Patents by Inventor Nevena Novkovic Djuranovic

Nevena Novkovic Djuranovic 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).

  • Tissue sampling device and method
    Patent number: 7794410
    Abstract: A device for obtaining a sample from inside a body includes a tubular body portion defining a chamber for receiving a sample of material therein; a plunger assembly operatively associated with the tubular body portion, the plunger assembly having a stopper slidably disposed within the chamber of the body portion; feedback elements provided on the tubular body and/or the plunger assembly for providing a user with audible and/or tactile indications regarding an amount of displacement of the plunger assembly relative to the body portion; and a cutting element is provided to facilitate sample removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Idexx Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Luke Mikulka, Nevena Novkovic Djuranovic, Stanislaw Barski, Jr., Tracy Lynn Hessel Libby