Patents by Inventor Helio Zapata

Helio Zapata 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).

  • Abdominal insufflator and principal trocar-cannula device
    Patent number: 8517976
    Abstract: A hollow plastic cannula with plunger having a funnel shape entrance at one side and a sharp slant cut on the other. A hollow polyethylene catheter is shaped to fit within the cannula once inserted in the abdomen. The present invention is a means of performing an error-free abdominal insufflation for Laparoscopic procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Helio Zapata
  • Abdominal Insufflator and Principal Trocar-Cannula Screw Device
    Publication number: 20070232988
    Abstract: A hollow plastic cannula with plunger having a funnel shape entrance at one side and a sharp slant cut on the other. A hollow polyethylene catheter is shaped to fit within the cannula once inserted in the abdomen. The present invention is a means of performing an error-free abdominal insufflation for Laparoscopic procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventor: Helio Zapata
  • Amniotomy glove
    Patent number: 6409734
    Abstract: An amniotomy glove incorporating a puncturing hook in the shape of a falcon's beak mounted on a structural base which is bonded to the inner surface of a latex physician's glove at a location spaced slightly from the tip of middle finger stall of said glove. The hook extends through wall of the middle finger stall and is bonded to the latex wall of said middle finger stall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: Helio Zapata
  • Amniotomy glove
    Publication number: 20020007186
    Abstract: An ordinary latex glove, or surgeon's glove, incorporating a hook in the structure thereof. The hook is mounted on a structural base, forming a hook component which is mounted on the inner surface of the middle finger stall of the glove, with the hook extending through the wall of the stall to the exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventor: Helio Zapata