Patents by Inventor Federico J. Bennetti

Federico J. Bennetti 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).

  • Access platform for internal mammary dissection
    Patent number: 6602189
    Abstract: An access platform having a first and a second blade interconnected to a spreader member that laterally drives the blades apart or together and a sternal pad interconnected to a blade. The superior blade is preferably pivotally coupled to the spreader member such that it naturally rises as the blades are separated. Alternatively, a vertical displacement member is operably interconnected to a blade and the spreader member and is used to vertically displace the interconnected superior blade and, thus, increase a surgeon's working space and visual access for the dissection of an internal mammary artery. A tissue retractor is interconnected to the blades to draw the soft tissue around an incision away from the surgeon's working area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Federico J. Bennetti, Charles S. Taylor, William N. Aldrich, Ivan Sepetka, Robert G. Matheny, Eugene E. Reis, Brent Regan, Richard M. Ferrari