Patents by Inventor Jim Vining

Jim Vining 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).

  • Circumferential transillumination of anatomic junctions using light energy
    Patent number: 6516216
    Abstract: Apparatus is provided that provides a ring of light around a junction to be viewed; the ring of light being bright enough to be seen on the other side of the junction. Such an arrangement may be used in severing an anatomic body, such as the cervix, from the vagina whereby a surgeon viewing the structure from the pelvic cavity has the junction outlined in light brought into contact with the junction through the vagina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Mark G. Fontenot, Richard Feinberg, Jim Vining