Patents by Inventor Richard J. Reinhart

Richard J. Reinhart 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).

  • Hand held cyrosurgical probe system
    Patent number: 5916212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable, hand held, self-contained cryosurgical probe system. In particular, the present invention relates to an improved portable, hand held cryosurgical probe system having easily changeable probes and cryogen sources wherein the cryogen can be provided in precharged cylinders mountable on the hand held unit and/or supplied from remote sources and which is capable of serving a plurality of probes via a multiprobe adapter. The present invention provides the flexibility of easily changeable probes and cryogen sources in a lightweight hand unit whereby different cryogens may be employed at different stages within a procedure or the cryogens may be mixed to vary the effective freeze capacity of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1999
    Assignee: Cryomedical Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Baust, John M. Baust, Lawrence Pottorf, Roy Cheeks, Hewu Ma, Chao-Min Zhang, Alan F. Rich, Richard J. Reinhart
  • Hand held cryosurgical probe apparatus
    Patent number: D406337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Cryomedical Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: John G Baust, John M Baust, Lawrence Pottorf, Roy Cheeks, Hewu Ma, Chao-Min Zhang, Alan F. Rich, Richard J. Reinhart
  • Hand held cryosurgical probe apparatus
    Patent number: D414865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Cryomedical Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: John G Baust, John M Baust, Lawrence Pottorf, Roy Cheeks, Hewu Ma, Chao-Min Zhang, Alan F. Rich, Richard J. Reinhart