JAMES E REGAN
Broker in Waltham, MA

6424869, Jul 23, 2002

Jan 3, 2000

09/476201

Kenneth L. Carr - Harvard MA
James F. Regan - Waltham MA

Meridian Medical Systems, LLC - Ayer MA

A61N 502

607101, 607102, 607113, 607156

A dual mode transurethral warming apparatus particularly adapted to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia includes a urethral catheter dimensioned for insertia through the urethra. The catheter includes an elongated flexible tube having a plurality of longitudinal lumens extending between the ends of the tube. A coaxial cable extends along one of the lumens to an antenna in the form of a multi-turn helical winding wound around the outside of the tube. A first connector connects one of the cable conductors to one end of the winding and a second connector connects the other cable conductor to the other end of the winding so that the antenna formed by the winding is larger in diameter than the cable, and all of the lumens are located within the winding. The cable is connected to a control and display unit which includes a transmitter which provides electromagnetic energy via the cable to the antenna so that the antenna generates an electromagnetic field sufficient to treat tissue adjacent the antenna. The same antenna also detects thermal energy emitted by the tissue thereby developing an electrical signal which is fed via the cable to a receiver in the form of a radiometer in the control and display unit.

6538987, Mar 25, 2003

Mar 25, 1999

09/275829

Dan Cedrone - Groton MA
Walter Dray - Carlisle MA
Ed Klein - Holliston MA
James Regan - Waltham MA
Bappa Sinha - Brighton MA
Ming-Teh Ma - Newton MA
Jeffrey Weiss - Lincoln RI

Ciena Corporation - Linthicum MD

G01R 3108

370216, 370222, 370223, 3702411

A system with predefined primary and secondary routes sets up corresponding virtual circuits over both routes. A destination node maintains primary and secondary sets of routing tables that contain, respectively, routing information over each of the rings for every virtual circuit. A destination node disables the appropriate entries in the routing tables for the non-selected route, such that the node ultimately discards the traffic received over that route. To switch a virtual path, and thus all of the virtual circuits included therein, from the selected route to the nonselected route, the destination node disables and enables the appropriate entries in the primary and the secondary routing tables, to switch from using the set-up virtual circuits on the selected route to using the set-up virtual circuits on the non-selected route. To detect an event that triggers protection switching, such as path failure, the system uses “Continuity OAM cells” to provide path status information to the nodes. A source node periodically originates Continuity OAM cells over the primary and the secondary routes.

6146359, Nov 14, 2000

Nov 25, 1997

8/977747

Kenneth L. Carr - Harvard MA
James Regan - Waltham MA

Microwave Medical Systems, Inc. - Acton MA

A61F 712

604114

Infusate warming apparatus comprises a housing defining an internal cavity. A lossy asymmetric transmission line is situated in the housing which transmission line includes an elongated electrical conductor having opposite ends and a conduit for conducting infusate which is highly absorptive to electromagnetic energy of a first frequency through the housing in close proximity to the conductor. A connector extends into the housing for coupling an external electromagnetic signal of the first frequency to one end of the conductor so as to subject the infusate to an energy field which heats the infusate. A temperature sensor for sensing the infusate temperature and controlling the signal to maintain a constant infusate delivering temperature is also disclosed.

5334141, Aug 2, 1994

Jun 26, 1992

7/904651

Kenneth L. Carr - Harvard MA
James F. Regan - Waltham MA
Seid W. Waddell - Sarver PA

Medrad, Inc. - Pittsburgh PA

A61M 3100, A61B 504, A61B 505

604 50

A system is disclosed for detecting extravasation of injected liquid from the blood vessel of a patient. The system operates by monitoring electromagnetic microwave emission from the patient at the injection site by means of a microwave antenna assembly and processing apparatus connected to the antenna assembly for responding to changes in the microwave emission characteristics representative of extravasation. The antenna assembly has a reusable antenna element connected to the processing apparatus, a disposable attachment element for adhering to the patient's skin, and interfitting male and female coupling formations on the attachment element and the antenna element respectively for releasably coupling the reusable element to the disposable element.

4614514, Sep 30, 1986

Feb 16, 1983

6/466894

Kenneth L. Carr - Harvard MA
James F. Regan - Waltham MA
Gerald G. Bousquet - Chelmsford MA
Robert J. Bielawa - Hudson NH

M/A Com, Inc. - Burlington MA

A61F 712

604113

A microwave sterilizer for sterilizing a connector or coupling that interconnects a first conduit from a source of liquid to be infused into a living body to a second conduit implanted in the body. The apparatus of the invention comprises a housing having first and second members forming a guided wave structure adapted to be removably closed around the coupling or connector and further including first and second clamping means. The clamping means are adapted to clamp respective conduits and are operable to isolate a charge of the liquid within the connector. A microwave source is used to generate energy which in turn is coupled to the guided wave structure to cause heating of the liquid charge to a temperature level to cause sterilization so as to destroy substantially all form of bacteria therein. After a predetermined heating sequence, the apparatus is released and the bag side clamping means is first released so as to pass the sterilized charge of liquid into the source or bag.

5690614, Nov 25, 1997

Sep 6, 1995

8/524392

Kenneth L. Carr - Harvard MA
James Regan - Waltham MA

Microwave Medical Systems, Inc. - Acton MA

A61F 712

604114

Microwave heating apparatus for warming low flow rate infusates includes an electrically conductive housing defining an elongated heating cavity and a printed circuit board which separates the cavity lengthwise into first and second cavity sections. The circuit board includes a substrate which provides a fluid-tight divider between the two cavity sections and a meandering conductor run which extends along the substrate.