Patents by Inventor John P. McDougall

John P. McDougall 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).

  • Comb for use with skin graft preparation apparatus
    Patent number: 5196020
    Abstract: A comb for connection to the skin meshing unit adjacent the cutter blades to contact the blades to remove the skin from the blades. The comb includes a plurality of slots which accommodates a portion of the cutter blades as the blades rotate through the skin sample passed under the blades. Each longitudinal end of the slot includes angled side wall and is bevelled relative to the bottom wall of the comb to form a V-shaped groove which engages the cutting edge of the blades in close contact to remove the skin from the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1993
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert W. Atkinson, John P. McDougall, William J. Donizetti