Patents by Inventor Glenn Whitman

Glenn Whitman 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).

  • CUTTING DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20220142665
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for forming an incision in tissue for receiving a surgical instrument. A cutting device for forming the incision can be reversibly coupleable to an instrument, e.g., a dilator. The instrument may define a lumen configured to receive a wire that extends or is otherwise extendable through a puncture site. The cutting device can include a cutting element configured to be actuated to form the incision such that the incision extends form the puncture site and is sized to receive the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: GWBN, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn WHITMAN, William NILAND
  • CUTTING DEVICE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200345385
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for forming an incision in tissue for receiving a surgical instrument. A cutting device for forming the incision can be reversibly coupleable to an instrument, e.g., a dilator. The instrument may define a lumen configured to receive a wire that extends or is otherwise extendable through a puncture site. The cutting device can include a cutting element configured to be actuated to form the incision such that the incision extends form the puncture site and is sized to receive the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: GWBN, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn WHITMAN, William NILAND
  • Cutting device and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 10813665
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for forming an incision in tissue for receiving a surgical instrument. A cutting device for forming the incision can be reversibly coupleable to an instrument, e.g., a dilator. The instrument may define a lumen configured to receive a wire that extends or is otherwise extendable through a puncture site. The cutting device can include a cutting element configured to be actuated to form the incision such that the incision extends form the puncture site and is sized to receive the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: GWBN, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Whitman, William Niland
  • Cutting device and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 10603071
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods are described for forming an incision in tissue for receiving a surgical instrument. A cutting device for forming the incision can be reversibly coupleable to an instrument, e.g., a dilator. The instrument may define a lumen configured to receive a wire that extends or is otherwise extendable through a puncture site. The cutting device can include a cutting element configured to be actuated to form the incision such that the incision extends form the puncture site and is sized to receive the instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GWBN, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Whitman, William Niland