Patents by Inventor Courtney Leigh Rawlings

Courtney Leigh Rawlings 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).

  • Publication number: 20040260199
    Abstract: Differing cytology device apparatuses, and methods for their use, are provided for collecting cytology samples from within a mammalian body. The apparatuses and methods disclosed are minimally invasive. Some of the apparatuses include a needle having an inner lumen extending from a proximal to a distal end. A stylet, having a proximal end and a distal end, is adapted to be inserted into the inner lumen of the needle to plug the inner lumen while a cytology sample is cut in order to prevent contamination within the needle. The distal end of the stylet may be sharp, and may be adapted to extend beyond the distal end of the needle to cut a cytology sample. Also included is a cytology collection device which is adapted to be inserted into the inner lumen of the needle when the stylet is withdrawn from the inner lumen of the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicants: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., Cook Ireland Limited
    Inventors: David M. Hardia, John Mugan, Charles J. Lightdale, Courtney Leigh Rawlings