Patents by Inventor Danny Argonza

Danny Argonza 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: 20040193113
    Abstract: The present invention is a trocar/cannula assembly that is capable of delivering large-diameter objects/fluids into a body cavity interior, while minimizing the puncture footprint left after insertion. Generally, the invention could be a composite needle having a composite wall forming a trocar shaft with at least two rigid elements, and flexible material therebetween, which together at least partially define a trocar bore having a diameter, and a puncture tip. Together these elements enable the composite wall to flex outward so as to increase the diameter of the trocar bore. Additionally, the present invention could also be described as an expandable bore trocar/cannula that is made up of an expandable cannula body having an interior channel that is capable of flexing radially outward, and a trocar tip associated with the cannula body to facilitate the insertion of the trocar/cannula into a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicant: DURECT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Edward M. Gillis, James Filice, Jim Brown, Andrew Ivan Poutiatine, Charles Rampersaud, Danny Argonza