Patents by Inventor Timothy M. Lohnes

Timothy M. Lohnes 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).

  • Scalpel gauge
    Patent number: 5368589
    Abstract: A surgical template for forming an incision of a predetermined size in tissue, includes a plate member and a plurality of slotted openings or recesses formed in a peripheral edge of the plate member. The slotted openings or recesses may be configured and adapted for reception of at least a portion of a cutting edge of an incising instrument and for guiding the instrument during incising of the tissue. The template may also be used to measure the size of an incision formed by the surgeon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation
    Inventors: H. Jonathan Tovey, Robert W. Churinetz, Timothy M. Lohnes