Patents by Inventor Shaun Welches

Shaun Welches 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: 20230380883
    Abstract: Electrosurgical systems and components thereof configured to deliver RF energy to a target site of a human or other animal patient with selectable RF energy delivery profiles, temperature sensors and controls, and/or electrodes configured to more uniformly or effectively delivery energy to target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: James Boll, Richard Shaun Welches, Daniel Masse, Samuel Bruce, Jeffrey Simon, Ali Shajii, David Sonnenshein, Robert D. McCcarthy, Rafael Armando Sierra
  • Patent number: 11819259
    Abstract: Electrosurgical systems and components thereof configured to deliver RF energy to a target site of a human or other animal patient with selectable RF energy delivery profiles, temperature sensors and controls, and/or electrodes configured to more uniformly or effectively delivery energy to target tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Cynosure, Inc.
    Inventors: James Boll, Richard Shaun Welches, Daniel Masse, Samuel Bruce, Jeffrey Simon, Ali Shajii, David Sonnenshein, Robert D. McCarthy, Rafael Armando Sierra
  • Patent number: 11712299
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Cynosure, LLC.
    Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
  • Publication number: 20230158318
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a resuscitation device, comprising an electric pulse generator configured to generate an electric pulse that is administered to a subject, electrodes operative to administer the electric pulse to the subject, at least one sensor configured to measure vital signs of the subject, at least one processing unit configured to monitor the vital signs measured by the at least one sensor, determine the housing and electrodes are properly placed on the subject according to the monitoring of the vital signs, determine what treatment has to be administered to the subject, generate notification instructing the treatment to be administered to the subject, and providing real-time, continuous feedback of treatment provided and condition of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: Joltz, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Rosenblum, Yehuda Roseman, Daniel Masse, Shaun Welches, Michael Kishinevsky, Sam McGinn
  • Publication number: 20230120325
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating tissue by concentrating a laser emission to at least one depth at a fluence sufficient to create an ablation volume in at least a portion of the target tissue and controlling pulse width within the picosecond regime to provide a desired mechanical pressure in the form of shock waves and/or pressure waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: CYNOSURE, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Shaun Welches, Mirko Georgiev Mirkov
  • Publication number: 20230081417
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a resuscitation device facilitating the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a subject, the resuscitation device comprising a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface having a concave dell configured to guide on the top surface a hand positioning of a rescuer administrating a cardiopulmonary resuscitation to a subject, and said bottom surface configured to position and stabilize the housing over a sternum of the subject, and wherein the housing is configured to transmit a uniform distribution of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation force to the chest of the subject, said uniform distribution facilitates distributing the cardiopulmonary resuscitation force over a surface area that greater than the area of the top surface that directly receives the cardiopulmonary resuscitation force, thereby facilitating injury and contusion prevention to ribs and the sternum of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Joltz, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Rosenblum, Yehuda Roseman, Daniel Masse, Shaun Welches, Michael Kishinevsky, Sam McGinn
  • Publication number: 20210244470
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
  • Patent number: 10966785
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Cynosure, LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
  • Publication number: 20210022804
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
  • Patent number: 10849687
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Cynosure, LLC
    Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
  • Publication number: 20190239939
    Abstract: Electrosurgical systems and components thereof configured to deliver RF energy to a target site of a human or other animal patient with selectable RF energy delivery profiles, temperature sensors and controls, and/or electrodes configured to more uniformly or effectively delivery energy to target tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: James Boll, Richard Shaun Welches, Daniel Masse, Samuel Bruce, Jeffrey Simon, Ali Shajii, David Sonnenshein, Robert D. McCarthy, Rafael Armando Sierra
  • Publication number: 20190201096
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating tissue by directing light pulses using bubbles generating in tissue using previously transmitted light pulses are disclosed. Systems and methods for treating tissue using a lens array comprising a pitch or separation distance sized to overlap sonoporation induced shockwaves are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the shockwaves are generated in response to incident light pulses directed through adjacent lenses in the array. Systems and methods can improve porosity of the cellular membrane. Systems and methods for creating channels in tissue by using stacked pulses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Shaun Welches, Mirko Georgiev Mirkov
  • Publication number: 20190133673
    Abstract: Systems and methods utilizing RF energy to treat a patient's skin (e.g., dermis and hypodermis) or other target tissue including at a depth below a tissue surface (e.g., skin surface, mucosal surfaces of the vagina or esophagus) are provided herein. In various aspects, the methods and systems described herein can provide a RF-based treatment in which the deposition of RF energy can be selectively controlled to help ensure heating uniformity during one or more of body sculpting treatment (lipolysis), skin tightening treatment (laxity improvement), cellulite treatment, vaginal laxity or rejuvenation treatment, urinary incontinence treatment, fecal incontinence treatment, all by way of non-limiting examples. In various aspects, the systems can comprise one or more sources of RF energy (e.g., a RF generator), a treatment applicator comprising one or more electrode arrays configured to be disposed in contact with a tissue surface, and a return electrode (e.g., a neutral pad) to the tissue surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Cynosure, Inc.
    Inventors: James Boll, Robert McCarthy, Bo Chen, Richard Shaun Welches, Daniel Masse, Ali Shajii, Michael Kishinevsky, David Sonnenshein
  • Publication number: 20180026417
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Rafael A. Sierra, Mirko Georgiev Mirkov, Daniel Hohm, John Robertson, Christian Hoffman, R. Shaun Welches
  • Publication number: 20180000533
    Abstract: Systems and methods utilizing RF energy to treat a patient's skin (e.g., dermis and hypodermis) or other target tissue including at a depth below a tissue surface (e.g., skin surface, mucosal surfaces of the vagina or esophagus) are provided herein. In various aspects, the methods and systems described herein can provide a RF-based treatment in which the deposition of RF energy can be selectively controlled to help ensure heating uniformity during one or more of body sculpting treatment (lipolysis), skin tightening treatment (laxity improvement), cellulite treatment, vaginal laxity or rejuvenation treatment, urinary incontinence treatment, fecal incontinence treatment, all by way of non-limiting examples. In various aspects, the systems can comprise one or more sources of RF energy (e.g., a RF generator), a treatment applicator comprising one or more electrode arrays configured to be disposed in contact with a tissue surface, and a return electrode (e.g., a neutral pad) to the tissue surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: James Boll, Bo Chen, Richard Shaun Welches, Daniel Masse, Ali Shajii, Michael Kishinevsky, David Sonnenshein
  • Publication number: 20160128777
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating mucosal tissue by concentrating a laser emission to at least one depth at a fluence sufficient to create an ablation volume in at least a portion of the mucosal tissue and controlling pulse width within the picosecond regime to provide a desired mechanical pressure in the form of shock waves and/or pressure waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Shaun Welches
  • Publication number: 20150245870
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches
  • Publication number: 20150216598
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating tissue by directing light pulses using bubbles generating in tissue using previously transmitted light pulses are disclosed. Systems and methods for treating tissue using a lens array comprising a pitch or separation distance sized to overlap sonoporation induced shockwaves are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the shockwaves are generated in response to incident light pulses directed through adjacent lenses in the array. Systems and methods can improve porosity of the cellular membrane. Systems and methods for creating channels in tissue by using stacked pulses are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Shaun Welches, Mirko Georgiev Mirkov
  • Publication number: 20150180193
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Rafael A. Sierra, Richard Shaun Welches, Mirko Georgiev Mirkov, Daniel Hohm
  • Patent number: 9028536
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for applying laser energy having desired pulse characteristics, including a sufficiently short duration and/or a sufficiently high energy for the photomechanical treatment of skin pigmentations and pigmented lesions, both naturally-occurring (e.g., birthmarks), as well as artificial (e.g., tattoos). The laser energy may be generated with an apparatus having a resonator with the capability of switching between a modelocked pulse operating mode and an amplification operating mode. The operating modes are carried out through the application of a time-dependent bias voltage, having waveforms as described herein, to an electro-optical device (e.g., a Pockels cell) positioned along the optical axis of the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Cynosure, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Armando Sierra, Mirko Mirkov, Richard Shaun Welches