Patents by Inventor Michael Stephen Clancy

Michael Stephen Clancy 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).

  • Endoscopic biopsy needle with coil sheath
    Patent number: 9782153
    Abstract: A notched tissue-collection needle configured similarly to a fine-needle-aspiration needle is provided with a cutting edge disposed in the notch and configured to excise tissue into the notch for collection. A stylet may be provided through a lumen of the needle during introduction into a patient body. The needle may be provided with echogenicity-enhancing features. A coated-coiled-wire sheath through which the needle is slidably disposed includes an overcoating that is thicker along a distal length and thinner along a mid-section length intermediate the proximal and distal lengths, and may include another thicker proximal-most portion adjacent the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronan Leahy, Michael Stephen Clancy, Ciaran Toomey
  • ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY NEEDLE WITH COIL SHEATH
    Publication number: 20170156709
    Abstract: A notched tissue-collection needle configured similarly to a fine-needle-aspiration needle is provided with a cutting edge disposed in the notch and configured to excise tissue into the notch for collection. A stylet may be provided through a lumen of the needle during introduction into a patient body. The needle may be provided with echogenicity-enhancing features. A coated-coiled-wire sheath through which the needle is slidably disposed includes an overcoating that is thicker along a distal length and thinner along a mid-section length intermediate the proximal and distal lengths, and may include another thicker proximal-most portion adjacent the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Cook Medical Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ronan Leahy, Michael Stephen Clancy, Ciaran Toomey