Patents by Inventor GRAHAM J. CARSON

GRAHAM J. CARSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20210007708
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes an ultrasonic probe, a display, an actuator, and a needle assembly. The display is associated with the ultrasonic probe, and the ultrasonic probe is configured to send a signal to the display to generate an image on the display. The needle assembly is coupled to the actuator and is at least partially disposed within a channel defined in the ultrasonic probe. The actuator is configured to move the needle assembly in a distal direction relative to the ultrasonic probe and through the channel of the ultrasonic probe from a retracted position to a deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kasey GRIM, James S. F. MCGRATH, Suchit A. MADAN, Joan ORTEGA ALCAIDE, Joe SARTOR, Graham J. CARSON
  • Patent number: 10786224
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes an ultrasonic probe, a display, an actuator, and a needle assembly. The display is associated with the ultrasonic probe, and the ultrasonic probe is configured to send a signal to the display to generate an image on the display. The needle assembly is coupled to the actuator and is at least partially disposed within a channel defined in the ultrasonic probe. The actuator is configured to move the needle assembly in a distal direction relative to the ultrasonic probe and through the channel of the ultrasonic probe from a retracted position to a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Kasey A. Grim, Joe D. Sartor, Graham J. Carson, Jason S. F. McGrath, Joan Ortega Alcaide, Suchit A. Madan
  • Publication number: 20170303889
    Abstract: A biopsy device includes an ultrasonic probe, a display, an actuator, and a needle assembly. The display is associated with the ultrasonic probe, and the ultrasonic probe is configured to send a signal to the display to generate an image on the display. The needle assembly is coupled to the actuator and is at least partially disposed within a channel defined in the ultrasonic probe. The actuator is configured to move the needle assembly in a distal direction relative to the ultrasonic probe and through the channel of the ultrasonic probe from a retracted position to a deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: KASEY A. GRIM, JOE D. SARTOR, GRAHAM J. CARSON, JASON S.F. MCGRATH, JOAN ORTEGA ALCAIDE, SUCHIT A. MADAN