Patents by Inventor Bryce C. Klontz, JR.

Bryce C. Klontz, JR. 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).

  • Cannula assembly with deployable camera
    Patent number: 11439429
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cannula assembly having a tube with an internal lumen, a proximal end portion and a distal end portion configured for insertion into a patient. The cannula assembly further includes a housing rotatably coupled to the tube between a closed position and one or more open positions. The housing contains an electronic component comprising an image transmission device, such as a camera, for collecting and receiving images of the surgical site. The housing is adapted to provide the image transmission device with a longitudinal or forward view when the housing is in the closed position and a transverse view (i.e., offset from the longitudinal axis) when the housing is in one of the open positions. The housing is disposed distal to the proximal end portion and proximal to the distal end portion of the tube to protect the image transmission device as the distal end portion creates an incision and/or passes through an existing incision in the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: New View Surgical
    Inventors: Brandon M. Zalewski, Arthur C. McKinley, Jesse R. Plouffe, Bryce C. Klontz, Jr., Jeffrey Karg, Paul DiCesare, Danial P. Ferreira, Melvin B. Prenovitz
  • CANNULA ASSEMBLY WITH DEPLOYABLE CAMERA
    Publication number: 20210007777
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cannula assembly having a tube with an internal lumen, a proximal end portion and a distal end portion configured for insertion into a patient. The cannula assembly further includes a housing rotatably coupled to the tube between a closed position and one or more open positions. The housing contains an electronic component comprising an image transmission device, such as a camera, for collecting and receiving images of the surgical site. The housing is adapted to provide the image transmission device with a longitudinal or forward view when the housing is in the closed position and a transverse view (i.e., offset from the longitudinal axis) when the housing is in one of the open positions. The housing is disposed distal to the proximal end portion and proximal to the distal end portion of the tube to protect the image transmission device as the distal end portion creates an incision and/or passes through an existing incision in the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Brandon M. Zalewski, Auther C. McKinley, Jesse R. Plouffe, Bryce C. Klontz, JR., Jeffrey Karg, Paul DiCesare, Danial P. Ferreira, Melvin V. Prenovitz