Patents by Inventor Anthony Hammack

Anthony Hammack 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).

  • Irrigating catch and removal device
    Publication number: 20070203475
    Abstract: A retrieval device is provided for capturing and retrieving stones, calculi, and other objects from a body. The retrieval device includes an irrigation orifice to irrigate a passageway. Irrigating the passageway helps to keep the viewing area free from debris and particulate matter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Vance Products Incorporated
    Inventors: Frank Fischer, Anthony Hammack
  • Articulating basket with simultaneous basket extension or basket retraction
    Publication number: 20070106304
    Abstract: A retrieval device is provided for retrieving stones, calculi, and other objects from a body. The device allows for a retrieval basket to be articulated and extended simultaneously. The device also allows for the basket to be articulated and retracted simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: Vance Products Incorporated d/b/a Cook Urological Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony Hammack, Walter Ryan
  • Catheter with superelastic retention device
    Publication number: 20060229553
    Abstract: A retention device for use in a human or mammalian body includes superelastic wires that expand when they are released from a confined state. The retention device may have the outer form of a Foley catheter. One or more superelastic wires within the balloon of a Foley catheter help to insure retention within the body, such as within a urinary bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: Vance Products Incorporated, d/b/a Cook Urological Incorporated
    Inventors: Anthony Hammack, Tracy Willis