Patents by Inventor Curt Boyll

Curt Boyll 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).

  • Deflecting endoscope
    Patent number: 5307803
    Abstract: An endoscope including a flexible shaft having a distal end which can be deflected by a manually operable mechanism on a handle assembly. The shaft includes an elongate member having longitudinal fins that extend radially outward. A hollow lumen through the core member forms a fluid channel, and the radially extending fins provide channels for accommodating optical fibers and pull wires. The member has a substantially continuous cross-section enabling it to be inexpensively extruded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Intramed Laboratories
    Inventors: David G. Matsuura, Curt Boyll