Patents by Inventor Lynne K. Nolte

Lynne K. Nolte 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).

  • Port closure device
    Patent number: 9271721
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices for safely closing an opening in tissue using suture. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongated main body constructed to permit visualization longitudinally through the main body from the proximal end to the distal end, the distal end defining a support surface to support the suture and protect distal body structures. A flange is connect to the main body adjacent the proximal end and projects laterally therefrom in first and second lateral directions. First and second guide holes extend longitudinally through the flange, and are structured to direct a suturing instrument longitudinally towards the support surface for passing the suture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Jimenez, Jeffry T. Lasher, Matthew J. Terwiske, Lynne K. Nolte
  • PORT CLOSURE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140171981
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices for safely closing an opening in tissue using suture. In one embodiment, the device includes an elongated main body constructed to permit visualization longitudinally through the main body from the proximal end to the distal end, the distal end defining a support surface to support the suture and protect distal body structures. A flange is connect to the main body adjacent the proximal end and projects laterally therefrom in first and second lateral directions. First and second guide holes extend longitudinally through the flange, and are structured to direct a suturing instrument longitudinally towards the support surface for passing the suture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jorge Jimenez, Jeffry T. Lasher, Matthew J. Terwiske, Lynne K. Nolte