Patents by Inventor Michael S. Toborowsky

Michael S. Toborowsky 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).

  • Endoscope retainer and tissue retracting device
    Patent number: 4608965
    Abstract: An endoscope retainer and tissue retracting device including a soft plastic cylindrical tube for slidably mounting on the probe portion of an endoscope, one end of the tube having a friction fit adjacent the end of the endoscope, a plurality of slits forming flexible strips around the tube adjacent the one end which extend radially outwardly when the ends of the tube are moved together on the probe portion, a screw mechanism fixes the other end of the tube to an endoscope with the strips extending radially outwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Inventors: William E. Anspach, Jr., Michael S. Toborowsky