Patents by Inventor Thomas Kupec

Thomas Kupec 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).

  • Automated biopsy instruments
    Patent number: 6626850
    Abstract: The present invention provides automated biopsy instruments especially useful for improving minimally invasive medical procedures to obtain soft tissue biopsy samples. The biopsy instruments provide side-by-side actuators which retract a stylet and a cannula in specific sequences. The biopsy instruments may include a single spring or two springs to sequentially fire the stylet and the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Sonny Chau, Jan Como-Rodriguez, Thomas Kupec
  • Automated biopsy instruments
    Patent number: 5779647
    Abstract: The present invention provides automated biopsy instruments especially useful for improving minimally invasive medical procedures to obtain soft tissue biopsy samples. The biopsy instruments provide side-by-side actuators which retract a stylet and a cannula in specific sequences. The biopsy instruments may include a single spring or two springs to sequentially fire the stylet and the cannula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Inventors: Sonny Chau, Jan Como-Rodriguez, Thomas Kupec