Patents by Inventor Lyn Freeman

Lyn Freeman 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).

  • MRI compatible surgical biopsy device having a tip which leaves an artifact
    Patent number: 7192404
    Abstract: A biopsy device which is compatible for use with a magnetic resonance imaging machine. The device includes a non-metallic elongated substantially tubular needle having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis therebetween, and a port on the elongated needle for receiving a tissue sample. The device further includes a sharpened distal tip for insertion within tissue. The sharpened distal tip is attached to the distal end of the needle and at least partially comprises a material which will leave an artifact under magnetic resonance imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward A. Rhad, Lyn Freeman, Jessica M. Pyzoha
  • MRI compatible surgical biopsy device having a tip which leaves an artifact
    Publication number: 20030109801
    Abstract: A biopsy device which is compatible for use with a magnetic resonance imaging machine. The device includes a non-metallic elongated substantially tubular needle having a distal end, a proximal end, a longitudinal axis therebetween, and a port on the elongated needle for receiving a tissue sample. The device further includes a sharpened distal tip for insertion within tissue. The sharpened distal tip is attached to the distal end of the needle and at least partially comprises a material which will leave an artifact under magnetic resonance imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Edward A. Rhad, Lyn Freeman, Jessica M. Pyzoha
  • Surgical device for enclosing an internal organ
    Patent number: 5143082
    Abstract: A medical device for enclosing an internal bodily organ or tissue during surgery comprising a filamentary strand with noose and free end portions, the free end portion enclosed within a cannula; a surgical bag with an opening, the bag attached to the noose portion at the open end of the bag; and a means for pulling the free end portion proximally to reduce the diameter of the noose portion so as to close the open end of the surgical bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Kindberg, Chao Chen, Lyn Freeman, Constance E. Roshdy, Alastair W. Hunter
  • Surgical device for enclosing an internal organ
    Patent number: RE35164
    Abstract: A medical device for enclosing an internal bodily organ or tissue during surgery comprising a filamentary strand with noose and free end portions, the free end portion enclosed within a cannula; a surgical bag with an opening, the bag attached to the noose portion at the open end of the bag; and a means for pulling the free end portion proximally to reduce the diameter of the noose portion so as to close the open end of the surgical bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Kindberg, Chao Chen, Lyn Freeman, Constance E. Roshdy, Alastair W. Hunter