Patents by Inventor Vincent GNANAPRAGASAM

Vincent GNANAPRAGASAM 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).

  • Prostate biopsy apparatus
    Patent number: 11478230
    Abstract: A perineal prostate biopsy apparatus comprising a cannula for reaching a prostate gland of an adult human male through his perineum; and a coaxial needle comprising a hollow needle shaft having an open piercing tip at its distal end and being arranged to lie within the cannula so that the piercing tip protrudes from a distal end of the cannula; and, a stylet adapted to lie within the hollow needle shaft so that a distal tip of the stylet closes the piercing tip of the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    Inventor: Vincent Gnanapragasam
  • PROSTATE BIOPSY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20170196543
    Abstract: A perineal prostate biopsy apparatus comprising a cannula for reaching a prostate gland of an adult human male through his perineum; and a coaxial needle comprising a hollow needle shaft having an open piercing tip at its distal end and being arranged to lie within the cannula so that the piercing tip protrudes from a distal end of the cannula; and, a stylet adapted to lie within the hollow needle shaft so that a distal tip of the stylet closes the piercing tip of the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: Vincent GNANAPRAGASAM