Patents by Inventor ANDREW PATRICK GLOOR

ANDREW PATRICK GLOOR 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).

  • Endoscopic devices and methods using same
    Patent number: 11179027
    Abstract: The invention provides devices that can be used for any endoscopy procedure. In certain embodiments, the devices of the invention reduce the occurrence of looping in the most difficult segment of the colon to navigate—the splenic flexure. In other embodiments, the devices of the invention make colonoscopies more comfortable for patients and reduce the risk of damage to the colon. In yet other embodiments, the devices of the invention comprise a supportive, friction-reducing device that can be attached to the tip of existing endoscopes to help the scope advance better through the colon and intestinal tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body Corporate
    Inventors: Mark Rentschler, Levin J. Sliker, Madalyn D. Kern, Joseph Micah Prendergast, William S. Smith, Kyle Galbraith, James Depoy, Karina Rose Laguardia, Andrew Patrick Gloor, Derek Sawyer
  • ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES AND METHODS USING SAME
    Publication number: 20180368665
    Abstract: The invention provides devices that can be used for any endoscopy procedure. In certain embodiments, the devices of the invention reduce the occurrence of looping in the most difficult segment of the colon to navigate—the splenic flexure. In other embodiments, the devices of the invention make colonoscopies more comfortable for patients and reduce the risk of damage to the colon. In yet other embodiments, the devices of the invention comprise a supportive, friction-reducing device that can be attached to the tip of existing endoscopes to help the scope advance better through the colon and intestinal tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: MARK RENTSCHLER, LEVIN J. SLIKER, MADALYN D. KERN, JOSEPH MICAH PRENDERGAST, WILLIAM S. SMITH, KYLE GALBRAITH, JAMES DEPOY, KARINA ROSE LAGUARDIA, ANDREW PATRICK GLOOR, DEREK SAWYER