Patents by Inventor Peter R. Mueller

Peter R. Mueller 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).

  • Percutaneous fixation of hollow organs
    Patent number: 4705040
    Abstract: For percutaneous fixation of a hollow organ of a body, a hollow needle carrying a retaining device attached to a tension filament through the skin into the hollow organ, the retaining device is released from the needle, and the organ is fixed by adjusting the tension on the filament and clamping the filament outside the body by means bearing upon the exterior of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Medi-Tech, Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter R. Mueller, Alan S. Brown, Marc J. Tolkoff, Frank B. Crawford
  • Percutaneous fixation of hollow organs
    Patent number: RE34021
    Abstract: For percutaneous fixation of a hollow organ of a body, a hollow needle carrying a retaining device attached to a tension filament through the skin into the hollow organ, the retaining device is released from the needle, and the organ is fixed by adjusting the tension on the filament and clamping the filament outside the body by means bearing upon the exterior of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Peter R. Mueller, Alan S. Brown, Marc J. Tolkoff, Frank B. Crawford