Patents by Inventor Valentino Remorgida

Valentino Remorgida 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).

  • Bipolar medical instrument for cutting tissue
    Patent number: 6520960
    Abstract: A bipolar medical instrument is provided for cutting tissue. The instrument comprises a first working element and at least one second working element, which are arranged adjacent to one another at a distal end of the instrument. The first working element and the second working element are configured as an electrode connectable to high frequency current and a counter electrode. One of the first working element and the second working element comprises at least one projection, which is directed toward the other working element. The free end of the projection is configured such that a concentration of the current density occurs at the free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Blocher, Valentino Remorgida
  • Bipolar medical instrument for cutting tissue
    Publication number: 20010037108
    Abstract: A bipolar medical instrument is provided for cutting tissue. The instrument comprises a first working element and at least one second working element, which are arranged adjacent to one another at a distal end of the instrument. The first working element and the second working element are configured as an electrode connectable to high frequency current and a counter electrode. One of the first working element and the second working element comprises at least one projection, which is directed toward the other working element. The free end of the projection is configured such that a concentration of the current density occurs at the free end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Martin Blocher, Valentino Remorgida