Patents by Inventor John Finkenberg

John Finkenberg 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).

  • Methods and devices for retaining surgical instruments and cables within sterile fields
    Patent number: 8573225
    Abstract: The subject devices and methods retain surgical instruments and sterile portions of any accompanying cables within sterile surgical fields. One such surgical device includes a surgical instrument for performing surgical procedures within a sterile field. A cable is attached to the surgical instrument for connecting the surgical instrument located within the sterile field to support equipment located outside the sterile field. A self-retracting coil is operatively connected to the surgical instrument. The self-retracting coil is adapted and configured to be anchored within the sterile field to ensure that the surgical instrument and the sterile portion of the cable remain within the sterile field during performance of the surgical procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Tenzin, LLC
    Inventors: Paul A. Glazer, John Finkenberg
  • METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RETAINING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND CABLES WITHIN STERILE FIELDS
    Publication number: 20090228005
    Abstract: The subject devices and methods retain surgical instruments and sterile portions of any accompanying cables within sterile surgical fields. One such surgical device includes a surgical instrument for performing surgical procedures within a sterile field. A cable is attached to the surgical instrument for connecting the surgical instrument located within the sterile field to support equipment located outside the sterile field. A self-retracting coil is operatively connected to the surgical instrument. The self-retracting coil is adapted and configured to be anchored within the sterile field to ensure that the surgical instrument and the sterile portion of the cable remain within the sterile field during performance of the surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Paul A. Glazer, John Finkenberg