Patents by Inventor Kevin Lee McFarlin

Kevin Lee McFarlin 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).

  • STIMULATION PROBE FOR ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY
    Publication number: 20130289439
    Abstract: A stimulation probe includes a proximal end connector and a flexible wire coupled to the end connector. A handle is coupled to the wire and a needle extends from the handle and terminates at a conductive tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: David C. Hacker, Wenjeng Li, Kevin Lee McFarlin
  • INTERFACE MODULE ALLOWING DELIVERY OF TISSUE STIMULATION AND ELECTROSURGERY THROUGH A COMMON SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20130090641
    Abstract: Concepts presented herein relate to an interface module that can be electrically coupled to an electrical stimulation generator, a radio frequency generator and an instrument. A selection module is coupled to the interface module and operates in a first mode to deliver electrical stimulation signals from the electrical stimulation generator to the instrument and in a second mode to deliver radio frequency signals from the radio frequency generator to the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Michael McKinney, Wenjeng Li, Kevin Lee McFarlin
  • INTERFACE MODULE FOR USE WITH NERVE MONITORING AND ELECTROSURGERY
    Publication number: 20110270120
    Abstract: Concepts presented herein relate to an interface module that can be electrically coupled to an electrical stimulation generator, a radio frequency generator and an instrument. A selection module is coupled to the interface module and operates in a first mode to deliver electrical stimulation signals from the electrical stimulation generator to the instrument and in a second mode to deliver radio frequency signals from the radio frequency generator to the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Lee McFarlin, John C. Bruce, David C. Hacker, Robert Allen Tucker
  • NERVE MONITORING DURING ELECTROSURGERY
    Publication number: 20100198099
    Abstract: A signal processing module includes an input module electronically coupled to a sensing probe of a nerve integrity monitoring system. The probe senses electrical signals from a patient during operation of an electrosurgical unit. The input module receives an input signal from the probe. An EMG detection module is coupled to the input module and is adapted to detect conditions in the input signal. The conditions are classified as a function of a level of electromyographic activity. An output module, coupled to the EMG detection module, provides an indication of electromyographic activity in the input signal based on the detected conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
    Inventors: John Murdock Murphy, John A. Meyer, Adnorin Luis Mendez, Kevin Lee McFarlin, David C. Hacker
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A NERVE
    Publication number: 20100145222
    Abstract: A nerve monitoring system facilitates monitoring an integrity of a nerve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: William C. Brunnett, David C. Hacker, John A. Meyer, Kevin Lee McFarlin, John Murdock Murphy, Dwayne S. Yamasaki, John N. Gardi