Patents by Inventor Peter J. Massicott

Peter J. Massicott 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).

  • Method and device for extracting objects from the body
    Patent number: 8529581
    Abstract: A device for extracting (or inserting) objects from the body, such as urinary stones, using a low pressure inflatable toroidal balloon that serves to engulf the object during extraction (or insertion) while dilating and protecting the passageway. The balloon loads onto an ureteroscope prior to insertion, rather than through the ureteroscope as do existing balloons. The toroidal balloon is a simple and unique device that may be applied external to the extracting telescope and does not interfere with existing methods for stone manipulation such as laser lithotripsy, irrigation and basket extraction in the case of urinary stone manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventors: J. Mathieu Massicotte, Peter J. Massicott
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FO EXTRACTING OBJECTS FROM THE BODY
    Publication number: 20130096571
    Abstract: A device for extracting (or inserting) objects from the body, such as urinary stones, using a low pressure inflatable toroidal balloon that serves to engulf the object during extraction (or insertion) while dilating and protecting the passageway. The balloon loads onto an ureteroscope prior to insertion, rather than through the ureteroscope as do existing balloons. The toroidal balloon is a simple and unique device that may be applied external to the extracting telescope and does not interfere with existing methods for stone manipulation such as laser lithotripsy, irrigation and basket extraction in the case of urinary stone manipulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: J. Mathieu Massicotte, Peter J. Massicott
  • Method and device for extracting objects from the body
    Patent number: 8343170
    Abstract: A device for extracting objects from the body, such as urinary stones, using a low pressure inflatable toroidal balloon that serves to engulf the object during extraction while dilating and protecting the passageway. The balloon loads onto an ureteroscope prior to insertion, rather than through the ureteroscope as do existing balloons. The toroidal balloon is a simple and unique device that may be applied external to the extracting telescope and does not interfere with existing methods for stone manipulation such as laser lithotripsy, irrigation and basket extraction in the case of urinary stone manipulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventors: J. Mathieu Massicotte, Peter J. Massicott