Patents by Inventor Jacquelyne DiTroia

Jacquelyne DiTroia 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).

  • Surgical retraction device
    Patent number: 10624622
    Abstract: A surgical appliance includes a pair of opposed prongs slideably disposed on an elongated locking track for retracting neurovascular and musculotendinous anatomical structures through an incision for affording access to deeper structures for inserting osteosynthesis hardware in the surgical treatment of a distal radius fracture or other surgical procedure. The prongs extend from retractors that traverse the locking track for opposed linear movement while recessed in a surgical working region accessible through an incision. The prongs terminate in curvatures defining a void that gather and engage the elongated anatomical structures on top of the skeletal members receiving the plate. The prongs draw back the tendons, blood vessels and nerve structures to allow unimpeded surgical access for manipulating and attaching skeletal and soft tissue members and/or appliances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Jacquelyne DiTroia, Caroline Mazzola, Andres Monterroso, Patricia Swierk, Arriyan Samandar Dowlatshahi, Kristen Billiar, Raymond M. Dunn
  • SURGICAL RETRACTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170296159
    Abstract: A surgical appliance includes a pair of opposed prongs slideably disposed on an elongated locking track for retracting neurovascular and musculotendinous anatomical structures through an incision for affording access to deeper structures for inserting osteosynthesis hardware in the surgical treatment of a distal radius fracture or other surgical procedure. The prongs extend from retractors that traverse the locking track for opposed linear movement while recessed in a surgical working region accessible through an incision. The prongs terminate in curvatures defining a void that gather and engage the elongated anatomical structures on top of the skeletal members receiving the plate. The prongs draw back the tendons, blood vessels and nerve structures to allow unimpeded surgical access for manipulating and attaching skeletal and soft tissue members and/or appliances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Jacquelyne DiTroia, Caroline Mazzola, Andres Monterroso, Patricia Swierk, Kristen Billiar, Arriyan Samandar Dowlatshahi, Raymond M. Dunn