Patents by Inventor Duncan J. Martin

Duncan J. Martin 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).

  • Device for creating a free transcutaneous access to an endoscopic operating area
    Publication number: 20090036738
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for creating a free transcutaneous access to an endoscopic operating area, in particular to a hollow internal body organ, which device has a conical inset that is to be inserted into an incision. A device for creating a transcutaneous access that combines simple construction with good handling qualities for several medical instruments is, according to the invention, characterized in that several medical instruments can be inserted simultaneously into the operating area by way of the conical inset, so that the individual medical instruments are positioned in the conical inset at a secured angle to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Alfred Cuschieri, Timothy Graham Frank, Stuart I. Brown, James Gove, Leslie Kelly, Duncan J. Martin, Ian Rutherford