Patents by Inventor Thomas Motta

Thomas Motta 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).

  • Segmented arm assembly for use with a surgical retractor and instruments and methods related thereto
    Patent number: 6599240
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical retractors and devices for stabilizing a predetermined area of the body during a surgical procedure, more particularly to surgical retractors and stabilizing devices used in connection with minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgical procedures, and more specifically to surgical retractors and stabilizing devices especially configured for use with each other for such surgical procedures wherein the retractor includes an external rail system which enables the surgeon to position a stabilization arm having first and second shaft segments on either of the arms or the rack segment of the retractor and also includes a connector which is spaced apart from the sled member and stabilization device to releasably control the movement and rotation of the stabilization device with respect to the stabilization arm and the rotation of the stabilization arm with respect to the retractor actuation of a single knob or actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Genzyme Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvia Puchovsky, Matthew L. Parsons, Scott Hunt, Martin J. Weinstein, Thomas E. Martin, Thomas Motta
  • Segmented arm assembly for use with a surgical retractor and instruments and methods related thereto
    Publication number: 20020077531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surgical retractors and devices for stabilizing a predetermined area of the body during a surgical procedure, more particularly to surgical retractors and stabilizing devices used in connection with minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgical procedures, and more specifically to surgical retractors and stabilizing devices especially configured for use with each other for such surgical procedures wherein the retractor includes an external rail system which enables the surgeon to position a stabilization arm having first and second shaft segments on either of the arms or the rack segment of the retractor and also includes a connector which is spaced apart from the sled member and stabilization device to releasably control the movement and rotation of the stabilization device with respect to the stabilization arm and the rotation of the stabilization arm with respect to the retractor actuation of a single knob or actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Sylvia Puchovsky, Matthew L. Parsons, Scott Hunt, Martin J. Weinstein, Thomas E. Martin, Thomas Motta