Patents by Inventor Ed Geiselhart

Ed Geiselhart 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).

  • Patent number: 8657840
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a main unit and a suction conduit. The main unit includes at least one tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inlet disposed near the distal end. The suction conduit is slidably disposed over the main unit, and is slidably movable along the main unit between a retracted position, at which the suction conduit does not cover the inlet of the main unit, and an extended position at which the suction conduit covers the inlet of the main unit and a suction inlet of the suction conduit is placed in fluid-communication with the main unit inlet. The surgical instrument can be used as a suction tool by placing the suction conduit in the extended position and applying a vacuum through the inlet of the main unit and the suction inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Gyrus Ent L.L.C.
    Inventors: Allen Palmer, John Flynn, Sean Corrigan, Tom Matusaitis, Ed Geiselhart, Carolyn Rose, Antonio Belton
  • Publication number: 20130261600
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a main unit and a suction conduit. The main unit includes at least one tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inlet disposed near the distal end. The suction conduit is slidably disposed over the main unit, and is slidably movable along the main unit between a retracted position, at which the suction conduit does not cover the inlet of the main unit, and an extended position at which the suction conduit covers the inlet of the main unit and a suction inlet of the suction conduit is placed in fluid-communication with the main unit inlet. The surgical instrument can be used as a suction tool by placing the suction conduit in the extended position and applying a vacuum through the inlet of the main unit and the suction inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Allen PALMER, John FLYNN, Sean CORRIGAN, Tom MATUSAITIS, Ed GEISELHART, Carolyn ROSE, Antonio BELTON
  • Patent number: 8475482
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a main unit and a suction conduit. The main unit includes at least one tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end, and an inlet disposed near the distal end. The suction conduit is slidably disposed over the main unit, and is slidably movable along the main unit between a retracted position, at which the suction conduit does not cover the inlet of the main unit, and an extended position at which the suction conduit covers the inlet of the main unit and a suction inlet of the suction conduit is placed in fluid-communication with the main unit inlet. The surgical instrument can be used as a suction tool by placing the suction conduit in the extended position and applying a vacuum through the inlet of the main unit and the suction inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Gyrus Ent L.L.C.
    Inventors: Allen C. Palmer, John Flynn, Sean Corrigan, Tom Matusaitis, Ed Geiselhart, Carolyn Rose, Antonio Belton
  • Publication number: 20090032025
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an adjustable gas delivery system is provided. The system may include a face mask, an arm apparatus, and a gasket. The face mask may be configured to deliver gas to a subject, and may include a flexible cushion portion configured to interface with the subject's face and a rigid base portion configured to support the cushion portion, the rigid base portion including a gas inlet. The arm apparatus may be configured to deliver gas to the face mask. The arm apparatus may include a gas outlet having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the gas inlet of the base portion of the face mask. The gasket may couple the gas outlet of the arm apparatus with the gas inlet of the face mask. The gasket may be flexible such that the orientation of the face mask relative to the arm apparatus is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Ed Geiselhart, Chris Houghton, Erik Holverson, Brian Woodard, Benjamin K. Sun
  • Patent number: 7455063
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an adjustable gas delivery system is provided. The system may include a face mask, an arm apparatus, and a gasket. The face mask may be configured to deliver gas to a subject, and may include a flexible cushion portion configured to interface with the subject's face and a rigid base portion configured to support the cushion portion, the rigid base portion including a gas inlet. The arm apparatus may be configured to deliver gas to the face mask. The arm apparatus may include a gas outlet having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the gas inlet of the base portion of the face mask. The gasket may couple the gas outlet of the arm apparatus with the gas inlet of the face mask. The gasket may be flexible such that the orientation of the face mask relative to the arm apparatus is adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC
    Inventors: Ed Geiselhart, Chris Houghton, Erik Holverson, Brian Woodard, Benjamin K. Sun
  • Publication number: 20060283459
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, an adjustable gas delivery system is provided. The system may include a face mask, an arm apparatus, and a gasket. The face mask may be configured to deliver gas to a subject, and may include a flexible cushion portion configured to interface with the subject's face and a rigid base portion configured to support the cushion portion, the rigid base portion including a gas inlet. The arm apparatus may be configured to deliver gas to the face mask. The arm apparatus may include a gas outlet having a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of the gas inlet of the base portion of the face mask. The gasket may couple the gas outlet of the arm apparatus with the gas inlet of the face mask. The gasket may be flexible such that the orientation of the face mask relative to the arm apparatus is adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Ed Geiselhart, Chris Houghton, Erik Holverson, Brian Woodard, Benjamin Sun
  • Patent number: D533274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Peter L. Visconti, Erin Ortman, Troy Whalen, Ed Geiselhart, Matthew J. Jordan, Eliot Kim, Tomas Matusaitis, Mark Slaven, Meredith Wilson