Patents by Inventor Nathaniel R. LAU

Nathaniel R. LAU 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).

  • ELECTROSURGICAL BLADE WITH MINIMALLY EXPOSED EDGE, ALTERNATIVE TO COATED BLADE
    Publication number: 20230346456
    Abstract: A cutting element for an electrosurgical device. The cutting element includes an elongate non-conductive body having a first face opposite a second face, the first face and the second face defining an edge there between. A conductive element is disposed only along the edge, the conductive element being configured to cut tissue with monopolar radiofrequency energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. LAU, Christopher BARDEN, Jessica SACKS, William X. SIOPES
  • Electrosurgical blade with minimally exposed edge, alternative to coated blade
    Patent number: 11723713
    Abstract: A cutting element for an electrosurgical device. The cutting element includes an elongate non-conductive body having a first face opposite a second face, the first face and the second face defining an edge there between. A conductive element is disposed only along the edge, the conductive element being configured to cut tissue with monopolar radiofrequency energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. Lau, Christopher Barden, Jessica Sacks, William X. Siopes
  • ELECTROSURGICAL BLADE WITH MINIMALLY EXPOSED EDGE, ALTERNATIVE TO COATED BLADE
    Publication number: 20180168717
    Abstract: A cutting element for an electrosurgical device. The cutting element includes an elongate non-conductive body having a first face opposite a second face, the first face and the second face defining an edge there between. A conductive element is disposed only along the edge, the conductive element being configured to cut tissue with monopolar radiofrequency energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Nathaniel R. LAU, Christopher BARDEN, Jessica SACKS, William X. SIOPES