Patents by Inventor Markus J.C. Smeulders

Markus J.C. Smeulders 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).

  • Endoscopic dissector
    Patent number: 8721527
    Abstract: A dissection device comprising an elongate cannula having proximal and distal ends and a central axis and arranged to receive at least a remote viewing device therein, a handle arranged to be attached to the proximal end of the elongate cannula and a dissection tip arranged to be attached to the distal end of the elongate cannula, the dissection tip comprising a curved hollow shroud that when the dissection tip is orientated for use defines a substantially concave working cavity having an open underside, the hollow shroud comprising a pair of laterally extending lateral extensions, each wing extending from an opposing lateral portion of the periphery of the hollow shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Medical Device Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Marjorie J. I. Braam, Markus J. C. Smeulders, John K. Stanley, David Cottier
  • Endoscopic Dissector
    Publication number: 20080255600
    Abstract: A dissection device comprising an elongate cannula having proximal and distal ends and a central axis and arranged to receive at least a remote viewing device therein, a handle arranged to be attached to the proximal end of the elongate cannula and a dissection tip arranged to be attached to the distal end of the elongate cannula, the dissection tip comprising a curved hollow shroud that when the dissection tip is orientated for use defines a substantially concave working cavity having an open underside, the hollow shroud comprising a pair of laterally extending lateral extensions, each wing extending from an opposing lateral portion of the periphery of the hollow shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: Medical Device Innovations Ltd.
    Inventors: Marjorie J.J. Braam, Markus J.C. Smeulders, John K. Stanley