Patents by Inventor Christopher Eric Thayer

Christopher Eric Thayer 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).

  • Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membrane
    Patent number: 6238373
    Abstract: A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable membrane disposed inside, whereby medical instruments may be passed through the skin seal into a endoscopic work space while the inflatable membrane is inflated, thereby allowing the use of normal short conventional open surgery instruments during endoscopic procedures and during insufflation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: General Electric Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger A. de la Torre, George D. Hermann, Christopher Eric Thayer
  • Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membrane
    Patent number: 5997515
    Abstract: A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable membrane disposed inside, whereby medical instruments may be passed through the skin seal into a endoscopic work space while the inflatable membrane is inflated, thereby allowing the use of normal short conventional open surgery instruments during endoscopic procedures and during insufflation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: General Surgical Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger A. de la Torre, George D. Hermann, Christopher Eric Thayer
  • Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membrane
    Patent number: 5871474
    Abstract: A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable membrane disposed inside, whereby medical instruments may be passed through the skin seal into a endoscopic work space while the inflatable membrane is inflated, thereby allowing the use of normal short conventional open surgery instruments during endoscopic procedures and during insufflation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: General Surgical Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: George D. Hermann, Christopher Eric Thayer
  • Screw-type skin seal with inflatable membrane
    Patent number: RE44380
    Abstract: A skin seal or trocar stabilizer with an inflatable membrane disposed inside, whereby medical instruments may be passed through the skin seal into a endoscopic work space while the inflatable membrane is inflated, thereby allowing the use of normal short conventional open surgery instruments during endoscopic procedures and during insufflation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Inventors: Roger A. de la Torre, George D. Hermann, Christopher Eric Thayer