Patents by Inventor Elaine Colechin

Elaine Colechin 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 KIDNEY COOLING SHEATH
    Publication number: 20100292764
    Abstract: A device (100) and method for achieving localised hypothermia during laparoscopic surgery comprises a sheath portion (101) in the form of a flexible bag-like shape which is shaped and sized so that it substantially surrounds the organ of interest in use. The sheath portion (101) comprises walls, each consisting of at least a first inner layer and a second outer layer which define a space therebetween into which catheters (104a, b) deliver and remove cooled fluid to provide a cooling effect to the organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
    Inventors: Naeem Soomro, Clive Griffiths, Elaine Colechin, John Riddle