Patents by Inventor Jefffrey L. Bleich

Jefffrey L. Bleich 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).

  • Publication number: 20080051812
    Abstract: A device for cutting tissue in a human body may include an elongate, hollow shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a bundle of flexible wires slidably disposed within at least a portion of the shaft and having a proximal end and a distal end, and an actuator coupled with the proximal portion of the shaft and the proximal end of the bundle of wires. The distal end of the bundle may be configured to facilitate cutting of tissue, and the wires of the bundle may be at least partially free to move, relative to one another, to allow a cross-sectional shape of the bundle to differ along a length from the proximal to the distal end. The actuator may be configured to move the wires back and forth through the hollow shaft to cause the distal ends of the wires to cut tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: BAXANO, INC.
    Inventors: Greg Schmitz, Jefferey Bleam, Jefffrey L. Bleich, Roy Leguidleguid, Vahid Saadat