Patents by Inventor Jose Arturo Mendez-Coll

Jose Arturo Mendez-Coll 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).

  • BIOPSY AND SUTURELESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150057572
    Abstract: A dermal punch device for automatically extracting a sample of tissue of a predetermined size and shape from a body comprising a retractable cutter and a sutureless biopsy closure mechanism that includes a wound closure fastener member adapted to be disposed over a biopsy region after the performance of the biopsy, wherein wound closure fastener member is automatically applied without the need of several instruments to seal the wound. The wound closure fastener member is dispensed by a sutureless biopsy closure dispenser located at the same distal end of the biopsy punch device surrounding the biopsy punch cutter assembly avoiding the need of separates instruments, reducing the wound closing steps and surgical procedure time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jose Arturo Mendez-Coll, Felix Omar Rivera Ortiz, Yahveh Comas Torres
  • Biopsy and sutureless device
    Patent number: 8540646
    Abstract: A dermal punch device for automatically extracting a sample of tissue of a predetermined size and shape from a body comprising a retractable cutter and a sutureless biopsy closure mechanism that includes a wound closure fastener member adapted to be disposed over a biopsy region after the performance of the biopsy, wherein wound closure fastener member is applied without the need of several instruments to seal the wound. The wound closure fastener member is dispensed by a sutureless biopsy closure dispenser located at the same distal end of the biopsy punch device surrounding the biopsy punch cutter assembly avoiding the need of separates instruments, reducing the wound closing steps and surgical procedure time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Inventor: Jose Arturo Mendez-Coll
  • Biopsy and Sutureless Device
    Publication number: 20120265096
    Abstract: A dermal punch device for automatically extracting a sample of tissue of a predetermined size and shape from a body comprising a retractable cutter and a sutureless biopsy closure mechanism that includes a wound closure fastener member adapted to be disposed over a biopsy region after the performance of the biopsy, wherein wound closure fastener member is applied without the need of several instruments to seal the wound. The wound closure fastener member is dispensed by a sutureless biopsy closure dispenser located at the same distal end of the biopsy punch device surrounding the biopsy punch cutter assembly avoiding the need of separates instruments, reducing the wound closing steps and surgical procedure time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Jose Arturo Mendez-Coll