Patents by Inventor J. Timothy Austin

J. Timothy Austin 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 retractor retention band
    Patent number: 6090043
    Abstract: A surgical stay including a hook, a handle and an elastomeric band. The hook has a tissue engaging portion and is retained by the handle such that the tissue engaging portion extends from a first end of the handle. A handle end of the band is retained by a second end of the handle. The band has a longitudinal body and at least one hub disposed around the body. The hub has a generally flat engagement surface facing the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Applied Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Austin, J. Timothy Austin, George J. Picha
  • Reconfigurable and self-retaining surgical retractor
    Patent number: 5951467
    Abstract: A surgical retractor frame that is easily reconfigurable and self-maintaining in a desired position. The surgical retractor frame is formed from first and second rigid frame portions that are easily adjusted to various desired configurations. The first and second portions cooperate to define a support adapted to surround a surgical field and operable to releasably receive a plurality of surgical stays for temporary retraction of tissue during a surgical procedure. A malleable connector secures the first frame portion to the second frame portion, and permits the frame portions to be moved relative to one another to permit adjustment and proper positioning of the frame relative to the surgical field. The connector is a preferably a plastic coated wire that is adhesively affixed to the first and second frame portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Applied Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Picha, Gary Austin, J. Timothy Austin
  • Decompression tube
    Patent number: D401332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Applied Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: George J. Picha, J. Timothy Austin, Kurt Mulhauser
  • Tissue retractor frame
    Patent number: D412576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Applied Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Austin, J. Timothy Austin, George J. Picha
  • Tissue retractor retention band
    Patent number: D414265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Applied Medical Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Austin, J. Timothy Austin, George J. Picha