Patents by Inventor Cailin Ng

Cailin Ng 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 devices for incision and insertion of a ventilation tube
    Patent number: 11504279
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for incision and insertion of a ventilation tube during myringotomy, comprising a cutter member configured to make an incision; a holder member configured to dispose the ventilation tube in an orientation in which a longitudinal axis of the ventilation tube is substantially perpendicular to the cutter member; and a pusher member configured to apply a pushing force to a first end of the ventilation tube in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first end of the ventilation tube being disposed closer to the cutter member than a second end of the ventilation tube; wherein the holder member comprises a pivot element configured to releasably engage the second end of the ventilation tube such that the ventilation tube is pivotable under the pushing force applied to the first end of the ventilation tube by the pusher member, for insertion of the first end of the ventilation tube into the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: National University of Singapore
    Inventors: Cailin Ng, Wenyu Liang, Kok Kiong Tan, Chee Wee Gan, Lynne Hsueh Yee Lim
  • METHOD AND DEVICES FOR INCISION AND INSERTION OF A VENTILATION TUBE
    Publication number: 20210161718
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for incision and insertion of a ventilation tube during myringotomy, comprising a cutter member configured to make an incision; a holder member configured to dispose the ventilation tube in an orientation in which a longitudinal axis of the ventilation tube is substantially perpendicular to the cutter member; and a pusher member configured to apply a pushing force to a first end of the ventilation tube in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the first end of the ventilation tube being disposed closer to the cutter member than a second end of the ventilation tube; wherein the holder member comprises a pivot element configured to releasably engage the second end of the ventilation tube such that the ventilation tube is pivotable under the pushing force applied to the first end of the ventilation tube by the pusher member, for insertion of the first end of the ventilation tube into the incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Cailin Ng, Wenyu Liang, Kok Kiong Tan, Chee Wee Gan, Lynne Hsueh Yee Lim