Patents by Inventor John Andrew Cartmill

John Andrew Cartmill 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).

  • Device for use in surgery
    Patent number: 6582451
    Abstract: The instrument to manipulate the tissue of a body of a patient has jaws (15a, 15b) that move away from each other in a parallel motion. The artiuclating means for the jaws comprises a scissor type linkage (24a, 24b, 25a, 25b) constrained within a support (11). Movement of the jaws (15a, 15b) is enacted through the reciprocating rod (14) acting upon one end of said scissors linkage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignees: The University of Sydney, Unisearch Limited
    Inventors: Damian Delio Marucci, John Andrew Cartmill, William Robert Walsh