Patents by Inventor William Camisa

William Camisa 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: 20250099172
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for providing controlled delivery of energy treatment to a tissue site. The systems, apparatuses, and methods may include designs with features for efficiently deploying and adjusting electrodes at a tissue site for treatment and for facilitating retraction of the electrodes back into a housing after completion of treatment for removal. The systems, apparatuses, and methods may further include an expansion member for radially expanding the flexible substrate to aid in positioning the electrodes adjacent the tissue to facilitate treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan COPE, Ryan C. ABBOTT, William CAMISA, David JOHNSON, Kollin TIERLING
  • Publication number: 20250090212
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for providing controlled delivery of energy treatment to a tissue site. The systems, apparatuses, and methods may include medical instrument designs with features for retaining a flexible substrate with an electrode array in position against an expandable member during delivery to the tissue site, treatment, and retraction from the tissue site. The medical instrument further includes features for retaining the flexible substrate in a compact, stowed configuration during delivery and for retracting the flexible substrate post-deployment to facilitate retraction of the medical instrument after completion of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan COPE, Ryan C. ABBOTT, Kenneth AYCOCK, William CAMISA, David JOHNSON, Miles JOSEPH, Chris JULIAN, Caleb RINGKOB, Zhaoyi ZENG
  • Publication number: 20250072948
    Abstract: An electrode treatment device includes an electrode strip arranged in the shape of a helix with a first end of the electrode strip attached to an elongate flexible body, such as a catheter tube, and a second end of the electrode strip attached to a flexible shaft that extends from the body. When the helical electrode is contracted around the body and/or shaft, the device may be less than 2 mm in diameter to facilitate endoluminal insertion and treatment of gastrointestinal or lung tissue, for example. The shaft is rotatable relative to the body to radially expand the helix to a deployed position in apposition to target tissue for electrosurgical treatment (e.g., treatment in a lumen). The electrode strip may consist of conductive foil or may comprise a flexible printed circuit with one or more electrodes formed thereon. The device may be operated by a robotic manipulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan COPE, William CAMISA, David JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 12232742
    Abstract: A surgical clip includes an elongated body configured to be detachably coupled to a shaft of a surgical instrument, a pair of jaw members received in the body, and a release feature for selectively unlocking the jaw members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: William Camisa, Damian Muldoon, Damian Carr, Rory O'Brien, Shane Ward
  • Publication number: 20230165590
    Abstract: A surgical system for performing an endoscopic submucosal dissection includes first and second surgical clips each having first and second jaw members for grasping tissue therebetween. The first surgical clip includes a resilient member attached to one of the jaw members and configured to bow outwardly to engage tissue. The jaw members of the first surgical clip each has a pointed tip and each of the jaw members of the second surgical clip has a blunt distal tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: William Camisa, Hillary K. Huszar, Ellie K. Ahlquist, Ryan Bertwell, Shawn C. Daniel
  • Publication number: 20220265276
    Abstract: A tissue clip includes an elongate body configured to be detachably coupled to a shaft of a surgical instrument, a pair of jaw members received in the elongate body, and a resilient member configured to bow outwardly from the elongate body upon deployment of the tissue clip at a surgical site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: William Camisa, Hillary K. Huszar
  • Publication number: 20220211385
    Abstract: A surgical clip includes an elongated body configured to be detachably coupled to a shaft of a surgical instrument, a pair of jaw members received in the body, and a release feature for selectively unlocking the jaw members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: William Camisa, Damian Muldoon, Damian Carr, Rory O'Brien, Shane Ward