Patents by Inventor Pete Seipel

Pete Seipel 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).

  • Patent number: 8632561
    Abstract: A surgical cutting device and method for performing surgery using such is provided. The surgical device includes a handpiece or other, a stationary outer cannula connected to the base, a rotatable inner cannula connected to the base, an inner elongated shaft member connected to a distal interior surface of the lumen of the outer cannula, and a tissue cutting opening. The inner cannula includes a plurality of blades that interact with a plurality of ridges on the inner elongated shaft upon rotation of the inner cannula facilitating maceration of tissue within the lumen to prevent clogging of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Pete Seipel
    Inventors: Pete Seipel, David Hunn
  • Publication number: 20110087260
    Abstract: A surgical cutting device and method for performing surgery using such is provided. The surgical device includes a handpiece or other, a stationary outer cannula connected to the base, a rotatable inner cannula connected to the base, an inner elongated shaft member connected to a distal interior surface of the lumen of the outer cannula, and a tissue cutting opening. The inner cannula includes a plurality of blades that interact with a plurality of ridges on the inner elongated shaft upon rotation of the inner cannula facilitating maceration of tissue within the lumen to prevent clogging of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Pete Seipel, David Hunn