Patents by Inventor Blair Howe

Blair Howe 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).

  • Universal access seal
    Patent number: 8109911
    Abstract: A surgical access device including a valve housing and an instrument receiving element mounted in the valve housing having an aperture for flexibly receiving and directing instruments having a wide range of diameters. The instrument receiving element includes a braid or mesh tube generally shaped like an hourglass. The surgical access device may include an access septum seal molded from a gel material. The surgical access device can flexibly engage instruments having diameters ranging from about 3.5 mm to about 12.9 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Scott V. Taylor, John R. Brustad, Boun Pravong, Blair Howe, Judith Howe, legal representative
  • Universal access seal
    Patent number: 8079986
    Abstract: A surgical access device including a valve housing and an instrument receiving element mounted in the valve housing having an aperture for flexibly receiving and directing instruments having a wide range of diameters. The instrument receiving element includes a braid or mesh tube generally shaped like an hourglass. The surgical access device may include an access septum seal molded from a gel material. The surgical access device can flexibly engage instruments having diameters ranging from about 3.5 mm to about 12.9 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Scott V. Taylor, John R. Brustad, Boun Pravong, Blair Howe
  • Universal access seal
    Patent number: 7390317
    Abstract: A surgical access device including a valve housing and an instrument receiving element mounted in the valve housing having an aperture for flexibly receiving and directing instruments having a wide range of diameters. The instrument receiving element includes a braid or mesh tube generally shaped like an hourglass. The surgical access device may include an access septum seal molded from a gel material. The surgical access device can flexibly engage instruments having diameters ranging from about 3.5 mm to about 12.9 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Taylor, John R Brustad, Boun Pravong, Judith Howe, legal representative, Blair Howe
  • UNIVERSAL ACCESS SEAL
    Publication number: 20080091143
    Abstract: A surgical access device including a valve housing and an instrument receiving element mounted in the valve housing having an aperture for flexibly receiving and directing instruments having a wide range of diameters. The instrument receiving element includes a braid or mesh tube generally shaped like an hourglass. The surgical access device may include an access septum seal molded from a gel material. The surgical access device can flexibly engage instruments having diameters ranging from about 3.5 mm to about 12.9 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Taylor, John Brustad, Boun Pravong, Blair Howe
  • UNIVERSAL ACCESS SEAL
    Publication number: 20080077169
    Abstract: A surgical access device including a valve housing and an instrument receiving element mounted in the valve housing having an aperture for flexibly receiving and directing instruments having a wide range of diameters. The instrument receiving element includes a braid or mesh tube generally shaped like an hourglass. The surgical access device may include an access septum seal molded from a gel material. The surgical access device can flexibly engage instruments having diameters ranging from about 3.5 mm to about 12.9 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Taylor, John Brustad, Boun Pravong, Blair Howe, Judith Howe
  • Universal access seal
    Publication number: 20040106942
    Abstract: A surgical access device including a valve housing and an instrument receiving element mounted in the valve housing having an aperture for flexibly receiving and directing instruments having a wide range of diameters. The instrument receiving element includes a braid or mesh tube generally shaped like an hourglass. The surgical access device may include an access septum seal molded from a gel material. The surgical access device can flexibly engage instruments having diameters ranging from about 3.5 mm to about 12.9 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Taylor, John R. Brustad, Boun Pravong, Blair Howe, Judith Howe