Patents by Inventor John P. Burbank

John P. Burbank 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).

  • Trocar device
    Patent number: 9055971
    Abstract: A surgical device is described. The surgical device may comprise a rotatable cutter configured to cut tissue for insertion of a cannula, and a first driver configured to be driven by a motor arrangement and to rotate the cutter. The surgical device may further include, for example, the cannula, at least one of the rotatable cutter and the first driver being disposed in a bore of the cannula. In one embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include an auger having a cutting thread. In another embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include a disk-shaped blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Michael P. Whitman, John P. Burbank, Jeremy Hill, Thomas Guy
  • TROCAR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110144679
    Abstract: A surgical device is described. The surgical device may comprise a rotatable cutter configured to cut tissue for insertion of a cannula, and a first driver configured to be driven by a motor arrangement and to rotate the cutter. The surgical device may further include, for example, the cannula, at least one of the rotatable cutter and the first driver being disposed in a bore of the cannula. In one embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include an auger having a cutting thread. In another embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include a disk-shaped blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Michael P. Whitman, John P. Burbank, Jeremy Hill, Thomas Guy
  • Trocar device
    Patent number: 7905897
    Abstract: A surgical device is described. The surgical device may comprise a rotatable cutter configured to cut tissue for insertion of a cannula, and a first driver configured to be driven by a motor arrangement and to rotate the cutter. The surgical device may further include, for example, the cannula, at least one of the rotatable cutter and the first driver being disposed in a bore of the cannula. In one embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include an auger having a cutting thread. In another embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include a disk-shaped blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventors: Michael P. Whitman, John P. Burbank, Jeremy Hill, Thomas Guy
  • Trocar device
    Publication number: 20020198554
    Abstract: A surgical device is described. The surgical device may comprise a rotatable cutter configured to cut tissue for insertion of a cannula, and a first driver configured to be driven by a motor arrangement and to rotate the cutter. The surgical device may further include, for example, the cannula, at least one of the rotatable cutter and the first driver being disposed in a bore of the cannula. In one embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include an auger having a cutting thread. In another embodiment, the rotatable cutter may include a disk-shaped blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Michael P. Whitman, John P. Burbank, Jeremy Hill, Thomas Guy