Patents by Inventor JONATHAN M. KENNESON

JONATHAN M. KENNESON 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).

  • Myringotomy surgical training device with real-time and stored feedback on performance
    Patent number: 10748453
    Abstract: A system for performing a myringotomy training procedure placing a tympanostomy tube in a simulated ear drum of a patient includes a canal structure. The canal structure includes a tubular portion having an inner surface formed from a conductive material disposed about a longitudinal axis, the tubular portion having a first end, an opposite second end; and a thin membrane selectively coupled to the second end of the tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth Systems of the Higher Education
    Inventors: Noel Jabbour, Jonathan M. Kenneson, Molly E. Knewtson, Joseph T. Samosky
  • MYRINGOTOMY SURGICAL TRAINING DEVICE WITH REAL-TIME AND STORED FEEDBACK ON PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20170337848
    Abstract: A system for performing a myringotomy training procedure placing a tympanostomy tube in a simulated ear drum of a patient includes a canal structure. The canal structure includes a tubular portion having an inner surface formed from a conductive material disposed about a longitudinal axis, the tubular portion having a first end, an opposite second end; and a thin membrane selectively coupled to the second end of the tubular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: NOEL JABBOUR, JONATHAN M. KENNESON, MOLLY E. KNEWTSON, JOSEPH T. SAMOSKY