Patents by Inventor Mark C. Ettinger

Mark C. Ettinger 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 with high pressure quick disconnect handpiece
    Patent number: 7951107
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for quickly connecting a handpiece to a pressurized fluid source. A hollow tube on the handpiece is inserted through an aperture in an annular gasket which is held in a chamber in a body. On application of pressurized fluid to the body, the gasket is pressed against the walls of the chamber, and against the tube, thereby channeling the pressurized fluid through the hollow tube. The handpiece is retained in connection with the body by a releasable connector, such as a latch. The handpiece can be removed and replaced by releasing and remaking the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: HydroCision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Staid, Mark C. Ettinger, Brian G. Connor, Roger Greeley
  • Medical device with high pressure quick disconnect handpiece
    Patent number: 6923792
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for quickly connecting a handpiece to a pressurized fluid source. A hollow tube on the handpiece is inserted through an aperture in an annular gasket which is held in a chamber in a body. On application of pressurized fluid to the body, the gasket is pressed against the walls of the chamber, and against the tube, thereby channeling the pressurized fluid through the hollow tube. The handpiece is retained in connection with the body by a releasable connector, such as a latch. The handpiece can be removed and replaced by releasing and remaking the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: HydroCision, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin P. Staid, Mark C. Ettinger, Brian G. Connor, Roger Greeley
  • Medical device with high pressure quick disconnect handpiece
    Publication number: 20030088259
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for quickly connecting a handpiece to a pressurized fluid source. A hollow tube on the handpiece is inserted through an aperture in an annular gasket which is held in a chamber in a body. On application of pressurized fluid to the body, the gasket is pressed against the walls of the chamber, and against the tube, thereby channeling the pressurized fluid through the hollow tube. The handpiece is retained in connection with the body by a releasable connector, such as a latch. The handpiece can be removed and replaced by releasing and remaking the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Kevin P. Staid, Mark C. Ettinger, Brian G. Connor, Roger Greeley