments during fragmentation of a large stone is greatly lessened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jodi A. ANTONELLI, Heather E. BEARDSLEY, Justin I. FRIEDLANDER, Jeffrey C. GAHAN, Monica S. C. MORGAN, Margaret S. PEARLE, Jeffrey A. CADEDDU