Patents by Inventor Kourash Azarbarzin

Kourash Azarbarzin 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 instrument positioning device
    Patent number: 5437645
    Abstract: A device for positioning a surgical instrument having an elongated portion, the device comprising a housing having an opening therethrough to receive the elongated instrument portion and an actuation member mounted to said housing and movable between a first position and a second position. The actuation member overlaps a portion of said opening in said second position to prevent movement of the elongated portion of the instrument. The actuation member may be movable along a plane parallel, perpendicular or lateral to a longitudinal axis of the surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: Carl T. Urban, Marc J. Theroux, Kourash Azarbarzin, Maria E. Lopez-Isa, Andrew J. McCarthy, Csaba L. Rethy