Patents by Inventor Michelle M. Guinan

Michelle M. Guinan 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 translumenal articulatable steerable overtube
    Patent number: 8262563
    Abstract: An apparatus having an elongate hollow metal body extending along a longitudinal axis is disclosed. The hollow body defines a central opening and has a predetermined wall thickness. A pattern of laser cut slits is formed into the body. The slits define a plurality of articulatable elements. The plurality of articulatable elements enable active articulation of the body in a first plane and passive deflection in planes orthogonal to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Bakos, James T. Spivey, William D. Fox, Bernard C. McDermott, Micheal E. Kelly, Michelle M. Guinan
  • ENDOSCOPIC TRANSLUMENAL ARTICULATABLE STEERABLE OVERTUBE
    Publication number: 20100010299
    Abstract: An apparatus having an elongate hollow metal body extending along a longitudinal axis is disclosed. The hollow body defines a central opening and has a predetermined wall thickness. A pattern of laser cut slits is formed into the body. The slits define a plurality of articulatable elements. The plurality of articulatable elements enable active articulation of the body in a first plane and passive deflection in planes orthogonal to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Bakos, James T. Spivey, William D. Fox, Bernard C. McDermott, Micheal E. Kelly, Michelle M. Guinan