Patents by Inventor Juan J. Lechuga

Juan J. Lechuga 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).

  • Surgical instrument access device
    Patent number: 8343047
    Abstract: Embodiments of an access device system useful for single or limited port procedures includes a retractor and a gel cap removably coupled to the retractor. The gel cap includes a gel pad that acts as an artificial body wall, through which instruments may be inserted into a body cavity, either directly or through one or more trocars. The gel pad permits flexible instrument placement, as well as translational and angular degrees of freedom for the instruments while maintaining a gas tight seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Juan J. Lechuga, Matthew M. Becerra, Donald K. Gadberry, Gary M. Johnson, John R. Brustad
  • SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ACCESS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090187079
    Abstract: Embodiments of an access device system useful for single or limited port procedures comprises a retractor and a gel cap removably coupled to the retractor. The gel cap comprises a gel pad that acts as an artificial body wall, through which instruments may be inserted into a body cavity, either directly or through one or more trocars. The gel pad permits flexible instrument placement, as well as translational and angular degrees of freedom for the instruments while maintaining a gas tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Applied Medical Resources Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Albrecht, Juan J. Lechuga, Matthew M. Becerra, Donald L. Gadberry, Gary M. Johnson, John R. Brustad