Patents by Inventor Arthur Stickney

Arthur Stickney 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).

  • Biopsy system
    Patent number: 6436054
    Abstract: A biopsy system is provided including a housing and a biopsy instrument operatively associated with the housing and configured and dimensioned to remove a tissue sample from a patient. A firing module is included that is detachably engageable with the housing and operatively associated with the biopsy instrument to facilitate selective rapid advancement of at least a portion of the biopsy instrument toward a targeted location with the patient. The biopsy instrument includes a tissue receiving portion. The system may include an indexing assembly disposed within the housing and configured to cooperate with the biopsy instrument to selectively orient the tissue receiving portion. The indexing assembly may include a manual gearing assembly configured for selective orientation of the tissue receiving portion. The system may include a linear advancement control assembly disposed within the housing and configured to effect linear actuation of a tubular knife member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Viola, Csaba L. Rethy, David Ivanko, Scott Martinelli, Bruce Jankowski, Randolph Lehn, James Dale, Arthur Stickney, Karl Ehrenfels