Patents by Inventor William E. Cohn

William E. Cohn 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).

  • Patent number: 12201379
    Abstract: A surgical instrument assembly configured to display a representation of the surgical instrument relative to a trajectory (e.g., a desired trajectory for drilling into an implant) based image data from an image sensor (e.g., a camera). For example, the surgical instrument assembly may be configured to determine a desired trajectory (e.g., a central axis of a distal hole of an intramedullary nail) based on X-ray image data representing at least one fiducial marker (e.g., an array of ArUco markers) and representing an anatomical structure and/or an implant. The surgical instrument assembly may in real time display a representation of the orientation and/or position of the surgical instrument (e.g., the orientation and position of a drill bit of the surgical instrument) in relation to the desired trajectory based on image sensor data that is generated based on an orientation of the at least one fiducial marker detected by an image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Megan Greenwood, William E. Cohn, Jorge Salazar, Emir Kamaric, Nicolo Garbin, Abdul Umaru, Scott Sloss
  • Publication number: 20250000610
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to systems, devices, and methods of cleaning endoscopes or other instruments during surgical procedures. In some embodiments, a system or device can include a trocar including a trocar shaft and a cap that collectively define fluid and/or electrical passages. In some embodiments, a system or device can include obturators with a wiping element and/or an absorbent element configured to remove debris and moisture from the interior walls of trocars. In some embodiments, a system or device can include a trocar with a liquid and gas interconnect device and venting systems for cleaning instruments disposed in the trocar channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Charles HOUSSIERE, Joshua CORSO, Scott SLOSS, Rebecca SMITH, Ashok GOWDA, Abdul UMARU, Jorge SALAZAR, William E. COHN, Rajitha ALURU
  • Publication number: 20250000337
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to systems, devices, and methods of cleaning endoscopes or other instruments during surgical procedures, which can be used with a robotic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Ashok GOWDA, Kimberly NAJJAR, Rebecca SMITH, Megan GREENWOOD, Abdul UMARU, Jorge SALAZAR, William E. COHN, Scott SLOSS
  • Publication number: 20250003402
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods described herein relate to fluid delivery devices and, in particular, fluid delivery devices that are designed to deliver small volumes of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Charles HOUSSIERE, Joshua CORSO, Scott SLOSS, Abdul UMARU, Jorge SALAZAR, William E. COHN, Rajitha ALURU
  • Patent number: 12178501
    Abstract: Described here are devices, systems and methods for forming a fistula between two blood vessels. Generally, the systems may comprise a first catheter which may comprise a fistula-forming element. The fistula-forming element may comprise one or more electrodes, mechanical cutting elements, laser sources, or combinations thereof, and may be used to assist in fistula formation. In some instances, a system may comprise a second catheter, which may comprise a fistula-forming element. One or more of the catheters may comprise one or more markers, magnetic alignment elements, and/or one shape-changing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: TVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary H. Miller, Adam L. Berman, William E. Cohn, Dana R. Mester, Damian A. Jelich
  • Publication number: 20240415585
    Abstract: An image-guided robotic system for advancing a penetrating member into a body lumen located beneath a skin surface of a patient, the image-guided robotic system comprising: a detector for obtaining data representative of a location of the body lumen beneath the skin surface of the patient; a robotic arm comprising: a penetrating member; a linear actuator for linearly advancing the penetrating member into the body lumen; a vibrational actuator for vibrating the penetrating member at a selected frequency; a processor in communication with the detector, the linear actuator and the vibrational actuator, the processor being configured to: (i) receive the data representative of the location of the body lumen from the detector; (ii) calculate the distance to a preselected target point within the body lumen; (iii) transmit linear advancement instructions to the linear actuator to linearly advance the penetrating member through the skin surface, through tissue between the skin surface and the body lumen and into the p
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: William E. Cohn, Russell Seiber, James Patrick Herlihy, Kenneth Wayne Rennicks
  • Publication number: 20240315729
    Abstract: An automatic insertion device and method of using the same is provided. A vibrator and an extender are connected to a penetrating member and are both in electrical communication with a controller. A detector identifies a subcutaneous target for insertion and the insertion angle, distance and trajectory for the penetrating member are calculated. The vibrator provides vibrations to the penetrating member and the extender advances the penetrating member for insertion. The vibrator and extender are in electrical communication with one another during the insertion process and adjustments to the insertion speed are made based on feedback of vibrational load encountered by the vibrator during insertion, and adjustments to the vibrations are made based on feedback of insertion load encountered by the extender during insertion. Iterative samples are taken to constantly adjust the operation of one motor based on the operations and feedback from the other motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicants: Obvius Robotics, Inc., Baylor College Of Medicine
    Inventors: Roger B. Bagwell, Ryan S. Clement, Maureen L. Mulvihill, Casey A. Scruggs, Kevin A. Snook, William E. Cohn, James Patrick Herlihy, Kenneth Wayne Rennicks
  • Publication number: 20240252176
    Abstract: Described here are devices for closing one or more tissues, and handles for controlling these devices. Generally, the devices described here comprise a snare loop assembly, wherein the snare loop assembly comprises a snare loop and a suture loop, and a handle for controlling the snare loop assembly. In some variations the snare loop assembly may comprise a retention member that may releasably connect the suture loop to the snare loop. In other variations the devices comprise one or more force-reducing suture locks to help prevent the suture loop from inadvertently disengaging from the snare loop assembly. In still other variations, the excess-suture management features. The handles described here may be configured to remove excess suture from a suture loop, and may also be configured to release the suture loop from the snare loop assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory W. FUNG, Russell A. SEIBER, Eduardo SAGER, JR., Gary H. MILLER, Maria GARCIA, Ryan Douglas HELMUTH, Arnold M. ESCANO, Douglas Todd ELLISON, William E. COHN
  • Patent number: 12023249
    Abstract: Devices and methods for providing localized pressure to a region of a patient's heart to improve heart functioning. The devices include a cardiac jacket made of a flexible biocompatible material and at least one inflatable bladder disposed on an interior surface of the jacket. Inflation of the bladder causes the bladder to expand to exert localized pressure against a region of the heart. In some cases, a phase-change material is filled into the bladder as a liquid and the material solidifies at body temperature. In some cases, a positioning tool is used prior to the implantation of the jacket in order to determine effective positions for the inflatable bladder(s) to be located on the heart to improve heart functioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: DiaxaMed, LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Andrew Grossi, William E. Cohn, George Gellert, Aaron J. Hjelle
  • Patent number: 11986236
    Abstract: Described here are devices, systems and methods for forming a fistula between two blood vessels. Generally, the systems may comprise a first catheter which may comprise a fistula-forming element. The fistula-forming element may comprise one or more electrodes, mechanical cutting elements, laser sources, or combinations thereof, and may be used to assist in fistula formation. In some instances, a system may comprise a second catheter, which may comprise a fistula-forming element. One or more of the catheters may comprise one or more markers, magnetic alignment elements, and/or one shape-changing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary H. Miller, Adam L. Berman, William E. Cohn, Dana R. Mester, Damian A. Jelich
  • Patent number: 11950784
    Abstract: Described here are devices for closing one or more tissues, and handles for controlling these devices. Generally, the devices described here comprise a snare loop assembly, wherein the snare loop assembly comprises a snare and a suture loop, and a handle for controlling the snare loop assembly. In some variations the snare loop assembly may comprise a retention member that may releasably connect the suture loop to the snare. In other variations the devices comprise one or more force-reducing suture locks to help prevent the suture loop from inadvertently disengaging from the snare loop assembly. In still other variations, the excess-suture management features. The handles described here may be configured to remove excess suture from a suture loop, and may also be configured to release the suture loop from the snare loop assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: AtriCure, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Fung, Russell A. Seiber, Eduardo Sager, Jr., Gary H. Miller, Maria Garcia, Ryan Douglas Helmuth, Arnold M. Escano, Douglas Todd Ellison, William E. Cohn
  • Patent number: 11826093
    Abstract: Described here are devices, systems, and methods for forming a fistula between two blood vessels. The systems may comprise a first catheter including a housing and an electrode having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is fixed relative to the housing and the distal end is longitudinally slidable within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: TVA MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Pate, Dana R. Mester, William E. Cohn, Philip M. Tetzlaff
  • Patent number: 11793543
    Abstract: An automatic insertion device and method of using the same is provided. A vibrator and an extender are connected to a penetrating member and are both in electrical communication with a controller. A detector identifies a subcutaneous target for insertion and the insertion angle, distance and trajectory for the penetrating member are calculated. The vibrator provides vibrations to the penetrating member and the extender advances the penetrating member for insertion. The vibrator and extender are in electrical communication with one another during the insertion process and adjustments to the insertion speed are made based on feedback of vibrational load encountered by the vibrator during insertion, and adjustments to the vibrations are made based on feedback of insertion load encountered by the extender during insertion. Iterative samples are taken to constantly adjust the operation of one motor based on the operations and feedback from the other motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: Obvius Robotics, Inc., Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Roger B. Bagwell, Ryan S. Clement, Maureen L. Mulvihill, Casey A. Scruggs, Kevin A. Snook, William E. Cohn, James Patrick Herlihy, Kenneth Wayne Rennicks
  • Publication number: 20230277295
    Abstract: A device for modifying blood flow through a target artery of a patient is described. A method for treating obesity in a patient includes positioning the device in a first artery to decrease blood flow through a second artery causing hypoperfusion to a gastrointestinal organ serviced by the second artery, and interfering with gastrointestinal function to induce weight loss. A system for placement of a blood flow modification device within a first artery to gradually reduce blood flow to a second target artery while maintaining blood flow to the first artery is also provided. The device may be modifiable after treatment to restore or increase blood flow to the artery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Justin Jerome Ringhofer, William E. Cohn, Nick Gentile
  • Publication number: 20230218348
    Abstract: A surgical instrument assembly configured to display a representation of the surgical instrument relative to a trajectory (e.g., a desired trajectory for drilling into an implant) based image data from an image sensor (e.g., a camera). For example, the surgical instrument assembly may be configured to determine a desired trajectory (e.g., a central axis of a distal hole of an intramedullary nail) based on X-ray image data representing at least one fiducial marker (e.g., an array of ArUco markers) and representing an anatomical structure and/or an implant. The surgical instrument assembly may in real time display a representation of the orientation and/or position of the surgical instrument (e.g., the orientation and position of a drill bit of the surgical instrument) in relation to the desired trajectory based on image sensor data that is generated based on an orientation of the at least one fiducial marker detected by an image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Megan Greenwood, William E. Cohn, Jorge Salazar, Emir Kamaric, Nicolo Garbin, Abdul Umaru, Scott Sloss
  • Publication number: 20230166082
    Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning a wire for advancement through a vessel wall, and advancing it through one or more vessel walls, generally include a delivery catheter and an alignment catheter or a receiving catheter, and a guidewire. In some variations, the systems and methods may be used to bypass an occlusion or other barrier that may prevent advancement of a wire or tools through an endoluminal space. In these variations, the systems and methods include a delivery catheter, a bypass catheter, a receiving catheter, and a guidewire. The delivery and receiving catheters each generally include a side aperture, a deflection surface, and an alignment element, and the bypass catheter generally includes two side apertures, two deflectors, and two alignment elements. In some variations, the systems and methods may assist in treatment of a patient suffering from critical limb ischemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: TVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Cohn, Thomas Diffley Pate, Philip M. Tetzlaft
  • Publication number: 20230165631
    Abstract: Described here are devices, systems, and methods for forming a fistula between two blood vessels. The systems may comprise a first catheter including a housing and an electrode having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is fixed relative to the housing and the distal end is longitudinally slidable within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas D. Pate, Dana R. Mester, William E. Cohn, Philip M. Tetzlaff
  • Patent number: 11590322
    Abstract: Systems and methods for positioning a wire for advancement through a vessel wall, and advancing it through one or more vessel walls, generally include a delivery catheter and an alignment catheter or a receiving catheter, and a guidewire. In some variations, the systems and methods may be used to bypass an occlusion or other barrier that may prevent advancement of a wire or tools through an endoluminal space. In these variations, the systems and methods include a delivery catheter, a bypass catheter, a receiving catheter, and a guidewire. The delivery and receiving catheters each generally include a side aperture, a deflection surface, and an alignment element, and the bypass catheter generally includes two side apertures, two deflectors, and two alignment elements. In some variations, the systems and methods may assist in treatment of a patient suffering from critical limb ischemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: TVA Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Cohn, Thomas D. Pate, Philip M. Tetzlaff
  • Patent number: 11517437
    Abstract: A cardiac device for implantation proximate an exterior of a heart, the cardiac device including an inflatable bladder including an inner wall and an outer wall, wherein the inner wall itself is more expandable than the outer wall itself such that the inflatable bladder itself is configured to deform substantially inwardly to exert localized pressure against a region of the heart when the inflatable bladder is positioned adjacent the region of the heart and inflated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: DiaxaMed, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron J. Hjelle, William E. Cohn, Richard F. Schroeder, James F. Buck, Karl R. Leinsing
  • Publication number: 20220378579
    Abstract: Devices and methods for providing localized pressure to a region of a patient's heart to improve heart functioning, including: (a) a jacket made of a flexible biocompatible material, the jacket having an open top end that is received around the heart and a bottom portion that is received around the apex of the heart; and (b) at least one inflatable bladder disposed on an interior surface of the jacket, the inflatable bladder having an inelastic outer surface positioned adjacent to the jacket and an elastic inner surface such that inflation of the bladder causes the bladder to deform substantially inwardly to exert localized pressure against a region of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Aaron J. Hjelle, William E. Cohn, Richard F. Schroeder, James F. Buck, Karl R. Leinsing