Patents by Inventor Richard S. Gilbert

Richard S. Gilbert 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).

  • Tool and method for attaching electrode to body tissue
    Patent number: 4280513
    Abstract: Tool and method for attaching an electrode having a rigid screw-like conductor to the heart or other body tissue. The tool has an elongated handle and a driving head mounted for rotation about an axis generally perpendicular to the handle. The electrode is placed on the driving head with the screw-like conductor aligned with the axis of the driving head and the flexible electrical lead of the electrode wrapped about the driving head. The lead is pulled in a tangential direction to rotate the head and drive the helical conductor into the body tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1981
    Inventors: Richard S. Gilbert, Douglas W. Cardozo