Patents by Inventor Giles H. Manley

Giles H. Manley 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 surgery instrumentation and method of its use
    Patent number: 6120513
    Abstract: An operative laparoscopic instrument is equipped with proximal and distal loops closed by slip knots and tightenable from the proximal end of the instrument. A forceps extending from the distal end of the instrument grasps an anatomical tube to be both ligated and transected and pulls it into the instrument past both loops. The distal loop is first tightened to ligate the tube and the proximal loop is then tightened to transect the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventors: Robert W. Bailey, Giles H. Manley