Patents by Inventor Mark D. Hileman

Mark D. Hileman 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 biopsy device having automatic rotation of the probe for taking multiple samples
    Patent number: 7108660
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a biopsy device and method for the collection of at least one tissue sample from a surgical patient. The device includes a frame and an elongated piercing element attached to the distal end of the frame. The piercing element has distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough. The piercing element has a sharpened member at its distal end for piercing tissue, and a port proximal thereto which exposes the lumen. The device further includes an elongated cutter and tissue remover disposed coaxially and slidably within the lumen of the piercing element for harvesting a tissue mass disposed within the port of the piercing element and depositing the tissue mass proximal to the port for retrieval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy R. Stephens, John A. Kretchman, Mark D. Hileman
  • Surgical biopsy device having automatic rotation of the probe for taking multiple samples
    Patent number: 6620111
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a biopsy device and method for the collection of at least one tissue sample from a surgical patient. The device includes a frame and an elongated piercing element attached to the distal end of the frame. The piercing element has a distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough. The piercing element has a sharpened member at its distal end for piercing tissue, and a port proximal thereto which exposes the lumen. The device further includes an elongated cutter and tissue remover disposed coaxially and slidably within the lumen of the piercing element for harvesting a tissue mass disposed within the port of the piercing element and depositing the tissue mass proximal to the port for retrieval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy R. Stephens, John A. Kretchman, Mark D. Hileman, Douglas N. Ladd
  • Surgical biopsy device having automatic rotation of the probe for taking multiple samples
    Publication number: 20020156395
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a biopsy device and method for the collection of at least one tissue sample from a surgical patient. The device includes a frame and an elongated piercing element attached to the distal end of the frame. The piercing element has distal end, a proximal end and a lumen extending at least partially therethrough. The piercing element has a sharpened member at its distal end for piercing tissue, and a port proximal thereto which exposes the lumen. The device further includes an elongated cutter and tissue remover disposed coaxially and slidably within the lumen of the piercing element for harvesting a tissue mass disposed within the port of the piercing element and depositing the tissue mass proximal to the port for retrieval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Randy R. Stephens, John A. Kretchman, Mark D. Hileman, Douglas N. Ladd