Patents by Inventor Albert R. Milan

Albert R. Milan 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).

  • Endometrial sampling instrument
    Patent number: 4054127
    Abstract: An endometrial tissue-obtaining instrument includes a curved spiral section formed at one end of a flat plastic member and a handle portion at the other end. The spiral section is insertable into the endometrial cavity of a female patient and rotated by the handle portion to remove endometrial tissue from the wall thereof. The spiral section is withdrawn with the specimen of tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1977
    Inventors: Albert R. Milan, Raymond L. Markley
  • Medical tissue-obtaining system
    Patent number: 3945372
    Abstract: An endometrial tissue-obtaining instrument includes a spiral section formed at one end of a flat plastic member and a handle portion at the other end. The spiral section is insertable into the womb of a female patient and rotated by the handle portion to remove endometrial tissue from the wall of the womb. The spiral section is withdrawn with the specimen of tissue.The trailing portion of the spiral section is inserted into a slot of a plastic paddle and pulled away from the paddle so that the spiral section moves through the slot and is rotated thereby. The thickness of the slot permits the wiping, or extruding, of the tissue from the spiral section onto the paddle whereafter the paddle is manipulated to deposit the tissue onto a slide or stored for future purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1976
    Inventors: Albert R. Milan, Raymond L. Markley