Patents by Inventor Emmet Andrews

Emmet Andrews 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).

  • INFLATABLE LAPAROSCOPIC RETRACTOR FOR ATRAUMATIC RETRACTION IN ABDOMINAL SURGERY
    Publication number: 20170150957
    Abstract: A laparoscopic retractor (11) comprises a shaft (8) having a proximal and distal end, the distal end of the shaft being configured for adjustment from a substantially straight orientation to a curved orientation having a substantially U-shaped hook suitable for laparoscopic retraction. The proximal end of the shaft comprises a handle (1) operably connected to the distal end of the shaft for adjustment of the distal end from the substantially straight orientation to the curved orientation. The distal end of the shaft is enclosed within a flexible sheath (4) that is adapted to be inflated, and wherein a portion of the sheath covering the distal end of the shaft comprises inflatable balloon means such as one or more inflatable balloons (5) which cover the substantially U-shaped hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Conor O'Shea, Padraig Cantillon-Murphy, Emmet Andrews, Michael O'Riordain, Conor O'Donoghue, Grace Burke, Daniel Cummins, Richard Finn