Patents by Inventor Thomas Turano

Thomas Turano 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).

  • Conformable electrode catheter and method of use
    Publication number: 20070106290
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for closing the tunnel of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) including the steps of advancing a device, including an energy delivery element, in the lumen of the tunnel of the PFO, energizing the energy delivery element, and withdrawing the energized energy delivery element from the second end of the lumen of the tunnel toward the first end of the lumen of the PFO tunnel, thereby substantially sealing the tissues in the tunnel of the PFO.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Turano, Omar Amirana