Patents by Inventor Mike Fogarty

Mike Fogarty 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).

  • SELF-CONTAINED PORT CLOSURE TROCAR AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20180303470
    Abstract: A self-contained, port-closing trocar and method of use which may include an elongated body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a side wall between the first end and the second end, the body further including at least two channels therein, each of the channels originating near the second end, running parallel to the elongated body, and curving towards and forming an opening in the side wall near the first end. The self-closing trocar may also include at least two needles, each disposed within one of the at least two channels, and a handle insertable into the second end of the elongated body, the handle having at least two needle drivers coupled thereto, each needle driver being insertable into one of the at least two channels and engagable with an end of a needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Spencer Madsen, Mike Fogarty, Paul Johnson, John Langell
  • Self-contained port closure trocar and method of use
    Patent number: 9962145
    Abstract: A self-contained, port-closing trocar and method of use which may include an elongated body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a side wall between the first end and the second end, the body further including at least two channels therein, each of the channels originating near the second end, running parallel to the elongated body, and curving towards and forming an opening in the side wall near the first end. The self-closing trocar may also include at least two needles, each disposed within one of the at least two channels, and a handle insertable into the second end of the elongated body, the handle having at least two needle drivers coupled thereto, each needle driver being insertable into one of the at least two channels and engagable with an end of a needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventors: Spencer Madsen, Mike Fogarty, Paul Johnson, John Langell
  • SELF-CONTAINED PORT CLOSURE TROCAR AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20160228107
    Abstract: A self-contained, port-closing trocar and method of use which may include an elongated body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a side wall between the first end and the second end, the body further including at least two channels therein, each of the channels originating near the second end, running parallel to the elongated body, and curving towards and forming an opening in the side wall near the first end. The self-closing trocar may also include at least two needles, each disposed within one of the at least two channels, and a handle insertable into the second end of the elongated body, the handle having at least two needle drivers coupled thereto, each needle driver being insertable into one of the at least two channels and engagable with an end of a needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Spencer Madsen, Mike Fogarty, Paul Johnson, John Langell