Patents by Inventor John C. Tinsley

John C. Tinsley 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).

  • LOCALIZATION MECHANISM FOR AN MRI COMPATIBLE BIOPSY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090156961
    Abstract: A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone stereotactic biopsy procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The localization fixture can include a breast compression plate and a biopsy probe support plate for supporting a biopsy probe for movement along multiple perpendicular axes. The position of both the breast compression plate and the biopsy probe support plate can be adjustable along an axis which is generally parallel to a probe needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Mark Tsonton, John C. Tinsley, III, Eric W. Thompson
  • Localization mechanism for an MRI compatible biopsy device
    Patent number: 7438692
    Abstract: A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone stereotactic biopsy procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The localization fixture can include a breast compression plate and a biopsy probe support plate for supporting a biopsy probe for movement along multiple perpendicular axes. The position of both the breast compression plate and the biopsy probe support plate can be adjustable along an axis which is generally parallel to a probe needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Tsonton, John C. Tinsley, III, Eric W. Thompson
  • Localization mechanism for an MRI compatible biopsy device
    Publication number: 20040077972
    Abstract: A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone stereotactic biopsy procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The localization fixture can include a breast compression plate and a biopsy probe support plate for supporting a biopsy probe for movement along multiple perpendicular axes. The position of both the breast compression plate and the biopsy probe support plate can be adjustable along an axis which is generally parallel to a probe needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Tsonton, John C. Tinsley, Eric W. Thompson