Patents by Inventor Gary D. Ninneman

Gary D. Ninneman 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: 5758650
    Abstract: A guide for guiding a needle for insertion into a patient during a surgical procedure has a main guide body, a mounting arrangement for attaching the main guide body onto an ultrasound probe, and a needle cap that fits removably onto the needle guide. At least one channel is located between the main guide body and the needle cap. The needle cap is preferably made of a magnetic metal, and a magnet is preferably mounted in the main guide body. The needle cap is thus removably held on the main guide body by the force of the magnet. A multi-angle embodiment of the invention has a plurality of channels, each having a different, predetermined guide angle. The mounting arrangement preferably is in the form of a adjustable clamp, with a first and a second arm, which engage the housing of the ultrasound probe. The second arm preferably pivots in the main guide body depending on the position of an adjustment arrangement such as a thumbscrew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Swend L. Miller, Gary D. Ninneman