Patents by Inventor Julie D. Vrany

Julie D. Vrany 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).

  • Tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube delivery system
    Patent number: 8864774
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically forming an incision in a tympanic membrane of an ear and placing a tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube into the incision. The systems include a housing with a shaft extending therefrom. A mechanism is disposed within the housing. A distal end of the shaft is placed against a tympanic membrane, and the mechanism is triggered to causes the tympanic membrane to be automatically incised and dilated and a tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube to be placed in the dilated incision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Acclarent, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Liu, Rohit Girotra, John H. Morriss, Julie D. Vrany, Hung V. Ha, Bryan Knodel, Jeffrey A. Walker, Thomas Daniel Gross, Mathew D. Clopp, Bernard H. Andreas
  • TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PRESSURE EQUALIZATION TUBE DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110015645
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically forming an incision in a tympanic membrane of an ear and placing a tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube into the incision. The systems include a housing with a shaft extending therefrom. A mechanism is disposed within the housing. A distal end of the shaft is placed against a tympanic membrane, and the mechanism is triggered to causes the tympanic membrane to be automatically incised and dilated and a tympanic membrane pressure equalization tube to be placed in the dilated incision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Greg Liu, Rohit Girotra, John H. Morriss, Julie D. Vrany, Hung V. Ha, Bryan Knodel, Jeffrey A. Walker, Thomas Daniel Gross, Mathew D. Clopp, Bernard H. Andreas