Patents by Inventor Melinda J. Tellmann

Melinda J. Tellmann 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).

  • Trocar obturator with transverse needle ports
    Patent number: 10869690
    Abstract: An obturator configured for use with a trocar includes a head and a distally extending shaft configured to be received within a working channel of a trocar. The obturator further includes a distal tip configured to puncture tissue, first and second needle entrance ports each arranged on at least one of the head or the shaft, and first and second needle exit ports arranged on the shaft. The first and second needle entrance ports communicate with the first and second needle exit ports, respectively, to define respective first and second suture paths extending obliquely to the central axis. Each of the first and second suture paths includes at least one sealing element. In some examples, the obturator further includes at least one deployable member coupled to the shaft and configured to project radially outwardly in a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Ethicon LLC
    Inventors: Shailendra K. Parihar, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Brian D. Schings, Michael A. Murray, Melinda J. Tellmann, Devanathan Raghavan, Gregory J. Bakos
  • TROCAR OBTURATOR WITH TRANSVERSE NEEDLE PORTS
    Publication number: 20190000506
    Abstract: An obturator configured for use with a trocar includes a head and a distally extending shaft configured to be received within a working channel of a trocar. The obturator further includes a distal tip configured to puncture tissue, first and second needle entrance ports each arranged on at least one of the head or the shaft, and first and second needle exit ports arranged on the shaft. The first and second needle entrance ports communicate with the first and second needle exit ports, respectively, to define respective first and second suture paths extending obliquely to the central axis. Each of the first and second suture paths includes at least one sealing element. In some examples, the obturator further includes at least one deployable member coupled to the shaft and configured to project radially outwardly in a deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Shailendra K. Parihar, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jason L. Harris, Brian D. Schings, Michael A. Murray, Melinda J. Tellmann, Devanathan Raghavan, Gregory J. Bakos