Patents by Inventor Tom Casey

Tom Casey 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).

  • Radio frequency lasso
    Patent number: 9333026
    Abstract: A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, at least a portion of the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, wherein a first portion of the loop structure comprises a first electrode, and a second portion of the loop structure comprises a second electrode. A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, and a support structure coupled to a portion of the elongate structure and having a surface for contacting tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Girard, Tom Casey, Kimbolt Young, Nathan Murphy, Robert F. Rioux
  • RADIO FREQUENCY LASSO
    Publication number: 20070270796
    Abstract: A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, at least a portion of the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, wherein a first portion of the loop structure comprises a first electrode, and a second portion of the loop structure comprises a second electrode. A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, and a support structure coupled to a portion of the elongate structure and having a surface for contacting tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Girard, Tom Casey, Kimbolt Young, Nathan Murphy, Robert Rioux
  • Radio frequency lasso
    Publication number: 20070118110
    Abstract: A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, at least a portion of the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, wherein a first portion of the loop structure comprises a first electrode, and a second portion of the loop structure comprises a second electrode. A system for resecting tissue includes a loop structure configured for cutting tissue, the loop structure formed by an elongate structure having a first end and a second end, wherein a length of the loop structure is adjustable by positioning the first end relative to the second end, and a support structure coupled to a portion of the elongate structure and having a surface for contacting tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Girard, Tom Casey, Kimbolt Young, Nathan Murphy, Robert Rioux