Patents by Inventor Andrew P. Nock

Andrew P. Nock 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).

  • Publication number: 20230277164
    Abstract: A core needle biopsy device includes a needle assembly, a drive assembly, and a tissue sample holder. The needle assembly includes a piercer and a hollow cutter. The piercer includes a sharp distal tip and a notch proximal to the distal tip. The piercer is slidably disposed within the cutter to sever a tissue sample into the notch of the piercer. The drive assembly is configured to selectively move the piercer and the cutter. The tissue sample holder has a sample chamber, a drive member, and a wiper. The driver being configured to bend the wiper against a portion of the biopsy device to manipulate a severed tissue sample into the sample chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Justin REBELLINO, Andrew P. NOCK, David C. McBREEN
  • Publication number: 20230103758
    Abstract: A core needle biopsy device includes a body, a needle assembly and a drive assembly. The needle assembly extends distally from the body and includes a hollow piercer and a hollow cutter. The piercer is disposed within the cutter. The cutter includes a distal tip and a swaged portion proximate the distal tip. The drive assembly is configured to selectively cock and fire the piercer and the cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Andrew P. Nock
  • Patent number: 11564668
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes a body, a needle, a hollow cutter, and a tissue sample holder. The needle extends distally from the body and includes a lateral aperture. The cutter is movable relative to the needle to sever a tissue sample and defines a cutter lumen. The tissue sample holder includes a manifold and an outer cover. The manifold includes a plurality of passages and an indexing portion. Each passage of the plurality of passages is configured to selectively index relative to a proximal end of the hollow cutter. The outer cover includes a resilient member. The resilient member is configured to engage with the indexing portion of the manifold to selectively index a passage of the plurality of passages with the distal end of the hollow cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Rhad, Morgan R. Hunter, Andrew P. Nock, Bryan R. Keller, Emmanuel V. Tanghal, Rachel Yoon Choung
  • Patent number: 11553903
    Abstract: A core needle biopsy device includes a body, a needle assembly and a drive assembly. The needle assembly extends distally from the body and includes a hollow piercer and a hollow cutter. The piercer is disposed within the cutter. The cutter includes a distal tip and a swaged portion proximate the distal tip. The drive assembly is configured to selectively cock and fire the piercer and the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew P. Nock
  • Publication number: 20220409190
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes a probe, a holster, and a probe lock. The probe includes a probe body and a needle extending distally from the probe body. The probe is releasably couplable to the holster. The probe lock includes a lock member configured to move laterally relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the needle to selectively lock the probe to the holster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Mark A. Graham, Douglas Hartman, Andrew P. Nock, Andrew T. Robinson, John Kevin Bruce
  • Publication number: 20220346907
    Abstract: A marker delivery device includes a housing, a flexible push rod, and a wheel. The push rod includes a first transverse dive surface and a deployer tip. The deployer tip is configured to receive a biopsy site marker. The wheel includes a second transverse drive surface. The first transverse drive surface is configured to be driven by the second transverse drive surface to translate the push rod distally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew P. NOCK
  • Publication number: 20220340390
    Abstract: A folding device for placing an elastomer thin sleeve on a retainer includes a mandrel, one or more rollers, and a drive system. The mandrel is configured to translate relative to a portion of the folding device. The mandrel is adapted to releasably receive the retainer. The one or more rollers are configured to rotate relative to the mandrel. The rotation of the one or more rollers being configured to fold the sleeve onto the retainer. The drive system is configured to translate the mandrel and turn the one or more rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew P. NOCK
  • Publication number: 20220313227
    Abstract: A core needle biopsy device includes a needle assembly, a drive assembly, and a tissue sample holder. The needle assembly includes a piercer and a hollow cutter. The piercer includes a sharp distal tip and a notch proximal to the distal tip. The piercer is slidably disposed within the cutter to sever a tissue sample into the notch of the piercer. The drive assembly is configured to selectively move the piercer and the cutter. The tissue sample holder has a sample chamber and a wiper. The wiper is movable relative to the piercer and cutter to manipulate a severed tissue sample into the sample chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Rebellino, David C. McBreen, Andrew P. Nock, Jessica P. Leimbach
  • Publication number: 20220249074
    Abstract: A core needle biopsy device includes a needle assembly, a drive assembly, and a user interface. The needle assembly includes a piercer and a hollow cutter. The piercer includes a sharp distal tip and a notch proximal to the distal tip. The piercer is slidably disposed within the cutter to sever a tissue sample into the notch of the piercer. The drive assembly is configured to selectively move the piercer and the cutter. The user interface has a plurality of indicators. Each indicator of the plurality of indicators is configured to independently transition between a plurality of predetermined states to collectively define a plurality of predetermined status sequences that indicate movement of the piercer and the cutter via the drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Rebellino, David C. McBreen, Andrew P. Nock, Kyle Wagner, Brennan Gallagher McCabe
  • Publication number: 20220142623
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes a body, a needle, a cutter, a tissue sample holder, and a sample stopping assembly. The needle extends distally from the body. The cutter is longitudinally translatable relative to the needle and defines a cutter lumen. The tissue sample holder is coupled proximally relative to the body. The cutter lumen of the cutter defines at least a portion of a fluid conduit extending between a distal end of the cutter and the tissue sample holder. The sample stopping assembly includes a rotatable strainer that is configured to selectively arrest movement of a tissue sample within the fluid conduit between the cutter and the tissue sample holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew P. Nock
  • Publication number: 20220071732
    Abstract: A marker delivery device includes a grip, a cannula, a push rod, and a marker element. The cannula extends distally from the grip. The push rod is configured to move within the cannula and includes a distal end with one or more seals configured to seal against an interior of the cannula. The marker element includes one or more barbs. The push rod is configured to generate a pressure within the cannula between the one or more seals and the marker element to eject the marker element from the cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jordan Rebellino, Justin Rebellino, Nathan K. Busick, David C. McBreen, Garrett A. Householder, Andrew Small, Jessica P. Leimbach, Andrew P. Nock, Kinito Swader, Bryan Superville, Natasha M. Guerrero, Michael J. Sunderman, Raj Thapar, Gary Wagner
  • Publication number: 20220071608
    Abstract: A marker delivery device includes an outer cannula, an inner cannula assembly, and a push rod. The outer cannula defines a longitudinal axis and includes an outer lumen. The outer lumen extends distally along the longitudinal axis from a handle to an open outer cannula distal end. The inner cannula assembly includes an inner cannula and a grip. The inner cannula is disposed within the outer lumen and extends distally along the longitudinal axis from the grip to an open distal end. The inner cannula has a resilient portion located proximate the open distal end. The resilient portion is configured to move between a stressed configuration when engaged with the outer cannula and a relaxed configuration when disengaged with the outer cannula. The push rod is disposed within an inner lumen of the inner cannula and is configured to deploy a marker through the open distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew P. Nock
  • Patent number: 11241222
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes a body, a needle, a cutter, a tissue sample holder, and a sample stopping assembly. The needle extends distally from the body. The cutter is longitudinally translatable relative to the needle and defines a cutter lumen. The tissue sample holder is coupled proximally relative to the body. The cutter lumen of the cutter defines at least a portion of a fluid conduit extending between a distal end of the cutter and the tissue sample holder. The sample stopping assembly includes a rotatable strainer that is configured to selectively arrest movement of a tissue sample within the fluid conduit between the cutter and the tissue sample holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew P. Nock
  • Publication number: 20220031292
    Abstract: A probe for use with a biopsy device. The biopsy device having a tissue sample holder defining a sample chamber and a holster removably secured to the probe. The probe includes a housing. The housing defining a vacuum chamber within the housing. The vacuum chamber being in communication with the sample chamber of the tissue sample holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Andrew P. Nock
  • Patent number: 11147541
    Abstract: A depth stop assembly for use with a biopsy device targeting cannula includes a depth stop and a thumbwheel. The depth stop is configured to receive the targeting cannula. The depth stop has a lock to selectively restrict axial movement of the targeting cannula relative to the depth stop. The thumbwheel is motion-coupled to the depth stop. The thumbwheel has a circumferential finger gripping area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nock, Edward A. Rhad, Robert M. Householder, Melody L. Stamper
  • Publication number: 20210282754
    Abstract: A needle for use with a biopsy device includes an outer cannula, and a tissue piercing tip. The outer cannula defines a cutter lumen for receiving a cutter therein and a lateral lumen adjacent to the cutter lumen. The tissue piercing tip has a body, a marker opening, and a marker lumen. The body defines a plurality of cutting surfaces. The marker opening is disposed on at least one cutting surface of the plurality of cutting surfaces. The marker lumen extends distally through the body from the marker opening to a proximal opening. The proximal opening is in communication with the cutter lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Andrew P. Nock
  • Publication number: 20210121163
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes a body, a needle, a cutter, an analysis area, a valve, and a tissue sample holder. The cutter is movable relative to the needle and in communication with the needle for transporting tissue samples. The analysis area is disposed proximally of the cutter and in communication with the needle to receive a tissue sample cut by the cutter for analysis by a user. The valve is disposed proximally of the analysis area and configured to alternate between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The tissue sample holder is disposed proximally of the valve and fixedly attached to the body. The valve is configured to permit analysis of the sample disposed in the analysis area when the valve is in the closed configuration and to permit the tissue sample to be passed into the tissue sample holder when the valve is in the open configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Rachel Yoon Choung, Robert M. Householder, Andrew P. Nock, Andrew Robinson, Jordan Smith, Kevin Talbot, Emmanuel V. Tanghal
  • Patent number: D933849
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Robinson, Rachel Yoon Choung, Mark A. Graham, Andrew P. Nock
  • Patent number: D941464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Nock, Andrew Robinson, Mark A. Graham
  • Patent number: D971436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Robinson, Rachel Yoon Choung, Mark A. Graham, Andrew P. Nock, Brennan G. McCabe