Patents by Inventor Russell W. PONG

Russell W. PONG 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).

  • Publication number: 20240000530
    Abstract: An aspiration catheter can include an elongate shaft and an instrument base coupled to the shaft and configured to control actuation of at least a distal portion of the shaft. The shaft can include a lumen configured to couple to an aspiration system to provide aspiration to a target site, such as to remove an object from a patient. The instrument base can be controlled robotically and/or manually to articulate at least the distal portion of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Russell W. PONG, Thomas R. JENKINS, Luis Andrade BAEZ, JR., Bryan D. KNODEL, Ka Chun WONG, Ken VIEN
  • Publication number: 20230381399
    Abstract: An aspiration catheter can include an elongate shaft and an instrument base coupled to the shaft and configured to control actuation of at least a distal portion of the shaft. The shaft can include a lumen configured to couple to an aspiration system to provide aspiration to a target site, such as to remove an object from a patient. At least a portion of the distal end portion of the shaft can include an inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of the rest of shaft to prevent objects that are larger than a particular size from entering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Russell W. PONG, Thomas R. JENKINS, Ka Chun WONG
  • Publication number: 20210393344
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for calibrating a medical instrument are discussed herein. For example, a first instrument can be configured to access an anatomical site via a first access path and a second instrument can be configured to access the anatomical site via a second access path. The second instrument can include an imaging component configured to provide image data representative of the anatomical site and the first instrument. A difference can be identified between a first coordinate frame associated with the first instrument and a second coordinate frame associated with the second instrument. A control frame of reference associated with the first instrument can be updated based at least in part on the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Chauncey F. GRAETZEL, Russell W. PONG, Sarah PLEWE, Toni DIVIC, Aadel AL-JADDA