Patents by Inventor Grant S. Ritter

Grant S. Ritter 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).

  • Device for controlling marker wire
    Patent number: 9414892
    Abstract: Arrangements are disclosed in which proximal portions of a marker wire are effectively secured. In one embodiment, a proximal portion of the marker wire is positioned inside a tubular member that allows for slidable movement of the marker wire within the tubular member. In some embodiments, a proximal portion of the marker wire is coupled to a spring member. Some embodiments also disclose a movement-resisting member having flaps that contact the surface of the marker wire and resist movement of the marker wire in one or more directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Grant S. Ritter, Thomas W. McGhie, Thomas A. Osborne
  • DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MARKER WIRE
    Publication number: 20130289359
    Abstract: Arrangements are disclosed in which proximal portions of a marker wire are effectively secured. In one embodiment, a proximal portion of the marker wire is positioned inside a tubular member that allows for slidable movement of the marker wire within the tubular member. In some embodiments, a proximal portion of the marker wire is coupled to a spring member. Some embodiments also disclose a movement-resisting member having flaps that contact the surface of the marker wire and resist movement of the marker wire in one or more directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Grant S. Ritter, Thomas W. McGhie, Thomas A Osborne