Patents by Inventor Yuri A. Furmanov
Yuri A. Furmanov 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).
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Patent number: 7431721Abstract: Technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of tissue on both sides of incision. Electrodes are secured to forceps for contracting the tissue portion. An electrical power source provides a high frequency electrical signal to electrodes to be passed through the tissue portion. The electrical power source is controlled to provide electrodes with one voltage signal during a first of two stages, wherein the voltage rises linearly, and another voltage signal during a second of the two stages, wherein the voltage is stabilized and modulated with a low frequency rectangular signal. A clamping means applies force with the forceps to compress the tissue at one or different levels during two time periods while the high frequency voltage is passed through the electrodes. The tissue impedance is measured as a function of time, with its minimal value being determined and stored.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2005Date of Patent: October 7, 2008Assignee: Livo Tissue Connect, Inc.Inventors: Boris E. Paton, Vladimir K. Lebedev, David S. Vorona, Volodimir I. Karchemsky, Yuri A. Furmanov, Alexsey V. Lebedev, Valery A. Vasilchenko, Dmitry F. Sidorenko, Vitaly P. Iemchenko-Ribko, Olga N. Ivanova, Alexandr Y. Furmanov, Yevgen V. Zhyvodernikov, Andrei A. Lyashenko, Irina M. Savitskaya
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Publication number: 20070276363Abstract: The current methods for reconnecting intestinal tissues, suturing, or metallic staples, can result in a leaky anastomosis that may result in post-operative infections in the patient's abdominal cavity. By utilizing electrical current to bond or weld the intestinal tissue, this potential for leaky anastomosis can be significantly reduced. This invention provides tools and processes that allow electrical tissue bonding to be used on a hollow tissue, such as an intestine. This invention also discloses a means for further reducing the inherent problem of tissue sticking to the electrodes, by introducing a superior electrode design that uses a composite material, copper-molybdenum (CuMo).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2006Publication date: November 29, 2007Inventors: Boris Patton, Vladimir Lebedev, Yuri Furmanov, Michael Zakharash, Sergey Podpryatov, Alexey Lebedev, Yuri Bushtedt, Olga Ivanova, Nikolay Shelest, Valeriy Vasylchenko, Dmitriy Sydorenko, Andrey Dubko, Anatolii Trunov
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Patent number: 7025764Abstract: Technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of tissue on both sides of incision. Electrodes are secured to forceps for contracting the tissue portion. An electrical power source provides a high frequency electrical signal to electrodes to be passed through the tissue portion. The electrical power source is controlled to provide electrodes with one voltage signal during a first of two stages, wherein the voltage rises linearly, and another voltage signal during a second of the two stages, wherein the voltage is stabilized and modulated with a low frequency rectangular signal. A clamping means applies force with the forceps to compress the tissue at one or different levels during two time periods while the high frequency voltage is passed through the electrodes. The tissue impedance is measured as a function of time, with its minimal value being determined and stored.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Live Tissue Connect, Inc.Inventors: Boris E. Paton, Vladimir K. Lebedev, David S. Vorona, Volodimir I. Karchemsky, Yuri A. Furmanov, Alexsey V. Lebedev, Valery A. Vasilchenko, Dmitry F. Sidorenko, Vitaly P. Iemchenko-Ribko, Olga N. Ivanova, Alexandr Y. Furmanov, Yevgen V. Zhyvodernikov, Andrei A. Lyashenko, Irina M. Savitskaya
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Publication number: 20050234447Abstract: Technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of tissue on both sides of incision. Electrodes are secured to forceps for contracting the tissue portion. An electrical power source provides a high frequency electrical signal to electrodes to be passed through the tissue portion. The electrical power source is controlled to provide electrodes with one voltage signal during a first of two stages, wherein the voltage rises linearly, and another voltage signal during a second of the two stages, wherein the voltage is stabilized and modulated with a low frequency rectangular signal. A clamping means applies force with the forceps to compress the tissue at one or different levels during two time periods while the high frequency voltage is passed through the electrodes. The tissue impedance is measured as a function of time, with its minimal value being determined and stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2005Publication date: October 20, 2005Inventors: Boris Paton, Vladimir Lebedev, David Vorona, Volodimir Karchemsky, Yuri Furmanov, Alexsey Lebedev, Valery Vasilchenko, Dmitry Sidorenko, Vitaly Iemchenko-Ribko, Olga Ivanova, Alexandr Furmanov, Yevgen Zhyvodernikov, Andrei Lyashenko, Irina Savitskaya
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Patent number: 6733498Abstract: A system and method for welding of biological tissue by applying an RF voltage during a first stage to electrodes of a tissue welding tool; monitoring tissue impedance, and determining a minimum tissue impedance value during the first stage; determining relative tissue impedance; detecting when the relative tissue impedance reaches a predetermined relative tissue impedance value and starting a second stage; calculating the duration of the second stage as a function of the duration of the first stage; and applying the RF voltage during the second stage to the electrodes of the tissue welding tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2002Date of Patent: May 11, 2004Assignee: Live Tissue Connect, Inc.Inventors: Boris E. Paton, Vladimir K. Lebedev, Alexei V. Lebedev, Yurii A. Masalov, Olga N. Ivanova, Mykhailo P. Zakharash, Yuri A. Furmanov
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Publication number: 20040068304Abstract: A technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of the tissue on both sides of the incision. Electrodes are secured to the forceps for contacting the tissue portion. An electrical power source provides a high frequency electrical signal to the electrodes to be passed through the tissue portion. The electrical power source is controlled to provide the electrodes with one voltage signal during a first of two stages, and another voltage signal during a second of the two stages. During the first stage the voltage rises linearly. During the second stage, the voltage is stabilized and is modulated with a low frequency rectangular signal. A clamping means applies force with the forceps to compress the tissue at one level or at different levels during two time periods while the high frequency voltage is passed through the electrodes. The tissue impedance is measured as a function of time, with its minimal value being determined and stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2003Publication date: April 8, 2004Inventors: Boris E. Paton, Viadimir K. Lebedev, David S. Vorona, Volodimir I. Karchemsky, Yuri A. Furmanov, Alexsey V. Lebedev, Valery A. Vasilchenko, Dmitry F. Sidorenko, Vitaly P. Iemchenko-Ribko, Olga N. Ivanova, Alexandr Y. Furmanov, Yevgen V. Zhyvodernikov, Andrei A. Lyashenko, Irina M. Savitskaya
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Publication number: 20030158551Abstract: A system and method for welding of biological tissue by applying an RF voltage during a first stage to electrodes of a tissue welding tool; monitoring tissue impedance, and determining a minimum tissue impedance value during the first stage; determining relative tissue impedance; detecting when the relative tissue impedance reaches a predetermined relative tissue impedance value and starting a second stage; calculating the duration of the second stage as a function of the duration of the first stage; and applying the RF voltage during the second stage to the electrodes of the tissue welding tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Inventors: Boris E. Paton, Vladimir K. Lebedev, Alexei V. Lebedev, Yurii A. Masalov, Olga N. Ivanova, Mykhailo P. Zakharash, Yuri A. Furmanov
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Publication number: 20030114845Abstract: A technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of the tissue on both sides of the incision. Electrodes are secured to the forceps for contacting the tissue portion. An electrical power source provides a high frequency electrical signal to the electrodes to be passed through the tissue portion. The electrical power source is controlled to provide the electrodes with one voltage signal during a first of two stages, and another voltage signal during a second of the two stages. During the first stage the voltage rises linearly. During the second stage, the voltage is stabilized and is modulated with a low frequency rectangular signal. A clamping means applies force with the forceps to compress the tissue at one level or at different levels during two time periods while the high frequency voltage is passed through the electrodes. The tissue impedance is measured as a function of time, with its minimal value being determined and stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2002Publication date: June 19, 2003Inventors: Boris E. Paton, Vladimir K. Lebedev, David S. Vorona, Volodimir I. Karchemsky, Yuri A. Furmanov, Alexsey V. Lebedev, Valery A. Vasilchenko, Dmitry F. Sidorenko, Vitaly P. Iemchenko-Ribko, Olga N. Ivanova, Alexandr Y. Furmanov, Yevgen V. Zhyvodernikov, Andrei A. Lyashenko, Irina M. Savitskaya
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Patent number: 6562037Abstract: A technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of the tissue on both sides of the incision. Electrodes are secured to the forceps for contacting the tissue portion. An electrical power source provides a high frequency electrical signal to the electrodes to be passed through the tissue portion. The electrical power source is controlled to provide the electrodes with one voltage signal during a first of two stages, and another voltage signal during a second of the two stages. During the first stage the voltage rises linearly. During the second stage, the voltage is stabilized and is modulated with a low frequency rectangular signal. A clamping means applies force with the forceps to compress the tissue at one level or at different levels during two time periods while the high frequency voltage is passed through the electrodes. The tissue impedance is measured as a function of time, with its minimal value being determined and stored.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1998Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Inventors: Boris E. Paton, Vladimir K. Lebedev, David S. Vorona, Volodimir I. Karchemsky, Yuri A. Furmanov, Alexsey V. Lebedev, Valery A. Vasilchenko, Dmitry F. Sidorenko, Vitaly P. Iemchenko-Ribko, Olga N. Ivanova, Alexandr Y. Furmanov, Yevgen V. Zhyvodernikov, Andrei A. Lyashenko, Irina M. Savitskaya
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Publication number: 20020091385Abstract: A technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of the tissue on both sides of the incision. Electrodes are secured to the forceps for contacting the tissue portion. An electrical power source provides a high frequency electrical signal to the electrodes to be passed through the tissue portion. The electrical power source is controlled to provide the electrodes with one voltage signal during a first of two stages, and another voltage signal during a second of the two stages. During the first stage the voltage rises linearly. During the second stage, the voltage is stabilized and is modulated with a low frequency rectangular signal. A clamping means applies force with the forceps to compress the tissue at one level or at different levels during two time periods while the high frequency voltage is passed through the electrodes. The tissue impedance is measured as a function of time, with its minimal value being determined and stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 1998Publication date: July 11, 2002Inventors: BORIS E. PATON, VLADIMIR K. LEBEDEV, DAVID S. VORONA, VOLODIMIR I. KARCHEMSKY, YURI A. FURMANOV, ALEXSEY V. LEBEDEV, VALERY A. VASILCHENKO, DMITRY F. SIDORENKO, VITALY P. IEMCHENKO-RIBKO, OLGA N. IVANOVA, ALEXANDR Y. FURMANOV, YEVGEN V. ZHYVODERNIKOV, ANDREI A. LYASHENKO, IRINA M. SAVITSKAYA