Patents by Inventor Jeff WICKHAM

Jeff WICKHAM 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).

  • Self-cleaning surgical suction device with interchangeable tips
    Patent number: 9144636
    Abstract: A surgical suction device is disclosed that includes a suction tube having a first longitudinal axis, a proximal opening, and a distal opening; a guide tube that is substantially coextensive with and parallel to the suction tube, and has a second longitudinal axis, a proximal opening, and a distal opening; a stylet having a proximal end and a distal end; and a junction conduit having a proximal opening and a distal opening; wherein the stylet is disposed along the second longitudinal axis and encircled by the guide tube, and the proximal opening of the junction conduit is in contact with the distal opening of the suction tube and the distal opening of the guide tube such that the distal opening of the junction conduit is in fluid communication with the suction tube, and urging the stylet through the guide tube along the second longitudinal axis through the junction conduit translates the distal end of the stylet to the distal opening of the junction conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: NEUROENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventors: Sean A. Salehi, Jeff Wickham
  • SELF-CLEANING SURGICAL SUCTION DEVICE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE TIPS
    Publication number: 20130245613
    Abstract: A surgical suction device is disclosed that includes a suction tube having a first longitudinal axis, a proximal opening, and a distal opening; a guide tube that is substantially coextensive with and parallel to the suction tube, and has a second longitudinal axis, a proximal opening, and a distal opening; a stylet having a proximal end and a distal end; and a junction conduit having a proximal opening and a distal opening; wherein the stylet is disposed along the second longitudinal axis and encircled by the guide tube, and the proximal opening of the junction conduit is in contact with the distal opening of the suction tube and the distal opening of the guide tube such that the distal opening of the junction conduit is in fluid communication with the suction tube, and urging the stylet through the guide tube along the second longitudinal axis through the junction conduit translates the distal end of the stylet to the distal opening of the junction conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Neuro Enterprises, LLC
    Inventors: Sean A. SALEHI, Jeff WICKHAM