Patents by Inventor Michael J. Thorn, JR.

Michael J. Thorn, JR. 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 drain line stripping devices
    Patent number: 10814111
    Abstract: Medical drain lines tend to become clogged with blood or pus and thereafter lose their efficacy. Devices can be used for stripping blockages from medical drainage lines. For example, this document describes various devices that can be manually operated to progressively compress (along the length of the drain line) a surgical drain line to forcibly strip out blockages from within the drain line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Robert B. Hill, Michael J. Thorn, Jr.
  • SURGICAL DRAIN LINE STRIPPING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20180099127
    Abstract: Medical drain lines tend to become clogged with blood or pus and thereafter lose their efficacy. Devices can be used for stripping blockages from medical drainage lines. For example, this document describes various devices that can be manually operated to progressively compress (along the length of the drain line) a surgical drain line to forcibly strip out blockages from within the drain line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Robert B. Hill, Michael J. Thorn, JR.