Patents by Inventor Stuart Ian Brown

Stuart Ian Brown 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 guide and tissue anchor
    Patent number: 9101345
    Abstract: A surgical tissue anchor comprising a plurality of jaws suitable for clamping onto tissue, clamp component(s) operable to bias the jaws in a closed position and attachment structure operable for attachment of the anchor to one or more tethers for retracting the clamped tissue. The one or more tethers are guided to the desired region using a surgical guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The University of Dundee
    Inventors: Stuart Ian Brown, Stuart Coleman, Alfred Cuschieri, Leslie Kelly, Paul Simon Maher, James Duncan Shaw Martin
  • SURGICAL GUIDE AND TISSUE ANCHOR
    Publication number: 20120245598
    Abstract: A surgical tissue anchor comprising a plurality of jaws suitable for clamping onto tissue, clamp component(s) operable to bias the jaws in a closed position and attachment structure operable for attachment of the anchor to one or more tethers for retracting the clamped tissue. The one or more tethers are guided to the desired region using a surgical guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE
    Inventors: Stuart Ian Brown, Stuart Coleman, Alfred Cuschieri, Leslie Kelly, Paul Simon Maher, James Duncan Shaw Martin