Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Hogue
Kenneth E. Hogue 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).
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Patent number: 10966691Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Trevor W. V. Speeg
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Publication number: 20190240416Abstract: A syringe containing a high water content product and for use in a drug infusion system is provided. The syringe includes a plunger carrying front and rear o-rings made of a diene rubber compound such as chlorobutyl rubber or bromobutyl rubber to impart very low gas permeability characteristics to the o-rings. The plunger may be molded as a single part or in two parts. If molded as one part with radially-engaging mold portions, the seal glands in the plunger may include parting lines from the mold. If molded as two parts with axially-engaging mold portions, the front seal gland may include a sealing surface and under cut that has no parting line. The orings may be surface treated with a lubricant to improve sealing where the molding process gives rise to parting lines in the seal glands.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: MARTIN J. GIBLER, MARK A. BENNETT, KENNETH R. WAEBER, KENNETH E. HOGUE, CHRISTOPH L. GILLUM, PATRICK A. HARRELL, DAVID A. PARROTT, SEAN E. MACKEY, RAJKUMAR V. CONJEEVARAM, THOMAS REBNE, BRADLEY A. CLARK, JEREMY L. HEMINGWAY, JI ZHOU
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Patent number: 10195350Abstract: A syringe containing a high water content product and for use in a drug infusion system is provided. The syringe includes a plunger carrying front and rear o-rings made of a diene rubber compound such as chlorobutyl rubber or bromobutyl rubber to impart very low gas permeability characteristics to the o-rings. The plunger may be molded as a single part or in two parts. If molded as one part with radially-engaging mold portions, the seal glands in the plunger may include parting lines from the mold. If molded as two parts with axially-engaging mold portions, the front seal gland may include a sealing surface and under cut that has no parting line. The o-rings may be surface treated with a lubricant to improve sealing where the molding process gives rise to parting lines in the seal glands.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: AbbVie Inc.Inventors: Martin J. Gibler, Mark A. Bennett, Kenneth R. Waeber, Kenneth E. Hogue, Christoph L. Gillum, Patrick A. Harrell, David A. Parrott, Sean E. Mackey, Rajkumar V. Conjeevaram, Thomas Rebne, Bradley A. Clark, Jeremy L. Hemingway, Ji Zhou
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Publication number: 20180221003Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Trevor W.V. Speeg
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Patent number: 9974523Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Trevor W. V. Speeg
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Publication number: 20170020492Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Trevor W.V. Speeg
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Patent number: 9486184Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Trevor W. V. Speeg
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Patent number: 9462999Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Trevor W. V. Speeg, Michele D'Arcangelo
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Publication number: 20160143632Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Trevor W.V. Speeg
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Publication number: 20130102994Abstract: A syringe containing a high water content product and for use in a drug infusion system is provided. The syringe includes a plunger carrying front and rear o-rings made of a diene rubber compound such as chlorobutyl rubber or bromobutyl rubber to impart very low gas permeability characteristics to the o-rings. The plunger may be molded as a single part or in two parts. If molded as one part with radially-engaging mold portions, the seal glands in the plunger may include parting lines from the mold. If molded as two parts with axially-engaging mold portions, the front seal gland may include a sealing surface and under cut that has no parting line. The o-rings may be surface treated with a lubricant to improve sealing where the molding process gives rise to parting lines in the seal glands.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Martin J. Gibler, Mark A. Bennett, Kenneth R. Waeber, Kenneth E. Hogue, Christoph L. Gillum, Patrick A. Harrell, David A. Parrott, Sean E. Mackey, Rajkumar V. Conjeevaram, Thomas Rebne, Bradley A. Clark, Jeremy L. Hemingway, Ji Zhou, Bryan L. Wiesner
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Publication number: 20130072948Abstract: A suture passer device includes a shaft, a handle, an end effector, and a suture capturing member. The shaft has a shaft proximal end and a shaft distal end. The handle assembly is coupled to the shaft proximal end. The end effector is coupled to the shaft distal end. The suture capturing member is coaxial with and slideably coupled to the end effector, is coupled to the handle assembly, and is configured to capture a suture within the end effector. A suture needle includes a suture needle body and a suture needle tip, the suture needle body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is thicker than the second portion, and the first portion is configured to mate with a needle spacer that enables actuation of a suture needle passer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: COST CONTAINMENT, INC.Inventors: Robert G. STATES, III, Christoph L. GILLUM, David A. PARROTT, Benjamin T. KRUPP, Kenneth E. HOGUE
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Patent number: 8251916Abstract: A biopsy device includes a cutter defining a cutter lumen and a tissue sample holder for collecting tissue samples. In one example, the tissue sample holder has a rotatable manifold that is configured to redirect fluid from one axial direction to an opposite axial direction. The tissue sample holder also has a plurality of tissue sample trays through which fluid may be communicated. The tissue sample trays define chambers that are each configured to separately hold tissue samples. The tissue sample trays are removable relative to the manifold. A cup is configured to cover the manifold and trays. A tissue sample holder rotation mechanism is operable to rotate the manifold to successively index each chamber of the tissue sample trays with the cutter lumen. A feature may prevent rotation of the manifold when one part of the biopsy device is separated from another part of the biopsy device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: Trevor W. V. Speeg, Gavin M. Monson, Kyle P. Moore, John A. Hibner, Edward A. Rhad, Shailendra K. Parihar, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Robert F. Weikel, Jr.
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Publication number: 20120116246Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2012Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: DEVICOR MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Trevor W.V. Speeg, Michele D'Arcangelo
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Patent number: 8118755Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Devicor Medical Products, Inc.Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Trevor W. V. Speeg, Michele D'Arcangelo
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Patent number: 7575556Abstract: A biopsy device includes a tissue sample holder and a cutter defining a cutter lumen. In one example, the tissue sample holder has a manifold, a plurality of chambers that are configured to separately hold tissue samples, and a cup configured to cover the manifold and chambers. The tissue sample holder is rotatable to successively align the chambers with the cutter lumen. A longitudinal passage extends along the manifold, and is positioned between two of the chambers. The manifold may be rotated to align the passage with the cutter lumen and with an opening in the cup. The passage of the manifold and the opening in the cup are configured to permit a portion of an instrument to be inserted through the opening and passage and into the cutter lumen. The instrument may be used to introduce one or more markers or medicine, etc., to a biopsy site.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Trevor W. V. Speeg, Michael J. Andreyko, John A. Hibner, Edward A. Rhad, Shailendra K. Parihar, Kenneth E. Hogue
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Publication number: 20090131817Abstract: A biopsy device includes a tissue sample holder and a cutter defining a cutter lumen. In one example, the tissue sample holder has a manifold, a plurality of chambers that are configured to separately hold tissue samples, and a cup configured to cover the manifold and chambers. The tissue sample holder is rotatable to successively align the chambers with the cutter lumen. A longitudinal passage extends along the manifold, and is positioned between two of the chambers. The manifold may be rotated to align the passage with the cutter lumen and with an opening in the cup. The passage of the manifold and the opening in the cup are configured to permit a portion of an instrument to be inserted through the opening and passage and into the cutter lumen. The instrument may be used to introduce one or more markers or medicine, etc., to a biopsy site.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Trevor W. V. Speeg, Michael J. Andreyko, John A. Hibner, Edward A. Rhad, Shailendra K. Parihar, Kenneth E. Hogue
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Patent number: 7481824Abstract: A surgical instrument particularly suited to endoscopic and laparoscopic insertion through a cannula of a trocar into an insufflated body cavity or lumen includes a bending member in an elongate shaft that acts to rotate an end effector about an articulation pivot joint. A proximally directed camming surface (e.g., gear segment, cam recess) aft of a pivotal attachment of the end effector to a proximal frame ground of the elongate shaft interacts with a bending member whose proximal end is ground to the proximal frame ground. Differential fluidic actuators or mechanical cam bars deflect a distal end (e.g., rack, cam point) of the bending member to effect articulation. Thereby, the end effector may act upon tissue that would otherwise be obscured, such as behind an organ. The articulated end effector also advantageously allows an endoscope to be positioned behind the end effector without being blocked by the instrument shaft.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Inventors: Chad P. Boudreaux, Douglas J. Siebenaler, Geoffrey C. Hueil, Kenneth E. Hogue, Christoph L. Gillum
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Publication number: 20080221480Abstract: A biopsy device may be used to obtain and store multiple tissue samples. The device permits the tissue samples to be stored in a sequenced fashion within a generally transparent tissue storage chamber disposed at a proximal end of the biopsy device. The tissue samples can be stored on flexible tissue sample strips arranged around the circumference of a rotating vacuum manifold disposed within the chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Inventors: John A. Hibner, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Trevor W.V. Speeg, Michele D'Arcangelo
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Publication number: 20080195066Abstract: A biopsy device includes a cutter defining a cutter lumen and a tissue sample holder for collecting tissue samples. In one example, the tissue sample holder has a rotatable manifold that is configured to redirect fluid from one axial direction to an opposite axial direction. The tissue sample holder also has a plurality of tissue sample trays through which fluid may be communicated. The tissue sample trays define chambers that are each configured to separately hold tissue samples. The tissue sample trays are removable relative to the manifold. A cup is configured to cover the manifold and trays. A tissue sample holder rotation mechanism is operable to rotate the manifold to successively index each chamber of the tissue sample trays with the cutter lumen. A feature may prevent rotation of the manifold when one part of the biopsy device is separated from another part of the biopsy device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: August 14, 2008Inventors: Trevor W. V. Speeg, Gavin M. Monson, Kyle P. Moore, John A. Hibner, Edward A. Rhad, Shailendra K. Parihar, Wells D. Haberstich, Kenneth E. Hogue, Michele D'Arcangelo, Robert F. Weikel