Patents by Inventor Steven G. Docimo

Steven G. Docimo 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).

  • Automatically retracting needle-tip electrocautery device
    Patent number: 8133223
    Abstract: Medical devices that useful during electrocauterization procedures. The present invention encompasses a needle-tipped electrocautery device in which the needle tip is housed within the body of the device when the device is not in use. When an extension mechanism on the electrocautery stylus is activated, the tip is exposed and may be used for surgical procedures. The mechanism may be either mechanically driven or electronically driven. The present invention thereby dramatically reduces the risk of injury or infection by inadvertent pricks from an electrocautery tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education
    Inventor: Steven G. Docimo
  • AUTOMATICALLY RETRACTING NEEDLE-TIP ELECTROCAUTERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090024125
    Abstract: Medical devices that useful during electrocauterization procedures. The present invention encompasses a needle-tipped electrocautery device in which the needle tip is housed within the body of the device when the device is not in use. When an extension mechanism on the electrocautery stylus is activated, the tip is exposed and may be used for surgical procedures. The mechanism may be either mechanically driven or electronically driven. The present invention thereby dramatically reduces the risk of injury or infection by inadvertent pricks from an electrocautery tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Steven G. Docimo