Patents by Inventor Richard Heller

Richard Heller 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).

  • Needle electrodes for mediated delivery of drugs and genes
    Patent number: 5702359
    Abstract: An electrode apparatus for the application of electroporation to a portion of the body of a patient, comprises a support member, a pair of electrodes adjustably mounted on the support member for movement toward and away from one another for positioning on opposite sides of a body portion to be electroporated, a sensing element for sensing a distance between the electrodes and generating a distance signal proportionate to the distance between said electrodes, and means responsive to said distance signal for applying pulses of high amplitude electric signal to the electrodes proportionate to the distance between said electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Genetronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gunter A. Hofmann, Richard A. Gilbert, Yasuhiko Hayakawa, Richard Heller, Mark J. Jaroszeski