Patents by Inventor Taiming Chu

Taiming Chu 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).

  • Laparoscopic gallbladder extraction device
    Patent number: 10398457
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing a gallbladder is provided. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a capture portion operably mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion. The capture portion defines a tissue receiving opening when in an open configuration and is configured for receipt through an incision when in the capture portion is in a closed configuration. The capture portion includes at least one sharpened member for cutting tissue received within the tissue receiving opening as the capture portion moves from the open configuration to the closed configuration. Also provided is a method of removing a gallbladder using a surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignees: Covidien LP, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Yuhao He, Scott LaTulip, Zongchang Liu, Yang Wei, Taiming Chu
  • LAPAROSCOPIC GALLBLADDER EXTRACTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170296211
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing a gallbladder is provided. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a capture portion operably mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion. The capture portion defines a tissue receiving opening when in an open configuration and is configured for receipt through an incision when in the capture portion is in a closed configuration. The capture portion includes at least one sharpened member for cutting tissue received within the tissue receiving opening as the capture portion moves from the open configuration to the closed configuration. Also provided is a method of removing a gallbladder using a surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yuhao He, Scott LaTulip, Zongchang Liu, Yang Wei, Taiming Chu
  • Laparoscopic gallbladder extraction device
    Patent number: 9693790
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing a gallbladder is provided. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a capture portion operably mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion. The capture portion defines a tissue receiving opening when in an open configuration and is configured for receipt through an incision when in the capture portion is in a closed configuration. The capture portion includes at least one sharpened member for cutting tissue received within the tissue receiving opening as the capture portion moves from the open configuration to the closed configuration. Also provided is a method of removing a gallbladder using a surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: Covidien LP, The Regents of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan
    Inventors: Yuhao He, Scott LaTulip, Zongchang Liu, Yang Wei, Taiming Chu
  • Laparoscopic Gallbladder Extraction Device
    Publication number: 20140039512
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for removing a gallbladder is provided. The surgical instrument includes a handle assembly, an elongated body portion extending distally from the handle assembly, and a capture portion operably mounted on a distal end of the elongated body portion. The capture portion defines a tissue receiving opening when in an open configuration and is configured for receipt through an incision when in the capture portion is in a closed configuration. The capture portion includes at least one sharpened member for cutting tissue received within the tissue receiving opening as the capture portion moves from the open configuration to the closed configuration. Also provided is a method of removing a gallbladder using a surgical instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: Covidien LP, The Regents of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan
    Inventors: Yuhao He, Scott LaTulip, Zongchang Liu, Yang Wei, Taiming Chu