Patents by Inventor Loretta Scolaro

Loretta Scolaro 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).

  • Medical device for insertion into a material to obtain a material sample and a method thereof
    Patent number: 10052086
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device for obtaining a material sample from a material. The medical device comprises a first member comprising a receptacle for receiving the material sample; and a second member having a hollow region for accommodating at least a portion of the first member such that the at least a portion of the first member is movable within the second member. The first and second members are arranged such that when the material sample is received in the receptacle of the first member, the material sample can be obtained by moving the first member within the second member. The medical device further comprises an optical element arranged to receive electromagnetic radiation that can be used to determine information in relation to the material. The medical device has a distal end for inserting the medical device into the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Western Australia
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, Bryden Christopher Quirk, Dirk Lorenser, Loretta Scolaro
  • MEDICAL DEVICE FOR INSERTION INTO A MATERIAL TO OBTAIN A MATERIAL SAMPLE AND A METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170188999
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device for obtaining a material sample from a material. The medical device comprises a first member comprising a receptacle for receiving the material sample; and a second member having a hollow region for accommodating at least a portion of the first member such that the at least a portion of the first member is movable within the second member. The first and second members are arranged such that when the material sample is received in the receptacle of the first member, the material sample can be obtained by moving the first member within the second member. The medical device further comprises an optical element arranged to receive electromagnetic radiation that can be used to determine information in relation to the material. The medical device has a distal end for inserting the medical device into the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: The University of Western Australia
    Inventors: Robert Ainsley McLaughlin, Bryden Christopher Quirk, Dirk Lorenser, Loretta Scolaro