Patents by Inventor Tara Zerby

Tara Zerby 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).

  • Cryosurgical ablation device having sequential injection and method therefor
    Publication number: 20030130652
    Abstract: A device and method for cryosurgical ablation. A tip has a thermally transmissive region along a length thereof in which the thermally transmissive region is operable at a temperature sufficient to cryosurgically ablate tissue in contact therewith. A plurality of cryosurgical fluid injection lumens each have a first end positioned within the tip at a different point along the length of the thermally transmissive region. Each of the first ends is arranged to cool overlapping respective portions along the length of the thermally transmissive region when cryogenic fluid is ejected from the plurality of cryogenic fluid injection lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Dan Wittenberger, Benoit Thibault, Sean M. Carroll, Tara Zerby
  • Cryosurgical ablation device having sequential injection and method therefor
    Patent number: 6579287
    Abstract: A device and method for cryosurgical ablation. A tip has a thermally transmissive region along a length thereof in which the thermally transmissive region is operable at a temperature sufficient to cryosurgically ablate tissue in contact therewith. A plurality of cryosurgical fluid injection lumens each have a first end positioned within the tip at a different point along the length of the thermally transmissive region. Each of the first ends is arranged to cool overlapping respective portions along the length of the thermally transmissive region when cryogenic fluid is ejected from the plurality of cryogenic fluid injection lumens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: CryoCath Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Wittenberger, Benoit Thibault, Sean M. Carroll, Tara Zerby
  • CRYOSURGICAL ABLATION DEVICE HAVING SEQUENTIAL INJECTION AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20030069568
    Abstract: A device and method for cryosurgical ablation. A tip has a thermally transmissive region along a length thereof in which the thermally transmissive region is operable at a temperature sufficient to cryosurgically ablate tissue in contact therewith. A plurality of cryosurgical fluid injection lumens each have a first end positioned within the tip at a different point along the length of the thermally transmissive region. Each of the first ends is arranged to cool overlapping respective portions along the length of the thermally transmissive region when cryogenic fluid is ejected from the plurality of cryogenic fluid injection lumens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Dan Wittenberger, Benoit Thibault, Sean M. Carroll, Tara Zerby