Patents by Inventor Naum Metelitsa

Naum Metelitsa 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).

  • Resectoscope with curved electrode channel and resiliently deflectable electrode section
    Patent number: 5857962
    Abstract: A resectoscope with a working element and an electrode. The working element has a movable actuator assembly with a receiving area for receiving a proximal end of the electrode. The receiving area has an entrance, a plug area, and a curved section between the entrance and the plug area. The electrode has a proximal end with a connection section for connection to an electrical plug connector in the plug area. The proximal end also has a flexible section next to the connection section. The flexible section resiliently deforms along the curved section of the receiving area in the actuator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Circon Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas W. Bracci, Kirsten Doerfert-Pate, Edward A. Grabover, Naum Metelitsa, Richard P. Muller