Alan G Ellman, 672455 Grand Ave, North Baldwin, NY 11510

D453222, Jan 29, 2002

Apr 30, 2001

29/140989

Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY, 11557
Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY, 11557

2402

D24144

6346078, Feb 12, 2002

Dec 4, 2000

09/728384

Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY, 11557
Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY, 11557

A61B 1702

600235, 600214, 600236

A lid retractor for use, for example, in transconjuntival blepharoplasty electrosurgery on eyelids which avoids having to move the retractor during the procedure. The lid retractor comprises an elongated handle which at one end, the gripper end, divides into several projections each terminating in a hook that can be placed over the lower lid to enable the lower lid to be retracted to access lid or eye regions under the lid retractor. The gripper is dimensioned so that the whole eyelid can be pulled down such that several fat compartments under the eyelid can be accessed, visualized, and surgically treated without having to move the lid retractor position.

6352533, Mar 5, 2002

Jan 18, 2000

09/483994

Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY, 11557
Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY, 11557

A61B 1818

606 41, 606 45, 606 48, 606 49, 606 50

A bipolar electrosurgical handpiece, and electrode for use with the handpiece, that is configured for use in MIS and other electrosurgical procedures. The handpiece is constructed with a flexible end controllable by the surgeon so as to allow the surgeon to manipulate the end as desired during the surgical procedure. The electrode is housed in a tubular member. The electrode ends comprise bare loops projecting from the end of the housing in spaced parallel planes. When energized, a bipolar discharge is generated between the bare loops.

6387093, May 14, 2002

Nov 22, 1999

09/442316

Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY, 11557
Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY, 11557

A61B 1818

606 39, 606 41, 606 45, 607 99, 607115, 128898

An electrosurgical electrode comprises a generally L-shaped metal member comprising an electrically-insulated, generally straight shank part for mounting in a standard electrosurgical handpiece, and a generally curved part divided into first, second, third, and fourth sections, the second, third, and fourth of which are electrically-insulating and the first of which is bare and terminates in a pointed end. The second and third sections are covered with a thin electrically-insulating coating, whereas the fourth section, closest to the shank, is covered with a thicker electrically-insulating coating. The first, second, and third sections are dimensioned and constructed so as to enable the surgeon to know fairly precisely the depth of the first section in tissue targeted for radiofrequency thermal ablation. An important application is volumetric shrinkage of tongue base tissue, for example, for treating sleep disordered breathing.

6395001, May 28, 2002

Apr 10, 2000

09/546697

Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY
Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY

Health Care Technologies, LLC - Hewlett NY

A61B 1818

606 41, 606 45

An electrode for use in an electrosurgical procedure for treating entropion by excising a wedge-shaped portion of the tarsus at the underside of a patients eyelid. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode is uniquely configured to form a diamond-shaped support terminating in an active wire, generally V-shaped, whose width controls the width of the excised wedge, and the length of whose arms controls the thickness of the excised wedge. The active wire is supported by structure that is completely electrically-insulated to ensure excision only of the desired tissue while avoiding damage to surrounding tissue. The tissue incising is effected with the bare active wire at a depth stopped by a shoulder between the bare wire arms and the adjacent portions of the electrode support.

6395002, May 28, 2002

Jan 18, 2000

09/483993

Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY, 11557
Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY, 11557

A61B 1818

606 45, 606 48

An electrode for use in an electrosurgical aural procedure known as a myringotomy for removing tissue of the tympanic membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode is characterized by a bare active end portion that is hollow and has an outside diameter of 2-3 mm. In a unipolar embodiment, the bare end has a sharp circular edge; in a bipolar embodiment, the bare end is split into two semi-circular sharp edges that may be axially offset from one another. When the electrode end is placed against the tympanic membrane and the electrosurgical apparatus activated, a 2-3 mm hole is punched in the tympanic membrane which allows any middle ear fluid to drain.

6409726, Jun 25, 2002

Nov 3, 2000

09/705201

Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY, 11557
Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY, 11557

A61B 1818

606 45, 606 41

An electrode for use in an electrosurgical aural procedure known as a myringotomy for removing tissue of the tympanic membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode is unipolar and characterized by a a flared tapered conical body terminating in a sharp point, the widest part of the tapered conical body having a diameter of about 1. 5-3 mm, being the size of a hole to be formed by vaporization in the tympanic membrane.

6416512, Jul 9, 2002

Nov 8, 1999

09/435677

Alan G. Ellman - Hewlett NY
Jon C. Garito - Hewlett NY

Health Care Technologies, LLC. - Hewlett NY

A61B 1818

606 45, 606 41, 606 48

An electrode for use in an electrosurgical aural procedure known as a myringotomy for removing tissue of the tympanic membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode is characterized by a bare active end portion having an outside diameter of 2 mm. In one embodiment, the bare end has a sharp circular edge; In another embodiment, the bare end has a tapered cone shape. When the electrode end is placed against the tympanic membrane and the electrosurgical apparatus activated, a 2 mm hole is punched in the tympanic membrane which allows any middle ear fluid to drain.