Patents by Inventor Georgette A. Belair

Georgette A. Belair 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).

  • Surgical multiple use adhesive applier
    Patent number: 7699191
    Abstract: A multiple use adhesive dispenser facilitates precise, extended dispensing for a surgical procedure by sequentially positioning an ampoule containing a flowable material, such as a polymerizable monomer compound such as a cyanoacrylate adhesive. In one version particularly suited to an open surgical procedure, the ampoules are affixed to a tape substrate that is unreeled from an internal storage reel and transported proximate to an ampoule gripping mechanism with an underlying tape substrate peeled away and internally stored as each ampoule is positioned for dispensing. Actuating an ampoule advancement handle positions the next ampoule and squeezing a movable handle toward a fixed handle effects dispensing. Another version has an elongate shaft that internally augers each ampoule in succession into a pair of spaced jaws that are pinched together by actuating rods to dispense adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Sheets, Jr., Donna L. Korvick, Georgette A. Belair, Mark S. Ortiz, Wells D. Haberstich, Ronald J. Kolata, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, James W. Voegele, Margaret M. D'Aversa, Michael T. Mather
  • Surgical Multiple Use Adhesive Applier
    Publication number: 20080112751
    Abstract: A multiple use adhesive dispenser facilitates precise, extended dispensing for a surgical procedure by sequentially positioning an ampoule containing a flowable material, such as a polymerizable monomer compound such as a cyanoacrylate adhesive. In one version particularly suited to an open surgical procedure, the ampoules are affixed to a tape substrate that is unreeled from an internal storage reel and transported proximate to an ampoule gripping mechanism with an underlying tape substrate peeled away and internally stored as each ampoule is positioned for dispensing. Actuating an ampoule advancement handle positions the next ampoule and squeezing a movable handle toward a fixed handle effects dispensing. Another version has an elongate shaft that internally augers each ampoule in succession into a pair of spaced jaws that are pinched together by actuating rods to dispense adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Sheets, Donna L. Korvick, Georgette A. Belair, Mark S. Ortiz, Wells D. Haberstich, Ronald J. Kolata, Frederick E. Shelton, James W. Voegele, Margaret M. D'Aversa, Michael T. Mather