Patents by Inventor Micheal Kelly

Micheal Kelly 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).

  • Needle biopsy device with exchangeable needle and integrated needle protection
    Patent number: 9332973
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for needle biopsy having a novel delivery handle system for interchangeably delivering needles of various sizes to a biopsy site. The delivery handle system is adjustable in length and includes a proximal handle member slideably disposed over a middle handle member, and the middle handle member is slideably disposed over a distal handle member. The proximal handle member includes an inner hub housing component configured to interchangeably receive a needle subassembly that can be inserting into and withdrawn from the proximal handle member. The needle subassembly includes a needle of a plurality of different sizes, a needle luer, a needle hub coupled to a proximal end portion of the needle, and a needle protector subassembly. The needle protector subassembly includes a needle protection hub configured to receive the distal end of a needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: John McWeeney, Micheal Kelly
  • NEEDLE BIOPSY DEVICE WITH EXCHANGEABLE NEEDLE AND INTEGRATED NEEDLE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20120116248
    Abstract: The invention provides a device for needle biopsy having a novel delivery handle system for interchangeably delivering needles of various sizes to a biopsy site. The delivery handle system is adjustable in length and includes a proximal handle member slideably disposed over a middle handle member, and the middle handle member is slideably disposed over a distal handle member. The proximal handle member includes an inner hub housing component configured to interchangeably receive a needle subassembly that can be inserting into and withdrawn from the proximal handle member. The needle subassembly includes a needle of a plurality of different sizes, a needle luer, a needle hub coupled to a proximal end portion of the needle, and a needle protector subassembly. The needle protector subassembly includes a needle protection hub configured to receive the distal end of a needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: Beacon Endoscopic Corporation
    Inventors: JOHN MCWEENEY, Micheal Kelly