Patents by Inventor Thomas Campanelli

Thomas Campanelli 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).

  • Implantable fasteners, applicators, and methods for brachytherapy
    Patent number: 11559700
    Abstract: A fastener applicator includes a body portion including a handle assembly, a cartridge assembly supported within the body portion, the cartridge assembly including implantable fasteners, a drive assembly supported within the body portion and operatively coupled to the cartridge assembly to engage the implantable fasteners, and an actuation assembly supported within the handle assembly and operatively coupled to the drive assembly to fire a distal-most implantable fastener upon actuation of the actuation assembly. At least one of the implantable fasteners includes a body including a tissue facing surface, a tissue penetrating portion extending from the body, and a capsule affixed to the tissue facing surface of the body, the capsule including radioactive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Gerald Hodgkinson, Lee A. Olson, Russell Pribanic, Matthew Chowaniec, Robert Pedros, Thomas Campanelli, David Nicholas
  • IMPLANTABLE FASTENERS, APPLICATORS, AND METHODS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20200254276
    Abstract: A fastener applicator includes a body portion including a handle assembly, a cartridge assembly supported within the body portion, the cartridge assembly including implantable fasteners, a drive assembly supported within the body portion and operatively coupled to the cartridge assembly to engage the implantable fasteners, and an actuation assembly supported within the handle assembly and operatively coupled to the drive assembly to fire a distal-most implantable fastener upon actuation of the actuation assembly. At least one of the implantable fasteners includes a body including a tissue facing surface, a tissue penetrating portion extending from the body, and a capsule affixed to the tissue facing surface of the body, the capsule including radioactive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Gerald Hodgkinson, Lee A. Olson, Russell Pribanic, Matthew Chowaniec, Robert Pedros, Thomas Campanelli, David Nicholas
  • Implantable fasteners, applicators, and methods for brachytherapy
    Patent number: 10709901
    Abstract: A fastener applicator includes a body portion including a handle assembly, a cartridge assembly supported within the body portion, the cartridge assembly including implantable fasteners, a drive assembly supported within the body portion and operatively coupled to the cartridge assembly to engage the implantable fasteners, and an actuation assembly supported within the handle assembly and operatively coupled to the drive assembly to fire a distal-most implantable fastener upon actuation of the actuation assembly. At least one of the implantable fasteners includes a body including a tissue facing surface, a tissue penetrating portion extending from the body, and a capsule affixed to the tissue facing surface of the body, the capsule including radioactive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Gerald Hodgkinson, Lee Ann Olson, Russell Pribanic, Matthew Chowaniec, Robert Pedros, Thomas Campanelli, David Nicholas
  • IMPLANTABLE FASTENERS, APPLICATORS, AND METHODS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20180185670
    Abstract: A fastener applicator includes a body portion including a handle assembly, a cartridge assembly supported within the body portion, the cartridge assembly including implantable fasteners, a drive assembly supported within the body portion and operatively coupled to the cartridge assembly to engage the implantable fasteners, and an actuation assembly supported within the handle assembly and operatively coupled to the drive assembly to fire a distal-most implantable fastener upon actuation of the actuation assembly. At least one of the implantable fasteners includes a body including a tissue facing surface, a tissue penetrating portion extending from the body, and a capsule affixed to the tissue facing surface of the body, the capsule including radioactive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Stanislaw Kostrzewski, Gerald Hodgkinson, Lee Ann Olson, Russell Pribanic, Matthew Chowaniec, Robert Pedros, Thomas Campanelli, David Nicholas