Patents by Inventor Bryden Christopher Quirk

Bryden Christopher Quirk 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).

  • Method and system for characterising biological tissue
    Patent number: 10232106
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for characterizing a region of interest within or between biological tissue. The method comprises inserting at least a portion of a probe into the region of interest and directing electromagnetic radiation to the region of interest and receiving electromagnetic radiation from the region of interest using the probe in a direction that is transversal to a length of the probe. Further, the method comprises directing a fluid to the region of interest through a portion of the probe and analyzing received electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Unversity of Western Australia
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley Mclaughlin, Bryden Christopher Quirk, Brendan Francis Kennedy
  • Medical device for insertion into a material to obtain a material sample and a method thereof
    Patent number: 10052086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device for obtaining a material sample from a material. The medical device comprises a first member comprising a receptacle for receiving the material sample; and a second member having a hollow region for accommodating at least a portion of the first member such that the at least a portion of the first member is movable within the second member. The first and second members are arranged such that when the material sample is received in the receptacle of the first member, the material sample can be obtained by moving the first member within the second member. The medical device further comprises an optical element arranged to receive electromagnetic radiation that can be used to determine information in relation to the material. The medical device has a distal end for inserting the medical device into the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Western Australia
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, Bryden Christopher Quirk, Dirk Lorenser, Loretta Scolaro
  • MEDICAL DEVICE FOR INSERTION INTO A MATERIAL TO OBTAIN A MATERIAL SAMPLE AND A METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170188999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device for obtaining a material sample from a material. The medical device comprises a first member comprising a receptacle for receiving the material sample; and a second member having a hollow region for accommodating at least a portion of the first member such that the at least a portion of the first member is movable within the second member. The first and second members are arranged such that when the material sample is received in the receptacle of the first member, the material sample can be obtained by moving the first member within the second member. The medical device further comprises an optical element arranged to receive electromagnetic radiation that can be used to determine information in relation to the material. The medical device has a distal end for inserting the medical device into the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: The University of Western Australia
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, Bryden Christopher Quirk, Dirk Lorenser, Loretta Scolaro
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERISING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE
    Publication number: 20150273135
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for characterising a region of interest within or between biological tissue. The method comprises inserting at least a portion of a probe into the region of interest and directing electromagnetic radiation to the region of interest and receiving electromagnetic radiation from the region of interest using the probe in a direction that is transversal to a length of the probe. Further, the method comprises directing a fluid to the region of interest through a portion of the probe and analysing received electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley Mclaughlin, Bryden Christopher Quirk, Brendan Francis Kennedy