Patents by Inventor Lloyd E. Jenkins

Lloyd E. Jenkins 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).

  • Surgical device for anastomosis
    Publication number: 20040199181
    Abstract: A device having a cutting implement movable in a direction generally parallel to a tissue surface and creating a cut line that does not extend to the proximal end of tissue adjacent the device is disclosed. The device has a cutting implement that emerges from a tissue engaging surface and cuts tissue only between a proximal and distal ends of the adjoining staple lines. A method is further provided for anastomosing two lumens without extending the passageway between them to the openings made for the forks of the anastomosis device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Bryan D. Knodel, Timothy B. Knodel, Joseph C. Hueil, Lloyd E. Jenkins
  • Method of using surgical device for anastomosis
    Publication number: 20040199180
    Abstract: A device having a cutting implement movable in a direction generally parallel to a tissue surface and creating a cut line that does not extend to the proximal end of tissue adjacent the device is disclosed. The device has a cutting implement that emerges from a tissue engaging surface and cuts tissue only between a proximal and distal ends of the adjoining staple lines. A method is further provided for anastomosing two lumens without extending the passageway between them to the openings made for the forks of the anastomosis device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Bryan D. Knodel, Timothy B. Knodel, Joseph C. Hueil, Lloyd E. Jenkins