US US20220151690A1 Robin Bek Minerva Surgical, Inc.

Priority 2011-05-06 • Filed 2021-11-22 • Published 2022-05-19

WO EP US CN JP CA EP2988676B1 Robin Bek Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Priority 2013-04-26 • Filed 2014-04-24 • Granted 2019-11-13 • Published 2019-11-13

WO EP US CN JP CA ES US11571228B2 Robin Bek Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Priority 2013-04-08 • Filed 2020-04-24 • Granted 2023-02-07 • Published 2023-02-07

WO EP US JP AU CA US9925000B2 Robin Bek Mederi Therapeutics, Inc.

Priority 1999-09-08 • Filed 2015-09-25 • Granted 2018-03-27 • Published 2018-03-27

WO EP US JP AU CA US9750559B2 Robin Bek Mederi Therapeutics Inc

Priority 1999-09-08 • Filed 2014-08-31 • Granted 2017-09-05 • Published 2017-09-05

US US9737360B2 Robin Bek Mederi Therapeutics, Inc.

Priority 2001-09-19 • Filed 2014-04-20 • Granted 2017-08-22 • Published 2017-08-22

US US20170367757A1 Robin Bek Mederi Therapeutics Inc

Priority 2001-09-19 • Filed 2017-08-04 • Published 2017-12-28

WO EP US JP AU CA US9198705B2 Robin Bek Mederi Therapeutics, Inc.

Priority 1999-05-04 • Filed 2012-08-20 • Granted 2015-12-01 • Published 2015-12-01

WO EP US US11903722B2 Robin Bek Minerva Surgical, Inc.

Priority 2011-02-04 • Filed 2022-07-06 • Granted 2024-02-20 • Published 2024-02-20

US US8939971B2 Robin Bek Minerva Surgical, Inc.

Priority 2011-03-11 • Filed 2012-03-09 • Granted 2015-01-27 • Published 2015-01-27

Methods, systems and devices for evaluating the integrity of a uterine cavity. A method comprises introducing transcervically a probe into a patient's uterine cavity, providing a flow of a fluid (e.g., CO 2 ) through the probe into the uterine cavity and monitoring the rate of the flow to …

Methods and systems for endometrial ablation

US US8956348B2 Robin Bek Minerva Surgical, Inc.
Priority 2010-07-21 • Filed 2011-07-20 • Granted 2015-02-17 • Published 2015-02-17

Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes. A Hall effect sensor …

Graphical user interface for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices

US US20150011990A1 Robin Bek Mederi Therapeutics, Inc.
Priority 2000-05-18 • Filed 2014-09-21 • Published 2015-01-08

A device for treating a tissue region is supplied with a separate usage key card. The usage key card comprises a storage medium, which is formatted to contain an identification code unique to the usage key card. The usage key card is adapted to be read by a remote reader, to download the …

Non-invasive glucose monitoring system

WO US US20180098733A1 Robin Bek Medika Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Priority 2016-08-31 • Filed 2017-08-30 • Published 2018-04-12

A blood monitoring system employs a finger holder capable of receiving and stabilizing fingers of various sizes. A blood monitoring system employs a bandpass filter array capable of reducing optical crosstalk.

Systems and methods for performing endometrial ablation

US US20150366607A1 Robin Bek Robin Bek
Priority 2014-06-24 • Filed 2015-06-23 • Published 2015-12-24

An endometrial ablation apparatus for selectively destroying an endometrial lining of an organ in a body including an expandable electrode means for extending the organ and effecting electrical contact with the endometrial lining to be destroyed and an external electrode adapted to contact the …

Cell necrosis apparatus

WO EP US CN JP AT AU CA DE ES US6210355B1 Robin Bek Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc.
Priority 1996-02-23 • Filed 1998-07-10 • Granted 2001-04-03 • Published 2001-04-03

An apparatus that reduces a volume of a selected site in an interior of the tongue includes a handpiece means and an electrode means at least partially positioned in the interior of the handpiece means. The electrode means includes an electrode means electromagnetic energy delivery surface and is …

Dual processor architecture for electro generator

WO US AU US6231569B1 Robin Bek Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc.
Priority 1997-10-06 • Filed 1998-10-06 • Granted 2001-05-15 • Published 2001-05-15

The present invention provides for an electro-surgical instrument with a rich graphical user interface (GUI) capability and a verifiable hardware and software platform meeting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements. The rich GUI makes for a device which is more easily operated than prior …

Exit spark control for an electrosurgical generator

WO EP US JP AT AU CA DE ES US5628745A Robin B. Bek Bek; Robin B.
Priority 1995-06-06 • Filed 1995-06-06 • Granted 1997-05-13 • Published 1997-05-13

An electrosurgical generator is disclosed that includes an exit spark control system. Exit sparking occurs when energy arcs to the patient as the active electrode is withdrawn from the patient. A basis for controlling the exit spark is to automatically change the frequency at which the final …

Graphical user interface for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices

WO EP US JP AU CA US6464689B1 Robin Bek Curon Medical, Inc.
Priority 1999-09-08 • Filed 2000-05-18 • Granted 2002-10-15 • Published 2002-10-15

A device for treating a tissue region is supplied with a separate usage key card. The usage key card comprises a storage medium, which is formatted to contain an identification code unique to the usage key card. The usage key card is adapted to be read by a remote reader, to download the …

Surgical gas plasma ignition apparatus and method

WO EP US AU US6213999B1 Robin Badih Bek Sherwood Services Ag
Priority 1995-03-07 • Filed 1997-09-22 • Granted 2001-04-10 • Published 2001-04-10

An apparatus and method for igniting plasma in a surgical system is disclosed. A corona discharge is generated on a surgical handpiece which is used to ignite a plasma arc for surgical operations. The advantages include greater reliability and repeatability of plasma arc ignition. The apparatus …

Surgical gas plasma ignition apparatus and method

WO EP US JP AU CA DE ES US5669904A Robin Badih Bek Valleylab Inc.
Priority 1995-03-07 • Filed 1995-03-07 • Granted 1997-09-23 • Published 1997-09-23An apparatus and method for igniting plasma in a surgical system is disclosed. A corona discharge is generated on a surgical handpiece which is used to ignite a plasma arc for surgical operations. The advantages include greater reliability and repeatability of plasma arc ignition. The apparatus …

Treatment system having generator and fluid transfer cartridge

WO EP US CN TW WO2023002317A1 Robin Bek Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
Priority 2021-07-19 • Filed 2022-07-15 • Published 2023-01-26

A treatment system (100) includes a generator (202) and a fluid transfer cartridge (204). The fluid transfer cartridge (204) includes a cartridge shell (306) defining a cartridge cavity (402) between a front face (402) and a rear face (404). The front face (402) includes an opening (406), and the …

Devices for treating tissues of the body

WO WO2004112629A1 Robin Bek Curon Medical, Inc.
Priority 2003-06-20 • Filed 2004-06-21 • Published 2004-12-29

Improved devices, systems and methods for treating a tissue region provide straightforward, yet reliable ways for installing diverse functional components within the confined space of a catheter based system (10).

Tissue resecting systems and methods

US20240188981A1 Robin Bek Minerva Surgical Inc.
Filed 2024-02-16 • Published 2024-06-13

A tissue resecting system includes an assembly having first and second tubular members. An electrical motor drive and controller moves the second member to resect tissue received in a window of the first member. A tachometer sends motor drive rotational signals to the controller, and the …

Rotary pinch valve for fluid control

US US20240157113A1 Robin Bek Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
Priority 2022-11-15 • Filed 2023-10-19 • Published 2024-05-16

A fluid control device for an ultrasound-based treatment system having at least one motor having a motor shaft extending from an axis of the motor. The at least one camshaft is operatively coupled to the motor shaft in rotational communication with the motor shaft. The at least one actuator in …

System and method of uniformly delivering ultrasonic energy

US US20230320738A1 Robin Bek Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
Priority 2022-04-06 • Filed 2023-04-03 • Published 2023-10-12

What is claimed is: 1 . A tissue treatment system, comprising: a catheter configured to be introduced into a blood vessel and including an ultrasound transducer disposed at a distal end portion of the catheter to emit an unfocused ultrasound energy to treat a target tissue from the blood vessel;

Nerve stimulation and tissue ablation apparatus and method

WO AU AU7880600A Robin B. Bek Somnus Medical Technologies, Inc.
Priority 1999-08-12 • Filed 2000-08-14 • Published 2001-03-13

Resectoscope electrode assembly with simultaneous cutting and coagulation

WO AU WO1998038932A1 Robin B. Bek Advanced Closure Systems, Inc.
Priority 1997-03-07 • Filed 1998-03-06 • Published 1998-09-11

An electrode assembly for a resectoscope has a cutting electrode with a distal portion and a coagulation electrode with a distal portion. A support frame is connected to the cutting and coagulation electrodes. The cutting and coagulation electrodes are configured to be coupled to a splitter box.

Methods and systems for determining body lumen size

WO US TW US20230027712A1 Robin Bek Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.
Priority 2021-07-19 • Filed 2022-07-15 • Published 2023-01-26

A tissue treatment system and method of using the tissue treatment system determines a size of a body lumen, or a neuromodulation parameter corresponding to the size of the body lumen. The tissue treatment system fills a balloon with a fluid when the balloon is within a body lumen. A fluid …

Exit spark control of an electroquirurg generator

MXPA97009425A B Bek Robin B Bek Robin
Priority 1995-06-06 • Filed 1997-12-02 • Published 1998-11-09

An electrosurgical generator is described that includes a spark control system that suppresses the output sparks, the output sparks occur when the energy passes in the form of an arc to the patient as the active electrode is removed from the patient; the output spark is automatically changing the …

Control de chispa de salida de un generador electroquirurgico

MXPA97009425A B Bek Robin B Bek Robin
Priority 1995-06-06 • Filed 1997-12-02 • Published 1998-11-09Se describe un generador electroquirúrgico que incluye un sistema de control de chispas que suprime las chispas de salida;las chispas de salida ocurren cuando la energía pasa en forma de arco al paciente a medida que el electrodo activo es retirado del paciente;una base para controlar la chispa de …