Patents by Inventor Amie PRESTON

Amie PRESTON 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).

  • HELICAL DRIVEN ROTATING TISSUE COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20160081675
    Abstract: A device for collecting a tissue sample includes an outer sheath extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough. The device also includes a needle movably housed within the outer sheath. The needle extends from a proximal end to a serrated distal end and including a channel extending therethrough. The needle is longitudinally movable relative to the outer sheath between an insertion configuration, in which the distal end of the needle is proximal of the distal end of the outer sheath, and a tissue collecting configuration, in which the distal end of the needle extends distally past the distal end of the outer sheath to penetrate tissue and collect a tissue sample in the channel. In addition, the device includes a drive mechanism rotating a distal portion of the needle about a longitudinal axis thereof as the needle is moved between the insertion and tissue collecting configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: John B. Golden, Kirsten Viering, Matthew Donovan, Eric M. Schneider, Dylan Murphy, Michael McBrien, Mahfuza Ahmed, Amie Preston, Daniel R. Quinn
  • HINGED NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20160081678
    Abstract: A device for collecting a tissue sample includes a needle extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough, the distal end including a pair of jaws, at least a first one of the jaws being movable relative to the other between an open configuration, in which the jaws are open to receive tissue therebetween, and a closed configuration in which the jaws are drawn toward one another to collect a tissue sample therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Gary S. KAPPEL, William BERTOLINO, Dennis B. HUBBARD, JR., Brian GAFFNEY, Thomas JONES, Mickael A. JETTE, Sebastian LOAIZA, Naroun SUON, Daniel FAULKNER, Brian ALMEIDA, Kimberly LAJOIE, Paul SMITH, Eric WONG, Tantra S. BUDIMAN, Justin ELFMAN, Vishal SHAH, Steven E. WALAK, Michael POWERS, Amie PRESTON, Mahfuza AHMED, Daniel R. QUINN
  • HEMOSTASIS DEVICES AND METHODS UTILIZING MECHANICAL METHODS
    Publication number: 20150238194
    Abstract: A device for causing hemostasis includes an elongated body extending from a first end to a second end, a first clipping anchor coupled to the first end of the elongated body and being movable between a radially contracted insertion configuration and a radially expanded tissue engagement configuration and a second clipping anchor coupled to the second end of the elongated body and being movable between a radially contracted insertion configuration and a radially expanded tissue engagement configuration. The first clipping anchor is movable along a longitudinal axis of the elongated body one of toward and away from the second clipping anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: John Allen HINGSTON, Rachael Ann RHEAUME, Kenny Joe KING, Daniel Robert QUINN, Kerry L. GRANT, Gary S. KAPPEL, John B. GOLDEN, Andrew CALABRESE, Amie PRESTON, Tara Elizabeth DELAND, Ananya TANDON