Patents by Inventor Keith B. Isaacson

Keith B. Isaacson 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).

  • Patent number: 8678999
    Abstract: A hysteroscope includes a base and a handle attached to the base. The handle has a first trigger and a second trigger. An outer barrel is attached to the base. The outer barrel has a plurality of channels. An actuatable tool is located within at least one channel. The first trigger is in communication with the actuatable tool for extending the tool from within the at least one channel. The second trigger in communication with the actuatable tool for actuating the tool. The hysteroscope may further include a third trigger to pivot a distal portion of the outer barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Karl Storz Endovision, Inc.
    Inventor: Keith B. Isaacson
  • Publication number: 20080132763
    Abstract: A fluid pump system and a method for pumping fluid into and out of an endoscopic surgical instrument are provided. Generally, the fluid pump system includes a housing, disposable inflow and outflow cartridges, and at least one fluid pump for pumping fluid into or out of fluid channels in an endoscopic surgical instrument. The fluid pump system is securably mountable directly on an endoscopic surgical instrument and a surface. Methods for pumping fluid into and out of an endoscopic surgical instrument include regulating fluid flow from a fluid cartridge to an endoscopic surgical instrument and fluid flow into a fluid cartridge from an endoscopic surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventor: Keith B. Isaacson