Patents by Inventor Richard C. Kindberg

Richard C. Kindberg 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).

  • Surgical device for enclosing an internal organ
    Patent number: 5143082
    Abstract: A medical device for enclosing an internal bodily organ or tissue during surgery comprising a filamentary strand with noose and free end portions, the free end portion enclosed within a cannula; a surgical bag with an opening, the bag attached to the noose portion at the open end of the bag; and a means for pulling the free end portion proximally to reduce the diameter of the noose portion so as to close the open end of the surgical bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Kindberg, Chao Chen, Lyn Freeman, Constance E. Roshdy, Alastair W. Hunter
  • Surgical device for enclosing an internal organ
    Patent number: RE35164
    Abstract: A medical device for enclosing an internal bodily organ or tissue during surgery comprising a filamentary strand with noose and free end portions, the free end portion enclosed within a cannula; a surgical bag with an opening, the bag attached to the noose portion at the open end of the bag; and a means for pulling the free end portion proximally to reduce the diameter of the noose portion so as to close the open end of the surgical bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard C. Kindberg, Chao Chen, Lyn Freeman, Constance E. Roshdy, Alastair W. Hunter