Patents by Inventor Matthrew J. Huddleston

Matthrew J. Huddleston 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).

  • Device for maintaining visualization with surgical scopes
    Patent number: 9050036
    Abstract: The present application discloses several embodiments of a devices for maintaining visualization with a surgical scope. The embodiments of the device are adapted to shield, defog or clean the lens of the surgical scope while the surgical scope is being used to perform a surgical procedure within a patient's body. In one embodiment, a view optimizer is provided that is adapted to deliver at least one fluid to the objective lens of the laparoscope to clean and/or defog the objective lens of the laparoscope without the need to remove the laparoscope from the surgical field. In additional embodiments, a view optimizer is provided that is adapted to create leakage or venting of gas from the body cavity so as to ensure continuous gas flow from an insufflator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Lyle Poll, Matthrew J. Huddleston, William J. Post, Thomas J. Ward, Caroline M. Crisafulli, Adam Landis