Patents by Inventor Robert N. Wood, JR.

Robert N. Wood, JR. 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for treating disorders of the ear nose and throat
    Patent number: 8414473
    Abstract: A device for dilating an ostium of a paranasal sinus of a human or animal subject may include: a handle; an elongate shaft having a proximal end coupled with the handle and extending to a distal end; a guidewire disposed through at least a portion of the shaft lumen; a dilator having a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; and a slide member coupled with at least one of the guidewire or the dilator through the longitudinal opening of the shaft for advancing the guidewire and/or the dilator relative to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Jenkins, Eric Goldfarb, Tom Thanh Vo, Joshua Makower, Robert N. Wood, Jr., Ronda M. Heiser, Christopher Larsen, Daniel T. Harfe
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE EAR NOSE AND THROAT
    Publication number: 20100099946
    Abstract: A device for dilating an ostium of a paranasal sinus of a human or animal subject may include: a handle; an elongate shaft having a proximal end coupled with the handle and extending to a distal end; a guidewire disposed through at least a portion of the shaft lumen; a dilator having a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; and a slide member coupled with at least one of the guidewire or the dilator through the longitudinal opening of the shaft for advancing the guidewire and/or the dilator relative to the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: ACCLARENT, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Jenkins, Eric Goldfarb, Tom Thanh Vo, Joshua Makower, Robert N. Wood, JR., Ronda M. Heiser, Christopher Larsen, Daniel T. Harfe