Patents by Inventor Joel K. Quaid

Joel K. Quaid 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).

  • Disposable aspiration sleeve for ultrasonic lipectomy
    Patent number: 5123903
    Abstract: A disposable aspiration sleeve for use with an ultrasonic handpiece, which ultrasonic handpiece includes an ultrasonic horn wherein the cylindrical aspiration sleeve, which is provided with a vacuum tube coupling nipple, is removably mounted at its base to the handpiece and is provided with a supporting mount or mounts on its interior surface positioned in such a manner that the supportive mount or mounts each touches the horn at a vibratory node, thereby acoustically isolating the interior wall portion of the cylindrical sleeve from the ultrasonic horn or tip member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Medical Products Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel K. Quaid, Peter LeVay