Patents by Inventor Ashley Wilkinson

Ashley Wilkinson 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).

  • A RADIALLY-SHAPED RETRACTOR AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20160007981
    Abstract: A method of using a retractor for holding open an opening includes the steps of providing a retractor, wherein the retractor includes a shape memory support including a brace portion connecting opposed sides and a plurality of bracing ribs extending from the shape memory support at the opposed sides, forming a surgical opening, pinching the opposed sides of the shape memory support in an inward direction, inserting the pinched retractor of said step of pinching into the surgical opening, and thereafter allowing the opposed sides of the shape memory position to substantially revert to their original positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Sudhanva Govindarajan, Ashley Wilkinson, Orit Itzhak-Yasu, Eric Espinal MD