Patents by Inventor Theodore Hale

Theodore Hale 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).

  • Flexible surgical retractor
    Patent number: 8529444
    Abstract: A surgical retractor including a slab-shaped member having a first edge and a second opposing edge, wherein a deformable elongate member is provided affixed to said first edge, said elongate member comprising an external wall defining an internal chamber, wherein the external wall is configured to be compressible and moldable to a surface, in particular, a human tissue surface within a surgical incision. A curved flexural handle may be provided attached to the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Theodore Hale
  • FLEXIBLE SURGICAL RETRACTOR
    Publication number: 20090192359
    Abstract: A surgical retractor including a slab-shaped member having a first edge and a second opposing edge, wherein a deformable elongate member is provided affixed to said first edge, said elongate member comprising an external wall defining an internal chamber, wherein the external wall is configured to be compressible and moldable to a surface, in particular, a human tissue surface within a surgical incision. A curved flexural handle may be provided attached to the second edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventor: Theodore Hale