Patents by Inventor Richard L. Walker, Jr.

Richard L. Walker, Jr. 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 SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED LARYNGEAL BLADE
    Publication number: 20200015832
    Abstract: A system for performing a medical procedure comprises: a retraction device for maintaining an opening into a patient's mouth; a tool for performing the medical procedure; and an articulating probe. The retraction device comprises a tissue manipulation element. The articulating probe delivers the tool through the retractor-maintained opening, alongside the tissue manipulation element, and to a target location of the patient. Methods and retractor devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Lewis J. Levine, Richard Owen Kuenzler, Jamie Matthew Maietta, Liam O'Shea, Richard L. Walker, JR., Thomas Smith, Giorgio Brusa, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
  • Syringe and method of use
    Patent number: 8034034
    Abstract: A syringe and a method of using the syringe are disclosed. The syringe includes a longitudinal body having proximal and distal ends and including an aperture between the proximal and distal ends. An injectable material, such as an adhesive bone cement, may be loaded into the body of the syringe through the aperture. After the injectable material is inserted, the aperture may be closed by covering the aperture with an aperture cover. The aperture cover may be configured to slide into a position covering the aperture, or the aperture cover may be placed in a position covering the aperture, such as by pivoting about a hinge. After the aperture is closed, the injectable material may be dispensed from the distal end of the syringe body by depressing a plunger. Depressing the plunger may initiate the closing of the aperture, or the aperture may be closed independently of plunger movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
    Inventors: Brian J. Hess, Richard L. Walker, Jr., Liem T. Vu
  • Syringe and method of use
    Publication number: 20100179507
    Abstract: A syringe and a method of using the syringe are disclosed. The syringe includes a longitudinal body having proximal and distal ends and including an aperture between the proximal and distal ends. An injectable material, such as an adhesive bone cement, may be loaded into the body of the syringe through the aperture. After the injectable material is inserted, the aperture may be closed by covering the aperture with an aperture cover. The aperture cover may be configured to slide into a position covering the aperture, or the aperture cover may be placed in a position covering the aperture, such as by pivoting about a hinge. After the aperture is closed, the injectable material may be dispensed from the distal end of the syringe body by depressing a plunger. Depressing the plunger may initiate the closing of the aperture, or the aperture may be closed independently of plunger movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Stryker Development LLC
    Inventors: Brian J. Hess, Richard L. Walker, JR., Liem T. Vu