Patents by Inventor Gordon Lamar KIRCHHEVEL

Gordon Lamar KIRCHHEVEL 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).

  • Tissue expander
    Patent number: 11911224
    Abstract: A tissue expander is disclosed herein. The tissue expander may comprise a shell defining a chamber, and having a flexible wall and a port disposed through the flexible wall. The shell may also include a channel disposed through the flexible wall. A first syringe containing a first volume of a liquid may be connected to the chamber of the tissue expander via the channel. A second syringe containing a second volume of the liquid may be connected to the chamber via the port at least approximately one week after the first volume of liquid is injected. The first volume of liquid may be injected more quickly than the second volume of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Lamar Kirchhevel, David Henry Taffe
  • TISSUE EXPANDER
    Publication number: 20220338950
    Abstract: A tissue expander is disclosed herein. The tissue expander may comprise a shell defining a chamber, and having a flexible wall and a port disposed through the flexible wall. The shell may also include a channel disposed through the flexible wall. A first syringe containing a first volume of a liquid may be connected to the chamber of the tissue expander via the channel. A second syringe containing a second volume of the liquid may be connected to the chamber via the port at least approximately one week after the first volume of liquid is injected. The first volume of liquid may be injected more quickly than the second volume of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gordon Lamar KIRCHHEVEL, David Henry TAFFE
  • Tissue expander
    Patent number: 11382709
    Abstract: A tissue expander is disclosed herein. The tissue expander may comprise a shell defining a chamber, and having a flexible wall and a port disposed through the flexible wall. The shell may also include a channel disposed through the flexible wall. A first syringe containing a first volume of a liquid may be connected to the chamber of the tissue expander via the channel. A second syringe containing a second volume of the liquid may be connected to the chamber via the port at least approximately one week after the first volume of liquid is injected. The first volume of liquid may be injected more quickly than the second volume of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MENTOR WORLDWIDE LLC
    Inventors: Gordon Lamar Kirchhevel, David Henry Taffe
  • TISSUE EXPANDER
    Publication number: 20190247138
    Abstract: A tissue expander is disclosed herein. The tissue expander may comprise a shell defining a chamber, and having a flexible wall and a port disposed through the flexible wall. The shell may also include a channel disposed through the flexible wall. A first syringe containing a first volume of a liquid may be connected to the chamber of the tissue expander via the channel. A second syringe containing a second volume of the liquid may be connected to the chamber via the port at least approximately one week after the first volume of liquid is injected. The first volume of liquid may be injected more quickly than the second volume of liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Gordon Lamar KIRCHHEVEL, David Henry TAFFE