Patents by Inventor Eddie J. Reddick

Eddie J. Reddick 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).

  • Laparoscopic suture introducer
    Patent number: 5649939
    Abstract: A medical instrument and method which permits a suture to be introduced and removed through a single cannula which leaves only a relatively small wound. The instrument employs a trocar having an elongate member having a push button at a proximal end, a sharp point and blade at a distal end, a notch formed in the trocar a short distance proximally from said distal end and an aperture through the center of the trocar extending from an opening at the proximal end to an opening at the distal end. The trocar fits within a cannula including a hollow tube having a handle at the proximal end for gripping the cannula with two fingers. A spring keeps the notch within the cannula except when the push button is depressed. The device is used by inserting the trocar in the cannula and forcing the trocar and cannula through the body of a patient. Thereafter, a suture is inserted inside the body of the patient for ligation or retraction by feeding the suture through the aperture in the trocar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Inventor: Eddie J. Reddick
  • Method of using a coil screw surgical retractor
    Patent number: 5573496
    Abstract: A surgical retractor and method for use thereof. The retractor is comprised of an elongate shaft having at one end a screw made of coiled, round wire which terminates at a sharp point for attachment to an organ and a connector at the other end of the shaft. Preferably, the connector comprises an enlarged portion having a polygonal cross section for engagement by a wrench. The retractor is inserted into the peritoneal cavity of a patient through a laparoscopic port and the screw is threaded into the wall of the organ to be retracted, for example, the gallbladder. The organ is resected and thereafter drawn out of the cavity using the retractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Inventors: William E. McPherson, William B. Saye, Eddie J. Reddick
  • Coil screw surgical retractor
    Patent number: 5437266
    Abstract: A surgical retractor and method for use thereof. The retractor is comprised of an elongate shaft having at one end a screw made of coiled, round wire which terminates at a sharp point for attachment to an organ and a connector at the other end of the shaft. Preferably, the connector comprises an enlarged portion having a polygonal cross section for engagement by a wrench. The retractor is inserted into the peritoneal cavity of a patient through a laparoscopic port and the screw is threaded into the wall of the organ to be retracted, for example, the gallbladder. The organ is resected and thereafter drawn out of the cavity using the retractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Inventors: William McPherson, William B. Saye, Eddie J. Reddick