Patents by Inventor Michael PIZZATO

Michael PIZZATO 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).

  • Modular instrument tray
    Patent number: 9198811
    Abstract: A modular instrument kit configured to receive a plurality of instrument trays therein. At least one of the trays includes a planar base, a rear wall orientated at an angle relative to the base, a flange, and an instrument support configured to support a plurality of surgical instruments. The at least one tray is configured to be seated on a generally planar surface in a free-standing position to support the plurality of surgical instruments such that tips of the instruments extend upward so as to be readily viewable in an operating room. The at least one tray is configured to be hung from a generally vertical surface with the rear wall generally flush against a first surface of the generally vertical surface and the flange in contact with a second surface of the generally vertical surface that is opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Pizzato, Jerry Burttram
  • Modular Instrument Tray
    Publication number: 20140069841
    Abstract: A modular instrument kit configured to receive a plurality of instrument trays therein. At least one of the trays includes a planar base, a rear wall orientated at an angle relative to the base, a flange, and an instrument support configured to support a plurality of surgical instruments. The at least one tray is configured to be seated on a generally planar surface in a free-standing position to support the plurality of surgical instruments such that tips of the instruments extend upward so as to be readily viewable in an operating room. The at least one tray is configured to be hung from a generally vertical surface with the rear wall generally flush against a first surface of the generally vertical surface and the flange in contact with a second surface of the generally vertical surface that is opposite to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael PIZZATO, Jerry BURTTRAM
  • Handle for a richardson style surgical retractor
    Patent number: D875928
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Invuity, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Zagatsky, Michael Pizzato, Thomas Erik Meyerhoffer, Michael Caroselli