Patents by Inventor Michael Piller

Michael Piller 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).

  • Biopsy method
    Patent number: 7510535
    Abstract: A biopsy device having an insert and related method are disclosed. The insert permits a user to obtain a tissue sample surrounding a center core(s) of removed tissue. The additional tissue provides an effective evaluation of whether all the desired tissue has been excised and a determination of whether an acceptable margin of healthy tissue has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Hibner, Elizabeth L. Sebern, Michael Piller
  • Golf tee
    Publication number: 20060258483
    Abstract: A golf tee having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apertures, a pin inserted into a selected aperture, to thereby provide a depth gauge to facilitate the proper height of the ball above the ground when using oversized head clubs and smaller head clubs. A direction indicator is also provided by either an elongated pin inserted through another aperture, or another tee mounted on a projecting end portion of the depth gauge pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Hannah, Michael Piller
  • Biopsy method
    Publication number: 20060241516
    Abstract: A biopsy device having an insert and related method are disclosed. The insert permits a user to obtain a tissue sample surrounding a center core(s) of removed tissue. The additional tissue provides an effective evaluation of whether all the desired tissue has been excised and a determination of whether an acceptable margin of healthy tissue has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: John Hibner, Elizabeth Sebern, Michael Piller
  • Biopsy method
    Patent number: 7066893
    Abstract: A biopsy device having an insert and related method are disclosed. The insert permits a user to obtain a tissue sample surrounding a center core(s) of removed tissue. The additional tissue provides an effective evaluation of whether all the desired tissue has been excised and a determination of whether an acceptable margin of healthy tissue has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Hibner, Elizabeth L. Sebern, Michael Piller
  • Perimeter cut biopsy probe
    Patent number: 6981949
    Abstract: A biopsy device having an insert is disclosed. The insert permits a user to obtain a tissue sample surrounding a center core(s) of removed tissue. The additional tissue provides an effective evaluation of whether all the desired tissue has been excised and a determination of whether an acceptable margin of healthy tissue has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Hibner, Elizabeth L. Sebern, Michael Piller
  • Perimeter cut biopsy probe
    Publication number: 20030229292
    Abstract: A biopsy device having an insert is disclosed. The insert permits a user to obtain a tissue sample surrounding a center core(s) of removed tissue. The additional tissue provides an effective evaluation of whether all the desired tissue has been excised and a determination of whether an acceptable margin of healthy tissue has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: John A. Hibner, Elizabeth L. Sebern, Michael Piller
  • Biopsy method
    Publication number: 20030229293
    Abstract: A biopsy device having an insert and related method are disclosed. The insert permits a user to obtain a tissue sample surrounding a center core(s) of removed tissue. The additional tissue provides an effective evaluation of whether all the desired tissue has been excised and a determination of whether an acceptable margin of healthy tissue has been removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: John A. Hibner, Elizabeth L. Sebern, Michael Piller