Patents by Inventor Paul Yarbrough

Paul Yarbrough 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).

  • Radiopaque middle ear prosthesis
    Publication number: 20110009961
    Abstract: A biocompatible middle ear prosthesis includes a polymer and a radiopaque marking material. The biocompatible middle ear prosthesis is implanted in the middle ear to replace all or part of the middle ear ossicles. A method for detecting the location of biocompatible middle ear prosthesis including implanting at least one biocompatible middle ear prosthesis that includes a polymer and a radiopaque marking material into the middle ear, exposing the at least one biocompatible middle ear prosthesis to a radiation source, creating an image from the exposure of the biocompatible middle ear prosthesis to a radiation source, and viewing the image created from the exposure of the biocompatible middle ear prosthesis to a radiation source to determine the location of the biocompatible middle ear prosthesis in the middle ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: GYRUS ENT, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Paul Yarbrough, Allen Palmer
  • Main console
    Patent number: D705424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Gyrus Acmi, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Yarbrough