Patents by Inventor Smita De

Smita De 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).

  • NON-CONTACT LITHOTRIPSY USING PHOTONIC NANOPARTICLES
    Publication number: 20240269288
    Abstract: Methods of non-contact lithotripsy are disclosed, wherein photonic nanoparticles are delivered in the vicinity of kidney stones, e.g. within a kidney. The nanoparticles then are irradiated with non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation to activate the nanoparticles and fragment the stone. In preferred embodiments, the nanoparticles are placed effectively into contact with the kidney stone, via functionalizing the particles with ligands that will adhere to the known or anticipated chemical composition of the stone surface. A combination of a kidney stone and a photonic nanoparticle in its vicinity or adhered thereto at its surface also is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Vijay KRISHNA, Smita DE, Ian Thomas HOULIHAN
  • CANNULA WITH SENSORS TO MEASURE PATIENT BODYWALL FORCES
    Publication number: 20220378474
    Abstract: A cannula is provided that includes a head portion that defines a proximal opening sized to receive one or more surgical instruments; an elongated inner tube rigidly fastened to the head portion defines an elongated conduit; a surgical instrument can be inserted within the conduit; an elongated overtube rigidly fastened to the head portion is coaxially aligned with the inner tube and extends about a portion of the inner tube; an inner wall of the overtube is spaced apart from an outer wall of the inner tube; sensors are disposed on the overtube to provide an indication of forces applied to the outer wall of the overtube in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the overtube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Brett M. Page, Lawton N. Verner, John Ryan Steger, Smita De
  • Cannula with sensors to measure patient bodywall forces
    Patent number: 11369411
    Abstract: A cannula is provided that includes a head portion that defines a proximal opening sized to receive one or more surgical instruments; an elongated inner tube rigidly fastened to the head portion defines an elongated conduit; a surgical instrument can be inserted within the conduit; an elongated overtube rigidly fastened to the head portion is coaxially aligned with the inner tube and extends about a portion of the inner tube; an inner wall of the overtube is spaced apart from an outer wall of the inner tube; sensors are disposed on the overtube to provide an indication of forces applied to the outer wall of the overtube in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the overtube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett M. Page, Lawton N. Verner, John Ryan Steger, Smita De
  • CANNULA WITH SENSORS TO MEASURE PATIENT BODYWALL FORCES
    Publication number: 20200046404
    Abstract: A cannula is provided that includes a head portion that defines a proximal opening sized to receive one or more surgical instruments; an elongated inner tube rigidly fastened to the head portion defines an elongated conduit; a surgical instrument can be inserted within the conduit; an elongated overtube rigidly fastened to the head portion is coaxially aligned with the inner tube and extends about a portion of the inner tube; an inner wall of the overtube is spaced apart from an outer wall of the inner tube; sensors are disposed on the overtube to provide an indication of forces applied to the outer wall of the overtube in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the overtube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Brett M. Page, Lawton N. Verner, John Ryan Steger, Smita De
  • Cannula with sensors to measure patient bodywall forces
    Patent number: 10470796
    Abstract: A cannula is provided that includes a head portion that defines a proximal opening sized to receive one or more surgical instruments; an elongated inner tube rigidly fastened to the head portion defines an elongated conduit; a surgical instrument can be inserted within the conduit; an elongated overtube rigidly fastened to the head portion is coaxially aligned with the inner tube and extends about a portion of the inner tube; an inner wall of the overtube is spaced apart from an outer wall of the inner tube; sensors are disposed on the overtube to provide an indication of forces applied to the outer wall of the overtube in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the overtube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Page, Lawton N. Verner, John Ryan Steger, Smita De
  • CANNULA WITH SENSORS TO MEASURE PATIENT BODYWALL FORCES
    Publication number: 20170265890
    Abstract: A cannula is provided that includes a head portion that defines a proximal opening sized to receive one or more surgical instruments; an elongated inner tube rigidly fastened to the head portion defines an elongated conduit; a surgical instrument can be inserted within the conduit; an elongated overtube rigidly fastened to the head portion is coaxially aligned with the inner tube and extends about a portion of the inner tube; an inner wall of the overtube is spaced apart from an outer wall of the inner tube; sensors are disposed on the overtube to provide an indication of forces applied to the outer wall of the overtube in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal dimension of the overtube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Brett Page, Lawton N. Verner, John Ryan Steger, Smita De