Patents by Inventor Melvin Bircoll

Melvin Bircoll 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).

  • Method of skin lesion excision using balloon dissection
    Patent number: 7214235
    Abstract: A method of performing skin lesion excision using balloon dissectors. The method's principle benefits are: (1) a reduction in the amount of time it takes the surgeon to create a surgical field with properly undermined and hemostatically controlled skin flaps, (2) a reduction in the amount of tension on the skin closure, and (3) an increase in the likelihood of optimal scar formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Inventor: Melvin Bircoll
  • Method of skin lesion excision using balloon dissection
    Publication number: 20030216751
    Abstract: A method of performing skin lesion excision using balloon dissectors. The method's principle benefits are: (1) a reduction in the amount of time it takes the surgeon to create a surgical field with properly undermined and hemostatically controlled skin flaps, (2) a reduction in the amount of tension on the skin closure, and (3) an increase in the likelihood of optimal scar formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Melvin Bircoll