Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Prior

Thomas J. Prior 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).

  • Electrosurgical device for cutting tissue
    Patent number: 11925408
    Abstract: A tool assembly for use with an electrosurgical device for cutting tissue includes a base portion, a return lead, an electrical insulator, a center pin, and an active lead. The center pin extends from the base portion and through a lumen of the electrical insulator. The active lead is securely fixed to the base portion and extends between the base portion and a distal portion of the center pin such that a portion of the active lead extends around the distal portion of the center pin and first and second segments of the active lead are spaced apart from the return lead. Upon activation, electrosurgical energy is transmitted from the active lead through tissue to the return lead to cut tissue in contact with the active lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Scott J. Prior, Brian J. Creston, Christopher M. Meehan, Amy Kung, Ernest A. Addi, Jacob C. Baril, Thomas A. Zammataro, Saumya Banerjee, Ronald L Green
  • METHODS OF TREATING CANCERS AND ENHANCING EFFICACY OF GPRC5DXCD3 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODIES
    Publication number: 20230295292
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of treating cancers and enhancing efficacy of T cell redirecting therapeutics. In particular, methods are disclosed of using a GPRC5DxCD3 bispecific antibody, an anti-CD38 antibody and/or pomalidomide to treat cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Jenna Goldberg, Shun Xin Wang Lin, Thomas J. Prior, Raluca Verona, Brendan Weiss