Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Forrest

Christopher R. Forrest 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).

  • Simulator for practicing trans-oral surgery and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 10672297
    Abstract: Simulators for practicing trans-oral surgery and methods of use thereof, are described. The simulator may include a simulated soft palate musculature adjacent to the simulated hard palate, and a simulated mucosal layer covering at least a portion of the simulated hard palate and at least a portion of the simulated soft palate musculature, wherein the simulated mucosal layer is configured to conform to and follow the contours of surface features of the covered portions of the simulated hard palate and simulated soft palate musculature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: The Hospital for Sick Children
    Inventors: Dale J. Podolsky, David M. Fisher, Karen W. Wong, James M. Drake, Christopher R. Forrest
  • SIMULATOR FOR PRACTICING TRANS-ORAL SURGERY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170358248
    Abstract: Simulators for practicing trans-oral surgery and methods of use thereof, are described. The simulator may include a simulated soft palate musculature adjacent to the simulated hard palate, and a simulated mucosal layer covering at least a portion of the simulated hard palate and at least a portion of the simulated soft palate musculature, wherein the simulated mucosal layer is configured to conform to and follow the contours of surface features of the covered portions of the simulated hard palate and simulated soft palate musculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Dale J. Podolsky, David M. Fisher, Karen W. Wong, James M. Drake, Christopher R. Forrest