Patents by Inventor Ronald R. Rizzo

Ronald R. Rizzo 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: 5010892
    Abstract: A body lumen measuring instrument for insertion into a body passageway such as a bronchial tube or the like in order to determine the interior lumen diameter and/or axial length of the passageway at a predetermined location. This instrument can also be used to aid selection of a radioisotope capsule of proper size to be properly positioned at a specific location for tumor treatment. The measuring instrument includes a flexible sleeve having a handle secured to one end. A cable is slidably positioned within the sleeve and secured at one end to a slide actuator within the handle and at the other end terminates in a probe adapted for determining body passageway size under endoscopic observation. A measurement scale is associated with an indicator on the slide actuator in order to display the passageway size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignees: Triangle Research and Development Corp., Johns Hopkins University, Medical Evaluation Devices & Instruments Corp.
    Inventors: David P. Colvin, Raymond A. Whitney, Bernard R. Marsh, William M. Kline, Ronald R. Rizzo, Mark E. Orlosky