Patents by Inventor Donald Wenner

Donald Wenner 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: 20050043750
    Abstract: A laparoscopic netting assembly is provided for conducting a gallbladder or bile duct procedure through one of the throughbores in a carrier sheath, which in turn may be positioned within a laparoscopic port. The carrier sheath includes at least one through channel for conducting a frame control rod, and optionally a deployment rod. The netting assembly includes a collapsible and expandable frame and a fluid permeable netting, which is preferably comprises a plurality of netting layers, suspended on the frame for collecting stones released from the gallbladder or bile duct. The frame is sized to also collect the gallbladder. The carrier sheath may also include one or more through channels for a cutting instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: George Scott, James Rosser, Donald Wenner