Patents by Inventor John R. Reisinger

John R. Reisinger 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).

  • Method and apparatus for implanting a medical ventilation tube
    Patent number: 5496329
    Abstract: The preferred embodiment of the apparatus comprises the combination of a fixture and ventilation tube, with the fixture including a mandrel that is engagingly received through the bore or lumen of the ventilation tube to define a distal tip projecting from the front face of the ventilation tube. A helical thread extends rearwardly from the distal tip of the fixture to the seating region of the ventilation tube along a conical surface formed by portions of both the fixture and ventilation tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Alpha Surgical, Inc.
    Inventor: John R. Reisinger