Patents by Inventor William Brugge

William Brugge 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).

  • Publication number: 20220118170
    Abstract: Apparatus, kits, and methods for administering a substance are presented. A device for administering a substance includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated body defining an internal chamber extending between the proximal end and the distal end to direct the substance to the distal end, the distal end to connect with a tip, the tip to be at least partially inserted into an orifice of a body lumen of a subject, the tip having a shape configured to reduce leakage of the substance from the orifice upon the at least partial insertion. The tip includes an opening to pass the substance from the internal chamber into the body lumen; and a transducer to emit an ultrasound wave from the tip into the body lumen, thereby administering the substance to tissue in the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Magnus SCHOELLHAMMER, Carlo Giovanni TRAVERSO, Avraham SCHROEDER, Baris POLAT, Daniel BLANKSCHTEIN, Robert S. LANGER, William BRUGGE
  • Patent number: 11185626
    Abstract: Apparatus, kits, and methods for administering a substance are presented. A device for administering a substance includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated body defining an internal chamber extending between the proximal end and the distal end to direct the substance to the distal end, the distal end to connect with a tip, the tip to be at least partially inserted into an orifice of a body lumen of a subject, the tip having a shape configured to reduce leakage of the substance from the orifice upon the at least partial insertion. The tip includes an opening to pass the substance from the internal chamber into the body lumen; and a transducer to emit an ultrasound wave from the tip into the body lumen, thereby administering the substance to tissue in the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Carl Magnus Schoellhammer, Carlo Giovanni Traverso, Avraham Schroeder, Baris Polat, Daniel Blankschtein, Robert S. Langer, William Brugge
  • Publication number: 20180055991
    Abstract: Apparatus, kits, and methods for administering a substance are presented. A device for administering a substance includes an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end, the elongated body defining an internal chamber extending between the proximal end and the distal end to direct the substance to the distal end, the distal end to connect with a tip, the tip to be at least partially inserted into an orifice of a body lumen of a subject, the tip having a shape configured to reduce leakage of the substance from the orifice upon the at least partial insertion. The tip includes an opening to pass the substance from the internal chamber into the body lumen; and a transducer to emit an ultrasound wave from the tip into the body lumen, thereby administering the substance to tissue in the body lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Carl Magnus SCHOELLHAMMER, Carlo Giovanni TRAVERSO, Avraham SCHROEDER, Baris POLAT, Daniel BLANKSCHTEIN, Robert S. LANGER, William BRUGGE
  • Publication number: 20050256426
    Abstract: A tissue sample collection device is disclosed which includes an elongated needle having opposed proximal and distal end portions and having an interior lumen extending therethrough, and a brush accommodated within the interior lumen of the needle for collecting tissue samples, wherein the brush is mounted for movement between a retracted position disposed within the interior lumen of the needle and a protracted position extending from the distal end portion of the needle to collect a tissue sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventor: William Brugge