Patents by Inventor Julia C. Taylor

Julia C. Taylor 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 devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
    Patent number: 5928135
    Abstract: A method for removing a vessel from a patient's body comprises the steps of identifying the vessel to be removing and providing an incision in the patient's body near the identified vessel. An optical dissector is inserted through the incision and tissue is optically dissected away from the surface of the vessel with the optical dissector. The optical dissector is then withdrawn from the body through the incision. An optical retractor is inserted into the body through the incision and is used to retract the dissected tissue away from the surface of the vessel thereby providing space between the dissected vessel and the retracted tissue. The vessel and its side branches are then dissected, ligated and transected and the vessel is then removed from the body through the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Knight, Julia C. Taylor, Michael F. Clem, Felmont F. Eaves, III, Alan B. Lumsden
  • Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
    Patent number: 5928138
    Abstract: A method for removing a vessel from a patient's body comprises the steps of identifying the vessel to be removing and providing an incision in the patient's body near the identified vessel. An optical dissector is inserted through the incision and tissue is optically dissected away from the surface of the vessel with the optical dissector. The optical dissector is then withdrawn from the body through the incision. An optical retractor is inserted into the body through the incision and is used to retract the dissected tissue away from the surface of the vessel thereby providing space between the dissected vessel and the retracted tissue. The vessel and its side branches are then dissected, ligated and transected and the vessel is then removed from the body through the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Knight, Julia C. Taylor, Michael F. Clem, Felmont F. Eaves, III, Alan B. Lumsden
  • Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
    Patent number: 5725479
    Abstract: A method for removing a vessel from a patient's body comprises the steps of identifying the vessel to be removing and providing an incision in the patient's body near the identified vessel. An optical dissector is inserted through the incision and tissue is optically dissected away from the surface of the vessel with the optical dissector. The optical dissector is then withdrawn from the body through the incision. An optical retractor is inserted into the body through the incision and is used to retract the dissected tissue away from the surface of the vessel thereby providing space between the dissected vessel and the retracted tissue. The vessel and its side branches are then dissected, ligated and transected and the vessel is then removed from the body through the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Knight, Julia C. Taylor, Michael F. Clem, Felmont F. Eaves, III, Alan B. Lumsden
  • Method and devices for endoscopoic vessel harvesting
    Patent number: 5722934
    Abstract: A method for removing a vessel from a patient's body comprises the steps of identifying the vessel to be removing and providing an incision in the patient's body near the identified vessel. An optical dissector is inserted through the incision and tissue is optically dissected away from the surface of the vessel with the optical dissector. The optical dissector is then withdrawn from the body through the incision. An optical retractor is inserted into the body through the incision and is used to retract the dissected tissue away from the surface of the vessel thereby providing space between the dissected vessel and the retracted tissue. The vessel and its side branches are then dissected, ligated and transected and the vessel is then removed from the body through the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Knight, Julia C. Taylor, Michael F. Clem, Felmont F. Eaves, III, Alan B. Lumsden
  • Method and devices for endoscopic vessel harvesting
    Patent number: 5667480
    Abstract: A method for removing a vessel from a patient's body comprises the steps of identifying the vessel to be removing and providing an incision in the patient's body near the identified vessel. An optical dissector is inserted through the incision and tissue is optically dissected away from the surface of the vessel with the optical dissector. The optical dissector is then withdrawn from the body through the incision. An optical retractor is inserted into the body through the incision and is used to retract the dissected tissue away from the surface of the vessel thereby providing space between the dissected vessel and the retracted tissue. The vessel and its side branches are then dissected, ligated and transected and the vessel is then removed from the body through the incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignees: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Emory University
    Inventors: Gary W. Knight, Julia C. Taylor, Michael F. Clem, Felmont F. Eaves, III, Alan B. Lumsden