Patents by Inventor Tehemton E. Udwadia

Tehemton E. Udwadia 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).

  • Medical device for providing access
    Patent number: 7585290
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one embodiment, a multifunctional, multi-piece medical device and related method for providing access to an internal body cavity, such as for use with a vacuum lift shell. The device can include a cannula and a cannula extension. The device provides a conduit between the external environment and operative field inside the patient's body during medical procedures, including diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures. The invention allows entry and exit of air or gas to help create and maintain the operative field. The invention can be used to provide an open and unobstructed working path, and allows the operative space to be maintained at ambient conditions of pressure and temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Biten K. Kathrani, Tehemton E. Udwadia, Mangesh Pantankar
  • Method for accessing an operative space
    Patent number: 7297141
    Abstract: The invention provides, in one embodiment, a method for accessing an operative space within a patient. The method can employ a multifunctional, multi-piece medical device, such as for use with a vacuum lift shell. The method provides flow communication between the external environment and operative field inside the patient's body during medical procedures, including diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures. The invention allows entry and exit of air or gas to help create and maintain the operative field. The invention can be used to provide an open and unobstructed working path, and allows the operative space to be maintained at ambient conditions of pressure and temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
    Inventors: Biten K. Kathrani, Tehemton E. Udwadia, Mangesh Patankar