Patents by Inventor Katherine Herard

Katherine Herard 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 retractor systems and illuminated cannulae
    Publication number: 20050159651
    Abstract: This invention includes surgical retractors that comprise an expandable frame that includes at least two base components, a connector, and at least two retractor blades attached to the expandable frame. Also included are surgical retractors that comprise a housing component that includes a cylindrical portion and a contiguous blade portion, assemblies comprising a surgical retractor assembled to at least one obtruator, illuminated surgical cannulas, and methods of using the same during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Depuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond, Connie Marchek, Thomas Higginbotham, Anthony Carlone, Katherine Herard, Timothy Beardsley
  • Surgical methods and surgical kits
    Publication number: 20050159650
    Abstract: This invention includes surgical retractors that comprise an expandable frame that includes at least two base components, a connector, and at least two retractor blades attached to the expandable frame. Also included are surgical retractors that comprise a housing component that includes a cylindrical portion and a contiguous blade portion, assemblies comprising a surgical retractor assembled to at least one obtruator, illuminated surgical cannulas, and methods of using the same during a surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: DePuy Spine, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Raymond, Connie Marchek, Thomas Higginbotham, Anthony Carlone, Katherine Herard, Timothy Beardsley