Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Bilsbury

Andrew J. Bilsbury 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).

  • Tissue removal device
    Patent number: 8282572
    Abstract: In a tissue removal device for receiving and removing body tissue from an interior portion of a body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure, the tissue removal device including a tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end and defining a lumen therethrough, a bag support structure configured and dimensioned to be receivable within the lumen of the tubular body, wherein the bag support structure has a first configuration for positioning within the lumen of the tubular body and a second configuration for opening a bag operatively coupled thereto, and a bag operatively coupled to the bag support structure, the bag including a first end portion defining an open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Andrew J. Bilsbury
  • TISSUE REMOVAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100256579
    Abstract: In a tissue removal device for receiving and removing body tissue from an interior portion of a body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure, the tissue removal device including a tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end and defining a lumen therethrough, a bag support structure configured and dimensioned to be receivable within the lumen of the tubular body, wherein the bag support structure has a first configuration for positioning within the lumen of the tubular body and a second configuration for opening a bag operatively coupled thereto, and a bag operatively coupled to the bag support structure, the bag including a first end portion defining an open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventor: Andrew J. Bilsbury
  • Tissue removal device
    Patent number: 7762959
    Abstract: In a tissue removal device for receiving and removing body tissue from an interior portion of a body in a minimally invasive surgical procedure, the tissue removal device including a tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end and defining a lumen therethrough, a bag support structure configured and dimensioned to be receivable within the lumen of the tubular body, wherein the bag support structure has a first configuration for positioning within the lumen of the tubular body and a second configuration for opening a bag operatively coupled thereto, and a bag operatively coupled to the bag support structure, the bag including a first end portion defining an open end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Andrew J. Bilsbury