Patents by Inventor Patrick Christopher Andrus

Patrick Christopher Andrus 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).

  • Foreign body location and retrieval device
    Patent number: 8768435
    Abstract: Devices having the capability to both locate and retrieve objects are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to devices having a probe comprising an ultrasound detector for locating and a grasper for retrieving objects from a medium. The present disclosure further relates to devices having a probe comprising an electromagnetic detector for locating and a grasper for retrieving metallic objects from a medium. Devices of the present disclosure are specifically adapted for use as medical devices for locating and retrieving a foreign body in a subject in need.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Saint Louis University
    Inventors: Charles Hiram Andrus, Patrick Christopher Andrus, Virginia E. Foster, Krishi Peddada
  • FOREIGN BODY LOCATION AND RETRIEVAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130245421
    Abstract: Devices having the capability to both locate and retrieve objects are disclosed. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to devices having a probe comprising an ultrasound detector for locating and a grasper for retrieving objects from a medium. The present disclosure further relates to devices having a probe comprising an electromagnetic detector for locating and a grasper for retrieving metallic objects from a medium. Devices of the present disclosure are specifically adapted for use as medical devices for locating and retrieving a foreign body in a subject in need.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Charles Hiram Andrus, Patrick Christopher Andrus, Virginia E. Foster, Peddada Krishi