Patents by Inventor Jeff Boggs

Jeff Boggs 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).

  • Debridement extension providing irrigation and mechanical scrubbing for removal of dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue from a wound
    Patent number: 6830556
    Abstract: A debridement extension including a proximal end and a distal end, with the proximal end being adapted for connection to both an irrigation source and a suction source. The debridement extension includes a fitting adjacent the proximal end which includes both an irrigation port and a suction port. An inner cannula and an outer cannula are both attached to the fitting of the debridement extension and are, respectively, in fluid communication with the irrigation port and the suction port. A debridement tip is affixed to the distal end of the debridement extension and is independently in fluid communication with both the irrigation path and the suction path formed by the inner and outer cannulas, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgical Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim R. Harmon, Timothy A. Donaldson, Jeff Boggs