Patents by Inventor Brian Kent Courtney

Brian Kent Courtney 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).

  • Medical device with means to improve transmission of torque along a rotational drive shaft
    Patent number: 10729376
    Abstract: The present invention provides minimally invasive imaging probe/medical device having a frictional element integrated therewith for reducing non-uniform rotational distortion near the distal end of a medical device, such as an imaging probe which undergoes rational movement during scanning of surrounding tissue in bodily lumens and cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
    Inventor: Brian Kent Courtney
  • MEDICAL DEVICE WITH MEANS TO IMPROVE TRANSMISSION OF TORQUE ALONG A ROTATIONAL DRIVE SHAFT
    Publication number: 20150257704
    Abstract: The present invention provides minimally invasive imaging probe/medical device having a frictional element integrated therewith for reducing non-uniform rotational distortion near the distal end of a medical device, such as an imaging probe which undergoes rational movement during scanning of surrounding tissue in bodily lumens and cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventor: Brian Kent Courtney
  • Medical device with means to improve transmission of torque along a rotational drive shaft
    Patent number: 9039626
    Abstract: The present invention provides minimally invasive imaging probe/medical device having a frictional element integrated therewith for reducing non-uniform rotational distortion near the distal end of a medical device, such as an imaging probe which undergoes rotational movement during scanning of surrounding tissue in bodily lumens and cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
    Inventor: Brian Kent Courtney
  • MEDICAL DEVICE WITH MEANS TO IMPROVE TRANSMISSION OF TORQUE ALONG A ROTATIONAL DRIVE SHAFT
    Publication number: 20100249601
    Abstract: The present invention provides minimally invasive imaging probe/medical device having a frictional element integrated therewith for reducing non-uniform rotational distortion near the distal end of a medical device, such as an imaging probe which undergoes rotational movement during scanning of surrounding tissue in bodily lumens and cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventor: Brian Kent Courtney