Patents by Inventor Suzanne H. Suckling

Suzanne H. Suckling 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 apparatus
    Patent number: 6235037
    Abstract: A surgical apparatus including a housing with a handle end and a manipulation end, a rotatable manipulation mechanism guided within the housing and extendible beyond the end of the housing, an inflatable diaphragm situated on the housing and a channel for passing a gas through or along the manipulation mechanism from the handle end of the housing to the manipulation end. The invention is also directed to a method of performing laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomies using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: West-Walker Bennett
    Inventors: Michael C. East, Suzanne H. Suckling