Patents by Inventor Hattie Zhi Chen Dong

Hattie Zhi Chen Dong 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).

  • Apparatus, systems, and methods for performing laparoscopic surgery
    Patent number: 9861272
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for laparoscopic abdominal surgery are disclosed. For example, a system or kit is provided for performing a procedure within a surgical space within a patient's body that includes a plurality of tool heads, and a tool head carrier including features for removably receiving one or more tool heads, the tool head carrier sized for introduction through a trocar or other port into a surgical space. The system or kit may also include a surgical tool including a tool shaft introduceable into the surgical space and including features for securing a tool head to the tool. Optionally, the tool head carrier may include a clip for securing the tool head carrier to an endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANDFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Pell, Bryan J. Duggan, Hattie Zhi Chen Dong, Thomas Ruby, John Avi Roop, Jonathan B. Ticker, James N. Lau, Kevin Chao
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
    Publication number: 20130331646
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for laparoscopic abdominal surgery are disclosed. For example, a system or kit is provided for performing a procedure within a surgical space within a patient's body that includes a plurality of tool heads, and a tool head carrier including features for removably receiving one or more tool heads, the tool head carrier sized for introduction through a trocar or other port into a surgical space. The system or kit may also include a surgical tool including a tool shaft introduceable into the surgical space and including features for securing a tool head to the tool. Optionally, the tool head carrier may include a clip for securing the tool head carrier to an endoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Pell, Bryan J. Duggan, Hattie Zhi Chen Dong, Thomas Ruby, John Avi Roop, Jonathan B. Ticker, James N. Lau, Kevin Chao