Patents by Inventor Robbie D. Levac

Robbie D. Levac 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING ADJACENT STRUCTURES DURING THE INSERTION OF A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INTO A TUBULAR ORGAN
    Publication number: 20120029272
    Abstract: A device for protecting tissues and structures adjacent to a tubular organ during performance of a surgical procedure on a portion of the tubular organ. Various embodiments may comprise a member that may be deployed through a surgical instrument in a first configuration and expanded to a second configuration such that when in the second configuration, the protective member may extend substantially around an outer circumference of the portion of the tubular organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, John W. Willis, Robbie D. Levac